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Nor Cal 914

huck — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:13:19 GMT

are there any 914 events or clubs in the bay area?

I did this in my dirtbag 914 and had a great time

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/californiamelee/

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mileage

geos — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:56:10 GMT

Just wondering what kind of mileage people are getting in real world driving, city/hwy? Thanks.

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3.6 in a 914

shamus — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:30:39 GMT

There is an article in the new Excelelnce about a Colorado project car, a 914-6 with a 1995 3.6L engine swap. And unlike flashier 914-6 conversions, he didn't go for the giant fenders or holes in the fender for oil coolers up front. It looks like a stock 914. Because they didn't want to drill through any body components, they dvised an way to put twin oil coolers by the engine. They also use the 5 speed 901 transmission, which I thought was good to about 200 HP and a medium level of torque, that it was the torque of the 911S motor in 73 or so that made them move to the 915 tranny.

The original 914-6 motor had around 110HP. folks usually cut off a 914-6 conversion at the 3.0L SC engine, because of the HP and torque. If they go bigger, they modify a 915 tranny to take the extra power. I know one guy building a 914-6 for autoX, and he went with a 3.2L, and 915 tranny because he was worried about the torque.

This guy not only has his oil coolers next to each other and getting weird air to look stock, but he's running the full power of a 993 engine through the late 60s design of a 901 tranny. He says that it's probaby okay because he has parts trannys laying around, and that it's just a daily driver, not a track car. He had a cool wheel mod to get wider ones under the narrow fenders.

But man, why spend that much time and money and make a fragile car you can't track?

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my 914 is for sale...

Sarah — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:34:51 GMT

check it out on the samba...

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=309031

email me or call the number on the ad if you have any questions...

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914 mechanics in Seattle

ExposedElements — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:16:42 GMT

I purchased a '75 914 (2.0 litter) a few weeks ago and while driving it i am noticing that the clutch is starting to go out. It's hard to shift into 1st, 2nd and 3rd while 4th and 5th are not a problem. Can someone recommend a good mechanic in the seattle area? I also want to get the muffler replaced cause it's very noisy. other than that... I love my new 914!

happy driving ya'll

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914 for sale

Jeff — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:31:20 GMT

I have a 1972 914 for sale,red with fender flar and rear spoiler kit,not running, was running about 5 years ago had fuel enjector problems.the car is in Santa Rosa being sold as is you pickup needs to be trailered

thanks jeff

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Speed Festival Coronado, california 2005

Jackalope — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:16:46 GMT

wow! what a spectacular event! many Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini just to mention a few names. I grabbed these photos just for you guys, and hope you like. The Exahst on the one picture ther the Guy told me he made it and He thought you guys might like to see it. Sorry i didnt get a name alls i know is the crest is his families crest from switzerland. I hope you enjy these. -cheers!

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CV Joint allen head type tool, but not quite...

huck — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:39:37 GMT

What is the name of the tool that is used on the allen head type bolts on the CV joints? More importantly where can I get one?

Thanks,
Gary

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intro

shamus — Sat, 28 May 2005 09:59:28 GMT

Like many teenagers, I got a bad taste for cars. Unlike most of the kids I grew up with in North Carolina, my dream car was not a tricked out trans am. It was a porsche. As soon as I turned 14 and was legal to work, I went to work, with the goal of an old porsche being in the driveway at my 16th birthday. I worked like a dog, severely breaking child labor laws, and even taking out music purchases, putting money aside for college, and other spending, I had about $2500 in the car fund when it came time to buy. My dream car at the time was a 928. That wasn't going to happen. I quickly realized that a 914 was about my only option.

So I kept my eye out. My old man had always wanted a VW bug, and when I was about 15, bought himself one, and fixed it up pretty nice, and I'd peek over his shoulder, and we'd go to VW drag races now and then. But mainly, I was working, and I sure didn't have the mechanical knowledge.

The old man was just about as excited as I was about picking out a 914, and this was 1987, so they still popped up in the paper with regularity. Unfortunately, they popped up at about $3500 to start. We looked at one that was around $3K. We poked around and took out for a test drive. I wanted it bad. But I didn't have the money just then. And was torn between having a car there in the driveway when I got the license and getting the car that I wanted.

About a month later, the car was back in the paper at $2650. We went and looked and I picked it up. I couldn't sleep the night before. In that month, the car fund went up to $2800.

The mistake that I made was letting the armchair mechanic, dad, talk me out of taking it to the VW and Porsche repair place for a good checkup before purchasing. Dad looked it over. And yeah, the motor was in sweet shape. it was a red 1972 1.7 with the black interior.

I took it out a few times on the learner's permit, and it was sweet. But I got a weird feel in the car on a sharp left turn once. Dad soon replicated that feel, and we took it to the mechanic that we should have taken it to in the first place. Rust. bad, horrible rust that they said would cost $2-3K to fix, if they were to want to do the work. They didn't, and suggested a porsche place across town that might be willing to do it. But the key instruction was that it wasn't safe to drive. The place across town didn't want anything to do with fixing it, and thought the rust damage was so bad that they'd have to get the rear end from a wrecked 914 to patch it up.

It sat in the driveway, and I tried to sell it. A guy offered me $1K for it, for parts, and I declined.

It eventually went to the place across town, where they said that they could sell it for $2K, and take 10%.

It sat there for a year. In the meantime, I got $800 together and bought a 1971 VW squareback. Again, my dad took the project over, and was working with them on the phone to get it sold, since I wouldn't ever have the money to fix it up, were I able to find a place that would. I went out and looked at the car after the year, and it was pathetic. It was just kind of in their yard, and it looked like they had been scavaging it for parts. The wiring was hanging out from the dash, the rust was worse, and the right rear wheel was all but falling off. the winshield was cracked.

but it was so bad off, we couldn't drive it out of there. By this point, I'd taken the heartbreak, and written it off. As I was moving to college, my folks moved from NC, and they ended up taking $200 for the car.

I got ripped off a bit. The sellers knew about the rust, and that's surely why it came down in price. I should have known better, but I didn't know the market well. Trust me, the VW was checked over by the mechanic, and not my dad. A lesson learned, but it gave me the taste for the 914.

The squareback got me through college, and the folks gave me an old Corolla for graduating. I still drive the Corolla. It carried me through a long, poverty-ridden stint in grad school. But as I'm finallly well-employed and resolving the debts from Grad School, it seems time to look at that Porsche.

I can't afford anything remotely new, and I don't really care for the boxer and the newer 911's. The 928's seem like a bargain now. They always were overlooked. But they're a few years off. It seems like next year's bonus might put me in position for a 914.

That doesn't seem like a bad option, since I remember the first one so fondly. Until I got wheel wobble and found out I was riding around in a deathtrap, it was a hell of a lot of fun to drive. I think I'll save for the 914, maybe autocross one a little, then move up to a 928 in a few years.

I was just poking around on Google for 914 info, and saw a link to this tribe.

Do the 914 owners out there autocross their cars?

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basketcase 914

MaitreSteffan — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 04:25:53 GMT

I mentioned to a friend I allways wanted a fourteen and he hooked me up, so now I have a basketcase 914, i got for the hauling off. Engine and trans removed, half the cylinders were removed by the owners son and it sat for 10+ years, I'm low on cash & am tempeded to swap in a rebuilt bus/type IV motor with carbs till I can build a worthy power plant any hints/pitfalls with this plan?

Steffan

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what's the best price for these?

Jackalope — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:10:30 GMT

i recently saw a 914 for sale near me for $2700.00 no rust! is this good? i think it is.

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three new looking 914's in coronado

Jackalope — Thu, 13 May 2004 02:33:11 GMT

everyday i drive home from work i see a green,yellow and white mint looking 914's and wow they are georgeous!!! ill see if i can get any picts of them up...

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