My current car/project...

[Egg Nog]

I've been working on my little 914 since November (2002). The picture is of the car in my neighbour's driveway before it was moved to the shop...

[McReis]

It's nice to know that you have a good taste for european cars. When ready, your car will have a nice soundtrack to be heard and it will certainly deliver the goods, allthough it's just a 2.0.
No matter what people might say about those cars, they are still Porsches, and that make's them special enough. It's not only a nice driver's car, but it also has an uncommon and atractive shape. Exciting rather tan beautiful. Just like a little supercar. Hope you will be enjoying it soon!

[Egg Nog]

I have revved it a little, after I got the engine up an running, but I have yet to drive it around. Sounds lovely though It's not by sports car standards very fast (0-100kph in around 9.5), but it does have perfect 50/50 weight distribution and excellent 4-wheel discs to boot, so it should be a fun runabout.

I bought a set of 160lb Autocross springs for the rear suspension (front is adjustable) that should stiffen up the handling a little more in addition to lowering the car around 2cm. Just a little more elbow grease and she'll be driving me around this summer Just pop the roof in the rear trunk (yes, it has 2 trunks) and hit the road!

[Roy Visser]

the 914 is one of the most underestimated sportscars ever! The handling of those cars are very very good. People may call it ugly, but people who know how good the car actually is, really start to like and fall in love with her looks. Nice car man!

[Egg Nog]

Thanks for all the appreciation so far, guys. It's great to hear.

PorscheNut, I've added you to my buddy list...

[Nogger]

Originally posted by PoRsChEnUt
the 914 is one of the most underestimated sportscars ever! The handling of those cars are very very good. People may call it ugly, but people who know how good the car actually is, really start to like and fall in love with her looks. Nice car man!

It's funny, I was just about to say the exact same thing. The 914 is a very nice track car and at the time of production it even out-handled the 911 range.

Very nice indeed.

[THE GT2]

I hope you did not pay alot for it, the 914

[Egg Nog]

The last thing I did was pay a lot for it

It had been sitting in my neightbour's driveway for around three years and he basically wanted to get rid of it. It was actually his nephew's car, so I called him up and asked him what the problem with it had been. He told me that it had been well-maintained and that it had according to him "just stopped working" one day. He had it towed to his uncle's house (my neighbour) and tried to fix it, but he found that there was an electrical problem. He thought that it was probably the D-Jetronic system (ECU), and I guess he eventually just gave up. So I scored a hell of a deal: He wanted 500$ for it, and eventually I cut the cheque for him at 450 Remember, this is Canadian dollars, so that's $285 American.

After getting it towed to the shop, I hooked up a charged battery and the popup lights/horn/etc all worked, so I tried the engine. It basically coughed and sputtered a short few periods of combustion. After a couple more tries, it was time to go to work.

First, I pulled out and looked over all of the electrical relays. Nothing wrong here. I called up my parts guy (a 911 and 914 specialist) and he told me that the problem would never be the ECU, so I skipped over that.

As it turned out, it was the ECU, but not directly. The wire grounding it to the frame had broken (which kind of explains the previous owner's comment that it had "just stopepd working". So I bolted down a new ground and the 914 roared to life. It would constantly rev higher and higher, but that's only because there was no vaccuum stoppers on the air filter.

So I was quite happy!

So far, my costs have been: (CAD/USD)

$ 450/285 - The car itself
$ 75/48 - Towing
$ 120/76 - Rear passenger side brake caliper (minus trade-in of the old one)
$ 100/63 - Set of rear 160lb autocross springs
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Total: $ 745/472


Thanks for reading my horrendously long post

[Egg Nog]

Originally posted by Me
Thanks for reading my horrendously long post

But I suppose nobody did, so here's an overview:

No, I didn't spend a lot. I bought it for $450 CAD ($285 USD)

Any more quesions?

[Egg Nog]

*Bump*

This is for Motorer1...

Here's another picture for you buddy :

[Motorer1]

Looks like it could use a wash...

[sandwich]

that's what happens when it sits for three years. dirt rust leaves.

look what happened to my car when it sat for a bajillion years in the sun. it's pastel!

how is it coming, any news?

[Egg Nog]

Sure, here's an update:

• Brake Bleed, New Rear Calipers, and Refinished Rotors
• Bodywork Finished as far as welding goes
• Bondo has been started (just the old rust spots being covered)
• I took off, repaired, and polished the starter motor

Here's what still needs to be done:

• I will soon be welding back in a peice where I can re-attach the rubber accelerator pedal
• Both door handles must be fixed (one broken, one just not seeming to work)
• Alignment
• New driver's side headlamp
• New e-brake cable
• Sanding, priming, painting

That's all I can think of for now. If I get the chance to bring a digital camera to the shop, I'll post update pictures.

-Shawn

[Misho]

Any updates about the airbags yet ?!!

[sandwich]

some kid i used to know drove his 914 around a corner at 80 and rolled into a telephone pole. i think his was the least powerful version, but it said porsche on it, right? I don't know what he's thinking, but he's not thinking much now....he messed himself up pretty good.

No insult to your car, it just reminded me that he was driving a 914 too. Get a rollbar if you can, that would be REAL high on my list, simply for safety's sake. And don't drive like a 16 yr. old kid with more power than brains.