The Blob

While cleaning and inspecting our case, I noticed some blobs that I did not think were original. My worry was this was a ham-fisted repair by a previous owner (PO). Just to be sure, I contacted the machine shop that did the work on our engine. Ollies got back to me right away and indicated …

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Sticker Shock

I am painfully familiar with the Porsche tax, but I could not believe the price of spark plugs. They are listed as $47 per plug from the “discount” Porsche Parts dealers. That’s for 1 plug best I can tell.  Searching the factory parts catalog numbers for 1970 914-6 with CDI ignition and MARELLI distributor here’s …

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What the Shutz?

Seeking to get our poorly primed and finished rear valance to match the rockers or and front valance? It is a combination of both color and texture. Went through several forum threads. The recommendations range from BBQ grill paint to what seems like the most likely option of Wurth Underbody Stone Guard Black. It is $40 …

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Horns

We have two old horns. The appear to be correct for our car, but I am not certain. One worked fine when wired to a car battery. The other is silent. Luckily the silent one has bolts instead of rivets so I could easily open it up. The corrosion doesn’t look too bad to me. …

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Rust Buster

Finally got the car down off the lift which allowed me to get to the bottom (bad joke intended) of several things. I think car had some rust issues which inspired a previous owner (PO) to take the car to a rust treatment specialist. This would explain: Wow! Lots uncovered. Lots to process. While some …

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Tin Man

My dad had a set of 914 engine tin. A little surface rust, but otherwise in good shape. Compared to other sets I had seen, it seemed some shaping and holes were missing. Did a little research and I learned this wasn’t a factory kit. More likely an old set from a company called GPR. …

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