What Did You Do to Your 911 Today?

[Mr9146]

The shuffling gear stack also damaged the pinion.

On the up-side, we have spares.

[joancasti]

What a fun thread!

[boba]

I think that fit into the category of "well used up".

[Mr9146]

Today, while I was busy working on clients' cars, my dad and Dan made my 914/6 run ... for the first time in over a decade.

I sold the car in 2004 and used the money to build my first early 911. The guy I sold it to drove it for a very short while then sold the motor, wheels, and driver's seat with the intent of doing some sort of project. He put the car in dry storage and there it sat until he called me to see if I would buy it back ... which I obviously did. I think I've had the car for two years, now, and over the last few weeks we pushed to get it running/driving once again.

It was great to hear noise coming from the engine compartment of that car after so many years.

There's no doubt that the highlight of the project is the fact that I drove the car in high school and took it to prom - my date was a real trooper - but it's gratifying to know that after serving me faithfully for the last 5 years in various other cars, the 2.5L twin plug motor I built out of spare parts finally made it into a 914/6, which is what I built it for in the first place.

Now all I have to do is sort out 11 years of off-the-grid paperwork and it'll be back on the road.

[Flieger]

Congrats, Marco!

[merbesfield]

Today, while I was busy working on clients' cars, my dad and Dan made my 914/6 run ... for the first time in over a decade.

I sold the car in 2004 and used the money to build my first early 911. The guy I sold it to drove it for a very short while then sold the motor, wheels, and driver's seat with the intent of doing some sort of project. He put the car in dry storage and there it sat until he called me to see if I would buy it back ... which I obviously did. I think I've had the car for two years, now, and over the last few weeks we pushed to get it running/driving once again.

It was great to hear noise coming from the engine compartment of that car after so many years.

There's no doubt that the highlight of the project is the fact that I drove the car in high school and took it to prom - my date was a real trooper - but it's gratifying to know that after serving me faithfully for the last 5 years in various other cars, the 2.5L twin plug motor I built out of spare parts finally made it into a 914/6, which is what I built it for in the first place.

Now all I have to do is sort out 11 years of off-the-grid paperwork and it'll be back on the road.

Very nice, but we need at least one pic . How about the Prom date? How did she fair? Did you marry her? This could become a real novel.

[Mr9146]

Very nice, but we need at least one pic . How about the Prom date? How did she fair? Did you marry her? This could become a real novel.

Alright alright. Two pictures and a quick blurb about the car...

Back in 1996 when we put the car together we just slapped whatever wheels we had on the car ... 6X15 Fuchs up front and 7X15 Fuchs in the rear. After a few months of the car looking lopsided (mostly because the wheels were finished differently) we put 7s on the front, too. Tires were Yokohama AVS Intermediates in 195/60 because 205/60s wouldn't fit.

This time I planned to run the same combination, but I was once again reminded that the tire manufacturers hate vintage cars and none of them really support us with 15" performance tires. However, I was staring at the car thinking about my options and it dawned on me that I had a 16X7 Fuchs wheel with a 205/50 Toyo on the front ... and it cleared! It even had a 1/4" spacer behind it so without the spacer it was guaranteed to fit. I quickly shuffled that wheel/tire to the back of the car to see if it would clear and, shockingly, it did! The added 1" of diameter in going from a 15" to a 16" wheel helped fill up the gap left by the sidewall when running a 50-series tire, too, so it was a WIN all the way around. Photos at the bottom.

As for the girl, well, I was totally stuck in the Friend Zone. Of course I had a HUGE crush on her, but in the end I suppose it worked out okay as we remained good friends for a lot of years after high school ... she had a lot of hot friends, too, and she moved to San Diego which gave me a reason to go there to party with hot chicks so all was not lost. We DID NOT get married although we do still keep in touch thanks to Facebook and the occasional road trip.

[Bill Simmeth]

Good stuff Marco. Glad to hear that the teener is ready to roll again.

[merbesfield]

Alright alright. Two pictures and a quick blurb about the car...

Back in 1996 when we put the car together we just slapped whatever wheels we had on the car ... 6X15 Fuchs up front and 7X15 Fuchs in the rear. After a few months of the car looking lopsided (mostly because the wheels were finished differently) we put 7s on the front, too. Tires were Yokohama AVS Intermediates in 195/60 because 205/60s wouldn't fit.

This time I planned to run the same combination, but I was once again reminded that the tire manufacturers hate vintage cars and none of them really support us with 15" performance tires. However, I was staring at the car thinking about my options and it dawned on me that I had a 16X7 Fuchs wheel with a 205/50 Toyo on the front ... and it cleared! It even had a 1/4" spacer behind it so without the spacer it was guaranteed to fit. I quickly shuffled that wheel/tire to the back of the car to see if it would clear and, shockingly, it did! The added 1" of diameter in going from a 15" to a 16" wheel helped fill up the gap left by the sidewall when running a 50-series tire, too, so it was a WIN all the way around. Photos at the bottom.

As for the girl, well, I was totally stuck in the Friend Zone. Of course I had a HUGE crush on her, but in the end I suppose it worked out okay as we remained good friends for a lot of years after high school ... she had a lot of hot friends, too, and she moved to San Diego which gave me a reason to go there to party with hot chicks so all was not lost. We DID NOT get married although we do still keep in touch thanks to Facebook and the occasional road trip.

The girl can only hope to look as good as the car after all these years. I like the 16's.

[sithot]

Alright alright. Two pictures and a quick blurb about the car...

Beautiful stance. Just right.

Tom