Once the eye candy pieces were home and I had a free evening, I thought it may be a good – and fun – idea to assemble the intake manifold with the new hardware from Belmetric and Adapt Motorsport. I am still doing my online research and procuring parts and widgets as I work towards a summertime project of dropping the motor (first time for me) and installing the drive-by-wire EFI system.
Also, this car needs to be a runner again for an upcoming Smoky Mtn tour in May hosted by Erik (Sports Purpose Garage) and Will, the star of Rennthusiast youTube fame. After that event, have a Mem Day Wknd event with the wifey in Pinehurst for the -
https://www.sandhillsmotoringexpo.com/ where Porsche is the featured marque.
So, the fan, alternator, fan housing are back together with new fan belt and proper number of thin spacers (as two were missing from PO’s work…?).
That sort of gets us current here with the 912E project update. …Then there is that other car that just joined the family – a 1975 914 of unknown origin! This was a FB Marketplace ad that my brother forwarded me as I walked onto a plane. After 10 exchanges with the seller, we agreed that my wife could drop by the next day, Tuesday, with the $$, and I could pick it up the following Sunday afternoon. So, I actually bought it sight unseen. That’s just the second Porsche that I’ve purchased this way - including the silver car in this build thread!! I don’t think I am as lucky as I was previously. I’ll eventually determine if it’ll stick around – and that depends on whether it is a 3 out of 10, or maybe a 6 or 7. It sure ain’t an 8, 9, or a 10 !! There is some rust. It’s still on the trailer after a week and a half as I’ve been away for work. Once it’s up on the lift, I’ll inspect it and invite other more knowledgeable folks to see if she will stick around or go to it’s next forever home! It was disassembled 10 years ago when it was running. PO wanted to do a Subie swap. So I have 2 motors – both with missing parts and pieces. I have A LOT to learn about these cars. If it does stick around, it could be my next project to take me to 75. I’m 59 now. :/
Pic from wife when I was 3 states away!
Three GOOD fellas (including Tad240 on here) stepped up and helped me load this pile of $%&@. She actually looks pretty good at 10 feet.
You just cannot get more on a 16' trailer than what you see below!
Got her under the shelter for safe keeping. Unfortunately, I don’t think she’s benefitted from hiding under a roof in the past 10 years. Probably under a tarp on the gravel driveway. Sat on jackstands so had plenty of air circulation under her. At least that’s what I tell myself!