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Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:42 am
by KS
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:lol:

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:50 am
by Bootsy
:lol:

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:45 pm
by majordad
Clive , take note !

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:00 pm
by anglophone1
Jenks was wrong about other things too Dave....
I have a 911, 914 and 924 - all different- all good!
Much more so than just a bunch of 911s............

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:07 pm
by KS
Jenks liked the 924, saying that it was built to Porsche quality standards.

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:10 pm
by 23e Heure
But I like being “way out and crazy man”

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:15 pm
by KS
23e Heure wrote:But I like being “way out and crazy man”
"Ducky, are you mad?" :lol:

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:59 pm
by anglophone1
Absolutely quackers KS- isn’t that the way to be?

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 2:45 pm
by 23e Heure
I have this as a sticker in the windscreen of my 914

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Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:12 pm
by camperco
It wasn't powered by the old flat four Porsche engine but the new (for MY '68) VW flat four engine.

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:10 pm
by Nine One One
Sounds like he indulged in some of that ‘wacky baccy’ of the swinging sixties himself?

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:57 pm
by Jonny Hart
He’s right about the driving position. The steering wheel is 50mm to the right of the driver’s seat centre. If you naturally let your feet rest in the footwell, your right foot is on the clutch!

This is because the front end is from the 911, yet the car is wider and the seats further apart. Given that the rear suspension is unique to the 914, it seems odd to take the front from the 911. Seems like they ran out of money or time?

It’s bothered me so much I’m actually moving the steering column and the pedals on mine! Interestingly, there are features on the bulkhead that suggest that the intent was to position the wheel directly in front of the driver.

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:45 pm
by camperco
Ever wondered why you don't clatter your left elbow on the door pocket?

Re: Denis Jenkinson on the 914...

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:17 pm
by Jonny Hart
camperco wrote:Ever wondered why you don't clatter your left elbow on the door pocket?
Nope, that’s going too!