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Re: US Import
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:16 am
by LouisCurtis
Looks great!!! I hope to see it in the flesh at some point!!
Re: US Import
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:32 pm
by tp_reading
Lights, horn and screen washers sorted. Centre handbrake installed, mot passed today with no advisories. Sitting here filling in the V55/5 with a big grin on my face !
Engine is still running a bit lumpy and I think I need a local expert to look at the PMO's.
Re: US Import
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:11 pm
by moggy
How did you do the centre handbrake in the end?
Let me know when you're ready for a 914 track day and we'll get it organised
There's nothing better than driving these things all guns blazing on a track.
Re: US Import
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:58 pm
by tp_reading
I used a 964 handbrake lever, two 914 right hand brake cables, and two PMB 914-6 replica calipers. Not the cheapest way to do it, but a neat solution which works very well.
A track day would be good
Re: US Import
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:36 pm
by rhd racer
Excellent!
Really pleased it made it through ok Tony,
All the best
Wayne
Re: US Import
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:39 am
by tp_reading
Thanks Wayne, I have a long "to do" list which will keep me occupied for the winter months !
Re: US Import
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:20 pm
by tp_reading
I've tried very hard, but it was impossible to drive the car on the road with the motor in racing spec, it popped and banged, spit flames and refused to run properly at under 2000 rpm. So it went off to Redtek for a rebuild into a more user friendly unit. They found all kinds of issues, however here it is just about ready to go back in the car.
Re: US Import
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:26 pm
by 23e Heure
Great news Tony, on the road again soon!
Re: US Import
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:43 pm
by tp_reading
23e Heure wrote:Great news Tony, on the road again soon!
Love following your thread James. Are you really going for a stock exhaust ? I am going to fit a Turbo Thomas gt2 I think.
Re: US Import
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:02 pm
by 23e Heure
Yes... At least for now anyway.
Truth be told I have really damaged my hearing: I was DJing in clubs and warehouses for most of the 90s, and have been going to motor racing events all my life.
Combine that with lots of long tours in various classic cars, and I am almost completely deaf in one ear and have tinnitus in both!
Plan for the 914 would be one day in future to get a 2 in 3 out. No hurry though....
Re: US Import
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:24 pm
by tp_reading
Almost there !
Re: US Import
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:04 pm
by 914-6
Hi Tony.
stunning looking car. i wiould love to see it in the flesh.
i assume you are in the reading area, i'm only in andover,
cheers
ian
Re: US Import
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:10 pm
by tp_reading
914-6 wrote:Hi Tony.
stunning looking car. i wiould love to see it in the flesh.
i assume you are in the reading area, i'm only in andover,
cheers
ian
Hi Ian,
I need to run it in gently, so a careful jaunt down to Andover for a cuppa would be great .
Cheers
Tony
Re: US Import
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:21 pm
by 914-6
yeah, whenever .
just let me know.
cheers
ian
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