914 vs the rest of Porsche

For all you Porsche 914 fanatics!

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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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Quick update for you guys.

Cookie Cutters - sorted (thanks to DDK Tony)
Front strut - sorted (thanks to DDK stwannabe)
Rear arm - still needed (tried the one I got from Stuart 'Mr Pharmacist' this evening but unfortunately it was also slightly bent by 7mm top to bottom, as luck would have it, the left hand side one was straight as a die :lol: )
Bearings front and rear - sorted (from Design911)
Turbo tie rod and front discs - sorted (from Type911)
New Hankook tyre - sorted (from MrTyre Motorsport)

So in short, I'm still on the lookout for the right rear arm and a rear light lense. Any ideas? (BTW - I know I can get new repro ones from Roger Bray but I would prefer secondhand Hella one as that sparkling new one would look odd compared to the old crusty one on the left :lol: )
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls..... we is back in business :cheers: :cheers:

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Normal service will resume on Anglesey Trackday 19th August. So anyone lost for something to do next Wednesday, come over and watch me and my mate in his historic racing spec 240z try to better each others laptimes :lol:

Who's your money on?

the 240z with north of 300 ponies and touring car brakes

or the cheeky little 914 with 200 ponies, a little lighter and great handling

:lol: :lol:

Thanks go to the DDK massiv for helping me get back on the road so soon :cheers:
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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Surprised it took you so long!!
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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Excellent news!! :cheers:
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Is it free entry for spectators tomorrow?
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Have a good one mate, sorry I couldn't wangle the day off to join you ;-)
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Good man Moggy.

Entries in for Shelsley / Prescott?!
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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How was it? I hope the organisers didn't require you stuff a load of wirewool up your tail pipe !!
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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Wet :roll: That's how it was. Very wet :lol:

The car came home in one piece, which is more than I can say for a number of others :? One poor guy in an Exige wiped out the front of his car on the pit wall after a spin :( My mate in his 240Z was one of, if not the fastest car of the day. My 914 was about mid table. I found the handling all wrong for wet conditions. I simply couldn't get the power down without the back stepping out. Confidence in the car in the wet was therefore not there as the back was always loose when you even got close to the edge.

This was my first attempt at a track setup (previous 2 track days have just been on the old rally setup). I've got standard 17.8 torsion bars on the front and 200lb springs on the back, so with the back so stiff there was always going to be a tendancy for it to oversteer, which in rallying I preferred as it was a controllable vice. But with the circuits I need to be more balanced front to back. Speaking to an experienced friend who races 914s in the US I've been advised to go with 22mm torsion bars on the front to balance the 200lb springs I've got at the rear. I'll order them up tomorrow. I also didn't have enough camber on the back (about 0.7 degree) so will increase that to about 2 before the next outing.

I'm uploading the in car footage to Youtube at the moment. I'll put the links up when I'm done. :)
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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First one uploaded

https://youtu.be/vOxsu4ZErwg

This was the first run out. Tip toeing around looking for grip. I wasn't keen with the view from the GoPro back there as you can't see the road so well (great view of the cockpit though) so I moved it to the windscreen later on.
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Re: 914 vs the rest of Porsche

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Here's a few more I've uploaded.

This is one of my friend having a go.
https://youtu.be/EgVQeeIlS7w

and this is one of me with the GoPro mounted on the windscreen.

https://youtu.be/fbZgogb9KSI

Worth watching just to hear my mates 240Z fire up. It was a beast of a thing!! :cheers:
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