Just for giggles, I thought it would interesting to create a reproduction of the dealer window sticker that would have been on our car. I modeled it after 1970 sticker examples found on Jeff Bowlsby site and used the historical info I got from Dave Pateman for options. There have been some variations over the …
TLDR; Porsche 914-6 built prior to April 1970 would have CDI and a Marelli 911.602.022.00 S112BX distributor. I guess it should come as no surprise by now that identifying something as common as a distributor is not that straight forward. 914-6 came with models from a couple different manufacturers, and those come in different flavors. …
When attempting to track down original parts for vintage cars, it is really helpful if you know the part manufacturer’s part number in addition to the car builder’s part. Meaning if I had a photo or one in my hand I could look at the number on the starter and see if it matched. Case …
Based on some super helpful historical data obtained from Dave Pateman, we now know that the original engine for this car was 6404202. It looks like it was sold on The Samba in February of 2018 for $2700? The seller was zsvendschmidt of Newport Beach. He appears to have a car business called Newport Classics. …
Upon discovering that Zenith carbs were not correct for our engine, I started checking the availability and price of Weber IDTP. I soon discovered a very subtle distinction in a pair I saw for sale. If I have this right, the 914-6 part number adds a “1” after IDTP, whereas the 911T does not. So914-6 …
Discovered today that our 914-6 engine has Zenith 40 TIN carbs. When I look at the Porsche 914 Factory Parts Catalogue, it appears to list only two carburetor part numbers (left and right) which are 40 IDT Weber. So appears these are not the correct carbs. Word is Zenith were original to 911T motors. Something …
Even thought I’m elated that the engine fires up and idles, there is some room for improvement. If I try to increase the revs too quickly, the engine wants to die. Looks like there’s a general 3 step approach. Stoddard has a handy online Tune-up Specifications page for most of the pertinent numbers: Adjust the …
I don’t know how I neglected to post the obligatory before and after. Ideally these would have been from the same angle under the same lighting. Oh well.
Everything is assembled. Engine is mounted to a Zalex Industries running stand. New battery sourced. I’m finally at the point of trying to fire this engine up. With a heavy blanket and fire extinguisher nearby, I tripled checked the wiring and attempted the initial fire up today. It was both exciting and extremely nerve racking. …
What a long strange journey it’s been. After two years, almost to the week, of off and on weekend work, the assembly is finally complete. Had I known the state of the engine I was starting with, I may not have attempted this project. So many wrong parts. Not just unoriginal, or date code incorrect. …
