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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ 71 Chalon V8 Conversion Build... It Lives!
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Jul 23 2010, 10:14 PM
Here are some pictures of my project. Estimated time of completion => unknown!
School starts in another month, and that will slow things down to a crawl. I'm hoping, realistically, that next summer she'll be on the road! Enjoy!
The link will take you to more photos.
http://picasaweb.google.com/114988012200361562118/MyPorscheProject?feat=directlink
Time to take things apart!
93' SBC... will convert to carb and mid-range cam.
My car!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzS34dASxM
New exhaust system added!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S79oCm5R8UY
Posted by: Lennies914 Jul 23 2010, 11:17 PM
Started your thread @ 9:14, huh 
Looks like a fun project. Keep the pics coming.
Posted by: underthetire Jul 23 2010, 11:19 PM
Cool. Screw the carb, stick with FI !
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Jul 24 2010, 11:35 AM
Added video to first post.
Posted by: Ericv1 Jul 24 2010, 02:58 PM
Looks like a fun project. I would stick with FI as well. It's nice when it starts right up and you don't have to wait for the carbs to warm up.
Posted by: drive-ability Jul 24 2010, 04:29 PM
Hey,
Looks great, nice video you place on the page.. Come on ! Get it running !
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Jul 25 2010, 03:21 PM
New pixs!
Washers sre from a Sentra... perfect fit!
New struts in place.
Fuel pump in place with cut-off!
Silver nicely contrasts with the black!
2/0 cable to the starter!
Running 2 6 gauge cables to the front for power! 
Got the tach out for the V8 mod.
A little rewiring. Note the 2/0 cable for the ground
Tranny looks good!
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Apr 25 2011, 10:44 AM
It Lives!
My first, short drive in the 914! So far so good!
Click link for new video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTU2EEODLZc
Don't forget to comment (hopefully positive) on my YouTube page!
Posted by: sawtooth Apr 25 2011, 10:55 AM
It Lives!
Congratulations Tony!
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Apr 25 2011, 11:00 AM
It Lives!
Congratulations Tony!
I am soo happy!
Posted by: sawtooth Apr 25 2011, 11:08 AM
It Lives!
Congratulations Tony!
I am soo happy!
Can't wait to go for a drive with you. What an accomplishment to get it on the road, great job.
Posted by: JRust Apr 25 2011, 01:52 PM
Nice! I've always liked the chalon kits when they were done well. Your looks to be in great shape. I hope you plan to bring it to WCR in June . Congrats on getting to drive it. Always a great feeling getting that first drive in after a long time of putting it together
Posted by: biosurfer1 Apr 25 2011, 03:01 PM
LOL...love at the end of the video when the cars dies, whoever was filming let out a little "ha"...classic.
Congrats on getting it running!
Posted by: computers4kids Apr 25 2011, 04:24 PM
Congrats...looks and sounds great. 
The little "chuckle" at the end was priceless.
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Apr 25 2011, 05:18 PM
I was wondering if anybody was going to remark about the stall and the "ha" at the end of the video! I thank my 13 year old son for that great ending! 
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS Apr 25 2011, 05:26 PM
Nice! I've always liked the chalon kits when they were done well. Your looks to be in great shape. I hope you plan to bring it to WCR in June
. Congrats on getting to drive it. Always a great feeling getting that first drive in after a long time of putting it togetherI would love to go to WRC in June (try to get a 914 convoy from Boise with Dean and whom ever else wanted to join), but can't do it. I've got my cousin and his family visiting us from Sicily, so we're going play gracious hosts instead.
Posted by: JRust Apr 25 2011, 07:09 PM
Nice! I've always liked the chalon kits when they were done well. Your looks to be in great shape. I hope you plan to bring it to WCR in June
. Congrats on getting to drive it. Always a great feeling getting that first drive in after a long time of putting it togetherI would love to go to WRC in June (try to get a 914 convoy from Boise with Dean and whom ever else wanted to join), but can't do it. I've got my cousin and his family visiting us from Sicily, so we're going play gracious hosts instead.
Sounds like the perfect opportunity to convert them to the teener world
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS May 12 2011, 06:13 PM
Never know where to put the pix and the videos.
I just added a new Magna Flow exahust system (muffler part number is 12468). It sounds really good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S79oCm5R8UY
Posted by: Andyrew May 12 2011, 08:20 PM
I have magnaflows on my car and it sounds pretty good as well. Love magnaflows.
Congrats! You'll love them.
Posted by: Andyrew May 12 2011, 08:27 PM
http://www.myspace.com/video/14884854/autox-2/664730
PS, the exhaust leak is fixed...
Posted by: TC 914-8 May 12 2011, 08:43 PM
Looks and sounds good, I just spent 2 weeks in Boise and Mtn Home what part are you in?
FI would be nice but unless you have a money tree in the back yard ...... I was fighting my Edlebrock 600 cfm for a long time. Plus with the metering rods and jet combo its a pain in the ass. I found a new in the box old school Holley 650 double pumper on Amazon for $289+ tax and shipping. Put that baby on fired right up, set the fuel air and she's running better than ever.
Let me where in ID you are, I have to go back to Twin falls, Pocotello, and Chubbuck (sp) in late sept.
Hope to see you at the WCR
T
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS May 12 2011, 09:01 PM
Looks and sounds good, I just spent 2 weeks in Boise and Mtn Home what part are you in?
FI would be nice but unless you have a money tree in the back yard ...... I was fighting my Edlebrock 600 cfm for a long time. Plus with the metering rods and jet combo its a pain in the ass. I found a new in the box old school Holley 650 double pumper on Amazon for $289+ tax and shipping. Put that baby on fired right up, set the fuel air and she's running better than ever.
Let me where in ID you are, I have to go back to Twin falls, Pocotello, and Chubbuck (sp) in late sept.
Hope to see you at the WCR
T
Thanks Tony. We'll see how this carb works out. It probably needs a rebuilt. I really haven't had the chance to play with it; but I will now!
I live about 15 miles west of Boise, in a town called Star. Let me know when you come back to the area; we'll try to hook up!
Won't make it to WCR this year. I've got relatives visiting from Sicily, so I'll be entertaining them instead!
Posted by: sawtooth May 12 2011, 09:55 PM
Nice Tony. Exhaust sounds fantastic.
Posted by: karmanbuilt May 13 2011, 08:49 AM
Hey....I know that car! I know you've put a lot of time and effort in getting your ride on the road, and you deserve a big 
congrats. BTW are you done with school yet? Remine me not to race you....at least not in my teener, maybe the wife's GT. O.K. let's get together to see those cars.
Gene
Posted by: BRAVE_HELIOS May 14 2011, 06:24 AM
Hey....I know that car! I know you've put a lot of time and effort in getting your ride on the road, and you deserve a big
congrats. BTW are you done with school yet? Remine me not to race you....at least not in my teener, maybe the wife's GT. O.K. let's get together to see those cars.Gene
Thanks Gene! Still working out some of the "kinks", but we're getting there!
Yup, just finished with school... now I just need to find a job!
How's your car coming along? I'd like to see it!
I agree, let's get together soon. Wed, Fri or Sat evenings work the best for me.
Posted by: burton73 May 31 2017, 10:11 PM
I was just looking at your build thread and question the airflow from the front. Have you tried removing the front license plate? If that helps you may also open up some of the fiberglass on the bottom of your bumper and see if that helps with more airflow. If I remember the front of the Chalon kit was formed from a 74 on front 911bumper and a turbo bottom valance rubber trim.
Not sure that you showed us the amount of metal removed on the factory 914 nose.
It seams that you need flow based on in flow through the front and out flow through the fenders, see what the sq. inches of cut outs you have leaving and SQ inches of cut outs for inflow. Somewhere there is back pleasure where it is not flowing. I do not think opening up more holes in the fenders will help you.
Bob B
Posted by: AZBanks Jun 3 2017, 11:30 PM
I just spent last week in Boise. I didn't know that there were any teeners in town.
Nice Chalon. My son and I are building one. Maybe he'll drive it up to Boise one summer. He works summers on our cousins cattle ranch in the south west corner of ID.
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