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Posted by: one914racer Oct 30 2004, 08:52 PM
race car is done -----> needed new project 1972 aubergine
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Posted by: skline Oct 30 2004, 08:54 PM
Is that the car you got out there from Glenn and D&G? Are you still planning to go back to the Aubergine? It would be so cool.
Posted by: one914racer Oct 30 2004, 08:54 PM
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Posted by: one914racer Oct 30 2004, 08:57 PM
yes got it at d&g swapmeet,love the aubergine color
Posted by: McMark Oct 30 2004, 09:27 PM
I wonder if there was something special about Aubergine and 1972. My Aubergine car is a 72 as well. 
Posted by: skline Oct 30 2004, 09:28 PM
Steve Woods has one too but I dont remember what year it was. He goes by SWood here. I am sure he will chime in when he sees this post
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 30 2004, 09:31 PM
where in OC are you? cool color 
Posted by: skline Oct 30 2004, 09:32 PM
You met him out at D&G, he was the German guy that was looking at the grey one out there. I am curious too where he lives in OC. He may be local to me.
Posted by: Headrage Oct 30 2004, 09:34 PM
Which color is the aubergine? The yellow or the purple?
Posted by: skline Oct 30 2004, 09:35 PM
THe purple
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 30 2004, 09:36 PM
oh yeah, talked to him about the contoured engine lid.
nice to see him postig here.
Posted by: michel richard Oct 30 2004, 09:42 PM
"aubergine" is eggplant in French and in German.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 30 2004, 09:44 PM
anyone notice the FUNKY swaybars!!!!!!
wtf? those are not even close to stock!
Posted by: echocanyons Oct 30 2004, 09:44 PM
IS that an underbody swaybar?
Posted by: echocanyons Oct 30 2004, 09:46 PM
NIce start with little rust from the pictures I could see
Posted by: swood Oct 30 2004, 10:16 PM
Oh yeah baby!!! Ditch that yellow. Eggplant is faster!!!
Mine is a '74 and I believe came from the dealer as such. It has the optional color code on the stamp and everywhere on the car is that beautiful aubergine. Dig it! dig it! dig it!
Stevo 
Posted by: swood Oct 30 2004, 10:19 PM
MMMMMM....good.
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Posted by: skline Oct 30 2004, 10:38 PM
I almost bought that car Steve, I still to this day have not gotten to see it in person. When do I get to see it? Do you drive it yet?? I remember the brakes needed work.
Posted by: one914racer Oct 30 2004, 10:38 PM
car is at my workplace in santa ana ,oc
Posted by: skline Oct 30 2004, 10:40 PM
So tell us a little about yourself, what do you do? Are the cars just a hobby? The car is at your workplace, what do you do there? I am just over in Costa Mesa right next door to Santa Ana.
Posted by: one914racer Oct 30 2004, 10:50 PM
cnc maschine operator (edm and mill},boss lets me work on the car in the shop after work
Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2004, 01:54 AM
even Playart made an aubergine DieCast 1/55:
Posted by: Joe Ricard Oct 31 2004, 05:14 AM
That front bar is exactly like the one onmy 70 project. "cheesy" no rear bar for me. The P.O. yesterday was tellin me the one day he did drive it thecar handled really well.
"Hmm cool" I said wonder what it will do with real bars. 
Oh I know awesome.
Posted by: skline Oct 31 2004, 06:02 AM
I dont recall seeing a front bar in any of his pictures, just a rear bar that looks a little different from the stock one. I would be interested to see that bar up close.
Posted by: skline Oct 31 2004, 06:04 AM
Ok, I went back through and saw the underbody one. Didnt the 911 have that kind of bar on it?
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 31 2004, 08:15 AM
Eggplant is outragous! Ya baby! 
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 31 2004, 08:22 AM
I need that kind of sway bar for my car. I have a large fuel pump and accumulator in the path of the stock bar under the gas tank. Anyone know where I can get one?
Posted by: kwales Oct 31 2004, 08:36 AM
Coupla things,
First, what is the paint code for aubergine? I 've looked at the Porsche colors at a number of paint sites and have never been able to find it.
I might paint my car that color if I can find it! 
Second, is it metallic or solid color?
Ken
Posted by: skline Oct 31 2004, 08:38 AM
Rick, the 911 used a sway bar like that and from what I understand, it can be used on a 914 also.
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 31 2004, 08:44 AM
Rick, the 911 used a sway bar like that and from what I understand, it can be used on a 914 also.
Cool! I'm checkin the 911 BBS's.
kwales, Did someone remove the metal tag with the paint code from the drivers door jamb? Look between the hinges.
(sorry if you already posted info about the removal of the tag I speed read here and miss things)
Posted by: kwales Oct 31 2004, 08:46 AM
Rick,
I think I have one of those under my builder car. It's a heck of a lot larger diameter than the stock one under my 2.0 parts car. I'll look today to see if it looks like the pic but it does attach to the rear wheels with brackets and doesn't use the ball in socket factory design.
PO ran it without a front bar. 
I wasn't sure what to do with it as large rear bars don't seem to be the handling thing for a 4 cylinder.
Then again, a large rear bar might be just the thing for a large mass 928 engine.
Ken
Posted by: Jeroen Oct 31 2004, 09:01 AM
Yep, 74 and later (through 89) 911s came with a swaybar like that
The later the bigger (22mm for the 3.2 carrera's - of the top of my head)
It shouldn't be mounted like shown here though... It mounts to the x-member
Also the tabs on the a-arms are different
(a-arm on the right has the "under body" swaybar tabs)
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 31 2004, 10:11 AM
I think I have one of those under my builder car. It's a heck of a lot larger diameter than the stock one under my 2.0 parts car. I'll look today to see if it looks like the pic but it does attach to the rear wheels with brackets and doesn't use the ball in socket factory design.
PO ran it without a front bar.
I wasn't sure what to do with it as large rear bars don't seem to be the handling thing for a 4 cylinder.
Then again, a large rear bar might be just the thing for a large mass 928 engine.
Ken
If your not using them let me know! I would like to try to add sway bars over the winter.
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 31 2004, 10:12 AM
The later the bigger (22mm for the 3.2 carrera's - of the top of my head)
It shouldn't be mounted like shown here though... It mounts to the x-member
Also the tabs on the a-arms are different
(a-arm on the right has the "under body" swaybar tabs)
Thanks for the picture. I was very curious about the control arm attachment method.
Posted by: Jeroen Oct 31 2004, 10:21 AM
There's a big rubber bushing in the tab and the bar "slides" into it form the side
It's a bitch to install on the a-arms
If memory serves me right, the 2 tabs under the body mount on the same bolts as where the x-member tabs mount to the body (footwells)
Unless you have 74 or later a-arms, you'll need to get some
All said... If I were you, I'd just move the fuelpump and use a through body bar (preferably an adjustable one)
Posted by: 914forme Oct 31 2004, 05:27 PM
If you look closely at the pictures the bars are mounted out in front of the arms (toward the front of the car). The 911 factory bars mount toward the rear of the car and on to the cross bar rear supports!
These are Addco bars!!!!!!!!
http://www.addco.net/
Link to their Porsche page which has both the front and the rear bars listed.
http://www.addco.net/products/porsche.shtml
Never used them on a 914, I have used the for tow vehicles before thou, they are just okay in my book.
Sorry to burst bubbles out there.
They 911 bar will work for the Allien, but you need to swap out ot a 911 front end, these addco's might be worth a shot. BTW, they are sold in J.C. Whitney catalogs also.
Posted by: 914forme Oct 31 2004, 05:30 PM
Well looks like they discontinued the rear kit, quick sell them on Ebay as altra rare items - come on Big money. 
Posted by: McMark Oct 31 2004, 06:33 PM
The paint code for Aubergine on a 914 is 98 which is the custom color code. In other words, there isn't a 914 paint code for Aubergine. Looking on the Glasurit site shows Aubergine was available on 911s from 72-75 and shows the paint code as either 025 or G6. I don't know if that's a Porsche code, or what.
Posted by: Jeroen Oct 31 2004, 07:24 PM
Sorry to burst bubbles out there.
They 911 bar will work for the Allien, but you need to swap out ot a 911 front end, these addco's might be worth a shot. BTW, they are sold in J.C. Whitney catalogs also.
The idea of bolting something that is heavily loaded like a swaybar to the flimsy floor of the front trunk seems kinda disturbing to me...
Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 2 2004, 11:53 PM
The idea of bolting something that is heavily loaded like a swaybar to the flimsy floor of the front trunk seems kinda disturbing to me...
I was thinking the same thing......I have a stock bar stashed someplace. I may have to see if there's room under the tank.
Posted by: smrz914 Nov 3 2004, 12:16 AM
Well the bar attaches to only where the a-arm attaches, not to the trunk floor. This is assuming that it mounts like the 911 bar. Here is a pic of the 911 front suspension on my car before the install. The front end is closer to the house. 
Posted by: Jeroen Nov 3 2004, 08:11 AM
A bar is always mounted to the body somewhere, otherwise it would just be hanging there and do nothing
On the later 911 setup (see pics above) it is mounted to the tabs on the xmember
Rick,
I don't see why a stock bar wouldn't fit under your tank (other than you having put the fuel pump there). That's the way it was designed to fit
Posted by: one914racer Nov 13 2004, 10:45 PM
did some work on the car
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Posted by: McMark Nov 13 2004, 11:31 PM
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Looks good, keep 'em coming.
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Posted by: one914racer Dec 7 2004, 10:39 PM
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Posted by: MattR Dec 7 2004, 10:49 PM
Wow, it looks great!
Where in Santa Ana do you work?
This is matt from the autox. Thanks again for letting me borrow your helmet!
Posted by: Aaron Cox Dec 7 2004, 10:51 PM
very cool.
see you at the next AX?
Posted by: one914racer Dec 7 2004, 10:53 PM
s.halladay st close to rimco
Posted by: MattR Dec 7 2004, 10:58 PM
Oh wow, I work on grand over by the rail road tracks (past the high school).
Posted by: crash914 Dec 8 2004, 07:06 AM
Hey! I used to live in Santa Ana......around 17th and Tustin...Went to Foothill High School.....ahhhh the old days.....
Geesing off.....
Posted by: one914racer Dec 31 2004, 07:34 PM
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Posted by: Gint Dec 31 2004, 08:40 PM
one914racer,
Keep those pics coming!
swood,
Steve, I'd love to see more pics of your car. Nice!
My car once had a 911 underbody bar on it. The stress cracks have been repaired. I wouldn't do a bar like that in the future.
Posted by: Lawrence Jan 1 2005, 09:12 AM
Nice... I've always wanted an aubergine car.
-Lawrence
Posted by: swood Jan 1 2005, 10:18 AM
I agree Lawrence. It's a beautiful color. Especially with nice chrome. 
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Fairly clean here...
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Rich...
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Posted by: rick 918-S Jan 1 2005, 10:29 AM
I was looking over your progress. Nice tube! Great factoy color. 
Posted by: swood Jan 1 2005, 10:29 AM
...the Ugly. I've shown the good, but this car is actually kinda rough. It really needs an acid dip, once over with a Mig Welder and new paint. And a Raby 2270. Might just do that too. 
Or, I was just thinking..we're taking a 350 v8 out of my sisters 67 Chevelle and putting in a stroked out 383 next week. I wonder if the 350 is a good candidate for the 914? 
one914racer...sorry for the hijack
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Posted by: Gustl Jan 21 2005, 08:18 AM
hey, now I've got my own aubergine teener
look what's in my mail today:
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Posted by: Gustl Jan 21 2005, 08:21 AM
sorry, forgot to tell you:
1/43 plastic modell from JEAN
a really rare find, at least in this condition
Posted by: scotty b Jan 21 2005, 09:09 AM
A friend of mine had an aubergine 911 a few years ago. I always liked that car!! 
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