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Posted by: mrfourteen Jul 26 2015, 07:24 PM

Moving to build challenge mode I hope to get better exposure there

Posted by: JRust Jul 26 2015, 09:11 PM

Nice! Another Oregon teener too. We need to get together soon so I can see it in person

Posted by: mgp4591 Jul 26 2015, 10:15 PM

Great detail and a very clean build so far- welcome to the funhouse!

Posted by: bandjoey Jul 26 2015, 10:27 PM

Great looking car. Before u go too far get Tangerine Racings stainless gas lines. Put the plastic ones in your museum

Posted by: pete000 Jul 26 2015, 10:29 PM

I agree after such a fantastic restoration why use the risky plastic fuel lines ???

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 27 2015, 06:47 AM

Nice and nice British fleet too.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Jul 27 2015, 06:58 AM

That's the way to do it. Do it once, do it right and then you don't have to do it again.

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Jul 27 2015, 09:32 AM

QUOTE(bandjoey @ Jul 27 2015, 12:27 AM)

Great looking car. Before u go too far get Tangerine Racings stainless gas lines. Put the plastic ones in your museum

Posted by: iwanta914-6 Jul 27 2015, 10:15 AM

beautiful work!

Posted by: wes Jul 27 2015, 10:33 AM

Very well done you've got a winner on your hands!

Posted by: francar Jul 28 2015, 05:46 PM

nice

Posted by: mrfourteen Aug 24 2015, 09:59 PM

Gone to build challenge

Posted by: pete000 Aug 24 2015, 10:25 PM

Love fresh paint !

Posted by: Alphaogre Aug 24 2015, 10:31 PM

Posted by: Cairo94507 Aug 25 2015, 06:22 AM

Beautiful job.

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Aug 25 2015, 06:40 AM

Posted by: RobW Aug 25 2015, 07:09 AM

Looks great!

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 5 2015, 10:08 AM

build challenge

Posted by: LowBridge Sep 5 2015, 04:46 PM

great looking restore... keep at it

Posted by: Dave_Darling Sep 5 2015, 05:02 PM

QUOTE(mrfourteen @ Aug 24 2015, 08:59 PM)

Posted by: 914-300Hemi Sep 5 2015, 09:03 PM

Looks great

Posted by: Michael RD Sep 6 2015, 12:15 PM

Very nice! And Yellow Too!
If I can make a suggestion, In your pic. of the fuel tank well in the front chassis. It appears that the anti-sway bar is retained by "U" bolts.(?)
My parts car has those and they ripped half inch slots in the inner fender - until the bottom of the fuel tank became the rubbing surface. I fabed a pair of three hole inner flanges using the outers as a pattern. -All in IMHO. (If I wernt so computer illerate I'd post a pic.) Excellent work!

Posted by: PanelBilly Sep 6 2015, 12:23 PM

Looks so nice. Keep updating the progress

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 6 2015, 12:33 PM

They have been in there for 30+ years with no issues so there they stay.

QUOTE(Michael RD @ Sep 6 2015, 11:15 AM)

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 8 2015, 08:28 AM

Carbs are new, simple and reliable.
FI is 40 years old, and oh so reliable not to mention the ease of obtaining replacement parts especially when sitting by the road wondering what widget finally went into retirement.
Oh heck just tow it to any local shop and they'll have it right as rain in no time at all.
I have the complete system neatly boxed and ready for the next owner to reinstall, hope they have fun with it.
Should run great with that cam and big bore kit.
Maybe I'm just as opinionated as the FI guys.

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Sep 5 2015, 04:02 PM)

QUOTE(mrfourteen @ Aug 24 2015, 08:59 PM)

Yes that's right carbs. No antique smog tune FI for this one.

No antique FI, just more-antique carburetors!

Beautiful work BTW.

--DD

Posted by: draganc Sep 20 2015, 08:30 PM

Excellent job!

Can you do me a favor an post some pics from the brake area (front and back)?

tanks!

Posted by: Cairo94507 Sep 20 2015, 08:59 PM

Hey it's your car. Build it to your wants and desires.

I had a front sway bar reinforcement rip out of my 2nd Six, but that car was set up pretty stiff and I drove it pretty hard back then. For the repair I had the new triangular pieces welded in and it never budged after that. But if you have been well served by the set-up you have, I see no reason to worry unless you are going to put some big ol' fat sticky tires on and race the daylights out of it.

Your car is looking better than factory fresh so please keep posting pictures.

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 20 2015, 09:34 PM

Gone to build challenge

Posted by: draganc Sep 20 2015, 09:42 PM

Excellent and thanks for the quick response.

Actually, what I meant with front and back was the front and back of the individual brake area, hence the front and back view.

I'm interested in particular of the routing of the brake and emergency lines.

thanks again!!!

Posted by: draganc Sep 20 2015, 09:43 PM

PS: Again, dang that's a nice clean car!!

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 20 2015, 10:05 PM

Gone to build challenge

Posted by: Stacks914 Sep 21 2015, 02:47 AM

Nice!

Posted by: jkb944t Sep 21 2015, 05:32 AM

Great work!

Posted by: Olympic 1.7 Sep 21 2015, 07:46 AM

Very nice looking project.

I'm traveling down the same road and your pictures will be helpful when I start putting my pieces back together.

Great Job..

Posted by: draganc Sep 21 2015, 03:27 PM

BTW, what kind of bushings did you use for the a-arms?

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 21 2015, 09:28 PM

Graphite poly

QUOTE(draganc @ Sep 21 2015, 02:27 PM)

Posted by: arkitect Sep 21 2015, 11:58 PM

QUOTE(mrfourteen @ Sep 20 2015, 08:34 PM)

Yeah it's just a 4 with skinny tires and stock sways, should be fine for a street driver.
More pics ( I don't know if these are brake area ) could be that draganc wanted to see.
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QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Sep 20 2015, 07:59 PM)

Hey it's your car. Build it to your wants and desires.

I had a front sway bar reinforcement rip out of my 2nd Six, but that car was set up pretty stiff and I drove it pretty hard back then. For the repair I had the new triangular pieces welded in and it never budged after that. But if you have been well served by the set-up you have, I see no reason to worry unless you are going to put some big ol' fat sticky tires on and race the daylights out of it.

Your car is looking better than factory fresh so please keep posting pictures.

Posted by: LowBridge Sep 22 2015, 04:51 AM

OMG... what a great looking 914, fantastic job.

Posted by: mrfourteen Sep 22 2015, 09:53 PM

Gone to build challenge

Posted by: arkitect Sep 22 2015, 10:48 PM

Studs for the wheels makes a lot more sense, hard to line up the four lug bolts.

Dave