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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ 914 hot rod build

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 11:55 AM

I bought a car earlier this year. I'm probably crazy to be taking this on but I've always wanted a 914.

It's fundamentally a solid runner with some nice upgrades such as a 911 suspension.
I've already changed my mind on the direction a couple of times. Was going to build up the Non-original 1.8 motor to a screaming 2.7. My buddy Rich was going to do the build. But now I've located and purchased a really nice 3 liter from a '79 911.

The car will eventually be black. The body has been stripped and have added some nice, subtle flairs to hold some cool AR torque thrust wheels. We had to replace/repair a couple of small rusty areas...nothing too bad. It's now super-solid. I also found a pair of old Scheel 914 bucket seats. They'll need to be redone. Anyway, lots more needs to be accomplished but it's looking pretty good so far.

I really can't wait to drive the darn thing as I've heard nothing but praise about the 914s handling. Hope you enjoy watching the progress. I've enjoyed seeing so many terrific build threads here in the 'World'.
Thanks for looking
MM

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 12:03 PM

Here's some photos

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Posted by: Reverend Troublemaker Aug 21 2016, 12:12 PM

Very nice...I'll look forward to seeing it come along.

Trev

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 12:55 PM

Thanks Reverand

Here's some other shots

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 03:35 PM

Going to add as many photos as I can. I just bought a solid alloy 914 MOMO hub. I've become a bit of a MOMO steering wheel nut and have a few nice ones that I use for the 911 that would look great in this car.

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 03:39 PM

This is a really rare, early MOMO: a Montecarlo. The horn button is a recreation.

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 03:44 PM

Had to do some metal work to the rear end

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 03:48 PM

I also really like the look and feel of the early, flat-spoked, first-gen prototipo.

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Posted by: Larmo63 Aug 21 2016, 04:01 PM

Interesting how your trunk has both jack clamp/receiver set-ups. Looks like a great project.

Oh, and

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:10 PM

Thanks Lawrence, I'm sure it won't take long for you guys to realize that I have A LOT to learn about the 914. I need to familiarize myself with the area you're talking about.

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:15 PM

The seats are in rough shape but I dig the design and they should look cool once they're re-covered...need new Sheel emblems too. There's a place in Germany that has them. I'll try to dig out the link.

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:19 PM

Here's what it looked like when I started.

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:26 PM

Floors are mostly ok...needs cleaning and maybe a bit of scraping :-)

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:38 PM

...kind of going backwards here...this is some of the nastiness we found after removing a few things...now all repaired

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:44 PM

lots of bondo in the fenders and quarters so we replaced them with new ones all around

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:50 PM

Sorry to be going out of sequence here...my photos are unorganized

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 04:53 PM

I don't know but I'd imagine the handling dynamic of a six cylinder compared to a four is quite different. ...can't wait to see for myself.

Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 08:11 PM

I have a bit of a vintage Heuer fetish. Heuer was the go to watch manufacterer for motorsports. Most of the top F1 drivers in the '60s and '70s had Heuers around their wrist...but I'm sure you already knew that.

My 911 has a set of dash timers and a Halda Twinmaster. I hope to do the same or similar with the 914.

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 08:17 PM

More Heuer

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Posted by: marksGTV Aug 21 2016, 08:20 PM

911 hot rod...

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