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Posted by: Randal Feb 27 2006, 03:23 PM

I have to say that Brandon and Mark did some unique and excellant work on my 914.

I was planning to take pictures for posting on Sunday, but all it has done since then is rain, rain, rain.....

This is California, but guess it is still winter.



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Posted by: Flat VW Feb 27 2006, 03:57 PM

Drum roll please,




John

Posted by: Headrage Feb 27 2006, 04:12 PM

Mmmm silver.

Posted by: SLITS Feb 27 2006, 05:03 PM

Kewl wheels............

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 27 2006, 05:12 PM

you tease.....

Posted by: Eddie Williams Feb 27 2006, 06:30 PM

thats a very short wheel base!

Posted by: McMark Feb 27 2006, 11:41 PM

Randal, you're such a tease.

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Feb 27 2006, 11:45 PM

Come on Randal!

Posted by: trekkor Feb 28 2006, 12:03 AM

I've seen it

"It's still a 914"...


KT

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Feb 28 2006, 12:04 AM

and.....?

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 28 2006, 02:03 AM

QUOTE (trekkor @ Feb 27 2006, 10:03 PM)

I've seen it

me too ...

Posted by: Randal Feb 28 2006, 09:03 AM

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I've seen it

With the hood and trunk on?

Hopefully today we will be enough sun to take some pictures.

I do see a little blue sky up there, but not much.

Posted by: boboli914@att.net Feb 28 2006, 09:25 AM

What color do you call it?

Posted by: Randal Feb 28 2006, 09:58 AM

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What color do you call it?

Great question that doesn't have an answer. But a word to the wise, when ever you have your car painted, but sure to lock up the paint somewhere safe.

Mine was painted 5 years ago up in Reno and the shop doesn't keep records, so matching is always an issue.

Posted by: Leo Imperial Feb 28 2006, 01:01 PM

This is like a stripper with a turtle neck on

Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:03 PM

Finally got some sun so here are a few pictures.




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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:04 PM

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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:06 PM

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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:07 PM

Nice paint work!


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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:08 PM

Business end - not much left, but very clean work by Mark


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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:10 PM

Oil cooler and lines. Still need to detail the inside of the front..


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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:10 PM

More of front

Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:12 PM

Another of the front


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Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 1 2006, 12:13 PM

looks like the PMS car...

Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:13 PM

Inlet for oil cooler


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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:14 PM

light weight oil lines..


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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:18 PM

More mechanical stuff

Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:19 PM

trying again


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Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 12:20 PM

Trunk


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Posted by: grantsfo Mar 1 2006, 12:51 PM

Very nice. Its another one of those crazy fast lightweight AX cars. You should keep the other two lightweights in our area busy with that car. With a big 4 that car is going to scream.

Posted by: drewvw Mar 1 2006, 01:06 PM

nice ride...does anybody on this site do vintage track racing?

I grew up right near Watkins Glen and go there every year to watch the races. A couple 914s around but not many....

(on second thought...I'll just start a new thread)

Posted by: chilli Mar 1 2006, 01:06 PM

Nice paint, really like the wavy look.

Posted by: spunone Mar 1 2006, 01:06 PM

What type of oil lines are they??Looks very nice

Posted by: Randal Mar 1 2006, 01:33 PM

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What type of oil lines are they??Looks very nice

Earl's Pro-Lite 350, which I purchased from Summit.

Much nicer on your hands

Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 1 2006, 01:54 PM

QUOTE (Randal @ Mar 1 2006, 12:33 PM)

QUOTE What type of oil lines are they??Looks very nice Earl's Pro-Lite 350, which I purchased from Summit. Much nicer on your hands

and meaner on your wallet

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Mar 3 2006, 07:41 PM

Excellent Randal!
Can't wait to see it run with the new motor.

Still trying to decide where I am going to mount the oil cooler....
It is either going up front laying flat in the trunk floor with the fan pushing air out thru the cooler or in the engine bay...mounted where the battery usually sits...battery in right front corner or rear trunk.

I will decide on final mounting with in the next week.
I like your cooler mounting


By the way your car looks great!

Posted by: Jeroen Mar 3 2006, 07:43 PM

sweet!

Posted by: Gint Mar 3 2006, 07:45 PM

Nice!

Posted by: J P Stein Mar 3 2006, 07:57 PM

That sumbitch looks fast
See you at the Parade......and don't forget the "After Parade AX" on the 12th.......the Saturday after the Parade is over.

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Posted by: grasshopper Mar 3 2006, 07:59 PM

wow! looks great!!! have fun with that car!!!!

Posted by: bjorn jacobson Mar 3 2006, 08:00 PM

Love the color scheme. Great looking car. Looks faaaast.

Posted by: Demick Mar 3 2006, 08:35 PM

Damn Randal. It was just a couple of years ago when your car was a stock '75 914 with narrow fenders and big bumpers. Now you've gone and cut the entire roof off of the car!

Looks like you're building a serious Neilsony/Blyholder competitor. I'll be left in the dust.

Demick

Posted by: Randal Mar 3 2006, 08:38 PM

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That sumbitch looks fast

Thanks, but remember it's only a 4.

A little 2.4 Raby.

Posted by: Randal Mar 3 2006, 08:43 PM

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It is either going up front laying flat in the trunk floor with the fan pushing air out thru the cooler or in the engine bay...mounted where the battery usually sits...battery in right front corner or rear trunk.

I like the front as you have access to ambient air up there

Posted by: trekkor Mar 3 2006, 09:03 PM

Very nice. I like the candy blue over the *special* trunks.

I wonder how close to your times I can get.

How long until the motor goes in?


KT

Posted by: Randal Mar 3 2006, 10:41 PM

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I wonder how close to your times I can get.

It looks like you have been doing OK this last year Trekkor.

If you build an autox transmission you'll be the one we all are chasing...

Good luck in Santa Rosa tomorrow. Hope it doesn't rain for you guys up there.

I do hope it rains at the stick. Great for training.

I heard Roberts might even show up at the stick.

Posted by: Racer Chris Mar 3 2006, 10:49 PM

Looks like a winner!
Is the engine nearly done?
In a couple of weeks you should have a shiny new exhaust to go with it.

Posted by: J P Stein Mar 3 2006, 10:51 PM

QUOTE (Randal @ Mar 3 2006, 06:38 PM)

QUOTE That sumbitch looks fast   Thanks, but remember it's only a 4. A little 2.4 Raby.

Steve Nilsoney (sp?) whipped me like a dog in the street down at Mather last summer. The only 4 to do that ...I wuz mortified . I prolly ain't gonna get a chance to come down to CA for a rematch this summer.....youz guys will have to come up here.

Raby power doan scare me one bit. A well set up car with a good driver scares the crap outta me

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Mar 3 2006, 10:57 PM

Driver is the absolutely most crucial aspect. Set up is second and HP I feel is third.
I have seen many high powered, nicely set up cars with crappy drivers get beat my much more lowly equipment.

Posted by: J P Stein Mar 3 2006, 11:06 PM

QUOTE (Dan (Almaden Valley) @ Mar 3 2006, 08:57 PM)

Driver is the absolutely most crucial aspect. Set up is second and HP I feel is third. I have seen many high powered, nicely set up cars with crappy drivers get beat my much more lowly equipment.

True, but in my case there is a good car with a crappy driver
beating better drivers in worse cars
Old guys are realistic, if nuthin' else

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Mar 3 2006, 11:10 PM

I know where you are coming from JP

Posted by: grantsfo Mar 3 2006, 11:20 PM

TTOD AX car formula = sub 1800 lbs +140 hp + race slicks + somone who is willing to drive it fast. Appears this car has all the required elements and a 175 to 200 hp engine.

Posted by: J P Stein Mar 3 2006, 11:48 PM

QUOTE (grantsfo @ Mar 3 2006, 09:20 PM)

TTOD AX car formula = sub 1800 lbs +140 hp + race slicks + somone who is willing to drive it fast. Appears this car has all the required elements and a 175 to 200 hp engine.

Sounds simple enuff.
Why do I make it seem so hard?

Posted by: jimtab Mar 4 2006, 02:03 AM

Looks great, Mark, now I see what you were talking about with the paint on the hood when Leo and I were up there. Randal, you should be happy your car looks really fast, the faring over the dash came out very well, looked alot rougher when I saw it before it was done...still in the fitting stages....AND, you survived the "Great Napa Flood of 2005-6" it's a great omen.....

Posted by: maf914 Mar 4 2006, 08:52 AM

Randal,

Nice looking work.

Are you pushing the oil to the front cooler with the T4 oil pump? Has the pump been modified for this or is it a standard pump? Do you still have the stock oil cooler as well? I have wondered what kind of pressure drop this arrangement results in, since on a typical T4 the oil will be pumped through the filter, remote oil cooler, and stock oil cooler before being routed through the engine.

Posted by: Randal Mar 4 2006, 08:53 PM

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AND, you survived the "Great Napa Flood of 2005-6" it's a great omen.....

Again thanks to Brandon and Mark, the pair of which very effectively sealed all the doors, etc. so that the water didn't get in. They had also raised all the cars up as extra protection.

Also luck was on our side in that their shop is about two or three feet higher than the shops across the street, which had five feet of water in their building.

We dodged a big one as even one-two feet of water in the building would have destroyed just about everything.

Floods destroy everything they touch.

Must be a reason for us being lucky.

Posted by: Randal Mar 4 2006, 08:55 PM

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Are you pushing the oil to the front cooler with the T4 oil pump? Has the pump been modified for this or is it a standard pump? Do you still have the stock oil cooler as well?

The oil pump was blueprinted by Jake Raby.

We are still discussing what additional mechanical pumping might be necessary.

Posted by: Britain Smith Mar 4 2006, 10:20 PM

QUOTE (Randal @ Mar 4 2006, 07:55 PM)

QUOTE Are you pushing the oil to the front cooler with the T4 oil pump? Has the pump been modified for this or is it a standard pump? Do you still have the stock oil cooler as well? The oil pump was blueprinted by Jake Raby. We are still discussing what additional mechanical pumping might be necessary.

It is my understanding that the Type-4 pump can do it (well, an aftermarket type-4 pump). What does Raby have to say about it? I am interested because I am doing the same.

-Britain

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Mar 4 2006, 10:23 PM

I have been told the same by a very two different Porsche mechanics. The t4 pump is pretty robust...higer volume pump can't hurt

Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 4 2006, 10:53 PM

QUOTE (Dan (Almaden Valley) @ Mar 4 2006, 09:23 PM)

I have been told the same by a very two different Porsche mechanics. The t4 pump is pretty robust...higer volume pump can't hurt

i have the largest wet sump pump for a type 4 known... (gee... how much HP is it robbing ) and it pushes -10 oil lines no prob....

38mm gears on dbl supported shafts...

Posted by: Jake Raby Mar 5 2006, 10:29 AM

My 30mm pump will do the job (has done it many times) as long as the pump can keep it's "prime" during hard cornering.

With a wet sump, no matter the pump that is used, this is the key for volume and pressure.

Some internal mods and a deep sump are the best ways to ensure the pump keeps it's prime..

Posted by: Brad Roberts Mar 7 2006, 05:05 PM

WOW Randal. It looks great Mark and Brandon did a fantastic job.

Cant wait to see it run.


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