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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 11 2006, 11:44 PM

Starting my update for the build-off.....
This one has been going on too long -
Looks like the last update was 6 years ago - Yikes!
Here's a recent photo of me and the car....
And the original first image for this post on the bottom.






I have been participating in 914 events and on the boards for more than a few years now, although only posting a few times a week...

There are a few of the contingent from the Texas group and from the MUSR's that have accused me of not having a car at all.... Including Clay and James West....

So, just to make it clear that a car does actually exist, even though it be on jackstands... Here is Bullit in my driveway... Notice in one of the pics the Suburban that I auto crossed year before last many years ago at MUSR 6...???

I will post additional photos of the progress as things move along, but keep in mind I have had this tub over 5 15 years...


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Posted by: redshift Mar 11 2006, 11:55 PM

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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 12:02 AM

That's great Miles...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 12:07 AM

Another...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 12:11 AM

Again..


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Posted by: redshift Mar 12 2006, 12:18 AM

You're blowin' it with the other pictures.




M

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 12:28 AM

QUOTE (redshift @ Mar 12 2006, 01:18 AM)

You're blowin' it with the other pictures. M

Ya,
And after seeing the quality of the first pic it only took me about 10 tries to get the quality up to the point it would'nt time out on my stinkin dail up.....

Posted by: redshift Mar 12 2006, 12:58 AM

Wash your dial-up...

I suggest using Dial..



M

Posted by: Lou W Mar 12 2006, 01:32 AM

Looks good, are those fiberglass flairs?

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 08:47 AM

QUOTE (Lou W @ Mar 12 2006, 02:32 AM)

Looks good, are those fiberglass flairs?

Yes -
They are fiberglass - they have been on the car since I brought it home 5 years ago - I had the body man that I bought the car from install them...it was part of the deal...

Posted by: ClayPerrine Mar 12 2006, 08:47 AM

Nice Photoshop job...

And I am not referring to Miles' amateur work.


Where did you steal the picture of the 914 on jack stands??


Seriously,

What can we do to help you get it up and running? A reassembly party? Betty says anyone who has poked fun at you for the phantom 914 is now morally bound to help.

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 09:24 AM

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Mar 12 2006, 09:47 AM)

Nice Photoshop job...   And I am not referring to Miles' amateur work.    :poke: Where did you steal the picture of the 914 on jack stands??   Seriously, What can we do to help you get it up and running?  A reassembly party?  Betty says anyone who has poked fun at you for the phantom 914 is now morally bound to help.

Clay -

I need to get the car painted, and I stilll need parts....
I found a motor in MO this weekend that I will be driving up in the next week to 10 days to pick up... I have the renegade adapter, flyflywheel, clutch, and pressure plate. I need a good radiator and fans. I also need 3.5" front struts for the 5 lug swap. I have most of the expensive stuff for the rears. I will also need wheels and tairs. At this point I am probably going to paint the car in the garage. If you can help me do that, it will be a good start.




Then you can rewire the car...

Posted by: bmunday Mar 12 2006, 09:31 AM

Lookin good!! Keep it up..

Posted by: dennisc Mar 12 2006, 09:41 AM

Thom--I take it all back. Good looking tub. That motor in MO--would that be Missouri? and if so what part? Are you getting close to me?

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 12 2006, 09:51 AM

QUOTE (dennisc @ Mar 12 2006, 10:41 AM)

Thom--I take it all back.  Good looking tub.  That motor in MO--would that be Missouri? and if so what part?  Are you getting close to me?

The motor is in Springfield... The transaction is not offical at this point - I need to find someone with desktop dyno to run the #'s for me.... Dennis, how close is that to you ??

Posted by: dennisc Mar 12 2006, 09:58 AM

I'm in north central. East of Kansas City, so it's about 150 miles or so.

Posted by: ClayPerrine Mar 12 2006, 02:43 PM

QUOTE (dakotaewing @ Mar 12 2006, 09:24 AM)

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Mar 12 2006, 09:47 AM) Nice Photoshop job...   And I am not referring to Miles' amateur work.    :poke: Where did you steal the picture of the 914 on jack stands??   Seriously, What can we do to help you get it up and running?  A reassembly party?  Betty says anyone who has poked fun at you for the phantom 914 is now morally bound to help. Clay - I need to get the car painted, and I stilll need parts.... I found a motor in MO this weekend that I will be driving up in the next week to 10 days to pick up... I have the renegade adapter, flyflywheel, clutch, and pressure plate. I need a good radiator and fans. I also need 3.5" front struts for the 5 lug swap. I have most of the expensive stuff for the rears. I will also need wheels and tairs. At this point I am probably going to paint the car in the garage. If you can help me do that, it will be a good start. Then you can rewire the car...

I don't really do paint and body. I can, but it takes me forever. That's why I paid someone to do mine. I can help with the transmission, the wiring, and maybe the wheels. I have a set of 16" C2 wheels that may be right for you.


16x7 fronts and 16x8 rears.

If you are interested, you can come take a look at them.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 12 2006, 03:42 PM

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Mar 12 2006, 06:47 AM)

Nice Photoshop job... And I am not referring to Miles' amateur work.

I agree! I think you even got the shadows right when you added the jackstands underneath that levitating 914 of yours!!!

--DD

Posted by: spare time toys Mar 12 2006, 04:22 PM

QUOTE (dakotaewing @ Mar 12 2006, 10:24 AM)

I found a motor in MO this weekend that I will be driving up in the next week to 10 days to pick up...

Wish you would have got ahold of me. I walked in from driving back from K.C. MO, about a half hour ago. I could have shot over and threw it in the back of Dads truck and hauled it back

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 13 2006, 08:59 AM

Thanks for the comments guys -

Clay - if you have pics of the wheels, please email or PM me...

Larry - Thanks for the offer, but this guy has multiple engines and heads -
I am trying to figure out at this point what set of heads I want...

If any one on the board is familar with sbc blocks, heads, cams. and desktop dyno or another similar program, please chim in... I could use some help -

Thanks -

Posted by: spare time toys Mar 13 2006, 11:10 AM

They are good looking wheels. I saw them while over there once. I should have went with them instead of the twist tanjent I went off on

Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 13 2006, 11:44 AM

The tub looks great!

Posted by: dlee1967 Mar 13 2006, 11:47 AM

I still think it's a cardboard cutout and photoshop job.......Looks great Thom. I can't wait to see it on the road.

Posted by: tat2dphreak Mar 13 2006, 12:04 PM

I wouldn't believe if I hadn't seen it in person before...

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 19 2006, 12:09 PM

Road trip to Springfield MO this weekend yielded the following....
Fresh build SBC 302 with TRW 12.5 CR forged pistons and open chamber 441 2.02/1.6 heads...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 19 2006, 12:13 PM

Bottom End


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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 19 2006, 12:16 PM

Heads...


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Posted by: tat2dphreak Mar 19 2006, 01:12 PM

damn nice looking engine man!

Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 5 2006, 11:16 PM

Been working on cam choices for the last few weeks, trying to determine which cam to use.... Looks like the Duntov -97 is the winner...

Pk TQ = 354@4600 RPMs Avg 302
Pk HP = 384@6600 RPMs Avg 253

What do you goes think ??? .....


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Posted by: Andyrew Apr 6 2006, 12:25 AM

NOICE!!!

Thats pretty darn sick!

What did you pay for that engine?

Any more specs? thats about what I want..

Posted by: tdsmoonchild Apr 6 2006, 07:25 AM

looks good Thom, should be one fast ride......pm'd you.

Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 6 2006, 01:50 PM

QUOTE (Andyrew @ Apr 6 2006, 01:25 AM)

NOICE!!! Thats pretty darn sick! What did you pay for that engine? Any more specs? thats about what I want..

Andyrew -
283 Forged crank
5.7" rods
Trw Forged 2210 12.5CR 4.060 pistons = 310 c.i.
441 open Chamber Iron heads w/ 2.02/1.6 valves
Ends up being rated @ 10.5 CR w dynamic compression @ 6.63 with the Duntov-97
Dynamic CR w/282S is 8.08
It will run with a dual plane manifold
650-750 carb
Headers

I ran all the cams based on this scenerio on Performance Trends engine analyzer to come up with the graphs for the power band.
If I get 20% less at the wheels, I should be in good shape -
My only concern at the moment is the valve lift is .578 on the Duntov - which may be way to much... I may be better off going w/ the 282S cam where the gross valve lift is .495

I bought the shortblock and heads for $1100 -

Posted by: dakotaewing Oct 12 2008, 07:09 PM

OK I haven't added pics recently. so here goes -
Love the comments guys -
Holy !
Its been over 2 years since I posted to this thread !

Posted by: sww914 Oct 12 2008, 07:28 PM

Do those jackstands still look that good?

Posted by: ClayPerrine Oct 12 2008, 07:33 PM

QUOTE(sww914 @ Oct 12 2008, 08:28 PM)

Posted by: Eric_Shea Oct 12 2008, 08:01 PM

Love what you've done with it Thom!

Posted by: dakotaewing Oct 13 2008, 12:43 AM

My alterations to the Brad Maurer kit...
The bottom long is how it came from Brad -
The top long is after I got done with them -
I added a signififcant number of holes for additional plug welds -
Including at the top to attach the sill plate -
I found that the zinc weld through primer did not do a very good job of letting me weld through -
so I used a the little peel and stick dots to keep primer from the areas that were to receive the plug welds... (bottom)


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Posted by: dakotaewing Oct 13 2008, 12:47 AM

Some more pics -
Attaching the stiffining kit -
Striping hoods -
The necessary tools -


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Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 13 2008, 07:57 AM

Holy! This is an old thread! Looking good

Posted by: SGB Oct 13 2008, 08:09 AM

I feel structurally inadequate, Doc.

Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 13 2008, 09:40 AM

Cool!

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 23 2009, 10:47 PM

Here's some pics based on the work I have done the last few weeks...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 23 2009, 10:50 PM

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Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 23 2009, 10:52 PM

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Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Mar 24 2009, 12:46 AM

Posted by: Joe Sharp Mar 24 2009, 07:46 AM

I'm sooo embarassed, mines been up on the stands longer than yours. Keep at it Thom and get her done.

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 24 2009, 07:52 AM

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Mar 24 2009, 08:20 PM

This car is like bigfoot...... Everyone sees pictures, but nobody can prove that it ACTUALLY exists.



OK...Thom... We have a name for your car...


BIGFOOT

Posted by: dakotaewing Mar 24 2009, 09:06 PM

QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Mar 24 2009, 09:20 PM)

This car is like bigfoot...... Everyone sees pictures, but nobody can prove that it ACTUALLY exists.



OK...Thom... We have a name for your car...


BIGFOOT

Posted by: seanery Mar 25 2009, 11:13 AM

looking really nice Thom!

Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 5 2009, 08:22 PM

More progress...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 5 2009, 08:23 PM

After...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 5 2009, 08:29 PM

I was trying to figure out how I could continue painting, and deal with the issues of needing fresh air, and exhausting the fumes....
This is what I came up with today -
It actually worked OK...

Here is my fresh air...
I took a shop vac with a filter, reversed the hose, and put the shop vac on the outside of the garage door. I ran a couple of 2x4's under the door with the hose coming in under the door, through a gap, between 2 boards on the floor...


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Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 5 2009, 08:33 PM

Then for my exhaust, I was going to do the reverse of the same thing, but in order to do this I was going to have to come up with another shop vac. I really did not want to go to that expense, so instead, I took a leaf blower, and accomplished the same thing... There are 2 problems with the leaf blower... It is hard to sit on its side, and it is a LOT louder than a shop vac...


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Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Apr 5 2009, 08:46 PM

Nice work!!!!

Posted by: 3d914 Apr 5 2009, 11:39 PM

That looks awesome.

I'm curious about the primer you're using. The engine bay was obviously stripped, but the front trunk looks like you sprayed over (factory?) paint. So you're using one primary for both?

Keep up the great project.

Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 6 2009, 07:21 AM

I am using SPI's Epoxy primer... Regular build primer provide's no protection to water,humidity, or even oxygen.... The water would eventually work its way right back to the metal using a regular build primer, if your paint is not applied shortly there after-

Whenever I need info on painting, I go here -
http://spi.forumup.org/index.php?mforum=spi

Yes, I am spraying over the factory trunk paint, after I spent 3 days cleaning it with denatured alcohol, and scotch brite pads..

I am using an HVLP gun, and I have a 220v 60 gallon compressor -

Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 15 2009, 09:00 PM

OK - I can't take credit for this idea, but I am excited that I won these on ebay this week - Ferrari stainless mufflers, with the butterfly valve, for sound control -
These are very similar to drivability's mufflers on his V8 car, whom deserves the credit for coming up with these in the first place - These mufflers are for the 550 -
These ended up $225 total shipped -




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Posted by: sgrisanti Jan 9 2016, 11:10 AM

Who is known to be the best 914 paint shop on the East Coast

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