85 Carrera fron caliper pad retaining pin

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I modified the intake plenum to flip the intake over so it would fit into the engine bay without cutting any body parts.

Also modified a reprodcution sheetmetal kit to fit the 3.6. To do this, pieces need to be added to the front sections because the 3.6 cam drive covers angle back where the stock 6 is straight. It also needs to have something fabbed to address the area where the stock oil cooler goes, since the 3.6 doesn't have one.

Then I modified the stock alternator/fan drive. The 3.6 uses two separate belts/pulleys and spins them at different speeds. There isn't room for all that crap in a 914 installation. You can buy single pulley conversion parts, but I couldn't do that in good conscience with a lathe and mill in my shop. So, I modified the lower pulley by cutting off the outer pulley and then fabricated a new hub for the upper pulley to drive the alt and fan at the same time. Also made a block off plate for the end of the camshaft. The stock power steering pump is driven off the camshaft and it leaves a void when removed. I machined up the piece in the last photo to use the stock o-ring for sealing.

Here's some pics of all the above mentioned stuff..........

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Here's the heart of the beast.........it's a 1992 3.6 engine and will be installed with the stock injection, including brain and harness. I purchased the engine off ebay and it appears to be freshly rebuilt or a new short block. The inside of the exhaust ports are still perfectly white ceramic and it appears to have never been run.



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This is my 3.6 conversion project. My goals is to build a strong/fast/reliable street car. It may see some occasional autocross or track use (someday) but will primarily be used to buzz to work and back on nice days. I've owned 10 914s over then years and this will my ultimate 914 steet cruiser.

I started with a '74 914 1.8 I snagged on ebay. It had been in storage for approximately 18 years and only has 40K miles on it. It was in very good shape (for an east coast car) with what seemed to be very little rust to repair. As I started digging into it, more rust was found than expected but that's always the case!

Here's a couple of pics at the begining of the disassembly:

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