Love affair from the start, Build thread... She's a runnin! Options

[tscrihfield]

So .... here is the story. While in high school I received a job offer by a really nice guy to work in a Restoration/Body shop "Bennetts Rod Shop" in West Alexandria Ohio. I took it of course because I was an automotive student at a vocational school and could leave half a day early to go to work! So anyway while i was there I helped build a 1970 914-6 into a GT clone.
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So this car inspired me GREATLY! I had to have one of my own... While working there I also got the opportunity to restore a 356 and do work on an old Nash, Also worked on a 70 VW Bus Limo! That was cool. My main job was fabrication, so I learned a ton while I was there!

In the Spring of 2008 I was getting married so I thought what better present to myself than to buy a 914 to restore. I had just bought a Garage (Just so happened to have a house on the same property...) so I finally had room to work. I bought a 74 sight unseen was told it had 38,000 Org miles and I thought... Well this couldn't go wrong... Little did I know it was a basket case.
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Despite the look from this angle... It was a hunk of junk! Seriously it had rusted the rear suspension out! So this summer after working on the old bodies engine (building a 2.0 based engine) for the past year or so I decided this body just aint gonna do it. So....
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Yup I cut it in half! Tried to salvage what I could from it (which wasn't much) and move on. Then last month I found a nice donor for my new car... I knew that I wanted flares and have every intention on basing it on the car I had once completed. So My parents, Wife and I took a small vacation in Niagra Falls New York and just so happened to be that a 74 914 was for sale near there! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
Here it is loading on the trailer...
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And My first picture with it... Not many have one of those!!! (Reference to my Shoulder)
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My Awesome Folks always have encouraged even my most wreckless Ideas... Now they are even helping load the car!
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The rig that brought here home!
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Nestled into its new home!
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So now the Saga begins...

[tscrihfield]

So here are some photos of what the progress looks like thus far.
Almost 2 months in.

Start
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Under the back half...
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The hub I made for my MOMO wheel out of the stock set up and a machined adapter... I am thinking about making these along with instructions how to DIY.... That way you can have optimum wheel clearance and style for cheaper than the MOMO adapters.
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True 5 lug comming soon...
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CV adapters I designed and made so I can run 930 CV's and stubs if anyone is interested let me know! ... also had to make a sleeve for the stub axle so you have correct bearing preload... ( not shown YET ) I recently learned that PMS has something to this nature but I didn't pay but just material prices for these bad boys
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Wheels I may run.... Not sure yet... May not look right under the flares....
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Interior is peeled out... Getting ready for a tubular set of Long supports removing the seat braces with a lower replacement and harness bar comming soon.... Along with replacement floor pans and some HELL hole work...
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Just some updated progress trying to keep this up so you aren't bored...

Thomas