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| mark21742 |
 Sep 6 2011, 08:34 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 162 Joined: 31-August 11 From: pa Member No.: 13,502 Region Association: North East States  |
I joined and posted a thread here last week with a couple of question and now its time to start my own custom build thread. Love it or hate it (I hope more love it lol) but here it goes.
About 12 years ago I was looking for a fun kit car project and ended up being GIVEN a 73 Porsche 914 project someone had started and abandoned.....guess either they ran out of money, time or got in over their head, but either way it ended up with me getting a free car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I ended up storing it at my parents house under a tarp behind the shed and then it sat in the same spot til a few weeks ago when I put it on a trailer and brought it to my house. This is what it looked like when I loaded it up on the trailer (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i283.photobucket.com-13502-1315319668.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i283.photobucket.com-13502-1315319668.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i283.photobucket.com-13502-1315319668.3.jpg) |
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| Andyrew |
Sep 23 2011, 12:00 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,378 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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I think the honda engine would be a perfect option for this Frankenstein project! Especially since your familiar with them from the mustang project.
Which honda engine will you be looking for? Obviously the cheapest option would be a D16 and throw on a Z6 head for the Vtech and added compression. However i've read that the D15 has a better rod to stroke ratio so when you want to rev it out like in a turbo application its a better choice, you can still throw on a vtech head and make really good power. Or will you be going with the almighty B16? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I like the fact that you can pick up a running engine and trani from craigslist for $400 every now and then (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) You should run the radiator set back in the hump so that its not that high, Water doesnt like to travel up that much, However your radiator fill should be the highest point on the car. Are you going to use the drivers side hole for the intake? Any idea on the turbo or desired HP yet? You going to get it running N/A first then put the turbo on later? |
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mark21742 my full on custom 914 build Sep 6 2011, 08:34 AM
mark21742 I first started by dropping out the engine/ tranny... Sep 6 2011, 08:43 AM mark21742 After the drivetrain was finished I bolted it back... Sep 6 2011, 08:54 AM mark21742 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i283.... Sep 6 2011, 08:59 AM mark21742 Next step was a new windsheild line and look.....I... Sep 6 2011, 09:03 AM mark21742 After a number of re fittings I added 1" roun... Sep 6 2011, 09:07 AM mark21742 The frontend before I started getting "cut ha... Sep 6 2011, 09:23 AM ripper911 This will be a good one to watch come together. :p... Sep 6 2011, 09:26 AM mark21742 I wasn't really sure of my overall goal, and t... Sep 6 2011, 09:34 AM Dr Evil What part of PA are you in? Sep 6 2011, 09:53 AM
mark21742
What part of PA are you in?
Just out of Chambers... Sep 6 2011, 10:00 AM jsayre914 cool project. Im excited to see more
:popcorn: Sep 6 2011, 11:27 AM Andyrew I love custom builds! Subscribed! Looking ... Sep 6 2011, 03:09 PM r_towle someone has been busy...you must not be married an... Sep 6 2011, 03:36 PM mark21742
someone has been busy...you must not be married a... Sep 6 2011, 03:56 PM r_towle cool stuff...bring it to Hershey this year... Sep 6 2011, 03:58 PM mark21742
cool stuff...bring it to Hershey this year...
Wh... Sep 6 2011, 05:41 PM PeeGreen 914 THis looks interesting. :popcorn:
Nice work so ... Sep 6 2011, 05:20 PM Dr Evil Dude, you have many good neighbors in that area. I... Sep 6 2011, 06:09 PM ppetion This is an interesting project. I will be watching... Sep 6 2011, 08:49 PM mark21742 Well during the work week with the kids running ar... Sep 8 2011, 04:23 PM zymurgist I'm pretty sure I saw that car in its original... Sep 8 2011, 05:12 PM mark21742
I'm pretty sure I saw that car in its origina... Sep 9 2011, 05:41 AM zymurgist
You might not have seen this one, but I also had ... Sep 13 2011, 01:12 PM mark21742 I got to do some cutting on the front clip today... Sep 10 2011, 09:48 PM Dr Evil Ok, now that I see what you are doing with the fro... Sep 10 2011, 09:51 PM mark21742 Yup, the lines of the flatnose kit just didn't... Sep 10 2011, 09:57 PM skaufmann Mark, with all do respect (and you have mine for w... Sep 10 2011, 09:58 PM mark21742
Mark, with all do respect (and you have mine for ... Sep 10 2011, 10:09 PM skaufmann
Mark, with all do respect (and you have mine for... Sep 10 2011, 10:12 PM ppetion
Mark, with all do respect (and you have mine for... Sep 10 2011, 10:13 PM PeeGreen 914 This is going to be awesome :beer2: I think what I... Sep 10 2011, 10:28 PM mark21742
This is going to be awesome :beer2: I think what ... Sep 10 2011, 10:50 PM mark21742 Body/ drivetrain stripped out of the Honda
http:/... Sep 10 2011, 10:46 PM ppetion
Body/ drivetrain stripped out of the Honda
Stri... Sep 11 2011, 11:11 AM mark21742 Ok back on the Porsche again lol.
I didn't ge... Sep 12 2011, 05:13 AM zymurgist I wanna see you take that Mustang to Carlisle. Yo... Sep 13 2011, 01:14 PM mark21742
I wanna see you take that Mustang to Carlisle. Y... Sep 13 2011, 01:25 PM mark21742 The wifey is off work tonight, so I hope to get do... Sep 13 2011, 01:27 PM Twise As far as sins go - That thing was way beyond comi... Sep 15 2011, 10:20 AM mark21742 Well I didn't get as much done this weekend as... Sep 19 2011, 05:53 AM mark21742 Ok with lots of talk and thought going into my Hon... Sep 23 2011, 10:53 AM zymurgist Cool! One thing I never liked about conversio... Sep 23 2011, 11:36 AM mark21742 I've always been form, then make it function l... Sep 23 2011, 11:45 AM mark21742 B16 :) I already have the entire drivetrain, compu... Sep 23 2011, 12:23 PM Andyrew Good stuff! Which B16 is it?
BTW, Go cast ex... Sep 23 2011, 12:40 PM mark21742 Thanks for the link! Yes, I hate to say it, b... Sep 23 2011, 01:21 PM poorsche914 Need to come up with a good name for this one, we... Sep 23 2011, 01:26 PM mark21742
Need to come up with a good name for this one, w... Sep 23 2011, 01:31 PM Dave_Darling
Standard old 8 valve since I'm going turbo...... Oct 25 2011, 09:26 AM mark21742
Standard old 8 valve since I'm going turbo..... Oct 25 2011, 09:38 AM mark21742 I work tomorrow too, so I'm not going to have ... Sep 23 2011, 01:27 PM moparrob Project "Civic Duty"... Sep 23 2011, 01:34 PM Andyrew OBD 1 is all you need :) .
http://wikitest.pgm... Sep 23 2011, 01:58 PM mark21742 Been doing a lot of house work and family time ove... Oct 25 2011, 09:05 AM Rod Nutcase! (In a good way!)
I also want t... Oct 25 2011, 09:18 AM mark21742 Also, Andrew I'm sorry, I had my series wrong.... Oct 25 2011, 10:07 AM kg6dxn More pictures please... Oct 25 2011, 01:15 PM cwpeden Going all the way back to the first post....I see ... Oct 25 2011, 08:28 PM mark21742 Old stock Honda exhaust manifold lol.
Hope to ha... Oct 26 2011, 04:09 AM cwpeden Naw, thought it looked like a Corvair manifold, th... Oct 26 2011, 10:04 PM mark21742 I did a lot more cutting and laid more tubes this ... Oct 31 2011, 05:27 AM Andyrew Is that exhaust tubing? :sick: Oct 31 2011, 09:12 AM mark21742 Don't worry Andyrew, It's 4 OD x .120 wall... Oct 31 2011, 12:33 PM skaufmann You've probably already thought of it but how ... Oct 31 2011, 12:46 PM Andyrew Ahh good. You had me worried there!! Oct 31 2011, 12:49 PM Hontec Don't get me wrong, but you've welded 4... Oct 31 2011, 12:59 PM Andyrew ^ I had some of these concerns as well.
However... Oct 31 2011, 01:16 PM mark21742
^ I had some of these concerns as well.
Howeve... Oct 31 2011, 01:26 PM mark21742 Interior pace is really no concern to me in this o... Oct 31 2011, 01:21 PM mark21742 By the way, don't want you guys to think I... Oct 31 2011, 02:56 PM mark21742 Also, I finally have a name for this project car... Oct 31 2011, 02:59 PM skaufmann
Also, I finally have a name for this project car... Oct 31 2011, 03:13 PM Rand It's not even a NARP. It's NANARP. :)
Fun ... Oct 31 2011, 03:13 PM KELTY360
It's not even a NARP. It's NANARP. :)
Fun... Oct 31 2011, 06:03 PM |
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