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]

The last photo I posted of my entire car the suspension was only mocked up. I was still taking measurements for spacers I was making, Struts I modified, rear suspension what nots and the whole bit. Today after spending all morning in ASQ exams I finally did some extensive work to the car. All of the suspension is complete minus brake parts. (Which I am waiting for a large shiment from Wilwood engineering.) The front end is set torsion on the highest setting and this is how low it sits already! I love the raised spindle! The car is still sitting high for what I am looking for but looks great. Im thinking of placing the roof at 40" and calling it the 914-40 like the ol' Ford Gt-40 based on its 40" roofline. Seeing it on its own paws for the first time in a year was pretty exciting. ~Enjoy~

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In other news on the car... I picked up my seats. I found a set of Bride Low max's a guy was parting with for about 66% off of retail price, so I nabbed them up! They only weigh about 7 lbs a piece which is a plus.

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On the engine... I am about to seal up the case. I have double and triple checked clearances, now it is seal and torque time for that. I will post photos of the engine progress when there is more done.

Cheers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Thomas