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]

Anyway so to follow up the work done on Saturday, Sunday I worked on a friends pickup truck and then test fitted the new bumper, needs minor fitting to look correct but its okay for a test fit. I like the look of the foglight-less bumper, has a clean look.

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And then to top off everything else, Today I had a christmas moment when I arrived home!

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Oh I cant wait to start on this install! Hydraulic clutch kit, tandem remote resevoir master cylinder, pedals and calipers (2 more not photo'd). Looks like I'll be busy for the next few weeks eh?

Let me know if anyone is interested in Wilwood P/N's for brake parts. I had to do a lot of measuring to find the ones I wanted. Just in case you want to save some time and benchmark, Im not stingy! I'll share info!

Cheers!

Thomas

[falconfp2001]

Anyway so to follow up the work done on Saturday, Sunday I worked on a friends pickup truck and then test fitted the new bumper, needs minor fitting to look correct but its okay for a test fit. I like the look of the foglight-less bumper, has a clean look.

And then to top off everything else, Today I had a christmas moment when I arrived home!


Oh I cant wait to start on this install! Hydraulic clutch kit, tandem remote resevoir master cylinder, pedals and calipers (2 more not photo'd). Looks like I'll be busy for the next few weeks eh?

Let me know if anyone is interested in Wilwood P/N's for brake parts. I had to do a lot of measuring to find the ones I wanted. Just in case you want to save some time and benchmark, Im not stingy! I'll share info!

Cheers!

Thomas

Hi Thomas,

I'd like the part #s for the Calipers and the Pads. Also, if you could post details on how you are mounting the Pedals and master cylinders for the Brake and Clutch? I'm also interested in how your mounting the Slave for the clutch? have you thought of a Tilton Annular Slave Cylinder?

Great work BTW. Wish I had your welding and fab skills

Frank

[tscrihfield]

Hi Thomas,

I'd like the part #s for the Calipers and the Pads. Also, if you could post details on how you are mounting the Pedals and master cylinders for the Brake and Clutch? I'm also interested in how your mounting the Slave for the clutch? have you thought of a Tilton Annular Slave Cylinder?

Great work BTW. Wish I had your welding and fab skills

Frank

Frank,
that is no problem. The Part number for the Calipers is 120-11572 and the pads are 150-8946K.

As far as the pedals and clutch slave cylinder. I have yet to mount them, but know how I want to mount them. The slave is a pull style Slave and it will pull the existing fork just fine, it will have a bracket that mounts to the diff housing bolts on the gearbox case. As for the pedals I plan to mount them where the existing pedals mount just with a plate that mounts to the floor for a more ridgid setup. I am very close to mounting them though so do stay tune for future episodes.

As for the fab skills, I have Dad and Bob Bennett to thank. They taught me everything I know. Dad started on me when I was about 5 building Go karts and anything else we wanted to make. Just was born into a lucky situation.

Thanks though. It is always good to know people like what they see!
Thomas