Converting to a 914-6, I am not a mechanic... Am I crazy....? |
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Converting to a 914-6, I am not a mechanic... Am I crazy....? |
Beeliner |
Oct 21 2014, 05:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 398 Joined: 2-August 14 From: Fairfield, CT Member No.: 17,725 Region Association: North East States |
I purchased a 1975 914 that is very original, except for the change of color.
This is my fifth one. I bought three new in the seventies, and two recently. The problem is that I will be mostly supplying the money, and not the expertise... My mechanic is factory trained and was drooling over the opportunity. He just finished a Boxster rebuild over the weekend. Here is a picture of the car. It recently had a rustectomy and new paint. The engine and car is now stock all the way, original FI is still there. It is a DD. I know the car will have to be strengthened, sway bars added, and all of that... But is this an insane project when one is not a mechanic? I don't want flared fenders, so no major exterior cosmetics are to be done... Is $9k for motor and parts reasonable? My mechanic wants to rebuild the engine, so one needing work is what we are looking for. Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
Dave_Darling |
Oct 22 2014, 11:18 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,047 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
First of all, yes you are crazy. But you like 914s, so that was already evident. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Next, note that not all of the "conversion stuff" has to be done in every instance. For example, the small-displacement and lower-powered Sixes may not need an oil cooler setup, which takes a lot of $$ out of the parts budget. The five-lug setup is not a requirement, though it is awfully nice to have. A chassis in good shape should not need additional strengthening if the power isn't hugely increased. A local shop can probably make decent headers for not much $$, which drops the heat exchanger cost out of it. And so on. I know of a car that was done for a total parts budget of $7000. It's still a cool driver, but it is not "all that it could be". Some of the improvements could be made later on after the car is driving. Note that this was an exceptional case, though. The engine in particular was acquired quite cheaply (an original Six motor or a 2.0 911T motor for $1500 is a screaming deal!), but the rest of the parts that were used were bought for the then-current going rates. Still, if I were going to do a conversion, I'd be doing a lot of the "extras". And I'd be paying way over $7K for the parts. --DD |
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