My 914-6 GT / 916 Project Car, Next project - 993 motor Options

[Steve]

My 914-6 GT / 916 project car started out as a stock 1975 2.0 carbureted 4 banger. I bought it in 1986, by 88 it had a 2.7 six in it with MSDS motor mount, headers and muffler. I also purchased brand new over the counter PMO 40 webers with manifolds for $1000.00. Those were the days!! I bought the tank, oil lines and tin over the counter from Porsche.

In 2000, the 2.7 started pulling head studs, so I replaced it with a 3.2 from a wrecking yard. In 2005 I sold the car and then bought it back 4 years later to the day. I later noticed that the inner wheel well had broken loose. Now starts the project of converting it from a race car back to a street car.

I removed the battery tray this weekend for a better observation.
It looks like battery acid caused the seam welds to rust. Which from racing caused the seam to separate. I bought the Harbor freight camera. I will try to get some internal shots next weekend to look for other rust damage.

Looking at these pictures, what is the best way to repair this?
This is a shot of the crack inside the wheel well.

The rest of the shots are of the seam on the inside. I will also need to order an Engine shelf. This one is pretty toast. The battery tray is not that old, but was a bitch to get out.



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Thanks in advance for the help!!!!

[Steve]

It's been almost two years since I updated my thread. I have been driving the hell out of the car versus working on it, so progress is slow.
I will add more pictures later.

Problems I still need to sort out.

1. I can shift into all five gears with my 916 trans, but getting from 2nd to 3rd can be a bitch at times. Current solution is to move to neutral, slide left to stop and then let the Rennshift move back on its own to the 3rd/4th plane and then try shifting into third.

2. Clutch does not adjust for the full range. Seems to work fine. Probably should of used an early pedal clutch shaft versus late. The trans is a 1986 915 gear box, so I used a late model clutch shaft.

3. Still sorting out the door seals and door adjustments, so the windows and doors close better.

4. Need to install oil cooler fans. The engine started to heat up when idling to long in the parade. It's much worse in the summer time.

Parts I added

1. 175 lb 2.5" coilovers from Rebel Racing. The 140 lb Weltmeister couldn't handle the extra weight, so the new triad muffler was scraping the driveway. The tips were actually digging into the street.

2. Bought used chrome bumpers and fog lights. They look much better than the fiberglass Gt bumpers.

3. Redid the temp and pressure gauges to match motor. Installed a 904 type gauge (thanks John).

4. Changed all lights to LED's including GE night hawk headlights and spoke's front and rear tail lights.

This is a picture from yesterday's Laguna Niguel Christmas parade with the PCA OCR club. That's my daughter Sammy on top.
We have been doing this Parade for over 10 years.