914-6 2.7 Euro RS Twin Plug Project, sleeper 914 with a twin plug surprise Options

[davehg]

New member, long time lurker here. I'll be posting another 914-6 conversion project shortly, but posting a thanks for now for all the great info I've come across here.

I took the easy way into 914-6 ownership - I bought a completed car that was a track car whose PO had done the hard work. This car has a 3.2L engine, injected, with large riveted composite flares, and a pretty austere race-friendly interior with racing seats, roll cage, and little else - not even side windows or carpeting or panels. This car I refer to as the Outlaw - it's a middle finger to the purists and I absolutely love it.

But...I wanted a clean and pretty "cars and coffee" version. There's not a ton of value restoring the Outlaw. The Outlaw's body is fine, but it is purposely built.

I had bought a project from a local Porschephile who had too many nice projects (356, pre-73 911). his goal was originally to do a big Raby 4. He had stripped, prepped, and beautifully painted a really nice shell, and spent a small fortune getting the original bumpers and details correct. He had a set of mint Fuchs 14" wheels, bits and pieces from 2 interiors, and was really only missing the engine and some trim/interior bits. A deal was struck, trailer was hitched, boxes moved, and now it's my problem.

The conversion wisdom here seems to be to go big - 3.0l or more. But I have a big engine car. This is intended to be just a Sunday cruiser, no track time. Plus, I have access to perfectly nice prepped 2.7L that has case guards installed, a 911s cam, and the work mostly done, for a decent price, and it would sound just swell with PMOs. So I am heading this route. I am taking my time with the Pretty Car - not going to be concours but a great looking driver with super clean details, no flares, and more along the lines of an original -6 with a bit more oomph. I'll detail the suspension bits so it looks pretty on a lift, and I need to think through the oil cooling issues - it doesn't get super hot in the PNW but for a few days a year, and if I can avoid the expense of a front mounted cooler and running lines that would be just swell.

At least that's my current plan. We'll see where my budget leads. I have a good start - great primed and painted rust free shell, all the expensive body work complete, an engine lined up, and a clear vision of where I want to go.

Looking forward to the collective input and experience when I get started this winter.

[davehg]

I went to SoCal and had a chance to play with my black Outlaw 914 for a few days to get more inspiration for the current project. I drove with members of the SoCal RGruppe who had on hand about 50 various cool Porsche 911s and 912's. My friend with the 3.6 conversion and I were the only 914's on hand.

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I love this car - especially the attitude. Driving through the ritzier parts of Palm Springs, it was like an upraised middle finger to all the Aston Martins, Bentleys, Ferraris and such. My favorite part was pulling up to a super fancy country club and having the car snort, rip, and smoke (yes, I discovered I need a top end job finally).

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We had a great drive with the RGruppe folks and then peeled off yesterday for some quicker runs up in the mountains.

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I closed the deal on the 2.7 and will have that shipped back for a rebuild, using 2.7RS pistons, Solex cams, and decided we will do the oil cooler in front. I check out Rick's 3.0 which uses the same cooler setup and it's really stealth, just a bit of the front bumper and valance rolled back slightly to increase the gap and that is plenty for cooling.

Got home and my new stainless fuel lines were waiting for me. Can't wait to get busy!