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No 914 content but plenty of Porsche, Rod Emory’s latest |
gereed75 |
May 22 2019, 08:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,260 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States |
This car has been lurking around over the past few years in various states of completion, but this is the first I have seen it done. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h4tyqq8ip9I#fauxfullscreen
In a word - fabulous Came out much cooler than I thought it was heading. Rod is a talented creative guy. When will we see a Polo 914? |
Optimusglen |
May 23 2019, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 912 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
It's a massive project that's for sure. There are some design elements that don't sit right with me but it certainly has appeal. It's easy to sit back and critique it, harder to actually build something.
The engine is a masterpiece, contrary to popular belief it is not just a chopped 6. Many, many, hours of R&D have gone into it. I caught a small glimpse of it when talking to the engineer behind it who never gets any notoriety. It's a marvelous piece of engineering. |
Dave_Darling |
May 23 2019, 09:21 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
The engine is a masterpiece, contrary to popular belief it is not just a chopped 6. My understanding (though that comes from magazine articles) was that the original versions were chopped 911 engines. In particular, the crankcase and cam towers were cut; the heads are individual already, and the cam and crankshaft of course were made for them. (Cast? Forged?) Once they had proved the concept, they moved on to having the cases cast. Not sure about the cam towers, but if you're doing a casting for the crankcase already... Though as I said, this is from magazine articles so it may be less than perfectly correct. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) --DD |
mepstein |
May 23 2019, 12:00 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,315 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The engine is a masterpiece, contrary to popular belief it is not just a chopped 6. My understanding (though that comes from magazine articles) was that the original versions were chopped 911 engines. In particular, the crankcase and cam towers were cut; the heads are individual already, and the cam and crankshaft of course were made for them. (Cast? Forged?) Once they had proved the concept, they moved on to having the cases cast. Not sure about the cam towers, but if you're doing a casting for the crankcase already... Though as I said, this is from magazine articles so it may be less than perfectly correct. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) --DD Yes, they said in the video the first engines that other people did were chopped but this was a new casting. I get it, it's a showpiece and creating something controversial actually gets it more press than something cool but under the radar. Like a previous poster said, it's all ready all over the internet where a super nice 356 restoration won't get much eyeballs. But even if I don't think it's pretty, I think it's a hell of a build. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) |
914_7T3 |
May 23 2019, 12:27 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,853 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California |
The engine is a masterpiece, contrary to popular belief it is not just a chopped 6. My understanding (though that comes from magazine articles) was that the original versions were chopped 911 engines. In particular, the crankcase and cam towers were cut; the heads are individual already, and the cam and crankshaft of course were made for them. (Cast? Forged?) Once they had proved the concept, they moved on to having the cases cast. Not sure about the cam towers, but if you're doing a casting for the crankcase already... Though as I said, this is from magazine articles so it may be less than perfectly correct. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) --DD Yes, they said in the video the first engines that other people did were chopped but this was a new casting. I get it, it's a showpiece and creating something controversial actually gets it more press than something cool but under the radar. Like a previous poster said, it's all ready all over the internet where a super nice 356 restoration won't get much eyeballs. But even if I don't think it's pretty, I think it's a hell of a build. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Had the opportunity to see it first hand at Rod's shop prior to completion. Here are some photos of it late in the build process before paint. The build quality is exceptional, Period! Attached image(s) |
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