Doug Arnao Run-off 914-6, back to the track Options

[gms]

A couple years ago while knee deep in my house remodeling project this outstanding 914 race car came to auction with no reserve. I thought this might be a perfect chance to build a GT-3 SCCA racer so here I go!

Bring A Trailer Auction

[rgalla9146]

Them are some special trailing arms !
Among many other interesting details.
Very cool.

[stownsen914]

I remember seeing those trailing arms when Doug was building an updated iteration of the 914 in the early 90s. Around the same time I was building my car.

Glenn - will that style bodywork fit over the suspension/wheels? I recall that Doug widened the car by a few inches and put the superwide version of Sheridan's bodywork on it.

[Doug914]

I remember seeing those trailing arms when Doug was building an updated iteration of the 914 in the early 90s. Around the same time I was building my car.

Glenn - will that style bodywork fit over the suspension/wheels? I recall that Doug widened the car by a few inches and put the superwide version of Sheridan's bodywork on it.

Hi all
Yes the last iteration with those wider track trailing arms was designed for use with radials and the wide Roger Sheridan bodywork. In the end it proved a mistake. The car was never as good as the original narrower track version on the bias belts. Probably due to the early radials being so intolerant of the strut/trailing arm camber control.
Doug