New Acquisition, 74 2.7 six conversion Options

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I'm in the process of restoring a factory six, and it's progressing at the pace it has decided it needs. No hurry, apparently. It has left a 914 shaped vacancy in my garage however, and I started to feel the void. I didn't wan't to rush the job, so I decided to look for something that was actually running.
This car came up for sale just a few miles from my house, by a well respected member of the local Porsche community. A very solid car, wasn't a hard decision.
The big money has been spent on converting it to a six. 2.7, front oil cooler, big brakes from PMB, LSD.



It wasn't without some minor issues (50 year old car!) so it went to EvilWerks new location for a quick once over and some tinkering with the shift linkage. @Dr Evil had the right bits lying about, and the car now shifts as it really should. The oil leaks, however, will take a bit more attention, looks like the cam chain boxes are leaking; that will be another day.



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Interior is very clean and fairly original other than the steering wheel and the glove box badge. There is a battery cutoff tucked up on the side of the center console. The driver's carpet isn't installed, it has no grommets and climbs up under the petals; I'm working on that. I haven't yet opened the door panels to see if the frame was cut for speakers.


Front Trunk has the battery box and oil cooler. The cooler is plumbed through the heater tube with braided line; I'm sure there are opinions about that. The round in the front panel have been removed, but there isn't any other ventilation. It should heat the battery, but I haven't done any measurements. Anyone have any experience with this kind of setup?


The trunk shows signs of something applied to the rear corners under the shiny paint. I haven't looked too hard yet. Looking up from the bottom may reveal something.

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Front Trunk has the battery box and oil cooler. The cooler is plumbed through the heater tube with braided line; I'm sure there are opinions about that. The round in the front panel have been removed, but there isn't any other ventilation. It should heat the battery, but I haven't done any measurements. Anyone have any experience with this kind of setup?

Nice looking 914. Looks like it really scoots.

About the oil cooler, you mention the round cut outs in the front panel are open to let air in. Is there a cutout in the front bumper to clear the holes for air?

Once air comes in through the holes, were does it escape? I didn't see any exhaust holes for the heated air.

Reminds me of the oil cooler in my 930 being located in the front fender directly behind the headlight fixture blocking the top 1/2 of the cooler while the lower half of the cooler only has a small opening below the bumper. While sitting still the cooler does nothing so I added a thermostat-driven fan which helps remove heat tremendously. I can see the oil temp plateau on the gauge when the fan kicks on.

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About the oil cooler, you mention the round cut outs in the front panel are open to let air in. Is there a cutout in the front bumper to clear the holes for air?

Once air comes in through the holes, were does it escape? I didn't see any exhaust holes for the heated air.

Reminds me of the oil cooler in my 930 being located in the front fender directly behind the headlight fixture blocking the top 1/2 of the cooler while the lower half of the cooler only has a small opening below the bumper. While sitting still the cooler does nothing so I added a thermostat-driven fan which helps remove heat tremendously. I can see the oil temp plateau on the gauge when the fan kicks on.

There is no apparent escape for airflow, other than what filters into the interior and around the trunk gaskets. The engine has its original oil cooler so this cooler may not see much load in normal driving. I haven’t driven the longer than 40 minutes at a time so it may simply not have saturated the enclosed spaces in that short time. I’m thinking to set up a wireless barbecue temperature probe and see what actually is happening.

Here’s a shot of the openings behind the bumper: