Sportomatic 914, project summer 07 |
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Sportomatic 914, project summer 07 |
grasshopper |
Jul 30 2006, 09:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,613 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Valdosta, GA Member No.: 3,258 Region Association: None |
Well, I have done some research on the sportomatic cars, and I have decided to build one myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) It will be a 914 for my mom, because she doesn't like to have to use the clutch...because she is too short (exatly five feet).. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chairfall.gif) We found a nice solid car, good price, and it has airconditioning...which my mom specified it *had* to have for her to drive. Sportomatic 914 base My dad called us while we were driving from Virginia to Atlanta today and told us we won it...Then I asked her what color she wanted it to be, and the first car she liked she said "that color" it just happened to be a mini cooper... It was orange with black stipes, so that will be my theme. I aim to start and complete the project over next summer, while working at a professional porsche racing shop that pretty much deals with older race cars. I need a list of parts that I need to start collecting to make this work. It really shouldn't be hard to do...after I figured out how everthing worked... So far I have:
-901 Sportomatic transmission -911 sportomatic pedal cluster -911 sportomatic shifter and tigger -torque convertor (it was a VW unit..just not sure exacly what model..I have it saved on the comp somewhere) -transmission oil temp gauge -I think I need and extra oil pump to pressurize the system..still a little confused about that part What else people?? I need to start looking for parts because of their rarity. |
cnavarro |
Jul 31 2006, 09:02 AM
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Cylinder Guru Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None |
Geoff, you hit it right on the nose. I'm suprised no one mentioned that earlier. Way back when, I was going to put a type 4 into my autostick bug. You can take an autostick oil pump and adapt it to fit a type 4, just like you do a normal type 1 oil pump. The only source I know of that has rebuilt autostick pumps (I purchased one years ago from them) is .... GEX. The unit I got was as close to new as it gets. You could always disassemble it and blueprint each stage to get the pressure up. Although the autostick pump was designed to run two fluids (sealed stages), there is no reason why you can't run the engine oil through the torque convertor like on the 911 version.
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