 914-6 with a/c on eBay, looks like the firewall was abused to fit compressor |
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| TedK |
 Jun 12 2008, 09:00 PM
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| GeorgeRud |
Jun 12 2008, 09:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Like most 914-6s with AC, the firewall was hacked away to fit the compressor. It's a shame, because the rest of the car looks pretty nice. Being in Tuscan, I can understand the desire to have AC, but it's a shame that no one has been able to come up with another way to mount the AC compressor on these cars.
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| stateofidleness |
Jun 12 2008, 09:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
has the same AC as my ravenna
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| carr914 |
Jun 12 2008, 09:41 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 131,990 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
Pretty car, but does anybody else get the feeling the Dr has been ripped off along the way.
examples One: $6400 for a paint job in 1992. That's alot in todays market especially for a SW rust-free car Two: Brakes, refinish wheels & tires for $4k Three: In 1996, clutch, partial engine rebuild, carb rebuild for $11,900 Four: Spent another 2,900 for PMOs right after they rebuilt the carbs Now they found a correct set of carbs that the buyer can get instead of. The paint has flaws, the dash is cracked, it's got a steering wheel condom - so the leather is probably shot, the aforementioned A/C hack job and they start at $25,000. They are probably looking for at least $40,000 T.C. |
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| SirAndy |
Jun 12 2008, 10:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,469 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Jun 12 2008, 07:05 PM)  it's a shame that no one has been able to come up with another way to mount the AC compressor on these cars. McMark has ... i can't find the pictures right now, but he modded the firewall to fit the compressor and it was a very clean install ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| VaccaRabite |
Jun 12 2008, 10:36 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,845 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Mine was hacked for AC as well. I bet that cars mangled like this did not cool worth a damn.
Zach |
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| carr914 |
Jun 13 2008, 08:23 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 131,990 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(carr914 @ Jun 12 2008, 11:41 PM) Pretty car, but does anybody else get the feeling the Dr has been ripped off along the way. examples One: $6400 for a paint job in 1992. That's alot in todays market especially for a SW rust-free car Two: Brakes, refinish wheels & tires for $4k Three: In 1996, clutch, partial engine rebuild, carb rebuild for $11,900 Four: Spent another 2,900 for PMOs right after they rebuilt the carbs Now they found a correct set of carbs that the buyer can get instead of. The paint has flaws, the dash is cracked, it's got a steering wheel condom - so the leather is probably shot, the aforementioned A/C hack job and they start at $25,000. They are probably looking for at least $40,000 T.C. And the A/C doesn't work |
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| 6freak |
Jun 13 2008, 08:40 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(carr914 @ Jun 13 2008, 07:23 AM) QUOTE(carr914 @ Jun 12 2008, 11:41 PM) Pretty car, but does anybody else get the feeling the Dr has been ripped off along the way. examples One: $6400 for a paint job in 1992. That's alot in todays market especially for a SW rust-free car Two: Brakes, refinish wheels & tires for $4k Three: In 1996, clutch, partial engine rebuild, carb rebuild for $11,900 Four: Spent another 2,900 for PMOs right after they rebuilt the carbs Now they found a correct set of carbs that the buyer can get instead of. The paint has flaws, the dash is cracked, it's got a steering wheel condom - so the leather is probably shot, the aforementioned A/C hack job and they start at $25,000. They are probably looking for at least $40,000 T.C. And the A/C doesn't work another 914-6 from Washington State |
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| carr914 |
Jun 13 2008, 08:50 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 131,990 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
another 914-6 from Washington State You guys got a desert In Washington? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) T.C. |
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| 6freak |
Jun 13 2008, 09:38 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(carr914 @ Jun 13 2008, 07:50 AM) another 914-6 from Washington State You guys got a desert In Washington? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) T.C. as a matter a fact we do we call it eastern Washington .NASA just did some testing here(on the east side) because its so much like the moons surface.At least thats what they say .....Hot `n Dusty... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| iamchappy |
Jun 13 2008, 09:43 AM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Hot desert in the East, cool coastal on the West, makes the Columbia river Gorge blow hard for the windsurfers.
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| 6freak |
Jun 13 2008, 09:50 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(iamchappy @ Jun 13 2008, 08:43 AM) Hot desert in the East, cool coastal on the West, makes the Columbia river Gorge blow hard for the windsurfers. indeed worlds best wind surfing Columbia river ,,we have the best of every thing here ..Ocean, desert, mountains and everything in between...O and a lot of 914s |
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| purple |
Jun 13 2008, 09:56 AM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
pretty color.
Its a shame people need to put AC on a car with a removable top. |
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| TedK |
Jun 13 2008, 10:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 163 Joined: 1-August 07 From: Thousand Oaks, CA Member No.: 7,961 |
Dave Darling over at Pelican told me about a guy in Canada that did a a/c conversion on his original six. I hunted him down and he he sent me some shots of the compressor mount he fabbed out of multiple compressor parts.. Here is one shot. He told me in an email that he did not cut the front floor, he simply unscrewed the two big plugs and custom built a box to house it all.
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| Loser_Cruiser |
Jun 13 2008, 10:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 407 Joined: 4-April 05 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 3,873 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(6freak @ Jun 13 2008, 08:50 AM) QUOTE(iamchappy @ Jun 13 2008, 08:43 AM) Hot desert in the East, cool coastal on the West, makes the Columbia river Gorge blow hard for the windsurfers. indeed worlds best wind surfing Columbia river ,,we have the best of every thing here ..Ocean, desert, mountains and everything in between...O and a lot of 914s Its true, I live in the "desert" part. Altohough it hasn't been very desert like its pretty nice. Here in Tri-Cities I know of at least 10 running 914's not to mention the ones I've seen sitting around. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 13 2008, 02:36 PM
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QUOTE(purple @ Jun 13 2008, 09:56 AM) pretty color. Its a shame people need to put AC on a car with a removable top. You, my friend, do NOT live in Texas. If you take the top off a 914 here, and try to sit on the black seats, you WILL be at the doctor or hospital with second or third degree burns on your butt and legs. And even if you get past that, you won't be able to drive it because you won't be able to hold on to the controls. Plus, if you want to drive anywhere, you WILL arrive with your back and legs soaked in sweat. Here, AC is not a Luxury, it is a necessity. Heat however, is an luxury... we can live without it. |
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| GeorgeRud |
Jun 13 2008, 03:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Didn't Clay Perrine also try to come up with a low mounted compressor run off a serpentine belt?
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