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Tomeric Build Thread, ...new brakes, new cooler and a video! |
tomeric914 |
Aug 1 2010, 04:28 PM
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One Lap of America in a 914! Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States |
Back in February of '08, Cupomeat and Tomeric914 picked up this lovely 916 replica and a boatload of spare parts:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280701715.1.jpg) Clean, one owner, Florida car, runs great, blah, blah, blah... When we picked it up, one carb was seized and the PO was "working on it". "Does the engine turn over?", I ask. "Last I knew it did", he says. Yea, maybe not: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280701715.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280701716.3.jpg) Our first clue was when we pulled the oil drain plug and nothing came out. It was about 20 degrees in the garage so the water on the bottom of the engine was frozen. After using a torch to melt the water, the oil came out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuK9Z7fpgic The video above shows a nice ice cube stuck to the float of the one Weber that was still in the car. The PO said the car ran hot so they remove the rain tray to get more air in the engine compartment. The filters didn't have rain hats on and there were 1/4" to 1/2" gaps around the bottoms of the filters. The PO had made up some cheesedick plate for the bottom of the filter on but didn't understand the concept of flatness. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280701717.4.jpg) That was only the beginning of the fun. I've already forgotten about all the other half-assed fixes the PO did. My goal was to get the car on the road by April and on the track by the end of the summer. The PO had relocated the battery to the trunk which I wasn't crazy about. They also did some hellhole repair that looked to be ok. I finished their repair and but the battery tray back where it should be. At the same time, I rebuilt the 2.0 engine using A LOT of the spare parts we had (heads were one of those spare parts). What amazed me was the amount of parts that were in their original shipping boxes dated from the mid 1980's with 2nd day air! They sat for 20+ years! Here is the engine in the car around the middle of April all set to go. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280701717.5.jpg) So now it has 96mm KB pistons and AA cylinders (which, BTW suck. AA used to have decent cylinders). It is now a 2056 with 40IDFs and what appears to be an old S&S exhaust setup. I put the lowest profile tires I could find on the crappy set of cookie cutters we had. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280708541.1.jpg) For the next few months I drive it and sort out the various issues, rebuild all the brake calipers, remove the brake line tee that the DAPO put in and get a nice reconditioned brake pressure regulator from PMB. Sign up for my first track event at Watkins Glen and before going there, install an oil cooler. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280708542.2.jpg) Then I found some rust in the long that needed attention. Luckily, not too bad... yet. Cut it out and repair it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280708542.3.jpg) Then off to the Glen! |
tomeric914 |
Aug 1 2010, 07:00 PM
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One Lap of America in a 914! Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States |
At the Glen, the car feels a little loose in the rear but I keep driving figuring its because I'm pushing the car harder. Get home, jack it up and find one of the rear bushings decided to go. I picked up a set of Weltmeister bushings (first mistake) to replace the stock ones.
While I'm in there, I decided to change to 911 rear brakes and toss the 914 setup. I score a new pair of vented 911 rear rotors and a 911 parking brake setup and engineer the whole setup. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710809.1.jpg) While I'm in there I discover more loveliness in the form of rust on both sides of the car. Here's the before on one side: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710810.2.jpg) ...and the after on the other. It was all smoothed out and painted before everything went back together. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710811.3.jpg) ...and installed: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710812.4.jpg) When we bought the car, it had already been converted to 5-bolt so the rear was a no-brainer. The front had early an early 5-bolt arrangement with solid discs on it. The struts were shot. Luckily, the parts stash had a pair of vented discs and hubs with newer Bilstein monotube struts. Those went in so we had vented discs all the way around. Moving forward to June of 2009, I made a trip down to Tangerine Racing in my '58 VW Single Cab to pick up on of their weld in roll cages. After getting it home and mocking it up, it put the passenger seat just too far forward. Since I knew I was going to have instructors with me, I returned the main hoop for a double bump hoop. There is no doubt, Chris's stuff is first rate! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710814.5.jpg) That was followed up with Second Skin's Damplifier Pro: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710814.6.jpg) ...and Luxury Liner: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710815.7.jpg) Then back to Watkin's Glen again! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.static.flickr.com-9101-1280710816.8.jpg) |
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