Andyrews Progress Thread, 1/16/22 A Trip to The Red Barn - Lets fab a Firewall! Options

[matthepcat]

Matt, what about that Subie car in the classifieds? If you're looking for one there's not a better deal out there.

Yea I checked it out. I want a turbo motor...I would be buying a whole care for a transmission, engine cradle and cable shifter.

[Chris H.]

Thank you. I finally manned up and cut a hole big enough to bring some air in to the radiator. Buttoning things up tonight.

Good call on the weatherstripping. Looks like good stuff.

The small line goes all the way back to my VW expansion/recovery tank. I could probably just do a bleeder valve there but it really purges air out quickly with this setup. One or two cycles from empty and it's good to go.

[Chris H.]

Matt, what about that Subie car in the classifieds? If you're looking for one there's not a better deal out there.

Yea I checked it out. I want a turbo motor...I would be buying a whole care for a transmission, engine cradle and cable shifter.

Ah...I get it. That's right you have a 6!

[Mike Bellis]

Nice! Should be driving any day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Andyrew]

I decided to simply bolt the shroud to the body/support. 1/4 20 bolts with nylon nuts. I doubt itll come loose as I used the impact.


side pic

[Chris H.]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) Looks great! That thing's not going anywhere. The hood will lock it in place when you close it.

[Andyrew]

Still trying to dial in a body wiring harness... I've got one lead and hes getting ready to pull it.. So hopefully all that stuff comes in the next month and I can get started laying out the wiring.


I pulled the old radiator hoses, grabbed a plastic container and put all the radiator bits in the container. (NEED TO SELL THE V8 STUFF!)



I almost grabbed a spare engine but it got sold to quickly. Grabbed a spare 1.8 FWD trani for $60 delivered to me though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Seller might have some other bits for me as well so we will see. This trani will have shorter gearing than the 2.8 trani I have but I am not yet sure if I will want that or not. Either way its a great pickup for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Mike Bellis]

BTW, Conedodger has an wrecked Audi for sale with a new motor...

[Andyrew]

Hmm... Doubt I will need anything.. I just got a bunch of nifty parts and my wiring harness is being pulled from a guy in NY this weekend..

My car fund cash flow is sure in the red lately (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif). I think Im going to have a fire sale on the engine pretty shortly...

[matthepcat]

Put the motor on ebay/ craigslist before you go too low on price.

[Mike Bellis]

If I still had my El Camino, I'd be all over that motor! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

[Chris H.]

Yeah it may be time to separate that setup if no one wants to pay up. It's a damn good engine. Needs a wider audience.

BTW why does every car comment remind me of a movie?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTjf0-GBQQ


This was my 2am college move go-to. Hollywood Knights.

[mgp4591]

Yeah it may be time to separate that setup if no one wants to pay up. It's a damn good engine. Needs a wider audience.

BTW why does every car comment remind me of a movie?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTjf0-GBQQ


This was my 2am college move go-to. Hollywood Knights.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) "this punch does have a little WHANG to it..." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

[Chris H.]

"Good though...." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

[Maltese Falcon]

Remember this Cobra in the movie?
The only way they could get it into the scenes was to allow its actual owner to do the driving. So the owner/driver picks my friend and body+paint man Jack Kimoto to sit shotgun during the street race scenes.
How cool is that ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

[mgp4591]

Remember this Cobra in the movie?
The only way they could get it into the scenes was to allow its actual owner to do the driving. So the owner/driver picks my friend and body+paint man Jack Kimoto to sit shotgun during the street race scenes.
How cool is that ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

And going up against someones "rail job", basically a slightly lengthened frame with a '23 t-bucket dropped on it. I'd take the Cobra anyday...
If you need a good example of a real Cobra accelerating, check out the Gumball Rally sequence toward the end when the Cobra and the Daytona Ferrari exit the LA river and hit the surface streets- the Daytona moves out fast but the Cobra literally LEAPS from gear to gear as the exhaust sound explodes from the pipes. The sound may have been file audio but it's one of the greatest examples of power to weight ratios in film IMHO... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

[Andyrew]

Well... Lots of little things have been happening. Nothing Huge BUT lets to a rundown.



Interior is stripped, and I finally threw some galvanized paint on my longitudinal reinforcements since they were bare.


Next big thing to figure out on the interior is the steering column. It looks like I need to cut the dash up to mount the column. Then I need to find some way of adapting the column to the 914 shaft.


In the mean time I have been acquiring quite the parts collection.

Steering column and wheel


Body wiring harness

[Andyrew]

Dash wiring harness (There are 2 dash wiring harnesses in the picture)


Engine harness (Bought it a while ago, but here it is laid out on plywood for storage and sorting)


ABS module/block/sensors and pump for stability control (brake assisted)


240MM 12lb flywheel for the 1.8T engine, 6 puck disk and standard pressure plate.

[Andyrew]

Ac/Heater box complete


AC Heater box cut in half (removed fan) and opened up.


Fan in mock up position


Ac/Heater box in mock up position. Yes this will kill half the front trunk but I still have plenty of space for a medium sized suitcase up front and this gives me much more legroom in the cabin. This position was suggested by my Jerika (my wife) and after looking at it, it make a lot of sense! And yes it is upside down, I dont have a good photo of the mock up position. The heater core connection lines will be cut short and the AC lines might get bent just to get a bit more room. And yes I will cut some holes to run the ducting to the cabin.

[Andyrew]

Steering column is mounted and moved back.

Unlike Mike my steering column was not surrounded with steel it was surrounded with aluminum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif). So I first had to build a steel enclosure for that and then mount that to the 914 body. I decided to weld it and bolt the Audi column to it. (Secured with 8 1/4x20 bolts and an extremely tight fitting enclosure, Hammer required)