Converting to a 914-6, Back yard Bob's (Dan's) way Options

[Root_Werks]

Okay, so this is about the 5th 914-6 conversion I have done. They are all drivers to this day. Heck, Even Craigh Laughlin has one of my old ones! My goal is to put as many 914-6's out on the road as possible since I think that is what the desing intended for them to be anyway. Anyway, I have heard soem thoughts about costs or how hard it is to convert. Nah, just time really. yeah, a few parts, but mostly just some time. Lets visit the part$ shall we. You will probalby need the following (as in not worth making):

Tank - Lots-o-options, but don't spend over $500 on one
Headers - $450 - 500
Mount - Zowie! Lots-o-options here as well. I have a jig to make my own, it works, but takes time. It is not hard, but takes a lot of time. I gave up and grabbed a patrick moly mount just today. I am running out of time.

Everyting else, you can make or do yourself. I will show you how in this thread over the next couple of weeks since that is all the time I have left!

Here is a shot of the holes drilled for the oil tank. Yep, I am using a Vellios tank yet again. They work great and use the later filters. Also, you can go down to your local industrial supply shop and have them make the pressure hose for like $40. The suction hose is even easier, but more on that later.

[Eddie914]

Root,

Great job!

I live in West Seattle. What part of Seattle do you live?

I'd love to get together after you get back from Whistler.

Eddie

'73 914 2.7

[dflesburg]

Root,

Thanks, you are the man. If you ever have to come to Ohio let me know, I'll buy you dinner!

I may even get my car done someday if we all strive to be more like Root and help each other.

That's what I am going to do from now on. Help others with stuff I can do.

Thanks for being a good example for us all to try to live up to.

[hars914]

Root, Put me on the list for the linkage.I am finishing up my 6 install now
and this thread is just what I am looking for. Great work

[Stutgart46]

Thanks for the hints and tricks. Please include me on the links as well.

[Root_Werks]

Well, last night I finished up my heater "tubes" for my 914-6 running Bursch headers. I know, I know, Bursch sucks, whatever. I had an exhaust shop bend a tube for each side, then I dimpled them to fit snug up agaisnt the header pipes. Ran my hoses, put a stock 914-4 elect. fan on each side of the transmission to power the heater. Tested last night, no car running. Dude, these things kicked out some serious air! love it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) So this morning I have to work, start driving in, stop at a gas station still in town. Heater tubes are warming up, heating up cabin nicely. Sweet! Hit the freeway, dang! Tubes start to cool off! They cool down to a mild mid 60's temp. A little cool, but I know of some things that will help that. I only tac welded the tubes onto the headers. I am going to run continous beads everywhere I can to allow for as much heat transfer as possible. That will help, but I don't think I will see much better than low 70's blowing out the vents. Which is actually fine.

Only problem I ran into this morning was a downpour of rain. All was well, warm cabin, air blowing, clear windows, light rain. Then buckets of water started coming down. Little hydroplaning even. I must not have sealed something up quite right because somehow a little water got into the heater tubes and you guessed it. One minute clear windows, next second fogged, couldn't see a thing! Doh! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I wiped quickly, turned the fans off for a bit. When the rain let up, I turned them back on, they fogged for a bit, but then cleared up.

I don't have pic's this morning but will post what I did soon. It was super easy to do! Just a little more welding and maybe some better tubes? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Either way, I think I spent about $25 for 914-6 heat! Right on! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[michel richard]

This is very interesting.

So the fan motor is under the trunk floor, next to the tranny ? I suppose that those motors are designed to withstand some water dripping onto them, but have you done anything to try and ensure that the fan motor won't short out from exposure to spray coming from the wheels ?

In any event, from what you describe the setup survived at least one good rain.

Keep these things coming !

Michel Richard
914 2.2E MFI

[rhodyguy]

where is the fan air drawn from, under the car?

kevin

[Root_Werks]

It has been a little while, But I did promise I would come back and better explain the bell crank throttle linkage for folks. All I did was stumble upon something that happened to work perftect. Well, I have made a few in the past, but this one I like the best of them all. So this weekend, I made 5 of them! I brought one to work with me this morning and will see if I can post the dimensions of this cool product. I am selling these for $60 plus shipping and will post in the appropiate place. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Root_Werks]

As before, you can see I am still using my ceral box digital camera. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Oh well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The set mounts on the pass. side of the trans cover. You simple remove 2 nuts, slip this on and put the nuts back on. It also uses the stock 914-4 throttle cable so you don't need to buy anything but my kit! Sweet huh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) Not pictured in these is the rod that goes from the bell crank to the carb linkage. Oh, this should work exactly like the factory one as in works with carbs, MFI and CIS engines. I am sure it would work with DME engines, but you might have to modify the rod?

[Root_Werks]

More shots, do your eyes hurt yet? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

[Root_Werks]

More

[Root_Werks]

Last one. I will see if I can draw some sort of picture of how it mounts.

[michel richard]

Thank you for all you arcontributing. I must say, however, that pictures on a better background would be even more helpful.

A small drawing with dimensions would be extraordinary.

Thanks

Michel Richard
914 2.2 E MFI

[Root_Werks]

Thank you for all you arcontributing. I must say, however, that pictures on a better background would be even more helpful.

A small drawing with dimensions would be extraordinary.

Thanks

Michel Richard
914 2.2 E MFI

$20 dig camera on a carpet background, what's the problem? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Oh okay. From the top of my file cabinet:

[Root_Werks]

More, still makes my eyes hurt. I asked for a better camera for X-Mas.

[Root_Werks]

'Nuther

[Root_Werks]

Last one again. I will post the dimensions hopefully today. I have like 6 meetings to go to though. So no promises on the today part, but I will post them. In order to use the stock cable, you can see I welded on a little "L" brakcet with a hole in it, then had to make something the cable can run through using the stock cable clamp thingy. It isn't anything complicated and I encourage people to take my idea and make thier own. But I will warn you, it is easily $15 in parts even doing it the way I am and work, much work. When you do like 5 at a time it is worth it. But if someone would have offered this for $60 when I did my conversions, I would have bought one every time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Root_Werks]

This is what I did at my first meeting today:

[michel richard]

You are a gentleman.

[Trekkor]

Great (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)

Thank you!

KT