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> Porsche 914 - 8 GTT, April '26 Update
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post Apr 2 2026, 08:41 PM
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Right rear cylinder checking for full extension under activation .
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post Apr 2 2026, 08:49 PM
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3 air jacks equipped on this '90s era competition 911. On our 8gtt the air- input 'Wand is located in the oe radio antenna spot.
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post Apr 7 2026, 11:12 AM
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Not exactly time to Kick the tires & light the fires' but some cool swag* on the 8gtt key chain.
Car is push-button start, but the original 1974 keys are still operational on the door handles (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
*RR7, Pomona Swap, Edward's AFB gift shop.
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post Apr 8 2026, 06:47 PM
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So the plan for the Poly-carb window support/ strengthening bar >> at sill line of door will be secured to the interior of the door. I've elected not to drill the exterior tops of the doors for this part of the build; for a much cleaner look.
Located 3) 6x1.00 mm flange nuts and secured into the 3) OE top upholstery door panel holes.
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post Apr 8 2026, 06:59 PM
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This is how it looks (end needs trim cut) and when the poly-carb window is final-fit and aligned with the weather stripping in place, there will be 4) small bolts & nylock nuts put in place on to this 1" x ⅛ aluminum bar.
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post Apr 8 2026, 07:06 PM
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One more view, note the long 6mm allen bolts are just for set-up, not for the finished product !
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post Apr 13 2026, 04:19 PM
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Clutch hydraulic-bleed line #3AN + cap installed .
Main #3AN (red caplug) clutch line to the Tilton pedals area goes in next.
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post Apr 13 2026, 04:24 PM
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How the 8gtt looks (older pic) 'Fenderless, using Fiske wheels + toasted slicks as rollers for getting around the shop
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post Apr 13 2026, 05:09 PM
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Maximum Style Points for the protruding plenum!
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post Apr 13 2026, 07:11 PM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Apr 13 2026, 04:09 PM) *

Maximum Style Points for the protruding plenum!
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Thx Chris ¡
In my young Marty days like 8 to 14 years old, I was a model kit hobbyist: AMT, Monogram, Revell, and an obscure brand Hawk* made caricature models.
*These were known as "Weird Ohs" heavily influenced by Ed big daddy Roth. His Rat Fink (RF) creature usually had a claw protruding out of a window, door or out of the roof on the crazy Tall shifter.

So I dig the 955 engine with the huge Wilson plenum protruding skywards>> a little throwback to the Ed Roth style. Ed signed my "Beatnik Bandit" AMT model using his pinstripe brush with 1shot in 1999, at the Mooneyes Show. I met up with him as well at a couple SEMA shows just before he passed on
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post Apr 22 2026, 09:37 AM
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Getting set to bolt in the 4) small window support spacers/ fasteners in place.
First need to set up the final alignment of window-to-weather strip seals.
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post Apr 22 2026, 09:41 AM
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Proj has come along pretty good since the early design in raw steel phase ¡
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post Apr 22 2026, 02:13 PM
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The simple 'Kit layout
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post Apr 22 2026, 02:15 PM
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Left side installed
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post Apr 26 2026, 10:05 AM
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Getting on with setting up the floorboard for the Tilton stuff.
The small piece of shaped ¾" pine is for filling in the irregular contours in the floor (no black tar there), and the new 'Base is .250" aluminum plate >>covers the spacer.
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post Apr 26 2026, 10:08 AM
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Porsche h/d starter motor supplied by Aasco when they mated the 996gt2 trans to the 5L v8; should spin this 9.5:1 c/r engine without any prob.
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post Apr 27 2026, 12:53 PM
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¾" floor spacer in place, not visible after the aluminum plate 'Sandwiches down in place
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post Apr 27 2026, 12:56 PM
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.250" aluminum plate for base of the Tilton pedals; will be bolted/ fastened through the floor.
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post May 24 2026, 07:27 PM
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Couple of door pulls arrived from Italy just I was finishing up the slider windows.
These are N-O-S mid '60s Fiat 500 door pulls...close Look to the door pulls on our Sonauto 914.
I will leave these in Raw aluminum finish.
The seller; Mr. Fiat is in Georgia, dm me for the P/N if interested.

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post May 24 2026, 07:36 PM
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In the 'Pull position; mounted close to the fastening junction of the vent / window channel frame-to-inner door>> for extra strength during use.
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