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[914forme]

More from October 15th, 2016 It was a pretty good day, but then assembling parts makes for great forward progress. It is the fabrication that slows you down.

So on with the show.

Got my Rear Trailing Arms back from _______________________.



And the answer is:



Looks like I am doing an ad for Chris, no I am not paid for these endorsements just a satisfied customer.

Installed the 911 brake parts, this is the picture I took to make sure I could get them re-assembled correctly.



Notice a part missing.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) The spreader bow and springs the one piece that makes the dang thing work. Replacements order, the ones I have will turn up, the minute the post drops the ordered parts onto the door step.

And final assembly:



Item not seen
Elephant Racing Poly Bronze Bushings
Rebel Racing Caliper Bracket
All of Chris' hard work - yep his arm boxing trick is in there as are the re-enfocing plates, 911 rear brake adapter, bearing covers, etc....
FAG bearing
930 CV compatible stub axle is buried in the arm.

Not sure how I would do this build with out my machine tools. I needed to bore out the shaft hole on the outer arm mount. Mill and bore bar, took off just what I needed for a nice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) fit.

The Rear Brake mounts needed a spacer, just like 911 brake calipers do, so the Lathe made me a perfect set of four.

You could have gotten all this done with out machine tools. But as I am standing there fitting parts I wonder how I ever got this done with out them. More use than most other tools in my shop now.

That has a small snag going over the shaft on a shock. Lets take a .0001 off and call it a day. i know I am a little (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) OK maybe a lot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

Off to the shop for day 2, I would like to get the shell down on 4 wheels so I can make some measurements, and make sure things don't drag the ground, things fit under fenders, and well fenders actually line up with the centers of wheels. Just little details I forgot to check.

[Garland]

Stephen,

Flying start, nice layout of where your at, and moving along well. Good luck on the 2017 Build.

[914forme]

Thank you sir, thank you, hopefully we will both be at Okteenrfest this year with a 914, I know that is my plan.

But then I have a backup plan just to make sure I get there in a 914 with 6 cylinders. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

[914forme]

October 16th, 2016 Day 2

Well did not achieve all I wanted but I made great progress.

Finished the other rear trailing arm. 911 rear parking brake is a pain with the hub, but I have it down now.



I then had a squirrel moment and pulled a Centerline out of storage. Wow it actually would work.





So now to the front struts, No Way Pal was my thought, and well it doesn't. But it is not far off.



But this is where the buck stops. don't think you could fit a buck between the caliper and wheel.



So after the squirrels ran away, I got back to it.

Engine and trans back in for the 51st time, wish I could say it was the last time, but it is not.

Installed the trailing arms

Installed the rear tires and started working on getting the ride height set so I can figure out if I need to dry sump this thing.

Here is how it sits as of tonight.

[Amenson]

This build is way too epically awesome for such tiny pictures. More resolution please.

Did he cut and weld in material to raise the spindle on Boge struts.

Cheers,
Scott

[914forme]

Lets see if this does what you need. Two Birds theory.



More than likely an over simplification of the idea. I do not have a band saw or a lathe that would cut this either accurately or fit on my lathe bed.

In reality the service price was a bargain for what I got. Once you calculate tooling costs, time, and if I screwed up.

The rear arms where the same way, calculate the one time costs, well worth paying to have them all boxed, welded, and parts installed.

Thank you for the measurements BTW, I will put them to good use (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

[914forme]

Bigger picture of the rear arms minus all the distracting hardware. Lots of welding and little details.



While I am capable of this work, I am sure I would have screwed up the arm, and then it would have been rattle caned if painted at all.

[white1975]

looks good you can come down and get mine ready too

[914forme]

looks good you can come down and get mine ready too

Two 914s in front of you, but after that I would ready to help in anyway I possible can. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[mbseto]

Beautiful parts, this car is looking sweet.

[914forme]

Thank you

Day 3 October 17th, 2016

Nothing done expect finding parts needed that I have misplaced (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Or to replace parts that do not work with the other systems installed. That is what happens when your building a custom car. Some thing just don't fit with out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) .

I have also started a second project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) I don't want to let out of the bag until I know I have it nailed down. But lets just say it will guarantee I make it to Okteenerfest with a 914 in 2017. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

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I will start a build thread on that car also, I can't wait to reveal the car and the build.

[mepstein]

Thank you

Day 3 October 17th, 2016

Nothing done expect finding parts needed that I have misplaced (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Or to replace parts that do not work with the other systems installed. That is what happens when your building a custom car. Some thing just don't fit with out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) .

I have also started a second project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) I don't want to let out of the bag until I know I have it nailed down. But lets just say it will guarantee I make it to Okteenerfest with a 914 in 2017. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

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I will start a build thread on that car also, I can't wait to reveal the car and the build.

I think you revealed it to me when you asked about an item I had for sale. I didn't realize you had the build waiting in the wings. Congrats.

[914forme]

Yes, I have a build in the wings. I am very excited about the build it has been a very long time coming. And can't wait to dig in to that 914, and bringing it back to life after a very long slumber,

Day 4 of build Oct 18th, 2016.

Struck a deal for a set of seats, like I needed them, but I was really bored in a meeting, and well I could finish a 914 detail.

Been talking to an engine builder outside of Columbus for my engine build for the other project. Looks like it will be a winter project for him also. That will also give me some time to research the shop and make sure it is a place I want to do the engine work. Really want to do it myself, but my wife has been on a kick lately of letting work on my project and outsourcing other items. She is a keeper, but somethings are so cool I hate giving other people the opportunity and the $$$. Ah well I should listen to her, she is wiser than my inner child (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) is when it comes to my time. So that project will startup at the first of the year. I need to start a build thread for that one and thank all the people who have traded me parts to get this going. I also traded some green backs for parts to make it the car I want to drive.

My car nothing physical done yesterday, as I think I am getting sick, I crashed at 6pm last night. Forced myself to stay awake until 9:30 and was up at 2:30 this morning. Extra hour of sleep for me. At the office at 5 am, should get out of here early today and do some work I owe a few people.

And maybe get a few things done on the 914 tonight.

My new horizontal band saw landed yesterday so, I can cut some stock at square and at angles. Accurately , my Portland is great for detail cuts, but making a square cut was not at my skill level with that tool.

I have a couple projects for the new saw tonight. Need to make a couple of spacers for the trans mount. A second tier for my wheel rack, and an engine cart for my EG and trans combo. As the engine will come and go back in more than like a few hundred more times. I would like to build an eying rotisserie also as it would make it a lot easier to fit the exhaust headers.

Hopefully a couple items show up before the weekend so I can get the car down on all four wheels ,and get items measured and set.

[914forme]

Day 5

Good Day Eh!

October the 19th, 2016 if you are counting.

I did two things 914 related.

Paid Mike for some seats (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

Cleaned out all the trash out of the shop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Oh three, packed up some rear tail lights, and forgot to weigh them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Spent the rest of the night on Honey Dos

I started to lay out my new 914 front sway bar arms. I will snap some pictures as I proceed. My old mount was a NASCAR piece, for some reason them g'ol'boys don't seem to mind the weight of a solid steel arm. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) It was also a single sheer joint. I will make mine a double sheer in the RSR tradition. Bolt in a hole supporting a hemi joint. Pretty simple stuff.

More productive day than I thought. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[914forme]

Day number 8 October 22nd, 2016

Where has the time gone.

Got up today had about 4 hours to get something done on my 914.

So I unpacked my new small horizontal band saw. It cuts square so it is a keeper.



I did a bit of cutting, which I can say is much better than doing it on my vertical band saw and the truing it up on my lathe.

[914forme]

One was the blanks for my transmission mount spacers. I then chucked it in the lathe and trued up the end I had cut on my vertical band saw. Re mounted it into saw, and cut it in half to make the pieces I need. I then drilled them and added some lightening holes to the spacers.



Parts came in over the past couple of days. Rear parking brake bows are very nice. I also got some spacers so I can get the rear wheels off the trailing arms. And a set of U tabs for moving mine on my arms, I could make them, some times its easier to just purchase the item, it will still need to be modded to work on my car.

[914forme]

I started working on my front sway bar arms. I got these pieces off the circle track boys. They where heavy as hell. I trimmed them down and added lightening holes to get them down in weight.

This is how I ran it for years.



And this is what the weighed.



Remember you have two of these so almost 6 pounds worth of arms.

[914forme]

I am basing my design off the H&H swaybars. Which also is called the RSR style.



I lay everything out on this plate



I then will cut them out, weld all 4 together, then drill the holes out, cut out all 4 together, and then run them all through the disc sander to clean them up. Stick a couple of bolts in them and add them weld them to the arm pieces I cut off earlier.

[914forme]

Last thing I did was figure out where to mount the coil pack at.

[tygaboy]

Super awesome stuff! Love the CFR suspension and your other mods! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

However:
I'm in this year's Build-Off, too, and less than 3 weeks in, I can see I'm already falling behind!

As a fellow "competitor", I insist you slow way down and constantly change your design plans so you have to redo everything at least three times.

Thanks in advance.