1976 914 2.0, The project continues on Options

[r_towle]

Who wants to charge you 2400 in machine work on a pair of heads?
Have you asked other machine shops to look at the heads?

[colingreene]

Local shop in california known well for its type 4 work.
They told me 3 out out of 4 spark plug holes were damaged and needed to be repaired so that was around 300
and all 4 exhaust ports were cracked so that was another 300 plus as well as replacing the exhaust studs was another 300. apparently they couldn't be removed conventionally and needed to be drilled and replaced. as well as 50$ each to replace the seats. one of the guide bosses was also trashed as well.
All of it adds up to me finding out as much as the previous owner said the car ran great it had numerous problems that were not addressed and he just drove it because it started.
Frustrating but too often is the case.

Understandable that its a old head and needed work but it was just more than what i was comfortable with paying as soon as i found out the heads were cracked.
ill have to pm the guy in the link for the heads but its highly likely ill work something out with euro 911 as i have bought stuff from him before and hes local so it works great for both parties. I know him to be a solid guy.
Some other stuff transpired where I now have a 78mm stroker crank so ill probably use that if i have it.
Id rather do a 6 but either way its going to cost a ton.
a 2270 should run ok.

And I am set on the transmission, I just got it back today. Finally.
its nice and tight and ready to go when ever i get my pile of parts together.

[colingreene]

What do you guys think of a full carrera front end that bolts in with the brakes for 400
too much or good deal>?
The same guy also has a 914/6 hes looking for 15k if anyone is interested.

[euro911]

That's a good deal Colin

[colingreene]

Thanks, I guess ill get on that.
I am starting to clearance my rods to the case, my dad is worried that Ill need new rods.
he thankfully is my engine builder. having done a few before.

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[Dave_Darling]

IIRC, the rods to the case is not usually a problem.

One of the rods to one particular cam lobe is more often a problem...

--DD

[colingreene]

Understood,

I am waiting on my cam to come from Web, so that way i can make sure everything is A ok.
Im sure it will be tight.
but i explained what i was doing and they seemed confident that it would all work.

[colingreene]

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its getting there!
been working next to this the past few days. I really like it.
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[colingreene]

So since my last update i decided to ditch the stock rods because clearing the case with these and my +7mm of stroke was not happening.
Because of that I had to buy different pistons, as the pins are a different size.
Of course that means I bought bigger pistons, I bumped it 2mm Any larger and i felt like it would be getting out of hand.
Like the RMW stroker motors most of the power gain and drivable power comes from the additional stroke not the bore size increase,
While I could build this out to a even 3L i stuck with a 96mm x 78mm Stock bore was 94mm and stock stroke was a paltry 71.
Meaning my displacement went from 1971cc to 2258cc. I also added a much bigger and nasty Web Cam ( gotta be careful googling that)
Since had to move the car from its first parking place to another because reasons.
And now the pictures. Re assembly has begun, got the case sealed together tonight so next up is Pistons and cyls then heads.
Sticking with stock heads for now, because of two reasons. Money and really they flow pretty damn good stock. my friend flowed my spare set....

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[Bleyseng]

Straight cut cam gears?

[914_teener]

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[colingreene]

Yes its a straight cut cam gear, I also have dual thrust bearings for the cam because ive had problems with cam thrust in the past.
Hopefully it wont be horridly loud, if it is ill just add some dynamat.

[zambezi]

It'll be loud. Straight cut gears whine.

[colingreene]

Im aware, I am not super worried about it. I probably wont drive the car all that much.
I was only building this motor as a half measure I am working on someone to sell me a motor....
Though he needs to check his PM's
I need a 6 cyl.

[euro911]

Im aware, I am not super worried about it. I probably wont drive the car all that much.
I was only building this motor as a half measure I am working on someone to sell me a motor....
Though he needs to check his PM's
I need a 6 cyl.

Yeah, yeah (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)

I need to convince the 'Minister of Homeland Renovations' that I need a two-week break (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

We're getting ready to have our house fumigated (it's been 12 years since it was done last) ... problem is, one of Pepé Le Pew's cousins took up residence under the house sometime during the past couple of weeks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I set up some wireless cameras and finally spotted the critter leaving (just past midnight), so I secured the point of entry (unfortunately, AFTER it left a blast of what smelled like some potent skunkweed under the house). Being springtime, we're not sure if it has some youngin's living down there too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

So, with time being of the essence, I got me an RC tank and outfitted it with some recon equipment today (LED lighting and a wireless camera)... I'll be deploying it under the house to asses the situation tomorrow.





Yeah, it's not a 914 ... but it is a German Panzer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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[colingreene]

Thats seriously bad ass.
Sorry about the skunk problem.
I had to "take care of" a rat in my yard the other day with my bow.

[colingreene]

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Got the heads on, Shimming the endplay is becoming a pain in the arse though.
I am going to need some serious help when it comes to putting the tin all together.
and doing the t stat.
Little by little im getting there.

[colingreene]

So some updates, Motor is nearly done and ready to go into the car.
Having trouble finding some odds and ends like intake gasket and clutch pressure plate bolts. If anyone knows where to find this stuff let me know. I cant find it anywhere. Im also having trouble with the nuts to fasten the exhaust manifolds. i ordered some from bmw but they are too small.
Also need to find the pins that hold the cable to the caliper for the parking brake and re attach that and change my bum parking brake cable.


but i also had to address my failed rear wheel bearing so i did that today with some tools that had to be borrowed ( Thank you so much B Stone) however once the tools were correctly applied it was no sweat at all.
I am inherently super lazy, why work hard when you can make something else do the work for you.
this theory often also makes sure that you don't damage things.
Since i did not want to pull the trailing arm from the car i really did not want to damage anything.

My garage has turned into a paint workshop painting engine tin and random other parts.
Thanks to the baseboard rack i have somewhere to hang all this excess shit.

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Arthur is always sending me motivation, as he spotted a 914 out on the street in the wild, Proof that they dont only exist on jack stands.
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Motor closed up and ready to have the tin put on.
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Close up of the thermostat cable and air flaps. Without this the motor wont regulate temp properly. Sucked to buy as it was 134$!
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and a shot of how the fan and shroud work to deliver the cooling air to the motor and oil cooler.
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tin mostly on. Its all on right now i just dont have pictures of it yet. Still waiting for a damn alternator.
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Special tools, Ill take pictures of me doing the next one i guess.

[76-914]

Nice build but I must warn you that HP is highly addictive. I'll bet you a glass of wine that you're flirting with a 6 soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[colingreene]

Its always been a thought but In order to do that Id want like 275 hp.
that means either a 993 motor or custom building something and thats just not a option right now.
Goal is to get it running asap so the car is no longer a storage concern and i can drive it.