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> COTM March April 2014, Poll Closed - '73-914kid wins!
COTM March-April - Voting Open for 13 days
Vote for your favorite!
Bob - saigon71 [ 45 ] ** [25.00%]
Chris - campbellcj [ 42 ] ** [23.33%]
Paul - 914itis [ 30 ] ** [16.67%]
Ethan - '73-914kid [ 47 ] ** [26.11%]
Bill - WLD914 [ 16 ] ** [8.89%]
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shawn914
post Feb 16 2014, 08:46 AM
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Congratulations to Ethan ('73-914kid) for winning the COTM contest for March April.

Thanks to all for voting - great turnout for 5 superb examples of the 914.


COTM voting for March - April COTM. POLL CLOSED
Poll will remain open until midnight Feb 28 2014.

Each nominee was asked the following 5 questions - answers appear above each nominee's car.
1. Model Year:
2. Engine: displacement and number of cylinders
3. Color: an "official" name or paint code.
4. Brand and size of wheels front and rear
5. (optional) maximum 4 words you would use to describe car/experience of owning/building
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post Feb 16 2014, 08:47 AM
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Bob – Saigon71

1. Model Year: 1974
2. Engine: Stock 2.0 D-Jet, 4 Cylinder
3. Color: L64K Zambezi Green
4. Brand and size of wheels: Factory Mahle wheels all around
5. Four year restoration
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post Feb 16 2014, 08:47 AM
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Chris – campbellcj

1. Model Year: 1973
2. Engine: 2.7L /6 (twin-plug full race build w/ Weber 46s)
3. Color: L32K Phoenix Red
4. Brand and size of wheels: Fuchs 15x8 front, Fuchs 16x9 rear shown in this pic. (additional wheel sets: other Brand and Fuchs 15x8 and 15x9)
5. I'm always changing something!
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post Feb 16 2014, 08:49 AM
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Paul – 914itis

1. Model Year: 1974
2. Engine: 914-6 stock 2.0
3. Color: L32K Phoenix Red
4. Brand and size of wheels: Fuchs replica 15x8 with 225x50x15 all around
5. Father and son project

From Paul: This car makes hell of a bond between father and son. Also taught me a different kind of way to be patient. I don't think I can ever sell this car. It's in my life just like my children.
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post Feb 16 2014, 08:50 AM
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Ethan – ’73-914kid

1. Model Year: 1973
2. Engine: 2.7 6 built to RS specs
3. Color: Oslo Blue
4. Brand and size of wheels: VTO 15x7 minilites
5. High mileage daily driver

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post Feb 16 2014, 08:51 AM
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Bill - WLD914

1. Model Year:
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additional info to be edited in ASAP (shawn)
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post Feb 16 2014, 08:58 AM
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Wow, all of these cars are beautiful! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Feb 16 2014, 09:03 AM
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Additional BEFORE pictures of Paul's car.... 914itis
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post Feb 16 2014, 09:04 AM
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And more AFTER pictures of Paul's car ....914itis
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post Feb 16 2014, 09:07 AM
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Links to Paul's build ... 914itis
Resto & conversion thread

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=223480&hl=

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=217433&hl=

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post Feb 16 2014, 09:11 AM
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Some more pictures of Ethan's car ...'73-914kid
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post Feb 16 2014, 09:15 AM
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Here are some more of Bill's car ...WLD914
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post Feb 16 2014, 09:19 AM
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Some more pictures of Bob's car ... saigon71

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post Feb 16 2014, 09:48 AM
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Zambezi RULES!
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post Feb 16 2014, 01:10 PM
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Finally took those pictures I said I was going to...
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post Feb 16 2014, 02:45 PM
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Can I split a vote? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Didn't think so, so I'm gonna have to go with Paul. I've seen his car, he's done a real nice job in a limited space, and in record time on the 6 conversion. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Props go to Bob, for a lengthy restoration that seemed to snowball near the end. Looking forward to seeing it at Her She (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

These cars are all beautiful (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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post Feb 16 2014, 05:52 PM
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post Feb 16 2014, 08:38 PM
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I voted for Ethan's clean example of a daily driver.
Mostly because of his unique approach and details.
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post Feb 16 2014, 10:25 PM
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Man, tooo many beautiful cars to choose from - again!
Awesome job to all - great looking cars.
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post Feb 18 2014, 01:34 AM
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Hi All! I first got this car in mid-2002, and it's now "version 4" in terms of major changes. Here's a brief rundown of the build.

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It started as a very clean, "no rust" SoCal 73 2.0 street car that had been hot-rodded a bit by the PO. He had put a big-bore 2.4L/4 with Webers in the engine bay, Eurorace headers, redone the seats in a nice corduroy fabric, short-shifter, and put on the rear reflector and spoiler.

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But, I had just sold a really nice stock 73 2.0 and that wasn't what I was after this time around. So, I almost immediately started gutting the car. In went a welded rollcage by TC Design. I also swapped to fiberglass bumpers, and put on a freeflow Dynomax muffler, removable steering wheel, new gauges, alloy pedals, race seats and harnesses, etc. Then I had Ottos do a 5-lug conversion with SC front-end and brakes, bigger t-bars and springs. I ran a few track events this way.

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I know the Type4 has its fans and merits, such as nice torque. But I was very worried about the longevity of this 2.4 in track use, and had the lust for a /6. So I bought a hot-rodded factory /6 engine that had purportedly been rebuilt with 2.2S parts. It was a mystery motor but turned out to be a great deal and gave me no trouble in about 6 years of use.

Ottos also installed the PMS fuel cell, giant oil cooler, metal fuel lines and other mods during the /6 conversion.

Somewhere along the way, Ottos (John W.) also built me a killer transmission for the car, with 904 mainshaft, short gears, Quaife TBD, billet intermediate plate. I also installed a Rennshifter and redid all the linkage bits, and added the Spa fire system. I added a fiberglass skin top at some point too.

I really loved the car at this point, and ran it this way from 2003-2009 or so without major changes.

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Version 3

By 2009 the racing disease had gotten worse and times were good financially so I sprung for a very nice, 0-mile 2.7 built by JB Racing for a customer who'd fallen on hard times. This twin-plugged, Weber 46 carbed beauty went in in the car, with dual MSD 6AL boxes, an M&K "R" stainless muffler, and some trick Getty GT-style deck lids went on the body.

I left the lids unpainted amber for a unique "road warrior" look. Plus, I didn't want to deal with painting the car at that point anyway.

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(To be continued)
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