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Picked up a 912, opinions? |
thomasotten |
Apr 19 2014, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,545 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
Hello,
I was fortunate to find a 1966 912 for sale and purchased it. No engine, no transmission... no seats! So the car is rough, but restorable. I was wondering what my club's opinions on the car would be. An immediate question I have is on the viability of putting in a type IV engine in the car. It just seems that would be easier to find than an original 912/356 engine. But would that hurt the resale? Just looking over the car, in addition to the above mentioned missing items, I will need new floor pans, dash pad, door panels, gas tank, and and and... Is this a super money pit? What would this car bring restored? (low and high) P.S. The two tone paint is because the owner was trying to learn to paint. Thanks, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_wirdgut.gif) Attached image(s) |
McMark |
May 4 2014, 09:20 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I agree with going to a six.
But I make some mounting stuff for the conversion which is based on the 912E stuff. You can use the bus engine bar and the stock engine mounts. But the 912E style system removes about 5-8" of height from the engine bar to body mount span. Using the stock body mounts with the type 4 results in a long U shaped mount bar. This tends to allow the motor to shift forward/backward in the car because it has so much leverage. It works. I've done it. But it's not great and will chew up transmission mounts pretty quickly. Add body mounts below the frame rail and you'll be much better off. Attached image(s) |
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