Just arrived in the garage: 1971 914-4 1.7 Options

[raynekat]

The calm before the storm (body & paint) right now, so finished up another small back burner project I've been working on.

Wasn't interested in a strictly concours accurate tool kit, but one that was functional and looked like it belonged.

Began with a reproduction tool kit pouch that a shop makes in southern Oregon.
Nice basketweave and I opted for a dark navy interior.

[raynekat]

The actual tools are a combination of real and reproduction.

The screwdrivers, P208 fan belt wrench and lug wrench are all reproductions (new).

The open wrenches are all Selected Special Steel made in W. Germany.

The pliers are a version of Hapewe, 22/19 box is a Stahlwille (as opposed to the uber expensive Chrom Vanadium), and a Klein spark plug wrench.

Of course a nice 914 tow hook.

Finished off with a new factory fan belt, a selection of fuses and Moto Meter tire gauge from Porsche Classic.

With correct, authentic 914-6 tool kits hitting nearly $2k, this seemed like a reasonable alternative.

[raynekat]

Starting soon will be weekly updates from the body and paint shop as they grind through getting the chassis prepared for the L80E light ivory paint that is to come.

[raynekat]

Big day/milestones on Monday (tomorrow).

1) The 2.7 MFI engine is on the dyno. Film at six.

2) I see the spray out for the paint color we've selected.
Something different than the factory light ivory....but not too much.

[raynekat]

2.7 MFI engine all mounted up on Rothsport's engine dyno....ready to go.



Better view of the amber fan shroud and the milled-down turbo valve covers.

911 headers were used instead of Ben's 1-5/8" SS 914-6 heat exchangers as they fit on the dyno better.
Same diameter and approx length, so power outputs should be similar with Ben's HE's.
On the car, obviously Ben's HE's will be installed.
Using a Dansk single outlet sport exhaust.
Will try to compare power output with a Leistritz single outlet factory supplied muffler as well....later.



Specs on the engine.
Factory 2.7 MFI identical.
Mahle 2.7 8.5:1 pistons/cylinders, Webcam reground the cams to S/RS specs, T heads opened up to S/RS spec with
S sized intake/exhaust valves, Pertronix ignition, Clewett spark plug wires, Series 900 amber fan shroud,
Mark Motshagen refinished fan/fan housing, 4 rib oil pump, distributor recurved to RS spec, throttle bodies
rebuilt by Burnham Performance to S/RS spec, plastic intakes bored out to S/RS spec, Carrera pressure fed tensioners,
MFI pump rebuilt and modified to RS spec by MFIWerks, all engine plating done by Tru-6, new Stoddard's 914-6 high
efficiency oil cooler, PartsKlassic high output coil with matching solid state CDI box, etc. HA

[raynekat]

Time to light 'er up.
Give me warp drive Mr. Scott.
Dyno run link on Facebook below pic.



https://www.facebook.com/doug.skinner.712/v...e=3&theater

[raynekat]

Factory ratings are 210hp @ 6300rpm and 188 ft-lb torque @ 5100.

The results:

My engine came at about 218hp @ 6300 with a peak of nearly 225hp @ 6800.
And the torque was right on target as well.

Job well done I'd say.

The engine is a bit lean at the top of the RPM limit, so we will likely tweek a few things like the space cam inside the MFI pump to fatten up the fuel curve a bit.
Should get a bit more power....hoping to hit about 230hp with this low compression setup.
The engine at 8.5:1 can run on any quality of fuel.
That's nice.

It idles really nicely and starts up on a dime....not always the norm for MFI motors.

My space cam is "special" I am told.
The single outlet sport Dansk sounds perfect as well.



I'd say a nice upgrade from the factory stock 1.7 liter than came with this car.
With the gearbox sporting a set of "sporty" gear ratios....this buggy should really move out down the road.

[cary]

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[Rav914]

Lovely motor. Nice numbers too.

[LowBridge]

I am really enjoying this build... well done

[raynekat]

The bodywork has begun at Superior Auto Body in Gresham, OR.
Mainly an accident repair and offroad shop....the supervisor, Dale, has shown the knowledge and experience to get this job done.
There are a few hot rods in the shop, a newer 911, some muscle cars, lots of big offload capable trucks (many of which are pretty rad), etc.



Driver's side door a bit tight at the top.
That will be addressed.
The remainder of the gaps on the driver door look pretty good.

[raynekat]

Unfortunately this was one of those 2 steps forward....1 step back kind of project.
The guy that did all the media blasting and epoxy priming, unfortunately didn't know what he was doing with all his epoxy primer.
It's all coming off the exterior of the car anyway.
We found rust already forming on the bare metal beneath the primer.
Plus some you could just scrap off with your thumbnail.
Big bummer, but at this point of the project, I won't be sacrificing the quality of the final paint job.

So all the epoxy primer on the exterior is getting removed.



In general, all the flat panels of the car are in relatively good condition and will only get a skim coat of plastic filler.

[raynekat]

More of the body work taking place.
The pace of work is really moving along at a very nice rate.
Pretty soon we'll have the body color Raptor going on the underside of the car as well as getting all the seam sealing completed.

[raynekat]

The gaps on the passenger door all look very good.
Won't take much work on this side to get it the way we want it.





Instead of the factory light ivory L80E color, we're going to go with a more modern Porsche 911 color called "Biarritzweiz". All I know is that "weiz" means white in German and Biarritz is a town in France. It is definitely in the same color family as light ivory, a close relative in fact, but will appear just a bit darker in person. Should be perfect for this hot rod 914.

[raynekat]

Couple more links to the dyno.

1st one is just running at 2000-2500rpm and checking all the spark plugs. With the Pertronix ignition, a cylinder can be advanced or retarded a couple a degrees due to inaccuracies in the manufacturing of the rotor with the magnets. Such was the case with my engine. Three of cylinders were dead on, the other three were advanced/retarded a degree or two.

Likely not an issue, but we look at a couple more rotors to see if we can find a better one.

https://vimeo.com/253575134?utm_source=emai..._campaign=28749

Next video is of the dyno run to 224.8 peak hp.

https://vimeo.com/253574791?utm_source=emai..._campaign=28749

[jmz]

Nicely done

[raynekat]

This is what Biarritz Weiz will look like....possibly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
You can see it...can't you?
Paint color seems to match the thread background color pretty well.
Weird.

[Cairo94507]

Congratulations! Coming along very nicely. The color is going to be nice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[raynekat]

Just picked up my new back pad straight from Germany and Porsche.
Our local dealer here in Portland, Sunset, gets very good prices on most of the factory parts.

Really looks nice and the vinyl is perfect in appearance.
I tried to repair my existing back pad, but in the end, it wasn't in that great of shape and my "sorry" attempt to resurrect it just wasn't cutting the mustard.

Two of the local hotshoes checking out the new cockpit digs.
I think they both give it thumbs up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[raynekat]

When is it too early to learn how to double clutch....never I guess. HA