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> 914-6/904 project begins
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post Nov 26 2020, 02:51 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.
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I wonder which parts bin the switch assem came out of?
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post Nov 26 2020, 04:34 PM
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Blah blah blah ,yada yada yada . When is this sweetheart gonna carve some corners???? I might venture that some of these folks are jealous of your skills. I am. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Ride on..!!!
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post Nov 27 2020, 09:46 AM
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QUOTE(Unobtanium-inc @ Nov 26 2020, 09:45 AM) *

I might have to entice you to head upstate to consult with me!


Hey Adam - would definitely like to get up there to meet and check out the project once some of the current craziness settles down!
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post Nov 30 2020, 11:37 AM
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Ok, it's all welded up, one car again. Now the real fun can begin!


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post Dec 4 2020, 07:37 PM
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Nothing terribly exciting today. Found an hour at the end of the day today and pulled the big wheels and big brakes off the back. Swapped them out for regular stuff.

Tomorrow should be fun though, my mechanic Rick is coming by to help me set up the suspension. I bolted it all up but it's not set up. The magic hands of the the Bavarian Rocket Scientist will be on display.


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post Dec 5 2020, 12:58 AM
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Dino 246, Testarossa, Daytona, 904GTS.
If a market exists for a miniature electric 914, what quality threshold would make them collectible, as say, matchbox toys.
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post Dec 5 2020, 09:42 AM
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Today went exactly as planned. Rick came by and did in 45 minutes what it probably would have taken me 3 days to get right. It helps sometimes to bring in someone who has been doing Porsches before I was born.

Ride height is nice, set well, so I can start fitting the 904 body now.
I feel like this is like painting a car, 100 hours of prep for 2 hours of paint work.

Oh well, no one said this project was going to be easy, and it's cheaper then therapy.


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post Dec 6 2020, 12:08 AM
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It's been so long since I started on this project I put some side by side pics to see how much the car has been transformed.


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post Dec 6 2020, 01:25 PM
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Looks kinda like a dune buggy now....or maybe a lunar rover. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Great progress.
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post Dec 6 2020, 04:32 PM
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Looks kinda like a dune buggy now....or maybe a lunar rover. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Great progress.


25 years ago I made a dune buggy out of a 914 I found in a junk yard. It was a running, driving car and now I often wonder what I was thinking.
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post Dec 6 2020, 07:26 PM
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Adam, maybe I missed it, but did you you sleeve the longs when you joined the two halves back together?
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post Dec 6 2020, 08:55 PM
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Adam, maybe I missed it, but did you you sleeve the longs when you joined the two halves back together?

No, because most of them will still be cut to accept the 904 door. I plan to box the whole inside with plate steel, then make my final outer cuts. Here is what the practice car looked like.


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post Dec 10 2020, 06:49 PM
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Nothing crazy this week. After the cutting the car in half head game I decided to take it easy and tackle something that won't take much thought. Time to eradicate the yellow. I've always hated the yellow, and being a former racecar, EVERYTHING IS YELLOW!

It's a start.


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post Dec 10 2020, 09:20 PM
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Building a custom, makes for measuring twice.
The shortened wheelbase affecting the steering geometry, slightly.
I am loving this build, the 904 a desired object of art.
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post Dec 11 2020, 10:20 AM
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Because everything looks better in black!


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post Dec 12 2020, 04:36 PM
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Well, it's tight but not too tight for a 10 year old! The kids went with me to the shop today and Max got to sit in the car, still too big for him.


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post Dec 19 2020, 09:22 PM
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Marveling at the skills, the 550 build came to mind, thought you might be encouraged that it is all quite feasible, and beautiful.
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http://fueltank.cc/blog/maserati-300s
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post Dec 20 2020, 08:42 AM
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Marveling at the skills, the 550 build came to mind, thought you might be encouraged that it is all quite feasible, and beautiful.
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http://fueltank.cc/blog/maserati-300s

They employed the same construction method, the wire form. I think more people are adopting this method over the traditional wood buck. The wood buck doesn't give you the ability to join panels as well, or clamp the panel for fitting.
The 550 is coming along nicely, I've secured about half the body in original metal, the rest we have made. I found a fender recently, the guy hasn't decided if he will sell it yet, but I'm on it.
So far I have the tail off of 0058, the doors and inner fenders off of 0132 , and the hood off of 0114.


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post Dec 22 2020, 05:38 PM
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Tomorrow is going to be fun. Picked up the plate steel to box in the inner cockpit, before I cut the outer longs.
I got 1/4 inch, maybe overkill but I want it to be strong.


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post Dec 22 2020, 07:18 PM
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QUOTE(Unobtanium-inc @ Dec 22 2020, 06:38 PM) *

Tomorrow is going to be fun. Picked up the plate steel to box in the inner cockpit, before I cut the outer longs.
I got 1/4 inch, maybe overkill but I want it to be strong.

I want to help/learn.
I hope I'm not too far away. Teach me
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