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> Finishing A 914-6 GT Conversion Project, Great Start, But The Devil Is In The Details!
Lucky9146
post Aug 3 2015, 10:29 PM
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Bought This car in Nov 2013 and unfortunately it had to sit in my trailer until May of this year to get started on it. The picture is how the car looked the way I got it and how it came out of the trailer. Factory P/N steel flares, nice paint job, a not installed 3.0 close to ready to install, Oh, and an in process conversion. Just some cleaning and put it together and yes a lot of learning/ research. Because (a) I have never owned a 914. (b) never done an engine conversion (built a few). © never picked up where someone left off (you know how its easier to put something back together when you take it apart).

I got the "bug" from a friend who took me up the Ortega Hwy in his 6 conversion and I was hooked.

I decided to share my experiences with the "world" and hopefully along the way gain some insight. I have met some great 914 folks so far at swap meets and parts houses and everyone has been quite helpful. I will tell more of the story of what came with the car and what I have done so far as the days go by. Check in once in a while.


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Lucky9146   Finishing A 914-6 GT Conversion Project   Aug 3 2015, 10:29 PM
Lucky9146   Received the breather today. Here it is pictured ...   Dec 15 2017, 09:00 PM
Cairo94507   Nice looking part. :trophy:   Dec 16 2017, 08:10 AM
whitetwinturbo   :cheer: :beer1:   Dec 20 2017, 08:11 PM
Lucky9146   Cairo94507 post Dec 16 2017, 06:10 AM Nice lookin...   Dec 20 2017, 11:13 PM
Lucky9146   A good lesson on what NOT to do (don’t put shit ...   Jan 1 2018, 09:30 PM
Lucky9146   Got my steering wheel back and the hand leather wr...   Jan 2 2018, 09:39 AM
Lucky9146   Progress! I was out in the garage 11 hours. ...   Jan 3 2018, 09:29 PM
mmichalik   Jim, Where did you get the steering wheel wrapped...   Jan 4 2018, 12:05 AM
Lucky9146   Jim, Where did you get the steering wheel wrappe...   Jan 4 2018, 09:17 AM
mmichalik   Turns out thats is the same shop / guy that did th...   Jan 4 2018, 06:57 PM
Lucky9146   Everything happens for a reason. Drove up for the...   Jan 7 2018, 03:14 PM
defianty   I'm no expert on the expansion tank and charco...   Jan 7 2018, 03:35 PM
Lucky9146   I'm no expert on the expansion tank and charc...   Jan 8 2018, 10:58 AM
mepstein   All the 4’s had the expansion tank and charcoal ...   Jan 7 2018, 04:08 PM
Lucky9146   All the 4’s had the expansion tank and charcoal...   Jan 8 2018, 11:05 AM
rick8928   While building a Factory Five cobra replica, creat...   Jan 7 2018, 06:46 PM
Lucky9146   While building a Factory Five cobra replica, crea...   Jan 8 2018, 11:10 AM
gothspeed   Good idea on the deletion of the expansion tank an...   Jan 8 2018, 11:32 AM
Lucky9146   Good idea on the deletion of the expansion tank a...   Jan 8 2018, 11:52 AM
mepstein   :agree: You don't want the tank to "press...   Jan 8 2018, 11:56 AM
gothspeed   [quote name='gothspeed' post='2565678' date='Jan ...   Jan 8 2018, 02:46 PM
Lucky9146   Trunk Is Finished! I think…. Finally receiv...   Jan 11 2018, 11:19 PM
Lucky9146   And there is actually just a little room left :) ...   Jan 11 2018, 11:22 PM
914Toy   And there is actually just a little room left :) ...   Jan 12 2018, 12:06 PM
Lucky9146   And there is actually just a little room left :)...   Jan 12 2018, 06:13 PM
moparrob   Stud. You are definitely obsessed.   Jan 12 2018, 12:29 AM
Lucky9146   Stud. You are definitely obsessed. :D Yes I gu...   Jan 12 2018, 05:55 PM
Larmo63   Jim's car is awesome, he's right at that p...   Jan 12 2018, 11:23 AM
Lucky9146   Jim's car is awesome, he's right at that ...   Jan 12 2018, 06:11 PM
ValcoOscar   Oh Jim- Looking good!!!! You are...   Jan 12 2018, 12:13 PM
Lucky9146   Oh Jim- Looking good!!!! You ar...   Jan 12 2018, 06:21 PM
Lucky9146   Nope wasn’t done in the front trunk! :( No...   Jan 13 2018, 09:35 PM
Jett   Thank you for the kind words but it’s easy to he...   Jan 14 2018, 11:08 AM
moparrob   Funny, that hose looks like it is either filled wi...   Jan 14 2018, 02:51 PM
Lucky9146   Funny, that hose looks like it is either filled w...   Jan 14 2018, 05:25 PM
Larmo63   As a test, I too decided to ditch the charcoal and...   Jan 14 2018, 03:39 PM
Lucky9146   As a test, I too decided to ditch the charcoal an...   Jan 14 2018, 05:29 PM
Larmo63   I did, of course. I feel so good dropping 4.25 po...   Jan 14 2018, 09:20 PM
Lucky9146   I did, of course. I feel so good dropping 4.25 p...   Jan 17 2018, 09:17 PM
Lucky9146   Here is where the breather ended up. I was trying...   Jan 17 2018, 09:25 PM
Lucky9146   Picture of Engine. Really close now! :white9...   Jan 17 2018, 09:37 PM
jkb944t   Picture of Engine. Really close now! :white...   Jan 18 2018, 07:07 AM
Lucky9146   Picture of Engine. Really close now! :whit...   Jan 18 2018, 07:53 PM
Steve   Looks great!! When are we going to see yo...   Jan 17 2018, 10:27 PM
Lucky9146   Looks great!! When are we going to see y...   Jan 18 2018, 11:04 AM
ValcoOscar   Looks great!! When are we going to see y...   Jan 18 2018, 11:10 AM
Lucky9146   Looks great!! When are we going to see ...   Jan 18 2018, 05:38 PM
moparrob   Wow, you are getting close! Give me a call wh...   Jan 17 2018, 11:48 PM
Lucky9146   Wow, you are getting close! Give me a call w...   Jan 18 2018, 11:10 AM
Lucky9146   Wow, you are getting close! Give me a call w...   Feb 8 2018, 12:17 AM
ValcoOscar   Wow, you are getting close! Give me a call ...   Feb 8 2018, 01:12 AM
moparrob   Wow, you are getting close! Give me a call ...   Feb 8 2018, 01:43 AM
defianty   Looking great Jim! Can't wait to see pics ...   Jan 18 2018, 11:45 AM
Larmo63   At the end of my build and initial start up, I mad...   Jan 18 2018, 07:04 PM
Lucky9146   At the end of my build and initial start up, I ma...   Jan 18 2018, 07:59 PM
Lucky9146   Well yesterday was a big day as I felt it was fina...   Jan 18 2018, 08:55 PM
Lucky9146   The plan for today seemed simple enough get some C...   Jan 18 2018, 09:45 PM
whitetwinturbo   .....................shut down water heater if in ...   Jan 18 2018, 10:51 PM
Lucky9146   .....................shut down water heater if in...   Jan 19 2018, 09:29 AM
defianty   That's rough Jim. I had a similar problem when...   Jan 19 2018, 02:41 AM
Lucky9146   That's rough Jim. I had a similar problem whe...   Jan 19 2018, 09:35 AM
jkb944t   Wow, I feel your pain! I went through the exa...   Jan 19 2018, 06:58 AM
Lucky9146   Wow, I feel your pain! I went through the ex...   Jan 19 2018, 09:43 AM
Lucky9146   Thought I would show what I came up with as a batt...   Jan 19 2018, 09:56 AM
bbrock   Thought I would show what I came up with as a bat...   Jan 19 2018, 11:32 AM
Lucky9146   Thought I would show what I came up with as a ba...   Jan 19 2018, 07:42 PM
pete000   Thought I would show what I came up with as a bat...   Jan 19 2018, 02:55 PM
Lucky9146   Thought I would show what I came up with as a ba...   Jan 19 2018, 07:55 PM
Larmo63   To be on the safe side, you only need to put a gal...   Jan 19 2018, 10:05 AM
Lucky9146   To be on the safe side, you only need to put a ga...   Jan 19 2018, 07:45 PM
Lucky9146   To be on the safe side, you only need to put a ga...   Jan 20 2018, 10:15 PM
Larmo63   I modified a clutch pedal stop for a battery hold ...   Jan 19 2018, 07:32 PM
Lucky9146   I modified a clutch pedal stop for a battery hold...   Jan 19 2018, 07:47 PM
Lucky9146   Premature Dejackulation (when you take your car o...   Jan 20 2018, 12:53 AM
Lucky9146   This is how short this line actually is and how it...   Jan 20 2018, 01:04 AM
moparrob   Nicely done.   Jan 20 2018, 01:47 AM
defianty   :agree:   Jan 20 2018, 04:23 AM
defianty   I guessing with your lack of updates the car's...   Feb 2 2018, 02:09 PM
914forme   Strainer can be found on Tangerine Racing's we...   Feb 2 2018, 02:16 PM
moparrob   :popcorn:   Feb 2 2018, 03:35 PM
Lucky9146   Thanks for reaching out guys and the strainer tip....   Feb 2 2018, 11:03 PM
defianty   I hope your family member is recovering well Jim. ...   Feb 3 2018, 07:31 AM
Lucky9146   I hope your family member is recovering well Jim....   Feb 3 2018, 05:12 PM
lonewolfe   You can still buy this fuel tank nipple kits new f...   Feb 3 2018, 05:57 PM
Lucky9146   You can still buy this fuel tank nipple kits new ...   Feb 3 2018, 07:54 PM
Lucky9146   [quote name='lonewolfe' post='2574803' date='Feb ...   Feb 5 2018, 10:43 AM
Lucky9146   While I’m waiting for gas tank parts I got into ...   Feb 4 2018, 11:36 PM
lonewolfe   Wow, nice improvement!   Feb 5 2018, 12:43 AM
Lucky9146   Wow, nice improvement! Thanks, I do what I c...   Feb 5 2018, 10:07 AM
Lucky9146   The other project I’ve been working on while wai...   Feb 6 2018, 11:55 AM
Lucky9146   Fitting and clamping and final sanding the opening...   Feb 6 2018, 12:00 PM
Lucky9146   All done. Next is prime and paint! :white914...   Feb 6 2018, 12:03 PM
Maltese Falcon   Nicely done Jim and the belt sander (looks like 6...   Feb 7 2018, 01:25 AM
Lucky9146   Nicely done Jim and the belt sander (looks like 6...   Feb 7 2018, 12:52 PM
ValcoOscar   Very creative technique for cut out Jim... :Qarl: ...   Feb 7 2018, 01:08 PM
Larmo63   Let's get that thing started..... :confused: ...   Feb 7 2018, 03:20 PM
Lucky9146   Let's get that thing started..... :confused: ...   Feb 8 2018, 12:13 AM
defianty   Let's get that thing started..... :confused: ...   Feb 7 2018, 03:33 PM
Lucky9146   The fuel line nipple arrived today from Bruce Ston...   Feb 8 2018, 12:05 AM
jkb944t   The fuel line nipple arrived today from Bruce Sto...   Feb 8 2018, 06:54 AM
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