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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   Wanted to take a minute to give the utmost credit ...   Apr 11 2018, 08:34 PM
ValcoOscar   Wanted to take a minute to give the utmost credit...   Apr 12 2018, 07:33 AM
Lucky9146   Wanted to take a minute to give the utmost credi...   Apr 12 2018, 09:26 AM
ValcoOscar   [quote name='ValcoOscar' post='2598738' date='Apr...   Apr 12 2018, 09:48 AM
pete000   This is on my wish list...   Apr 11 2018, 10:56 PM
Lucky9146   Had a chance to go to the Peterson Museum today an...   Apr 15 2018, 09:59 PM
Lucky9146   There are some great cars at the Peterson and I wo...   Apr 15 2018, 10:05 PM
Lucky9146   As I said we, as in my wife and I, got a chance to...   Apr 15 2018, 10:17 PM
moparrob   As I said we, as in my wife and I, got a chance t...   Apr 15 2018, 11:53 PM
Lucky9146   As I said we, as in my wife and I, got a chance ...   Apr 16 2018, 09:23 AM
Lucky9146   Marty is going to do some rework to my Right heade...   Apr 15 2018, 10:48 PM
porschetub   [quote name='Lucky9146' date='Apr 16 2...   Apr 16 2018, 01:06 AM
Lucky9146   My car came with a Momo steering wheel. Posting P...   Apr 16 2018, 03:24 PM
mepstein   Looks like you have all the right parts except the...   Apr 16 2018, 04:02 PM
defianty   You'll need one of these too Jim. https://ww...   Apr 17 2018, 07:23 AM
Lucky9146   Back a page to page 30 Post 596 I was showing my c...   Apr 20 2018, 09:39 PM
Lucky9146   Below are the key points from the thread I posted ...   Apr 27 2018, 12:35 PM
914Toy   Below are the key points from the thread I posted...   Apr 27 2018, 01:54 PM
Lucky9146   [quote name='Lucky9146' post='2603364' date='Apr ...   Apr 27 2018, 03:44 PM
914Toy   [quote name='Lucky9146' post='2603364' date='Apr...   Apr 27 2018, 07:13 PM
Lucky9146   [quote name='Lucky9146' post='2603410' date='Apr ...   Apr 27 2018, 09:38 PM
moparrob   Man this is like a bad dream that just wont stop. ...   Apr 27 2018, 01:40 PM
Lucky9146   Man this is like a bad dream that just wont stop....   Apr 27 2018, 09:31 PM
Lucky9146   Drove it for about an hour yesterday and it is run...   Apr 29 2018, 04:13 PM
Steve   Are you running a puke bottle? Dumb me I overfill...   Apr 29 2018, 04:19 PM
Lucky9146   Are you running a puke bottle? Dumb me I overfil...   Apr 29 2018, 04:30 PM
Lucky9146   One thing I always wanted, but never thought I wou...   May 1 2018, 12:34 PM
Lucky9146   My upholsterer and I talked about recovering with ...   May 1 2018, 12:44 PM
Lucky9146   When I returned to the shop there was more bad new...   May 1 2018, 12:50 PM
Lucky9146   First I had to figure out which seat configuration...   May 1 2018, 01:03 PM
Lucky9146   :white914:   May 1 2018, 01:13 PM
Lucky9146   The seat shapes really were different in several p...   May 1 2018, 01:24 PM
Lucky9146   I cleaned up the rust and hit them with Por15 silv...   May 1 2018, 01:40 PM
914Toy   Bummer. Judging by your words, you have a remarkab...   May 1 2018, 01:51 PM
Lucky9146   Bummer. Judging by your words, you have a remarka...   May 1 2018, 07:44 PM
raynekat   Good on you to correct the issues with these seats...   May 1 2018, 02:15 PM
mepstein   Good on you to correct the issues with these seat...   May 1 2018, 02:18 PM
Lucky9146   Good on you to correct the issues with these sea...   May 1 2018, 07:54 PM
Lucky9146   Good on you to correct the issues with these seat...   May 1 2018, 07:47 PM
ValcoOscar   Sorry about your latest seat challenge Jim but you...   May 1 2018, 02:37 PM
Lucky9146   Sorry about your latest seat challenge Jim but yo...   May 1 2018, 08:28 PM
porschetub   Bummer about the seats Jim, :agree: they could hav...   May 1 2018, 06:10 PM
Lucky9146   Bummer about the seats Jim, :agree: they could ha...   May 1 2018, 07:34 PM
Cairo94507   Sorry to see what you had to go through with your ...   May 1 2018, 06:19 PM
Lucky9146   Sorry to see what you had to go through with your...   May 1 2018, 08:33 PM
whitetwinturbo   .........here's to the guy who sold you a ...   May 1 2018, 08:40 PM
Lucky9146   .........here's to the guy who sold you a ...   May 2 2018, 02:31 PM
moparrob   Man, you are a STUD! Your level of detail kee...   May 1 2018, 10:33 PM
Lucky9146   Man, you are a STUD! Your level of detail ke...   May 2 2018, 02:34 PM
moparrob   I had planned to come down since I have been out...   May 2 2018, 07:31 PM
defianty   I can only imagine the pain when you realised the ...   May 2 2018, 02:14 AM
Lucky9146   So to finish off on all the drop link discussion l...   May 2 2018, 02:44 PM
Lucky9146   Seat Update My upholsterer is pretty resourceful....   May 3 2018, 10:52 PM
moparrob   I think upholsterers must be part alchemist and pa...   May 3 2018, 11:32 PM
Lucky9146   I think upholsterers must be part alchemist and p...   May 6 2018, 11:51 AM
Lucky9146   Next Update on the seats He starts with the inner...   May 5 2018, 08:43 AM
Lucky9146   Last weeks trip to local Cars & Coffee brought...   May 5 2018, 12:13 PM
altitude411   :thumbsup: Looks fantastic. Nice work   May 5 2018, 12:19 PM
Dougster   Hey Lucky, you should do yourself a favor and have...   May 6 2018, 12:26 PM
Lucky9146   Hey Lucky, you should do yourself a favor and hav...   May 6 2018, 12:39 PM
Lucky9146   Hey Lucky, you should do yourself a favor and hav...   May 7 2018, 11:23 PM
Lucky9146   Well this is what the seats looked like last Frida...   May 7 2018, 11:10 PM
Lucky9146   He did this with the seat bottoms which I thought ...   May 7 2018, 11:28 PM
Lucky9146   He was cutting and fitting the vinyl this afternoo...   May 7 2018, 11:39 PM
defianty   Ooh, they're gonna look good!   May 8 2018, 07:55 AM
Lucky9146   Ooh, they're gonna look good! Thanks...   May 8 2018, 08:55 AM
tygaboy   :agree: Thanks for posting all the details. I alw...   May 8 2018, 08:05 AM
Lucky9146   :agree: Thanks for posting all the details. I al...   May 8 2018, 09:01 AM
Lucky9146   And here is proof positive, from the back of the r...   May 8 2018, 09:12 AM
Lucky9146   Returning to the shop yesterday afternoon I found ...   May 11 2018, 10:58 PM
Lucky9146   He was working on the corduroy seat bottom panels ...   May 11 2018, 11:03 PM
Lucky9146   The vinyl sides were now completely finished and t...   May 11 2018, 11:08 PM
Larmo63   Wow, looking great!!! :woohoo:   May 12 2018, 12:24 AM
Lucky9146   Wow, looking great!!! :woohoo: Thank...   May 12 2018, 09:11 AM
Larmo63   I have those slots too, but there is nothing in th...   May 12 2018, 04:07 PM
Lucky9146   I’m running about a day behind in posting. I ha...   May 12 2018, 06:26 PM
moparrob   :worship:   May 12 2018, 07:24 PM
Lucky9146   :worship: I agree :worship: and Friday was the...   May 13 2018, 03:05 PM
raynekat   Looking crazy nice! Those will be some beautie...   May 12 2018, 11:30 PM
Lucky9146   Looking crazy nice! Those will be some beauti...   May 13 2018, 03:22 PM
Lucky9146   Head rest installed with silicone on the post sha...   May 13 2018, 03:12 PM
Lucky9146   What a great experience! I highly recommend ...   May 13 2018, 03:20 PM
Cairo94507   Terrific looking seats. :trophy:   May 13 2018, 03:24 PM
Lucky9146   Terrific looking seats. :trophy: Thanks! H...   May 15 2018, 12:40 PM
defianty   I have seat envy! :drooley: I think an upgr...   May 15 2018, 10:28 AM
Lucky9146   I have seat envy! :drooley: I think an upg...   May 15 2018, 10:34 PM
daytona   Beautiful seats. It is a pleasure to see a craftsm...   May 15 2018, 10:42 AM
Lucky9146   Beautiful seats. It is a pleasure to see a crafts...   May 15 2018, 09:04 PM
Mueller   He did a great job on those seats. Interesting to ...   May 15 2018, 11:06 AM
Lucky9146   He did a great job on those seats. Interesting to...   May 15 2018, 10:00 PM
ValcoOscar   :trophy: Congratulations Jim on making these sea...   May 15 2018, 11:29 AM
Lucky9146   :trophy: Congratulations Jim on making these se...   May 16 2018, 09:11 PM
mepstein   I missed the part were you removed the red roll ba...   May 16 2018, 05:04 AM
Lucky9146   I missed the part were you removed the red roll b...   May 16 2018, 09:32 PM
Coondog   Wow, my dream seats, Congrats.... :)   May 16 2018, 05:34 AM
eric9144   Damn they look good! It's amazing what a ...   May 16 2018, 02:16 PM
raynekat   Drop dead gorgeous seats.   May 16 2018, 05:20 PM
Larmo63   I should have warned you about the smaller bolts t...   May 16 2018, 09:18 PM
moparrob   And in my driveway in 2010...   May 16 2018, 09:43 PM
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