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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   Well they FINALLY arrived! :driving: :white9...   Aug 1 2018, 08:20 PM
Lucky9146   And just installed :cheer: :driving: :white914:...   Aug 1 2018, 08:22 PM
Dion   That’s one very cool plate.   Aug 1 2018, 08:25 PM
Lucky9146   That’s one very cool plate. Thanks Dion, Mart...   Aug 2 2018, 11:43 AM
Maltese Falcon   :thumbsup: :shades2: :thumbsup:   Aug 1 2018, 08:49 PM
moparrob   Awesome!   Aug 1 2018, 08:59 PM
defianty   Awesome!   Aug 1 2018, 11:03 PM
Cairo94507   Perfect! :beer2:   Aug 2 2018, 12:15 PM
moparrob   Well, it appears they function as well as the rest...   Aug 2 2018, 01:24 PM
Lucky9146   Got my first chance to show off my new license pla...   Aug 5 2018, 11:57 AM
whitetwinturbo   :shades2: ...cool   Aug 14 2018, 10:42 AM
Lucky9146   Was on vacation in Michigan and heard of a Cars an...   Aug 18 2018, 09:32 PM
moparrob   Any chance it was one of the uber rare 8 cylinder ...   Aug 18 2018, 10:07 PM
Lucky9146   Have been monitoring an oil leak from the engine f...   Aug 22 2018, 12:08 PM
Lucky9146   Thinking the worst that the engine had to come out...   Aug 22 2018, 12:15 PM
defianty   The modified cooler looks great Jim. If only Rich ...   Aug 22 2018, 01:30 PM
Lucky9146   The modified cooler looks great Jim. If only Rich...   Aug 22 2018, 05:22 PM
mepstein   The modified cooler looks great Jim. If only Rich...   Aug 22 2018, 06:42 PM
mb911   Looks really nice. I talk with Rich every once and...   Aug 22 2018, 07:44 PM
mepstein   Looks really nice. I talk with Rich every once an...   Aug 22 2018, 08:30 PM
Lucky9146   Looks really nice. I talk with Rich every once a...   Aug 22 2018, 09:07 PM
Larmo63   I had Rich do my oil cooler too, and I'm using...   Aug 22 2018, 09:28 PM
Lucky9146   Heard from Rich Johnson while I was in Monterey th...   Aug 26 2018, 12:22 PM
914forme   That is great news why always having knowledgeable...   Aug 26 2018, 02:22 PM
live free & drive   So does this mean that if you are using, or intend...   Aug 26 2018, 04:09 PM
a914guy   So does this mean that if you are using, or inten...   Aug 26 2018, 10:01 PM
live free & drive   Thanks for the feedback. I'd say it fairly si...   Aug 26 2018, 10:42 PM
Lucky9146   Got my new oil cooler from Rich Johnson and it loo...   Sep 9 2018, 09:38 PM
pete000   You were able to replace the cooler with the engin...   Sep 9 2018, 10:31 PM
Lucky9146   You were able to replace the cooler with the engi...   Sep 10 2018, 12:02 AM
porschetub   [quote name='pete000' post='2647311' date='Sep 9 ...   Sep 12 2018, 02:57 PM
Larmo63   If you have the 'sectioned' oil cooler shr...   Sep 9 2018, 11:01 PM
Lucky9146   Oil cooler reinstalled and leaking oil line are no...   Sep 12 2018, 02:24 PM
mepstein   Oil cooler reinstalled and leaking oil line are n...   Sep 12 2018, 03:14 PM
pete000   My early six has that grey cooler shroud riveted o...   Sep 12 2018, 02:37 PM
Lucky9146   My early six has that grey cooler shroud riveted ...   Sep 13 2018, 08:00 AM
defianty   That's going to be a great upgrade Jim! Lo...   Sep 12 2018, 02:44 PM
Lucky9146   That's going to be a great upgrade Jim! L...   Sep 13 2018, 08:10 AM
defianty   Hope your paint job is progressing well. :beer2: ...   Sep 13 2018, 08:36 AM
Lucky9146   Visited Eric Shea at PMB Performance today in SLC....   Sep 13 2018, 02:37 PM
Lucky9146   Look what showed up yesterday from Germany! :c...   Sep 16 2018, 09:14 PM
seanery   after 15 years, I'm still looking for the ...   Sep 17 2018, 06:54 AM
Lucky9146   after 15 years, I'm still looking for the ...   Sep 17 2018, 10:57 PM
mepstein   after 15 years, I'm still looking for the ...   Sep 22 2018, 01:58 PM
Lucky9146   [quote name='Lucky9146' post='2649767' date='Sep ...   Sep 25 2018, 10:47 AM
Lucky9146   Years ago when I was in the infancy stage of looki...   Sep 22 2018, 12:45 PM
Dion   Jim I just read this entire thread page 1 to here....   Sep 24 2018, 08:23 PM
Lucky9146   Jim I just read this entire thread page 1 to here...   Sep 25 2018, 11:15 AM
Lucky9146   A lesson in NOT getting in a hurry. Well, I final...   Nov 4 2018, 11:01 AM
bbrock   And the after pic. I realize this is a small dea...   Nov 4 2018, 11:28 AM
Lucky9146   And the after pic. I realize this is a small de...   Nov 4 2018, 01:11 PM
Lucky9146   And I get to look at this view of the passenger se...   Nov 4 2018, 11:06 AM
mepstein   What paint did you use? I was thinking of using ce...   Nov 4 2018, 03:01 PM
Lucky9146   What paint did you use? I was thinking of using c...   Nov 4 2018, 04:24 PM
Lucky9146   Weather was amazing this morning so I couldn't...   Nov 10 2018, 09:52 PM
Steve   Small world!! Darren is sending me pictur...   Nov 10 2018, 10:37 PM
914Toy   Sounds interesting, err, what time do it start?   Nov 11 2018, 09:09 AM
Lucky9146   Sounds interesting, err, what time do it start? ...   Nov 11 2018, 10:04 AM
914Toy   What is the address?   Nov 14 2018, 03:43 PM
Lucky9146   What is the address? The main drag is S8 or Pas...   Nov 15 2018, 09:31 AM
914Toy   What is the address? The main drag is S8 or Pa...   Nov 15 2018, 11:51 AM
Lucky9146   Saturday morning was another beautiful day and 914...   Nov 19 2018, 01:36 AM
Cairo94507   Your car looks great. :beer2:   Nov 19 2018, 07:40 AM
Lucky9146   Your car looks great. :beer2: Thanks Michael...   Nov 19 2018, 11:44 PM
whitetwinturbo   :wub: :wub: :wub: ..............I like white...   Nov 19 2018, 11:58 PM
Lucky9146   :wub: :wub: :wub: ..............I like white...   Nov 20 2018, 05:18 PM
whitetwinturbo   :wub: :wub: :wub: ..............I like white...   Dec 18 2018, 09:25 PM
jmitro   beautiful   Nov 20 2018, 06:35 AM
Lucky9146   Last weekend I met someone video taping my car at ...   Nov 24 2018, 08:50 AM
defianty   Looks great Jim I can't tire of looking at you...   Nov 24 2018, 09:17 AM
Lucky9146   Looks great Jim I can't tire of looking at yo...   Nov 24 2018, 11:53 AM
Lucky9146   My friend who shot the Renn6 video I posted above ...   Nov 24 2018, 09:17 PM
Larmo63   I'm not parking my jalopy anywhere near Jim...   Nov 24 2018, 09:29 PM
Lucky9146   I'm not parking my jalopy anywhere near Jim...   Nov 24 2018, 10:45 PM
Coondog   Great looking build, now I know what mine will loo...   Nov 24 2018, 11:33 PM
Lucky9146   Great looking build, now I know what mine will lo...   Nov 25 2018, 12:35 PM
Lucky9146   While I figure out next steps (I am not in a big h...   Dec 10 2018, 03:59 PM
Lucky9146   Came across this link here to an earlier thread ab...   Mar 28 2019, 09:51 PM
Lucky9146   Met with the transmission guy yesterday and I lear...   Mar 31 2019, 08:56 PM
Lucky9146   He had this cut away that showed how the little ca...   Mar 31 2019, 09:00 PM
mepstein   I'm pretty sure Chris Foley said he needed to ...   Mar 31 2019, 09:19 PM
Lucky9146   I'm pretty sure Chris Foley said he needed to...   Mar 31 2019, 09:33 PM
Steve   Martin Bott does make specific kits to specific ye...   Mar 31 2019, 09:45 PM
Lucky9146   Martin Bott does make specific kits to specific y...   Mar 31 2019, 09:50 PM
Lucky9146   Baby steps on the 915 to 916 Trans. project Have d...   Apr 15 2019, 11:03 PM
whitetwinturbo   .................I'd wear that around my neck....   May 1 2019, 11:16 PM
rgalla9146   My mag case 915 with the Bott kit has been assembl...   May 2 2019, 06:24 AM
Lucky9146   My mag case 915 with the Bott kit has been assemb...   May 2 2019, 09:49 AM
Lucky9146   Ok finally getting to installing the Martin Bott 9...   May 31 2019, 12:42 PM
Lucky9146   But before we get to the missing teeth a check of ...   May 31 2019, 12:55 PM
Lucky9146   Removal of the bottom plate lowest point of the ge...   May 31 2019, 01:32 PM
Lucky9146   It was on to the little support block we were so c...   May 31 2019, 01:36 PM
aturboman   Still watching this great progress with baited bre...   May 31 2019, 02:49 PM
Lucky9146   Still watching this great progress with baited br...   May 31 2019, 03:53 PM
Steve   Nice!! I like the Electric speedo on mine...   May 31 2019, 02:54 PM
aturboman   Yes I'm looking to keep things as original as ...   May 31 2019, 05:29 PM
moparrob   I'm enjoying this portion of the thread and yo...   Jun 1 2019, 12:21 AM
Lucky9146   I'm enjoying this portion of the thread and y...   Jun 4 2019, 12:28 PM
defianty   Very nice Jim, this will be great reference for an...   Jun 1 2019, 02:22 AM
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