 BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Stacks914, Might be part of a build off???? |
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| Mikey914 |
 Sep 28 2015, 04:47 PM
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The rubber man  Group: Members Posts: 12,649 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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As long as you can verify the points as per the maintence manual it could be ok, but I'd start looking at it before going crazy. Easier to make corrections now than later. This is another good thing to document. There are measuring tools that you can acquire to check the measurements, basically a straight rod with to reference points that have a digital slide that tells the distance. Not sure what they are called, but if you can verify the measurements prior to doing the build it would be in your best interest.
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| Stacks914 |
Sep 29 2015, 12:27 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(scotty b @ Sep 28 2015, 02:33 PM)  I don't mean to be offensive or tell you what to do here, BUT you're undertaking a pretty critical change on a very rusty car that you did NO bracing to before cutting out a bunch of metal. Now..... IF..... you have a bench or frame jig of some sort you plan to mount the body to in order to complete the Vette swap, all is good, but IMHO you just f-ed the car by not doing anything to reinforce it prior to removing a lot of structural integrity. IMHO you need to stop right now, find someone with a solid project car nearby and make a heavy duty table off of that car, then mount yours to keep everything in alignment this makes my head hurt. you don't seem to have any idea of my plans or my actual skill set but just spout off your opinion . Telling me I f'd up a car when you don't know anything about it. Save the 2 cents man you have told me nothing as your assessment is incorrect. the only thing you have told me is you just jump conclusions and base your opinion on partial or false information. This build has no use for you. You in fact are wasting both our time here |
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| Olympic 914 |
Sep 29 2015, 06:06 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Stacks914 @ Sep 29 2015, 02:27 AM) QUOTE(scotty b @ Sep 28 2015, 02:33 PM) I don't mean to be offensive or tell you what to do here, BUT you're undertaking a pretty critical change on a very rusty car that you did NO bracing to before cutting out a bunch of metal. Now..... IF..... you have a bench or frame jig of some sort you plan to mount the body to in order to complete the Vette swap, all is good, but IMHO you just f-ed the car by not doing anything to reinforce it prior to removing a lot of structural integrity. IMHO you need to stop right now, find someone with a solid project car nearby and make a heavy duty table off of that car, then mount yours to keep everything in alignment this makes my head hurt. you don't seem to have any idea of my plans or my actual skill set but just spout off your opinion . Telling me I f'd up a car when you don't know anything about it. Save the 2 cents man you have told me nothing as your assessment is incorrect. the only thing you have told me is you just jump conclusions and base your opinion on partial or false information. This build has no use for you. You in fact are wasting both our time here Not the way to make a lot of friends here. Scotty may not know YOUR car or project but he knows a lot about these cars in general. Unless you are building a complete tube frame from scratch and just dropping a 914 shell on it, keeping the tub straight with bracing is critical. especially with all the welding you will be doing. I will be cheering for you to get this finished in 1 year ..... |
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| scotty b |
Sep 29 2015, 06:38 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Stacks914 @ Sep 28 2015, 10:27 PM) QUOTE(scotty b @ Sep 28 2015, 02:33 PM) I don't mean to be offensive or tell you what to do here, BUT you're undertaking a pretty critical change on a very rusty car that you did NO bracing to before cutting out a bunch of metal. Now..... IF..... you have a bench or frame jig of some sort you plan to mount the body to in order to complete the Vette swap, all is good, but IMHO you just f-ed the car by not doing anything to reinforce it prior to removing a lot of structural integrity. IMHO you need to stop right now, find someone with a solid project car nearby and make a heavy duty table off of that car, then mount yours to keep everything in alignment this makes my head hurt. you don't seem to have any idea of my plans or my actual skill set but just spout off your opinion . Telling me I f'd up a car when you don't know anything about it. Save the 2 cents man you have told me nothing as your assessment is incorrect. the only thing you have told me is you just jump conclusions and base your opinion on partial or false information. This build has no use for you. You in fact are wasting both our time here I apologize. You are absolutely right, I should not have espoused my mis-informed opinion of your car or your work. I'll sit quietly on the sideline watching with bated breath. Best of luck on your build (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| Cairo94507 |
Sep 29 2015, 06:49 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,725 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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| Stacks914 |
Sep 29 2015, 02:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Scott I am sorry I am sure you are a valuable asset to the boardI should have not went off. it gets late I get cranky when assumptions are made. please accept my apologies and while I do appreciate your input I just did not like the way it was delivered. Anyway the car has a long kit that is already on. The car was amazingly square and still is. But I will be building a cage for the car as well.
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| trojanhorsepower |
Sep 29 2015, 04:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 861 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) I applaud you both. It is so refreshing to see people acting like adults! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 1 2015, 01:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Update Eric@kitcarchassis.com has been in contact and while my adapter has been delayed I am told it will be on its way!!
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| mbseto |
Oct 2 2015, 07:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Stacks914 @ Sep 29 2015, 04:02 PM) ...I get cranky when assumptions are made. The minute you start posting pictures, you reveal a ton of information about your car. You may notice when people here ask for advice and post a picture, responders often pick out amazingly obscure details from the photo. Point being: I don't think many assumptions are being made here. You are showing your car, your shop, and your workmanship in these photos. I don't think anyone here was knocking you, rather they were trying to help you make a successful project. |
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| Andyrew |
Oct 2 2015, 10:33 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Would you mind updating your first post to include details of your car?
Looks like an interesting an huge project! I really hope you can get it done as I would love to see the fab work. |
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| Mueller |
Oct 2 2015, 11:18 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Oh boy, that is going to be a lot of work...I love it!
I might have to subscribe to this build! |
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 2 2015, 12:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
This is from the front
Ok guys I am posting picks of building my car. I have about three days maybe 12 hours total on this Build of actual of the car. I am in a build off.... So here are pics of the car and what I have been doing. I am really just currently deconstructing. The build will have a corvette c6 front and C5 rear suspension and a tube chassis, and c5 z06 rims that are 17/18. The powertrain I have is a 5.3 out of an 04 silverado. the trans is a boxster S unit. I also have a 70mm turbo for the engine. I have purchased but am still waiting on the adapter. Will probably be extending the rear of the car at least 5-8 inches as I would like to use the stock accesorys. or I would like to keep the power streering pump at least and the alternator. I am a bigger guy and really cannot sacrifice any room inside. Plus I would like a nice stereo in there(and a hot woman). And that is about it. I am just a one man operation building this car out of his garage. I do not own a shop. I will be doing all of the work myself or as much as possible. I realize I am in a build off but really this is cheap entertainment for me. So please lets keep it entertaining. Currently in Omaha NE and no one knows what this car is. but they do think its cute and want one...lol. I have not seen one of these on the road in years. I have 2. This red one I bought with the intentions of flipping and making some quick money. After about 6 weeks of trying to sort out the engine my patience and money I had allocated for this car was done. So it became the focus of the build only becuase it was titled in Ne and would not have go through inspection. I realize I am in way over my head here thats where i am comfortable. The welding on the car will be conducted by a local professional that works on nuclear reactors until I am comfortable I can do it but its really not that hard and I am getting better. While I am currently on 31 total hours of work time. I have about 6 months of research into the car putting together a broad stroke design and I do not have every aspect of this car figured out in my head. I deal with the details as they arise! this might seam maddning to some of you but please bare with me! The details I have not figured out yet are! Yes I realize some of this stuff is a few hours google searching. Wiring harness: I have spent alot of time rewiring some of the factory porsche unit! I would like to ditch and update the whole thing! Anyone know a good one I could buy that will run the lights, engine, radio, and maybe a hvac system one day. Or at least an updated fuse boxe and I will wire and soldier one together? Would like to stay in the $400 range Boxster S Trans: I really have a bare boxster S trans I do not know what it takes to get it shifting entirely in my car, or how much it will cost? Radiator with fans: I have not found one yet or looked too deaply into this. When I get closer to needing it which will be soon I will. I just need the radiator I am not buying a kit? I see these pop up for a vette on craigs sometimes. really like the Factory 5 gtm install of these thoughts opinions? Dollar figure? Intercooler: I just haven't bought one and the tubing yet ECU: the fianl tuning willl be done by a professinal shop with dyno Fender Flares: I really like the plastic/riveted on look! Love liberty walk stuff!! Rear axles: will need porsche to corvette hubs methanol kit/80#injectors/bosche 044 fuel pump/tires/5 point belts/600hp rated clutch probably will stuff at least 7 speakers into the car The whole engine build is a few months away! though I might scrap the turbo system and build a destroked ls engine that revs as it would be more suited to the boxster trans either way 500whp should be attainable. I just love high revving engines but boost builds power cheap My toying with a dream additions (probably not going to make it) keyless push buttom start/power windows/locks Vintage heat and A/C Ring and pinion swap/lsd for trans My budgete is about 2-300 a week on top of what I have bought! |
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 2 2015, 12:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Hey motherfucker I know everything there is to know!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) I AM TOTALLY kidding i apologized for it as Scott did lets not bring up a dead horse and move on please!!! PLEASE. I know i know very little about this stuff and shoould shut up and listen sometimes as yes he was trying to help!
QUOTE(mbseto @ Oct 2 2015, 05:41 AM) QUOTE(Stacks914 @ Sep 29 2015, 04:02 PM) ...I get cranky when assumptions are made. The minute you start posting pictures, you reveal a ton of information about your car. You may notice when people here ask for advice and post a picture, responders often pick out amazingly obscure details from the photo. Point being: I don't think many assumptions are being made here. You are showing your car, your shop, and your workmanship in these photos. I don't think anyone here was knocking you, rather they were trying to help you make a successful project. |
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 3 2015, 02:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Cleaning out garage today weighing some things
72 Door weight = 36 lbs 75 Door weight =58 lbs 72 Bumpers = 19 lbs 75 Bumpers = 48 lbs both front and rear weigh the same About 100lb savings just in these two areas going with the older ones! Of course your going to lose that 5 star crash rating. These were weighed by me today back to back the Hydraulic rams for the 75 bumpers seamed to be about 20lbs total as well. So thats an easy 120lbs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| AndyB |
Oct 4 2015, 05:48 AM
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The Governor is watching me Group: Members Posts: 1,115 Joined: 10-April 10 From: Philadelphia New York Member No.: 11,595 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Sep 26 2015, 03:45 PM) L31M? Scarlet Red...that's painful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) that was the color of my build. |
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| rgalla9146 |
Oct 4 2015, 07:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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Do you have health insurance ? |
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| Porschef |
Oct 4 2015, 07:28 AM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 4 2015, 10:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Oct 4 2015, 05:03 AM) Do you have health insurance ? of course why wouold I need it? Something wrong with the paint? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 4 2015, 12:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Today I am spending it chasing my buddy who has a corvette down with a framing square. And a tape measure
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| Stacks914 |
Oct 6 2015, 11:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Got a power assisted steering column from an 05 equinox $50 at a junkyard. EBay has a kit that controls it. You can dial in more or less feel it's 75 shipped. Not a bad deal
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