2016 Build-Off Challenge - Official Contest Thread, AND THE WINNER IS . . . Options

[JoeDees]

Just got home from a month-long vacation and can't wait to get to work this weekend! Vacation was fun even with all of the time spent with in-laws...

Needless to say, no progress was made on the 914 in April, just as no progress was made in March due to the finger incident, subsequent infection and resulting pneumonia.

[914forme]

April came and went.

Lets see Vendors supported, Tangerine Racing, Chris makes great stuff, and since I am working on suspension points, Chris is getting some of my dollars.

AA- order placed a while back, and they shipped me a set of euro - rear repo lenses. One was not assembled correctly, and they fixed that, shipped me a new replacement, and a mailing label with postage paid for the return. That turned out way better than I thought it would. New side of AA, I can sure hope.

Trip to Hersey was a success, got parts I needed, from painted bumper, thanks to Garold. Picked up more 8x15 Centerlines, these things seem to be following me home now. Promptly got sick with an upper respiratory thing, that sidelined me for a week.

Sad part is not as much work as I would like is getting done on the 914, this month new motor mounts went in. Nothing like doing things twice to make you feel productive.

Engine was dropped again today, so I could move the shell out of the way. DDs all need scheduled maintenance, so that is what I am doing this weekend. Needed the lift so I could do the timing belt on my TDI. Got fan switch replaced on a Chevy Cobalt, and Oil changed in my wife's EOS. TDI is torn down, will get the belt done, oil change, frost heater installed, water pump replaced, normal stuff.

[trojanhorsepower]

Well, April has sucked for progress.
Surprises: The door won't close.... so I just sit there and look at it. Doug will come by and we will see if we can save it. It just barely won't close. Also now it rubs the latch.

Vendors: no

[Mikey914]

March update
Got some work done. Rear trunk is pretty well done. I have to add the muffler shield but I will hold off on that for now.


Moved on to the Pass rear quarter, but am having trouble getting everything lined up. Oh well.

No new surprises, no help, no vendors.

Looks too familiar, lots of work!

[Garland]

April Update: Michigan Build
Michigan Build Link
Build progress :

Headlamps on hold, still working out the bugs.
On the interior, I changed out a early "sinning leather" for an early "leather". I like the more flat sheen of the now installed interior.

Unexpected challenges:

As I said the headlamps are going slowly, but I am making progress. The interior I had stored for years, was warped on the corners of the back pad, and the door panels also needed some work.

Vendors:

Again PMB, 2 sets of studs, seem to always need something. Also had a exchange about windshields with ProSource Glass international
www.prosourceglassintl.com

Progress Pictures:










The rest of the interior, and more @ Michigan Build Link Thanks for the look. "Michigan Build"

[Andyrew]

April Build Update: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2326571

Been a busy week, so I havent had time to put my monthly update here.


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Figured out the clutch slave mount, need to add an extra reinforcement to prevent flex.

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Ditched the aluminum intercooler tube and went with a stainless steel one. Shouldnt have any issues here.

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Finished up a bunch of coolant stuff and ran a pressure test only to find a leak in my hot side stainless tube. I will need to reweld the leak this weekend.

Then I went to Italy, Germany, and France... Drove the Nurburgring, visited the Porsche museum. You know, normal month (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Pics and video in my thread of Europe.

[whitetwinturbo]

April Build Update: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2326571

Been a busy week, so I havent had time to put my monthly update here.


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Figured out the clutch slave mount, need to add an extra reinforcement to prevent flex.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-172-1459913442_thumb.jpg)
Ditched the aluminum intercooler tube and went with a stainless steel one. Shouldnt have any issues here.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-172-1460403429_thumb.jpg)
Finished up a bunch of coolant stuff and ran a pressure test only to find a leak in my hot side stainless tube. I will need to reweld the leak this weekend.

Then I went to Italy, Germany, and France... Drove the Nurburgring, visited the Porsche museum. You know, normal month (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Pics and video in my thread of Europe.

...........standing on my head trying to figure out how that clutch slave thingie works....looks like it's where the throttle peddle would be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[Andyrew]

More pics in my thread, but its just a little to the right. Im not using a cable gas pedal so thats why I put it there.

[whitetwinturbo]

Got it. Love your other thread!

[brettrarnold]

Embarrassingly no progress for our 914 baby this month and with no progress, no vendors or no unexpected challenges.

[Nutter965]

It's been a more productive month so far ! And hopefully more to come this month, the rear of the tub is pretty much done floor wise just waiting on my local shop making the e brake bracket for me, there lasering it out and folding it for me, there wouldn't have been enough metal left on the original to move the mounts, I've mounted the front and rear bumpers for a trial fit ...... eeek the rear is away off so we're moving steadily !



So vendors used 52 fifteen ....

There's more on my main thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[trojanhorsepower]

Well May has be back on track. Doug L. came over and saved the day. We went from this:
To this:

After I took the fender back off and fixed some of the problem spots, I reinstalled it and after a lot of finagling, I got it back in place.

No vendors, but lots of help from Doug!
Biggest problem was figuring out how pulling or pushing on this spot moved all the others.

[Darren C]

Month 8 has flown by and like all previous months I’ve managed to find a few hours each day to work on the car, and update my diary late into each night.

Achievements this month,

90% of the interior is restored and back in, and the car is starting to look real pretty.

Challenges.

Again it’s been a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Things didn’t go to plan, my friend breaking the windshield I’d spent hours carefully removing from the car and cleaning up, the trimmers continually having trouble with the knee roll (that in the end I had to re-trim myself) and issues with parts. On the flip side with a little perseverance as a whole the car looks fantastic and much better than hoped for.

Purchases.

Still working through the large box of parts from 914rubber, some parts from Porsche Centre and some disappointing parts fro AA that will be going back!

With just a handful of months left now in this 12 month build challenge I feel that the light at the end of the tunnel is near and I can’t wait to finally get to drive it!

It’s an epic read this month (it sure took me a good while to write up and photograph) so thank you in advance for taking time out to read my ramblings.

:-)

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=247250

[Andyrew]

May Build Update: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...780&st=540#


Sadly it looks like I needed to extend the harness a bit.
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Luckily I happen to know a guy whos done this before (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Thanks Mike Bellis for your hours of work!!

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Also got the shifter mounted (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) yes its crude. Its temporary until I get the center console built.
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Video of action. Loving the location

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yz_uBNnIPE


Finally got some 2ga wire for my main power lead to the wiring harness. Way overkill but it will ensure I have plenty of supply power. Backing it up with a 250amp inline fuse.

Next months goal is a running engine!

[stevegm]

Any remaining 914world Round Two Voting voting, before we compile those results? Here is the link for the poll in case you haven't voted yet - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V29QVXS

[Mueller]

No progress on my end, car is still across the street in storage, motor is under my workbench collecting dust. I fully expect to come in dead last on this quarters poll (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[Garland]

May Update: Michigan Build
Michigan Build Link
Build progress :

Headlamps have become a daunting task. Each time I think I have it right, I over think it and start again. The housing is not square, the tuBe for the monts is on a angle. When rotating the housing the geometry changes. I'm getting close, and looking at additional lamps in the turn signal buckets.

I found disscustion about turbo tie rods, well what I got from eBay a few years back looks now to be fake. So....I got a set for a great price here on the form and installed them correctly. Much better with the steering stops, and now I have the bellows to.

A lot of catch up and correction this month. Found the front spacers were to large, poor clearance to the fender. Originally I had 10mm in the rear, and 20 in the front. 10 all around should work, waiting on the new front spacers to arrive.

Unexpected challenges:

Many, as explained above. Also camara with a phone failed yesterday, so pictures lower quality this month.

Vendors:

Customadeonly.com (spacer's aluminum)

Progress Pictures:









The restoration car is coming along nicely, never started a blog, or link on the car. Just posted a few here and there. I will when finished post the whole 13 year complete story.
soon to come back to earth. (Tires touch the ground)
Sneek peek:



All the rest @ Michigan Build Link Thanks for the look. "Michigan Build"

[914forme]

May Update:

Daughter got married, and the event went off extremely well. With all the sleepless nights I got a few things done.

Tangerine Racing rear shock mounts installed, and welded up 4 rust holes in the trunk. Finished welding my engine mounts into the car.

Vendors used:
Tire Rack
Ebay
Tangerine Racing
Rebel Racing
Elephant Racing
Jegs
914Rubber
Simple Digital Systems
and my friends Boxster S stash of parts

Most troubling issue, ran out of mig wire, which means there is 49 pounds of the stuff used in the build of this car, I would say 90% of it gets ground out.

Frustration number 2, is it seems my rear trunk has a gravitational pull of its own. Just when I seem to be moving on, I look up, and see light shining through the trunk floor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Car is getting uglier per day it seems, and no light at the end of the tunnel, it will be so worth it when it is done.

[Olympic 914]

Olympic Blue Resurrection May 16 update.

Well I have continued to work on the body, I just haven't posted anything about it. I mean how many pictures of a couple fenders in primer can people stand.

lots of work trying to get the lips on the fenders to look just right. I think I finally got them.

Many many hours into this.







Finally I think its good enough.



Also decided to finish the trunk lid.



it has the final paint on now.



Next step will be to get the paint on the tub. So I will block this down hopefully only one more time ( Ha-Ha ) and shoot some real paint.



I can't wait to start putting it back together.

(still have to do the doors and front trunk lid though.)

Vendors :

Picked up some parts at Hershey. And met a bunch of fun people.

[Andyrew]

Most troubling issue, ran out of mig wire, which means there is 49 pounds of the stuff used in the build of this car, I would say 90% of it gets ground out.

Holy crap!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)