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> Muellers Honda V6 914 project, Put 70 miles on this engine swap, now to drop broken motor
Mueller
post Oct 1 2015, 08:42 PM
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Greeting Earthlings!

Got my 1st of many 914's back in '96 or so...'75 with a bad 1.8, installed new motor, drove it for a while and took apart...sold or cut it up, I don't remember...I've repeated that process about 4 times. Then finally in '07 I sold my last 914 along with my trailer and sold or gave away almost everything I had Porsche related except for a few small models and tee shirts. If you look at my member number, I have been around for a long time...I even have a "Smilie" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif)

At the beginning of '15 I mentioned to a co-worker I'd like another 914 and we made a deal for his in which I was able to make payments and I paid it off last week. ($200 a month for a grand total of $2000)

The car:

1973 which originally had a 1.7 in it. The PO installed a 2.0 bus motor with megaquirt on it and drove it for a few years and parked it about 4 years ago due to no more compression in cylinder #3.

I knew the car had some engine compartment rust in the hell hole, but it is worse that I thought it had, but I still think I got an okay deal on the car considering I was able to make payments and I knew the history of the car before I even considered buying it.

5x130mm redrilled /4 hubs with extra long studs up front with slide on spacer and bolt on 5x130 to 5x130 bolt on spacer in the back, not keen on either end.



Plans:

Install 1.8 motor I picked up from McMark after I fix a few broken exhaust studs (not Marks fault)

Redo all suspension bushings and possibly the shocks (I think it has KYB's)

Undecided on the wheels, now it has 16x7 53mm offset Phonedials with 205/50/16s.

Fix hell hole.

Fix up the interior.

Do "something" with the turn signals front and back, I don't like 'em (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

Body needs some straightening and paint for sure. I might toss the green Porsche decal(s) for nothing at all or a different color.

Below are pictures as the car sits across the street. Why across the street and not at my house? Well, I made a deal with the wife that my on going 6 year project car will be driving before I bring the 914 home, that will happen once I install the entire front suspension, install a wiring harness and finish building the engine and install that also.

So possibly before the end of the year the 914 will be home!

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Mueller   Muellers Honda V6 914 project   Oct 1 2015, 08:42 PM
Mueller   Test fitting muffler ...... Flowmaster 80 dual in,...   Apr 28 2018, 12:26 PM
tygaboy   So that muffler has an "X" pipe inside, ...   Apr 28 2018, 12:55 PM
Chris914n6   So that muffler has an "X" pipe in side...   Apr 28 2018, 03:06 PM
tygaboy   So that muffler has an "X" pipe in sid...   Apr 28 2018, 05:52 PM
Andyrew   So that muffler has an "X" pipe inside,...   Apr 29 2018, 11:22 PM
Mueller   No, not a crossflow Roughly like the pic below. ...   Apr 28 2018, 01:38 PM
Mueller   Well...... Got an offer I couldn't pass up an...   Jul 10 2018, 05:46 PM
Chris H.   :trophy: Nice buy Mike! You'll love it....   Jul 10 2018, 05:55 PM
Mueller   :trophy: Nice buy Mike! You'll love it...   Jul 10 2018, 06:07 PM
Chris H.   :trophy: Nice buy Mike! You'll love i...   Jul 10 2018, 08:43 PM
Andyrew   [quote name='Mueller' post='2627907' date='Jul 10...   Jul 10 2018, 09:19 PM
Mueller   [quote name='Mueller' post='2627907' date='Jul 1...   Jul 10 2018, 09:25 PM
914forme   Nice Mike, the 3.5 is a great engine and so many o...   Jul 10 2018, 06:08 PM
tygaboy   Welcome to the wild world of engine swapping! ...   Jul 10 2018, 06:59 PM
Mueller   Welcome to the wild world of engine swapping...   Jul 10 2018, 09:06 PM
Andyrew   Love this! My wife's Pilot has loads of po...   Jul 10 2018, 07:52 PM
Andyrew   What water pump does it use? What ECU does it use?...   Jul 10 2018, 09:37 PM
Mueller   What water pump does it use? What ECU does it use...   Jul 10 2018, 11:08 PM
Mike Bellis   Factory water pump is all that Harry ran and he ...   Jul 11 2018, 07:11 PM
Chris914n6   Sand rail guys aren't pushing water 16' i...   Jul 12 2018, 04:01 PM
Chris914n6   Pretty sure I figured out 1 is drivers side, 2 pas...   Jul 10 2018, 11:21 PM
Andyrew   I am using one of these cheap controllers for the ...   Jul 10 2018, 11:49 PM
Mueller   I am using one of these cheap controllers for the...   Jul 11 2018, 12:51 AM
76-914   Welcome to the "Dark Side" Mike. :beer2...   Jul 11 2018, 08:59 AM
Chris H.   I knew we'd get him :D . Mike didn't you...   Jul 11 2018, 10:02 AM
Mueller   I knew we'd get him :D . Mike didn't yo...   Jul 11 2018, 10:52 AM
Mueller   Radiator came in today. More importantly is that ...   Jul 12 2018, 12:15 AM
ClayPerrine   Radiator came in today. More importantly is that...   Jul 12 2018, 06:10 PM
maf914   Impressive looking radiator and fan set-up. Looks...   Jul 12 2018, 06:28 AM
worn   Impressive looking radiator and fan set-up. Look...   Jul 12 2018, 04:37 PM
Edward Blume   I know where you can get a 3.5 emblem... :rotfl:   Jul 12 2018, 06:50 AM
Mueller   A huge shout out to Cali914 (Harry) Not only did ...   Jul 12 2018, 06:20 PM
horizontally-opposed   A huge shout out to Cali914 (Harry) Not only did...   Jan 23 2019, 08:33 PM
sixnotfour   :headbanger: Rock On Mike...   Jul 12 2018, 06:40 PM
Chris H.   Wow that's great Mike. Looks like it fits pre...   Jul 13 2018, 07:15 AM
914forme   I know what would happen if I ran stock CVs :wack...   Jul 13 2018, 10:51 AM
Dion   Awesome stuff Mike. I had no idea you were going t...   Jul 13 2018, 02:13 PM
mb911   Awesome stuff Mike. I had no idea you were going ...   Jul 13 2018, 02:16 PM
shoguneagle   WHEN ONE GOES TO THE "DARK SIDE", HE REA...   Jul 14 2018, 04:41 PM
Mueller   Busted out the heat gun today, didn't have eno...   Jul 15 2018, 03:34 PM
914forme   Your seams look really nice, mine where so full of...   Jul 15 2018, 07:24 PM
Mueller   Cut out the inlet and outlet holes for the cooling...   Jul 18 2018, 10:58 PM
JRust   Need to trim the valance, not sure if I need to c...   Jul 19 2018, 02:49 PM
Chris914n6   You have seen mine right? Air enters thru the fog ...   Jul 19 2018, 01:08 AM
tygaboy   Looking good, Mike! Don't you just love th...   Jul 19 2018, 07:26 AM
Chris H.   Great start. It's easy to cut more if you nee...   Jul 19 2018, 07:43 AM
tygaboy   Mike - I forgot to ask: What size holes are those?...   Jul 19 2018, 08:17 AM
Andyrew   You'll rely on your fan more than you would ot...   Jul 19 2018, 08:42 AM
Dion   So this engine is going to have an equivalent of, ...   Jul 19 2018, 11:09 AM
BIGKAT_83   Mike - I forgot to ask: What size holes are those...   Jul 19 2018, 12:06 PM
tygaboy   [quote name='tygaboy' post='2630685' date='Jul 19...   Jul 19 2018, 02:01 PM
914forme   :agree: That being said these will work with the p...   Jul 19 2018, 12:35 PM
Mueller   :agree: That being said these will work with the ...   Jul 19 2018, 02:01 PM
Chris H.   :bump: How's it going Mike? Had a chance to w...   Jul 25 2018, 07:26 PM
Mueller   Went up to Canada for 5 days, back to working on t...   Jul 29 2018, 08:36 PM
Mueller   The bottom of the radiator is on rubber bushings t...   Jul 29 2018, 08:41 PM
tygaboy   The bottom of the radiator is on rubber bushings ...   Jul 30 2018, 08:00 AM
Andyrew   Looking good!! Started from the bottom now...   Jul 29 2018, 10:29 PM
Mueller   Looking good!! Started from the bottom no...   Jul 30 2018, 12:35 AM
76-914   Looking good!! Started from the bottom n...   Jul 30 2018, 07:59 AM
Andyrew   Looking good!! Started from the bottom n...   Jul 30 2018, 08:26 AM
Mueller   Still adding the new wiring for the up front fuel ...   Aug 5 2018, 10:50 PM
Mueller   I have 914 with a running engine again! Now t...   Aug 12 2018, 09:36 PM
worn   I have 914 with a running engine again! Now ...   Aug 19 2018, 08:11 PM
Andyrew   WOW! That was way to quick and easy.... Congra...   Aug 12 2018, 10:25 PM
Chris H.   Wow that thing runs smooth! You'll be dri...   Aug 12 2018, 10:47 PM
Mueller   Wow that thing runs smooth! You'll be dr...   Aug 13 2018, 09:18 AM
mgp4591   Wow that thing runs smooth! You'll be d...   Aug 13 2018, 08:17 PM
76-914   :Qarl: :trophy: :worship:   Aug 13 2018, 08:53 AM
tygaboy   :cheer: Wow - that was fast! You need to driv...   Aug 13 2018, 09:09 AM
ValcoOscar   Gee Mike..you make it look easy. Sounds sweet :Qa...   Aug 13 2018, 09:18 AM
Mueller   Needed some hose adapters for 1" to 1 5/16...   Aug 18 2018, 10:35 PM
rupert14   Great to see your build. I just bought a 914 (my ...   Aug 19 2018, 01:01 PM
Mueller   Great to see your build. I just bought a 914 (my...   Aug 19 2018, 03:24 PM
JRust   Congrats Mike. That is great to see   Aug 19 2018, 02:29 PM
Mueller   Congrats Mike. That is great to see Thanks, won...   Aug 19 2018, 03:24 PM
rupert14   That's a great idea! I will be running AC ...   Aug 19 2018, 04:05 PM
Mueller   That's a great idea! I will be running AC...   Aug 19 2018, 11:30 PM
shoguneagle   NICE! NICE! NICE!   Aug 19 2018, 07:12 PM
mepstein   Mike - I think you were really smart to jump ship ...   Aug 19 2018, 07:35 PM
rupert14   Those motors polish up pretty good as well. Here ...   Aug 19 2018, 08:51 PM
Dion   Great going Mike. That Honda purrs like a kitten...   Aug 20 2018, 05:49 AM
rupert14   There is another V6 Honda swapped 914 back East, s...   Aug 20 2018, 03:40 PM
Mueller   Looks like the headers just come down a little mor...   Aug 20 2018, 04:03 PM
rupert14   Awesome. My previous system routed the exhaust un...   Aug 20 2018, 07:39 PM
Mueller   Awesome. My previous system routed the exhaust u...   Aug 20 2018, 07:53 PM
Mueller   Slowly making progress, a little more radiator ins...   Oct 15 2018, 12:45 PM
Dave_Darling   Mike, you should probably change your user pic and...   Oct 15 2018, 11:11 PM
Mueller   Progress...sorta...got a whole 4 rivnuts installed...   Oct 28 2018, 10:19 PM
FourBlades   Keep it going! :Qarl: Little by little is w...   Oct 28 2018, 10:44 PM
tygaboy   :agree: Frustrating though it may be at times. On...   Oct 29 2018, 08:07 AM
seanery   you did 4 rivnuts more than me today! :trophy:   Oct 30 2018, 07:34 PM
Mueller   Remember those rivnuts I installed earlier? Thes...   Nov 4 2018, 09:27 PM
Mueller   A few more pics of radiator install. Also bought a...   Nov 12 2018, 01:31 AM
dan10101   Nice brackets, Looks pro. I get to try out my cl...   Nov 12 2018, 11:01 AM
Mueller   I know I said I was taking a break on the 914 for ...   Feb 24 2019, 11:46 AM
tygaboy   Mike - Love your bandsaw stand! I hope you get...   Feb 25 2019, 09:07 AM
Mueller   Amazon to the rescue. Found my Boge strut Bilstie...   Apr 20 2019, 11:04 PM
dan10101   The struts I soaked in straight vinegar for a bit...   Apr 20 2019, 11:14 PM
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