71 Project. Third time is the charm?, Started working on my 3rd 914 Options

[AZBanks]

Picked up a side shift trans off craigslist tonight.

I need to start gathering parts. My son turns 15 in May and we hope to have this running by the time he turns 16. We will be sharing the work load of getting it restored. I'll be keeping detailed records on all expenses and the car remains mine unless/until he buys me out(no free lunch for my kids).

My (dad)priorities for this build are good brakes(so he can stop(no accidents)), good suspension(so he can turn and avoid things(no accidents)), good interior(safe and comfortable place to focus on driving), good looking exterior(high school is more fun with a cool car), and I'm thinking a 1.7 liter engine with two cylinders disabled(hard to get in trouble when it is slower than a schwinn). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)


I may have to enter it in the next build off challenge and I will be doing my part to help fund Mike's retirement at 914rubber. I foresee a substantial amount of $$ passing from me to him in the next 1.5 years.

[AZBanks]

I am starting to look for a seriously low powered engine for this project. Once my son has had time time drive it for a while with low power we will start looking for something with more.

Anyone around the southwest have an old, gutless 1.7 they want to part with cheap?

[AZBanks]

I found the answer to my engine question. Someone had a 1.8 they were willing to part with cheap.

I picked up a 1.8 liter engine off craigslist that was taken out of a running car. The price was amazing for a running engine. It got better when I went to pick it up. It included everything but the transmission. Engine, tins, complete injection system with ecu and harness, complete exhaust with stainless heat exchangers were all part of the deal.

I would normally question the truth of a claim that it came out of a running car but I trust the word of the guy(s) who sold it to me. I bought it from Patrick Motorsports. It was pulled out of a car that got one of their 6 conversions.

It is a good day.
I want to throw out a huge thank you to the guys at PMS for helping me get it loaded in my vehicle.

I'll take pics next week, I gotta get packed for end of season ski weekend.

BTW, How do I get put on the list for the 2018 build-off challenge? Things are starting to come together but I have no chance of finishing by 9/14 of this year. The goal is to finish a little before that next year so my son can drive it to high school the first day of his sophomore year.

[AZBanks]

Rented an 1800 sq/ft warehouse/industrial space today.

[AZBanks]

I got the car moved into the new space today. I still have a lot to do to the space before I get serious about the car but I am happy to have made progress.

I've also attached pictures of the 1.8 I picked up from PMS. I'll get it mounted on an engine stand in the next few days and start tearing it down for cleanup/rebuild.

[AZBanks]

Those look like SS heat exchangers to me. Do they look like SS to you?

[AZBanks]

The work crew.

[AZBanks]

Temporary home/rehabilitation center. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)

[AZBanks]

Another shot of the crew.
Nathan is in the back. We are building this for him to drive. He turns 15 in a few days so we have just over a year to bring it to life. 2018 Build-off challenge, here we come.

Once it is done, I have about 2 years to build the next one. That one may not be a 914 but he wants to keep it in the family. He is leaning more toward a Boxster or preferably a Cayman. He loves anything to do with reptiles so a Cayman would be perfect. I then have 3 years to build something with the last of my crew(not shown, he is at home doing homework that he should have finished yesterday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/whip[1].gif) ).

[SirAndy]

Those look like SS heat exchangers to me. Do they look like SS to you?

Unfortunately, no. Those are stock '75/'76 exchangers and they are the least desirable ones out of all of them.
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PS: Your engine appears to be a '75 1.8L with at least some of the smog equipment still intact. If you don't need any of that for your car, you might be able to sell that stuff, those parts are hard to come by.

[euro911]

Those look like SS heat exchangers to me. Do they look like SS to you?

Looks like two different color injectors in the pic. What's on the other side (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[ValcoOscar]

Nice project.....I will donate my good spare side shift if you can pick up in so cal.

Let me know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)

[AZBanks]

Nice project.....I will donate my good spare side shift if you can pick up in so cal.

Let me know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)

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That is a really nice offer. I will take it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

Although as with most things in life, nothing is ever "Free". Your "Free" offer is costing me a bunch of money.
As soon as a mentioned, "Drive to LA", my wife suggests spending a day at Universal Studios so now I have hotel and admission tickets to buy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)



In all seriousness, I truly appreciate your offer and I will send you a PM to work out the details.



I haven't had a chance to check the engine in detail. I will check the other injectors when I get back to the shop later this week.

[AZBanks]

I have been on other forums and it is the people/members that make 914world such a great place.

After meeting Oscar and spending a little time with him, that belief in the people of 914world is even stronger. If any of you are in the So. Cal. area and get a chance to hang out with him, don't pass it up.


Oscar, thank you so much for your generosity and your hospitality. My family and I had a great time meeting you and seeing your cars and garage. We will keep in touch and make sure you see our project in person after it is finished. I don't know if it will be done in time for Fontana next year but definitely the following year.

[AZBanks]

I order to keep my name out of the slacker thread, I gathered up all the parts here at the house and dropped them off the shop.

[carking1996]

Excited to see the progress, love to see full projects like this built from cars in that shape, bringing the life out of a car is what I like most from these.

[AZBanks]

Not a lot of progress.
I got most of the parts and some tools taken down to the shop.

The body has more issues than I thought. The fenders and quarters all have "issues", heavy bondo, etc, so we are going a different direction.

I picked up a complete NIB Chalon kit from a member here for a great price. I figured it would be much easier and cheaper to remove the messed up quarters and fenders than it would be to fix them.

My son wants to paint it Mexico blue and do the interior in Porsche's current color Bordeaux. I think Mexico blue will look great but I'm not so sure on the Bordeaux interior. We have some time to go over interior color options so we may come up with something totally different.

[AZBanks]

Work is going slow.
I have the first fender off.

Running up to SLC next week to pick up a 911 front suspension from a 914world member, a 75 parts car and a trailer to bring them all home in.

[AZBanks]

Salt Lake City trip was a success. picked up a parts car from Steve who is not on 914World and and a 911 front suspension from Ric Birks who is.

Both are great guys. I wish Steve was here to post pics of the 914 he is building. I can't wait to see Ric's 914 when he gets it done.

For now, here is a picture of the suspension, parts car and my middle son who tagged along to help lift, push, and whatever was required to get things on the trailer.
He got to have some fun on the trip in addition to the work. He got to check a few items off his bucket list. 50 BMG, 500 S&W, and an MP5.


I'll be stripping several parts off the car and then parting the rest.
The fenders are fiberglass.
There is a lot of rust but there are some good body sections as well.
Let me know if anyone needs any specific sections and I can take pictures.

[mbseto]

Step by step!