 BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Tygaboy's '75 LS3, It seemed a good idea at the time... |
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| tygaboy |
 Oct 17 2016, 10:56 AM
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Hi World!
Let the games begin! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) As the title says, it's a '75 that's getting an LS3 (Cracker's "old" motor - thanks Tony!) and Boxster 6 speed. Also planned is zippidy doo-dah 911 front suspension with Boxster calipers all around. The rear suspension is getting 911 ebrakes, Tangerine Racing raised pickups and shock towers. I have plans to stiffen the chassis with a partial cage. Doesn't that sound like a great plan? I think so, too! BACKGROUND: I got this as a roller that was purported to be "dry and accident free". And it was! Except for all the rust and the place where it was hit. Yeah, yeah... But it's all good. The seller and I worked everything out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) But our little 914s are full of surprises and isn't that half the fun? So, first up is rust repair time! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Let's begin with some pics of what I started with. Wish me luck! Wait, forget the luck, wish me SKILL!!! Attached image(s)  
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tygaboy BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Tygaboy's '75 LS3 Oct 17 2016, 10:56 AM
tygaboy A bit of composite repair work on the driver side ... Apr 8 2023, 08:31 AM tygaboy Randy Pobst replied to a question @Andyrew [b]@[... Apr 9 2023, 04:25 PM tygaboy Getting this thing "ready" for Luft is l... Apr 13 2023, 05:13 PM Cairo94507 That looks nice. :beer2: Apr 14 2023, 05:34 AM slowrodent So custom and wonderfully finished. Looks like Por... Apr 14 2023, 10:31 AM burton73 As clean as I have ever seen!
I cannot say en... Apr 14 2023, 10:47 AM tygaboy One last thing I may be able to complete for Luft:... Apr 25 2023, 09:48 PM tygaboy The rear is closed off and all but finished. Apr 26 2023, 04:23 PM tygaboy Playing with how I might close the front. The very... Apr 26 2023, 04:25 PM tygaboy Almost there on the first side. The car will be sp... Apr 26 2023, 04:26 PM tygaboy Everything wrapped up and treated to a little SEM ... Apr 27 2023, 05:21 PM IanK Man - amazing build for sure.
I'm about to d... Apr 28 2023, 05:58 PM tygaboy Luft 9, April 29, 2023. Matt Farah and his "T... May 2 2023, 05:59 PM flat4guy Car had a crowd around it all day Saturday. May 2 2023, 08:06 PM Cairo94507 Congratulations Chris. Well deserved recognition.... May 3 2023, 06:13 AM tygaboy And now, the LS car gets a spot in an on-line Road... May 4 2023, 12:00 PM mikey63 well deserved Chris!! :trophy: May 4 2023, 02:11 PM tygaboy The latest LS car video is up. I prep for Luft 9, ... May 13 2023, 07:08 AM tygaboy Forget Luft. Everyone knows the people we REALLY n... May 15 2023, 06:31 PM markhoward Looking good Chris! May 15 2023, 08:40 PM BuddyV Chris.....that's one clean windshield! WOW... May 15 2023, 11:07 PM iankarr Nice! Glad the video helped. And getting high ... May 16 2023, 12:28 PM tygaboy WCR 2023 is in the books. Awesome location, fun ti... Jun 5 2023, 01:06 PM tygaboy I stopped at my tuner's on the way up. AutoTre... Jun 5 2023, 01:11 PM tygaboy While I was getting the tune updated, I just happe... Jun 5 2023, 01:20 PM
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It's a LIDAR sending unit! No moving par... Jul 26 2023, 09:28 AM tygaboy Some mods to the wiring, a bit of setup/configurat... Jun 9 2023, 05:07 PM East coaster How fortuitous……that’s awesome! Jun 9 2023, 07:16 PM tygaboy I suffered an inner CV boot failure. Interesting g... Jun 25 2023, 03:50 PM tygaboy And the zippy, cool new set up. And no, I haven... Jun 25 2023, 03:51 PM Cairo94507 Good catch and a nice upgrade. :beer2: Jun 26 2023, 06:47 AM tygaboy Ferrari meets 914, again! I decided I didn... Jul 25 2023, 04:58 PM BuddyV Chris - seems every new detail is my new FAVORITE... Jul 25 2023, 09:30 PM rmarx I really like that trunk release! I have never... Jul 25 2023, 10:07 PM Krieger That looks awesome! You have a great eye my f... Jul 25 2023, 11:33 PM roundtwo Yet another trick up your sleeve
Well done and us... Jul 26 2023, 12:18 AM East coaster Very clean! Jul 26 2023, 05:11 AM Cairo94507 That is totally "Red Barned". Trying to... Jul 26 2023, 07:11 AM burton73 As usual Chris, you turn out amazing stuff. I don... Jul 26 2023, 09:38 AM mikey63 Nice!!
Your car and ideas are my inspirati... Jul 26 2023, 10:13 AM tygaboy @buddyv [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/in... Jul 26 2023, 03:00 PM Nogoodwithusernames I did something very similar, make sure you make a... Jul 27 2023, 10:12 AM Nogoodwithusernames http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=3322... Jul 27 2023, 10:17 AM tygaboy Delete Jul 27 2023, 05:59 PM markhoward Super slick! Jul 27 2023, 08:14 PM tygaboy And for those interested, here's the whole pro... Jul 29 2023, 08:18 AM tygaboy With the new latch, I have no need for the trunk b... Jul 30 2023, 04:49 PM tygaboy I decided I like the "lighter" and more ... Jul 30 2023, 04:53 PM tygaboy The it was off to the plasma table to cut a new pa... Jul 30 2023, 04:56 PM tygaboy Work up the other side's mesh, a lick of SEM t... Jul 30 2023, 05:00 PM tygaboy Before and after. It's AFTER FOR THE WIN! ... Jul 30 2023, 05:02 PM Shivers That looks great. Jul 30 2023, 05:12 PM Cairo94507 That looks very nice - :beer2: Jul 30 2023, 05:19 PM tygaboy I also fabbed and welded on a latch bracket. This ... Jul 30 2023, 05:25 PM rmarx Very nice! All the little details are adding u... Jul 30 2023, 05:57 PM tygaboy Hmmm... :idea:
Here, hold my beer. I gots me a i... Jul 31 2023, 03:47 PM mikey63 What are you up to now?? :idea: :popcorn: Jul 31 2023, 04:17 PM Maltese Falcon Very reminiscent of a '70s style Edelbrock Tar... Jul 31 2023, 05:21 PM mgp4591 A little port injection with the throttle body for... Jul 31 2023, 06:48 PM Dion Nothing to see here folks, move along…..
The ... Aug 1 2023, 07:02 AM tygaboy
Nothing to see here folks, move along…..
The... Aug 1 2023, 09:28 AM Shivers A single plane should work nice, and look nice too... Aug 1 2023, 08:43 AM ndfrigi wow sir Chris! your project keeps getting bett... Aug 1 2023, 10:03 AM technicalninja https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdm-pce1...BiAB... Aug 1 2023, 10:12 AM tygaboy
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdm-pce1...BiA... Aug 1 2023, 11:51 AM technicalninja Yep, lots of low-speed bullshit. Hard to tune belo... Aug 1 2023, 12:04 PM tygaboy This video will formally drop on my channel Saturd... Aug 1 2023, 02:12 PM Cairo94507 :trophy: :popcorn: Aug 2 2023, 06:33 AM tygaboy
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@Cairo94507 Michael - Yep,... Aug 2 2023, 08:21 AM Cairo94507 @tygaboy - Great! I am so looking forward to... Aug 2 2023, 08:23 AM tygaboy Well, that didn't last long. I needed to work ... Aug 4 2023, 08:58 AM tygaboy @buddyv Robert saw the most recent version and es... Aug 4 2023, 09:02 AM tygaboy Having always used the trunk button and lifted the... Aug 4 2023, 04:32 PM tygaboy The blacked out block-off panel all but disappears... Aug 4 2023, 04:36 PM technicalninja
The blacked out block-off panel all but disappear... Aug 4 2023, 06:47 PM tygaboy One final touch: The spring is a bit stiffer and I... Aug 6 2023, 01:15 PM Shivers
One final touch: The spring is a bit stiffer and ... Aug 14 2023, 05:55 AM tygaboy
One final touch: The spring is a bit stiffer and... Aug 14 2023, 07:25 AM tygaboy For you non-subscribers who may be interested in a... Aug 13 2023, 06:53 AM Cairo94507 I just am a huge fan of Chris' work. He must ... Aug 14 2023, 07:45 AM tygaboy After unboxing the Ferrari shifter, the LS car see... Aug 21 2023, 06:12 PM Cairo94507 Looking forward to the next option; I completely a... Aug 22 2023, 07:41 AM tygaboy Can't mess with the intake without messing wit... Aug 25 2023, 11:05 AM tygaboy Coming along. The goal is to have this exhaust wra... Aug 28 2023, 05:40 PM Maltese Falcon Chris, have you looked into any alum sheet metal s... Aug 28 2023, 06:54 PM tygaboy Martin and I made a day of progress on the exhaust... Aug 29 2023, 06:51 PM tygaboy Credit to Martin for coming up with the all the fi... Aug 29 2023, 06:54 PM tygaboy You know you have a good fit when the piece just s... Aug 29 2023, 06:56 PM tygaboy Credit again to Martin for the fit he got on the ... Aug 29 2023, 06:58 PM tygaboy And we finished the day with a rough cut of the en... Aug 29 2023, 06:59 PM East coaster Very nice……I can appreciate how difficult this... Aug 29 2023, 08:01 PM Cairo94507 Amazing work. :beer2: Aug 30 2023, 05:15 AM tygaboy Necessity is a mother, all right! One for the ... Aug 30 2023, 01:21 PM tygaboy First one side... Aug 31 2023, 09:40 PM tygaboy ...then the other.
Yes, I know. I should just call... Aug 31 2023, 09:41 PM tygaboy All that work and with the reverse-open trunk lid,... Aug 31 2023, 09:43 PM Shivers
All that work and with the reverse-open trunk lid... Aug 31 2023, 10:42 PM Morph914 Exhaust porn! :popcorn: Aug 31 2023, 11:45 PM twistedstang Beautiful work! Sep 1 2023, 03:26 AM  |
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