Brutus Lives, 916 number 1 slowly coming back to life |
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Brutus Lives, 916 number 1 slowly coming back to life |
bahnzai |
Oct 24 2018, 06:39 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 307 Joined: 26-July 06 From: Columbia, SC Member No.: 6,509 Region Association: South East States |
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Chris H. |
Oct 24 2018, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
...The article says it had a unique prototype 2.9L putting out 345 hp.... That would make it quite a handful...of fun... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
Alapone |
Oct 24 2018, 11:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 4-April 13 From: Nj Member No.: 15,734 Region Association: None |
thanks guys, I think I can get a hold of that issue.
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914_7T3 |
Oct 24 2018, 01:18 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,853 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California |
Photos from last month at the Petersen!
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mepstein |
Oct 24 2018, 01:33 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car.
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Alapone |
Oct 24 2018, 02:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 4-April 13 From: Nj Member No.: 15,734 Region Association: None |
I was trying to take some pics but didnt want to risk getting booted from the tour (no pics allowed in the vault)
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Oct 24 2018, 02:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,857 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
here is a start:
http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?show...9&hl=brutus I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car. |
mepstein |
Oct 24 2018, 04:46 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
here is a start: http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?show...9&hl=brutus I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car. That was ok but I’m sure there’s a lot more to the car. |
VegasRacer |
Oct 24 2018, 11:47 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,509 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Is Brutus available for Stud Service with Elvira? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Oct 25 2018, 08:11 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,857 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Not really, We got this car as a pile of junk, and completely dismantled it to a bare body shell and began to rebuild the wreck and rust and horror for two years, finally reassembling it and locating many many many missing parts. Please remember that this car started as a stock 914-6 NOT build from a body in white as the rest of the 916s were, so it was virtually a "conversion job".
A couple of things though: Installing the headliner was a challenge as we actually had no idea how it was installed until we looked at our 916 and even that was not good enough as we could not take it out to see how it was done. The car had a wooden floor board and attachment stop on the passenger side just like a 911, and the seats, although looking like a stock 914 seat were taller with webbing in the bottom rather than the fiberglass bucket. The oil lines, GT tank, and some of the wiring was a challenge, but the rest was just like a 914 reassembly that we do here every day here is a start: http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?show...9&hl=brutus I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car. That was ok but I’m sure there’s a lot more to the car. |
mepstein |
Oct 25 2018, 08:18 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Not really, We got this car as a pile of junk, and completely dismantled it to a bare body shell and began to rebuild the wreck and rust and horror for two years, finally reassembling it and locating many many many missing parts. Please remember that this car started as a stock 914-6 NOT build from a body in white as the rest of the 916s were, so it was virtually a "conversion job". A couple of things though: Installing the headliner was a challenge as we actually had no idea how it was installed until we looked at our 916 and even that was not good enough as we could not take it out to see how it was done. The car had a wooden floor board and attachment stop on the passenger side just like a 911, and the seats, although looking like a stock 914 seat were taller with webbing in the bottom rather than the fiberglass bucket. The oil lines, GT tank, and some of the wiring was a challenge, but the rest was just like a 914 reassembly that we do here every day here is a start: http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?show...9&hl=brutus I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car. That was ok but I’m sure there’s a lot more to the car. Just knowing what went into the 2.9 engine to get it to 325hp would be pretty cool. Was there any body reinforcement done. Oil line detail, suspension setup, ect. |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Oct 25 2018, 10:09 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,857 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
the engine builder Drew would know all about that, suprisingly the engine looked good inside when taken apart, virtually a racing engine.
car had chassis stiffening installed yes. Not really, We got this car as a pile of junk, and completely dismantled it to a bare body shell and began to rebuild the wreck and rust and horror for two years, finally reassembling it and locating many many many missing parts. Please remember that this car started as a stock 914-6 NOT build from a body in white as the rest of the 916s were, so it was virtually a "conversion job". A couple of things though: Installing the headliner was a challenge as we actually had no idea how it was installed until we looked at our 916 and even that was not good enough as we could not take it out to see how it was done. The car had a wooden floor board and attachment stop on the passenger side just like a 911, and the seats, although looking like a stock 914 seat were taller with webbing in the bottom rather than the fiberglass bucket. The oil lines, GT tank, and some of the wiring was a challenge, but the rest was just like a 914 reassembly that we do here every day here is a start: http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?show...9&hl=brutus I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car. That was ok but I’m sure there’s a lot more to the car. Just knowing what went into the 2.9 engine to get it to 325hp would be pretty cool. Was there any body reinforcement done. Oil line detail, suspension setup, ect. |
Alapone |
Oct 25 2018, 12:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 4-April 13 From: Nj Member No.: 15,734 Region Association: None |
the engine builder Drew would know all about that, suprisingly the engine looked good inside when taken apart, virtually a racing engine. car had chassis stiffening installed yes. Not really, We got this car as a pile of junk, and completely dismantled it to a bare body shell and began to rebuild the wreck and rust and horror for two years, finally reassembling it and locating many many many missing parts. Please remember that this car started as a stock 914-6 NOT build from a body in white as the rest of the 916s were, so it was virtually a "conversion job". A couple of things though: Installing the headliner was a challenge as we actually had no idea how it was installed until we looked at our 916 and even that was not good enough as we could not take it out to see how it was done. The car had a wooden floor board and attachment stop on the passenger side just like a 911, and the seats, although looking like a stock 914 seat were taller with webbing in the bottom rather than the fiberglass bucket. The oil lines, GT tank, and some of the wiring was a challenge, but the rest was just like a 914 reassembly that we do here every day here is a start: http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?show...9&hl=brutus I’d love to hear details of the assembly from Steve. There looks to be a lot of large and small differences from a typical 914-6. Some parts similar to a GT and others unlike any other car. That was ok but I’m sure there’s a lot more to the car. Just knowing what went into the 2.9 engine to get it to 325hp would be pretty cool. Was there any body reinforcement done. Oil line detail, suspension setup, ect. Yes very curious about the specs of the 2.9. |
larryM |
Oct 29 2018, 08:38 PM
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emoze Group: Members Posts: 891 Joined: 1-January 03 From: mid- California Member No.: 65 Region Association: Northern California |
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gulf908 |
Oct 29 2018, 09:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 25-December 13 From: Sydney Member No.: 16,795 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
is the lime pinstriping going to make a reappearance ?
cheers Dennis (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Dave_Darling |
Oct 29 2018, 09:37 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
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mepstein |
Oct 30 2018, 06:51 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
very curious about the specs of the 2.9. X2 - how did they do 345hp? a 88-89 3.2 was 215hp ... the period 2.0 911R was about 200-210 with IDAs, which itself is hard to understand 2.0 race engines used to get 220-240, now they are making 265-280. I think Brutus had an engine from an RSR or something similar so 345 sounds right. It probably isn't easy to drive around the neighborhood but a blast on the autobahn. |
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