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Mars on a budget, 75 914 field-find into cool driver |
Mayne |
Mar 20 2017, 08:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 254 Joined: 28-February 17 From: NM Member No.: 20,880 Region Association: None |
I thought I'd formally introduce my 914 project, now that I've been lurking on this great forum for a while.
A little back story: my younger brother and I are car fanatics, especially those of the German variety. He owns multiple BMWs, an early 911 with RS bodywork, and a manual 928, and I own an early Boxster, a 944 Turbo, and now the 914. Last summer, my brother went to check out an E36 parts car for his M3 in rural New Mexico. Sitting under some trees was this solid but rather forlorn looking 914: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1322.photobucket.com-20880-1490063976.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1322.photobucket.com-20880-1490063977.2.jpg) $1800 later, we towed home a mouse infested ran-when-parked 75 914. The 1.8 FI engine had been swapped out for a 1.7 with 1.8 heads and a single Weber carb, and the impact bumpers had been backdated to chrome bumpers. Mars Red with Mahle gas burners! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1322.photobucket.com-20880-1490063977.3.jpg) It had been parked because the previous owner thought it had developed a serious front main seal leak. We got it running with a minimum of effort and saw the significant oil leak. We impulsively dropped the motor and resealed the oil pump, suspecting that might solve the problem. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1322.photobucket.com-20880-1490063978.4.jpg) Motor back in, along with a dual Weber setup we came across, it seemed like the leak was fixed. But it was running so badly, we couldn't really drive it. Since my brother was working part time at a Ferrari shop that primarily builds vintage motors, we were able to get the carbs rebuilt for cheap by the excellent Ferrari mechanic. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1322.photobucket.com-20880-1490063978.5.jpg) Now with the car running much better, two thing were apparent, 914s are fun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) and we didn't fix the oil leak. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) About this time, my growing love for this 914 was finally too much to resist. So my brother and I made a trade on his half of the purchase price for a ran-when-parked manual 928 that I had picked up. Still not sure who ended up with the better half of that deal, but we're both happy! With the car mine now, I started in on some of the needed projects. Thanks to 914World, I solved the major oil leak with a bolt in thermostat pulley hole (quite a bit easier than dropping the motor). With that dealt with, I could see a decent driver on the horizon. More soon! Cheers, Jeremy |
Mayne |
Dec 16 2022, 12:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 254 Joined: 28-February 17 From: NM Member No.: 20,880 Region Association: None |
Okay, let me see, where are we? Oh yeah, I'm doing a Subaru 6 swap on my car! Progress has been slow this Fall and Winter.
I teach classical guitar full time at a college-prep school, but I've been getting back into performing professionally and I got a bit more work than I had planned for this Fall. For the understandably few who might wonder what that means: early October: US premier of a newly-written guitar concerto (solo guitar and orchestra), late October: world premier of a newly-written opera featuring guitar throughout, early December: performances of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. So, teach, practice, rinse and repeat. Anyway, the hobby must continue for my sanity. As previously shown, the engine and transmission could be installed now, but I'm working on the engine bay, including hell hole repairs. I want to get this wrapped up and in primer before I put the drivetrain in for the first time. After removing fiberglass installed by a PO: First cuts reveal more mouse nests. I would say a rodent infestation is a lot like rust; worse than you think: More trimming and cleanup work. Not pictured is a small metal patch I did on the bottom of the rocker, and then rust treated and POR-15 coated the inside of the long: Most of the work was actually happening last summer, and here's a pic of what happens when your angle grinder with a cutoff wheel gets ripped out of your hands and bounces off your forearm (added here to remind me, and you, to be the F*** careful). I was wearing leather gloves and it hit right above the glove. Now I wear longer welding gloves when grinding and cutting. Went to Urgent Care and the female Russian doctor looked at it and said "Ah, it is just superficial!". Glad to hear, but not sure I felt that way. Superglue and Steristrips and now it looks like a smudge under my hairy arm. Also got my DBW pedal board from JWK Engineering: And, my brother and I made a project introduction video on his YouTube channel: Retromod Youtube |
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