GT project, Big Day.......three years later.....make that five (!) years Options

[jfort]

looks great! I, too, did the firewall hatch. my wheels and tires:

front wheels 7x16,
74mm studs 21mm 944 spacer

rear wheels 8x16,

tires: TOYO Proxes R888 225/45ZR16 front, 245/45ZR16 rear

[rgalla9146]

Two more pics, drove it a little more today.
Found the source of a tight spot in the steering.
After near complete disassembly of the front end and thorough process of
elimination it turned out to be a problem with the bearing in the front end of the steering column.
Bearing on order. Two steps forward....

[rgalla9146]

...and the second.
Needs to lose some altitude

[Maltese Falcon]

Two more pics, drove it a little more today.
Found the source of a tight spot in the steering.
After near complete disassembly of the front end and thorough process of
elimination it turned out to be a problem with the bearing in the front end of the steering column.
Bearing on order. Two steps forward....

Looks like your running the front oil cooler lines down along the left floor into the mouse hole ¿¿

[rgalla9146]

Two more pics, drove it a little more today.
Found the source of a tight spot in the steering.
After near complete disassembly of the front end and thorough process of
elimination it turned out to be a problem with the bearing in the front end of the steering column.
Bearing on order. Two steps forward....

Looks like your running the front oil cooler lines down along the left floor into the mouse hole ¿¿

Yes Martin
Essentially copied the original GT layout.
I'm running repro brass long pieces.
I fabricated parts to position a 911 thermostat under the drivers side engine
shelf.
I also modified the front latch panel to mount a repro 906 front cooler with
my own version of fiberglass duct work.
There are pics further back in the thread.
Please review. You'd like it.

[jkb944t]

Congrats! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

It is such an amazing feeling to finally get them running! I'll bet you are wishing for some good weather to come quickly so you can really enjoy it!

Jeff B

[Cairo94507]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Very exciting. Congratulations. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[mepstein]

I've seen the car in person. Looks better than the pics - and they look good. Against the right background, this car will pop. There's lots of small details that work really well.

[NS914]

Hey Rory, Congratulations from Nova Scotia....amazing....those trailing arms.....I have not seen that before re cuts out....so cool and some weight....I am assuming you will not lose any strength as a result....again, wonderful work....dont know how I missed this. Grant

[defianty]

Somehow missed this thread for a while. Car is looking fantastic.

[injunmort]

awesome rory, looking forward to seeing it in the flesh

[Martin Baker]

This shot's for Martin Baker

Rory asked me to put a shot of my L80E (The Light Ivory Crew) car here, which I would never try to invade another persons build thread, but we texted about it, so only as how cool a Light Ivory car can look, here is my turd, formerly a 1975 1.8 car, now a lowly SONAUTO replica, which I Vintage Race now and again...and only because I was told the "Cool Guys" have the Light Ivory cars! Personally I like Signal Orange, but Light Ivory all the way BABY!!!

MB

[porschetub]

Thank you all.
When I first ran the fuel pump there was a small leak under the tank.
Turned out to be a leaking NOS fuel filter ! that's a new one to me. Easy fix.
Next, big leaks at the carb inlet banjos and float valve caps.
Again, NOS, OEM parts leaking. After many attempts to make them swell with Marvel
Mystery Oil , gasoline, and patience .....still leaking. WTF ?
OK, select other seals from the Weber box and.....still leaking...but slowing down too.
And finally stopped.
Now it was possible to run it on more than the the contents of the float bowls.
It's so quiet ! stock muffler for now.
Fumigated the whole neighborhood just in time for the worthless football game.
Adjusted the timing, a few laps around the carbs with the syncro meter and
Voila ! Easiest start up in memory.
I then drove it around the street and backed into the driveway just as the loose
shift adjustment said 'enough'
What a great day !!!!!

Fantastic looking car,well done,great feeling on the first engine start,still remember when I did mine,good to hear your sorted your fuel leaks sorted I had the same issue but found the banjo bolts tightened up a little more with the carbs mounted on the engine.
Yep those Martin Baker euro conversions are great,I just have to get off my ass and wire them correctly.
Keep up the good work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) .

[sixnotfour]

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[rgalla9146]

Two more pics, drove it a little more today.
Found the source of a tight spot in the steering.
After near complete disassembly of the front end and thorough process of
elimination it turned out to be a problem with the bearing in the front end of the steering column.
Bearing on order. Two steps forward....

Well as it turnd out the very worn bearing was not the only issue.
After installing the bearing ( FAG 6003 10 x 17 x 35) I still had vey tight
parts in rotating the steering wheel.
I had already determined the rack was good, the three shafts were all staight
and the universals were not loose or too tight.
Could a universal be bent ? they certainly looked fine.
Using a simple method I determined the joints were not faulty.
What next ?
I gathered all the steering shafts and joints I had and looked them over
carefully,
I noticed that three of the center shafts I had were one length and a fourth one
was about 8mm longer. Hmmm. Also the machined recess for the binding bolt
on the three shorter were positioned uniformly....on the fourth shaft (the longer one) the two recesses were in a different arraingement to each other.
So .... out comes one like the three shorter and in goes the single longer one.
Voila !
According to the parts manual early 4 cyl. cars and 914 6 models had the same
center shaft. The longer one. With the different bolt recess positions.
Both the length and the position of the universals relative to one another
was causing the binding
Live and learn.
I haven't done a search on this subject (!) is it a known thing ?

[sixnotfour]

70-71 4 ...72 up 6 and 4

[mepstein]

Rory - It sounds like you were first using the later 914-4 shaft instead of the shaft that comes with the 911/914-6 column - is that correct?
@rgalla9146

[rgalla9146]

Rory - It sounds like you were first using the later 914-4 shaft instead of the shaft that comes with the 911/914-6 column - is that correct?
@rgalla9146

Mark I assume that is the case.
I cannot posiively determine which shaft is which.
I can't access and measure intact cars.
My project car has a 914 6 steering column installed as accurately as I could make it
and it did not work with the shorter shaft.
It now works with the longer shaft.

[mepstein]

Rory - It sounds like you were first using the later 914-4 shaft instead of the shaft that comes with the 911/914-6 column - is that correct?
@rgalla9146

Mark I assume that is the case.
I cannot posiively determine which shaft is which.
I can't access and measure intact cars.
My project car has a 914 6 steering column installed as accurately as I could make it
and it did not work with the shorter shaft.
It now works with the longer shaft.

Glad you figured it out.
You would want the early shaft anyway to match up with an early wheel. The chamfer is different on the later shaft. It has a rounded shoulder for the later wheel to rest on. The early wheel and the early shaft have a square cut shoulder. The splines are the same so everyone assumes the wheels are interchangeable but they really aren't if you want proper fit.

[rgalla9146]

Mark I now see the parts list posted by sixnotfour and it shows that the six
shares the middle shaft with later four cyl. cars, not early ones.
I'll review my parts book listing.