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| TonyAKAVW |
 May 19 2005, 11:10 AM
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Well, I figured since there has been some pickup in momentum on this project that I would start a thread on my progress. Not to mention its a good way to share whatever ideas I pick up along the way.
The project started in January 2003 when I picked up the silver roller pictured below. Its a '74 and was pretty much stripped. It had a suspension and a few other parts but was missing a lot of major things like and engine, transmission, glass, hoods, gas tank, interior, wheels, etc. etc. The story of my acquisition of this roller is in this thread: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...&f=2&t=7991&hl= After arriving at home: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...&f=2&t=8963&hl= This project got a bit of a slow start. I had to first part and chop up my first 914 and dispose of it. It was badly rusted and where itwasn't rusted it was bondo'd. This was going to be a replacement body for that car. Then last summer I picked up the yellow '70 roller that is now my daily driver. Since then I've spent most of my 914 time fixing it up and getting it ready for WCC. Now that its in a pretty much stable state and WCC is over I can concentrate on this car. The current plan is that it will get a Subaru 2.5L naturally aspirated engine in a conversion very similar to Scott Thacher's. The basic timeline is like this: 1. Fix up the body enough to make it roadworthy. 2. Put together the drivetrain (engine, adapter, transmission) 3. Install drivetrain and remaining parts 4. Install an exhaust system and wire up the engine, make it ready to drive 5. Install enough interior to drive it. 6. Drive it around a bit, fix whatever things don't work right 7. Flare the fenders (GT flares) 8. body and paint 9. Finish the interior 10.Performance mods - cams, etc. I'm hoping that I get it at least roadworthy within a year, and the rest of the stuff within a year after that. Its possible I could get it done faster but we'll see. This is a big project. Here's the car as it was when I brought it home: Attached image(s) 
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TonyAKAVW Tony's Subaru Conversion Thread May 19 2005, 11:10 AM
TonyAKAVW At the top are clips that hold the radiator in pla... Nov 14 2005, 01:32 AM TonyAKAVW Now with the radiator in place... Nov 14 2005, 01:32 AM TonyAKAVW Some holes for rivets to hold the frame onto the f... Nov 14 2005, 01:34 AM TonyAKAVW Last but not least, a bit more on the mounting met... Nov 14 2005, 01:35 AM phantom914 Looks cute!
Andrew Nov 14 2005, 11:38 AM bondo Somebody needs a TIG welder. http:... Nov 14 2005, 12:07 PM TonyAKAVW Last night I sprayed some expanding foam around th... Nov 16 2005, 12:42 AM TonyAKAVW So I cut pieces out of the foam for a few major se... Nov 16 2005, 12:45 AM banksyinoz http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm... Nov 16 2005, 05:37 AM TonyAKAVW The only new thing to report is that I have decide... Dec 6 2005, 01:13 AM Goge Hey Tony-
Sounds like you've got a plan. So a ... Dec 6 2005, 01:51 AM TonyAKAVW I'm pretty sure that I will remove the engine ... Dec 6 2005, 11:28 AM TonyAKAVW Finally some progress! The alst two weeks I h... Dec 16 2005, 03:02 AM TonyAKAVW Closeup of the box. One of the important things I... Dec 16 2005, 03:04 AM TonyAKAVW Diagnostics panel. The voltmeter is for battery v... Dec 16 2005, 03:06 AM TonyAKAVW I mentioned that I would post schematics tonight, ... Dec 16 2005, 03:16 AM mrdezyne Those schematics would be great since I am having ... Dec 16 2005, 09:02 AM TonyAKAVW Okay, the manuals are available. One place is her... Dec 16 2005, 11:43 AM mrdezyne Thanks,
I found the Alldata site yesterday but the... Dec 16 2005, 12:58 PM TonyAKAVW Well today I went to the local pick-n-pull and pic... Dec 18 2005, 03:51 AM Dr. Roger Tony,
This has been a most impressive progress th... Dec 18 2005, 04:44 AM nsyr Try this
it says it is for the sti but it actually... Dec 18 2005, 08:45 PM nsyr Another good one
has different years and models Dec 18 2005, 08:47 PM mrdezyne Dec 19 2005, 09:01 AM TonyAKAVW A couple people were asking me for dimensions of t... Jan 23 2006, 01:17 AM TonyAKAVW In another therad I talked about the idea of putti... Jan 23 2006, 01:19 AM TonyAKAVW .. Jan 23 2006, 01:20 AM Hydra Tony, i find that diffuser idea pretty interesting... Jan 23 2006, 05:28 AM TonyAKAVW I got some major stuff accomplished this weekend. ... Jan 30 2006, 12:56 AM TonyAKAVW The extra volume might not quite bring it up to OE... Jan 30 2006, 12:57 AM TonyAKAVW As if doing the oilpan wasn't enough, I also w... Jan 30 2006, 01:02 AM TonyAKAVW Lastly... Bondo gave me this cool red pushbutton ... Jan 30 2006, 01:03 AM MattR Jan 30 2006, 01:36 AM racerx7 If you give me a place to upload, I have a 2002 FS... Jan 30 2006, 01:40 AM Dr. Roger you can put them here
ftp://www.grubbenterprises.... Jan 30 2006, 01:58 AM racerx7 It says I do not have permission to upload. Jan 30 2006, 02:11 AM racerx7 bump. are you still there? I would like to start t... Jan 30 2006, 02:32 AM Dr. Roger <... Jan 30 2006, 02:40 AM racerx7 I need to be able to upload a 155 folders and 955 ... Jan 30 2006, 02:42 AM racerx7 Is it your machine? Can you change the ftp server... Jan 30 2006, 02:45 AM Dr. Roger in all seriousness tony, i saw a jag prototype ear... Jan 30 2006, 02:45 AM racerx7 Uploaded started. File is called manual.zip Jan 30 2006, 03:03 AM speedster356 Re: the rear radiator setup. I have a 550 Spyder r... Feb 2 2006, 01:56 AM TonyAKAVW Thats some really good information! What sort... Feb 2 2006, 12:01 PM TonyAKAVW Here's the basic idea... I have no idea if ... Feb 2 2006, 12:36 PM d914 well hurry then, my plan is for a turbo, and I don... Feb 2 2006, 12:39 PM tat2dphreak IIRC the porscheru had a scoop hanging down below ... Feb 2 2006, 01:17 PM speedster356 I had quite a good air flow under the car but stil... Feb 2 2006, 02:33 PM TonyAKAVW So I neded up doing a water test of the oil pan. ... Feb 5 2006, 11:59 PM TonyAKAVW .. Feb 6 2006, 12:00 AM TonyAKAVW ... Feb 6 2006, 12:00 AM TonyAKAVW Those are 3/8 inch diameter bolts.
The bare steel... Feb 6 2006, 12:01 AM Crazyhippy There's a decent diffuser thread on the Subbie... Feb 6 2006, 09:25 AM bondo Man, I wish I had a tig. Feb 6 2006, 01:35 PM turbo914v8 I have a Tig.
Man I whish I know how to use the T... Feb 6 2006, 03:13 PM Crazyhippy Learning tig wasn't too tough for me. If you k... Feb 6 2006, 07:36 PM TonyAKAVW Got some work done tongiht on the engine. I'm... Feb 10 2006, 02:51 AM TonyAKAVW The engine is finally starting to look like an eng... Feb 10 2006, 02:51 AM TonyAKAVW more engine stuff. Feb 10 2006, 02:52 AM TonyAKAVW Got the intake installed. The intake is an AEM in... Feb 13 2006, 01:07 AM TonyAKAVW Engine is almost done. Left to do:
Bolt on the a... Feb 13 2006, 01:09 AM mrdezyne Looks familiar.... Keep up the great work! Feb 13 2006, 09:23 AM TonyAKAVW Well, the engine is now basically ready for instal... Mar 5 2006, 11:55 PM TonyAKAVW This weekend I started working on the cable shifte... Mar 5 2006, 11:58 PM Dr. Roger tony, im' sure you mentined before but what is... Mar 6 2006, 12:03 AM TonyAKAVW 
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