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Travis' 72 914-6 Conversion |
mepstein |
Jun 13 2018, 03:35 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I throw extra wheels with tires under the car. I also have an old safe that I roll under sometimes. I’ll keep the jack under the car in addition to the stands. Like I said - I’m a chicken.
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TravisNeff |
Jun 13 2018, 03:48 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I added a 4th jack stand underneath the tunnel about 1/2 way back for the time being. I will stack the tires under the front as well.
I just ordered these jack stands. Pin lock and screw adjustment. Everyone needs at least 5 sets of jack stands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085IJNN...=UTF8&psc=1 Now to try to get the drivers side 4 cyl mount out. |
mb911 |
Jun 13 2018, 03:55 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I need to post the picture of my no fail jack stands. They work for leveling.. I actually thought about making them and selling them but that could be a major liability.
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Mueller |
Jun 13 2018, 04:10 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
Thanks for all the input so far, I appreciate the feedback. I added a 2nd 4x4 to the I-beam and went a little screw crazy on the new and existing wood. It's not going anywhere. Still thinking about what to do for extra support/insurance for the front. I have the jack stands oriented 90 degrees from one another so it does not rock on the same plane. I'd either screw those stands to the wood below or strap them down. |
TravisNeff |
Jun 13 2018, 05:28 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The ramp stand is already screwed down to the wood, its all one piece.
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TravisNeff |
Jun 13 2018, 05:29 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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mepstein |
Jun 13 2018, 06:24 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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djb |
Jun 13 2018, 10:10 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 2-November 17 From: El Dorado Member No.: 21,566 Region Association: Northern California |
Really great thread!
Consider using a water level to make sure your chassis is perfectly level before you start cutting things. Super easy to do and you will be guaranteed dead nuts on. https://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Water-Level David |
TravisNeff |
Jun 13 2018, 10:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Really great thread! Consider using a water level to make sure your chassis is perfectly level before you start cutting things. Super easy to do and you will be guaranteed dead nuts on. https://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Water-Level David Oooh! I will give that a shot, thank you! |
Larmo63 |
Jun 14 2018, 07:48 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
Your project looks well on it's way to success!
I used a lot of Patrick Motorsports' products in my conversion, and I'm glad I did. I took a ribbing from some fellow 914 "friends" (who will remain anonymous, and who have nothing but trouble with their cars) for being a spendthrift and a "retail buyer" for using costly PMS stuff. It's quality stuff. I'd recommend the PMS rear shift linkage bar, mine has worked out very well. I loved the wheels when I saw the car in Arizona, keep up the great work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
mb911 |
Jun 14 2018, 09:42 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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TravisNeff |
Jun 14 2018, 03:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thanks for the vote of confidence Larmo!
OK, I need to get something done today and the new jack stands wont arrive until saturday sometime. Did a tire stack and then a couple sections of leftover wood countertop, and a couple of 2x4's to bridge the gap. Then got to work and finished cutting out that damn engine mount on the drivers side. What a bitch! I have just a little bit of cleanup and wire wheel it clean and I can call it good enough. Attached image(s) |
mb911 |
Jun 14 2018, 04:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thanks for the vote of confidence Larmo! OK, I need to get something done today and the new jack stands wont arrive until saturday sometime. Did a tire stack and then a couple sections of leftover wood countertop, and a couple of 2x4's to bridge the gap. Then got to work and finished cutting out that damn engine mount on the drivers side. What a bitch! I have just a little bit of cleanup and wire wheel it clean and I can call it good enough. That is for sure they are a PIA to remove.. |
mepstein |
Jun 14 2018, 04:27 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Thanks for the vote of confidence Larmo! OK, I need to get something done today and the new jack stands wont arrive until saturday sometime. Did a tire stack and then a couple sections of leftover wood countertop, and a couple of 2x4's to bridge the gap. Then got to work and finished cutting out that damn engine mount on the drivers side. What a bitch! I have just a little bit of cleanup and wire wheel it clean and I can call it good enough. That is for sure they are a PIA to remove.. You can tell this isn’t an east coast car. No (real) rust behind the mounts. |
TravisNeff |
Jun 14 2018, 04:31 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
It was a Montana car that I got from Craig at camp914. Pretty happy with it so far.
The passenger side is a little worse off, I'll patch that because I am going in to cut into the bottom of the long there anyways. Now, off to see about maybe getting the engine mount in. |
TravisNeff |
Jun 14 2018, 10:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I started grinding the paint away where I needed to weld in the mounts, and I cut part of the tailshifter flange off to give me more room to weld.
Prepped with UPOL Weld through primer. I then fitted up the mounts and traced around the welding area and ground back down to bare metal. I don't have good luck welding directly through the primer. I then drilled some plug weld holes in the mounts. If I was to do it again, I would have only done the top two holes. Painted the backside with weld through primer, took off the primer on the plug weld holes and the edges of the mount. Attached image(s) |
TravisNeff |
Jun 14 2018, 10:52 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
All burned in. Not the prettiest, but it will work.
Tomorrow I will do the plug welds and grind the crown off the welds Attached image(s) |
mb911 |
Jun 15 2018, 02:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Speaking from a welding instructor stand point you are best off not grinding the welds off for this as it adds strength. The only reason to grind a weld is to hide the seam.. It degrades the strength of the weld joint.
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TravisNeff |
Jun 15 2018, 03:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Understood. I am in the middle and just cropped off the tops. I'll get back whatever I lost with the plug welds I think.
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mb911 |
Jun 15 2018, 03:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Understood. I am in the middle and just cropped off the tops. I'll get back whatever I lost with the plug welds I think. The concern I have is that welds are a bit cold and the face reinforcement is very important along with the toe when accessing a weld even more so when cold. The firewall is only about 18 gauge there. Plug welds will help a bunch. |
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