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Pploco Sti-defiling a 914, such a BLAST! |
pploco |
Apr 5 2019, 03:47 PM
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Chief Toilet Flusher Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 15-June 18 From: boise, idaho Member No.: 22,225 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I figure its high time to start sharing my subaru conversion progress with y'all. I'm new to the 914 and have been silently lurking on the site gleaning as much knowledge as possible. I'm a few months into the conversion, and decided to gather up my pictures and start sharing.
Several years ago I shoe-horned a turbo subaru 2.0 into a 73 beetle 73 Subaru Conversion I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST flogging that poor little thing. But I quickly learned that the bug was not a very safe platform for a 300hp subaru engine. I could dust anything off the line and actually pull the front wheels off the ground. But it was a scary handful on the freeway. I ended up selling it and have missed that angry little blue bug ever since. I've always loved the 914, and have watched from the fringes as they creep up and up in value. So when two basket cases popped up locally on craigslist, I decided it was time to jump back in and do a proper conversion Lucky for me, I found these on a 2'fer one deal: 74: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1555094918.1.jpg) 73: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554504271.1.jpg) The PO had stuffed a Pontiac v6 in the 73. He totally scabbed the conversion together - especially the cooling. No radiator fan, square tubing for coolant lines - its ugly. Not surprising, he cooked the motor. Then let it sit outside and rust. The interior is in excellent shape, but the rockers, longs, hell hole, and door jams are pretty bad. The 74 had been stripped and "prepped" for paint. His reality of "prepped" boarders on insanity. He was planning a LS conversion but didn't get any further than stripping it down and spraying it with john deere yellow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) It basically came home in boxes. But, I picked them both up for $1500, then sold the 1.7 and trans from the 74 for $1K. Not a bad deal at all. I'm planning to use the 74 as my base. It has some hell hole issues and a few rust spots, but the longs are in pretty good shape and the pan is mostly solid. I'll use the 73 for an interior parts car. Now for a motor porn teaser - This is what I put together last weekend (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh3.googleusercontent.com-22225-1554500840.3.jpg) |
pploco |
Apr 5 2019, 03:49 PM
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Chief Toilet Flusher Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 15-June 18 From: boise, idaho Member No.: 22,225 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Project plans:
This is going to be an evolving post as the project progresses. I would describe myself as a weekend warrior with fake-sick-to-work in the garage once in a while tendencies. So my timeline is wide open as to when I'll likely have this wrapped up. I do have to hurry though. My 13 year old son has decided he loves to weld and fab and he is eyeing the '73 as his first car. If I'm going to have interior and various parts, I've got to move quickly. Since the driving age in Idaho is 15, I figure I've got less than 2 years to be at least driving this beast. My goal is to have the motor and trans ready to mock in, then they'll go on a shelf for the fabbing and rust repair. I'll then prep and paint. Having done a few projects like this in the past - there is nothing worse than having to cut a freshly painted car to fit something for the conversion. I want paint and interior to be the last things I do. Admittedly, I can be a bit scattered on these projects because of the way they have to share space on my priority list with family, work, and other important commitments. So I try to only tackle jobs I know I can finish in the time and budget that I have available - if that makes sense. So while there might appear to be madness to my approach, I promise there's a method to the madness. My plans (as of May 2019) Motor: 2008 EJ257 STI block bored +.5mm Timesert head bolt anchors 2008 OEM STI crank with nitride coating OEM STI rods with ARP rod bolts King racing main and rod bearings Manley forged and skirted pistons ARP head studs Heads - 2004 OEM with single AVCS - new OEM valves and guides Stock exhaust and uppipe Turbo - Cobb 20g ECU - 2004 STI stock with Cobb AP tuner Harness - 2004 STI stock, custom by Jeff Robenolt @ AutoVentures LLC Cooling Toyota Celica GT radiator Fozenboost Water/Air intercooler Transmission '04 WRX 5 speed Body Color:still undecided - narrowed down to porsche red, black, olympic blue GT flares(?) still on the fence here. I love the GT flares on a black or dark blue, but not on red or light blue Misc Conversion Coldwater cradle and trans hanger JDM STI clutch master Celica GT or MR2 shifter Zero Decibel bell hanger shift linkage Subaru STI fuel assembly/pump Heat and A/C |
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