Pploco Sti-defiling a 914, such a BLAST! |
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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 8 2019, 09:14 AM
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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 |
All right, lets kick this off properly. No 914 rustoration would be complete without a trip down to hell (hole). The PO waxed poetic on all of his extensive work to fix the hell hole. He said that he had "installed" patch panels and sealed them with rust inhibiting treatment. I think he mentioned POR15.
Once I got the car in my garage, I started cleaning things up and sorting through the parts, I noticed there was something a little off with the "patched" areas. After a little wire wheel action, I see this: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736440.1.jpg) Then this: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736441.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736441.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736441.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736442.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736442.6.jpg) Pictures don't do this custom work justice. This patch was a good inch thick with what looked like fiber filler and tar. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736442.7.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736443.8.jpg) Before I got too crazy with the cutting and welding, I decided to check the door gaps to make sure. Everything checked out. But I was worried that the PO had done similar repairs in other areas and covered them up with the lovely Walmart tractor yellow. I went around the car and tested door jams, trunks, fenders, sail panels - all the nooks and crannys that might have other surprises waiting. I did find a nice bondo monument to middle school dropout bodywork in the rear trunk, and a few small cover ups on the sail panels, but overall this is a pretty solid car. Oh, and if anyone is interested I have a set of slightly used hell hole patch panels that I'd sell for super cheap. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1554736443.9.jpg) |
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