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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 |
Jun 10 2019, 09:00 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 |
I decided to take a shot at some DIY urethane motor mounts. The stock STI mounts keep the engine a few inches higher on the cradle so the oil pan doesn't hang down too low. I have plenty of clearance on the top of the motor.
I started by taking the cracked and brittle Porsche motor mounts and hit them with the torch to get the center bushing out. After a bit of cleanup and trimming: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178824.1.jpg) Here's what I'm left with: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178826.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178826.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178826.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178827.5.jpg) They sell a coloring agent to make these more purdee, but I didn't want to pay the extra 20 bucks. I created a mold with some cardboard and aluminum tubing. The trick was getting a non binding agent like WD40 or candle wax (which is what I used) on the surfaces I didn't want this rubber to stick to. Hot glue was used to seal everything, and I poured the compound into the mold. 18 hours later, I'm left with this: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178827.6.jpg) This stuff is solid - it feels almost like a skateboard wheel. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178827.7.jpg) These are the perfect height now - kinda cool. I also spent some time getting the radiator mocked in. I've got to do a bit of trimming to get the radiator inlet to clear some of the metal in the frunk - not a big deal. I picked up some rubber grommets on Amazon. My plan is to build some cribbing that holds the radiator with these upper and lower grommets, then I'll have something to rivet some aluminum sheeting to for ducting. I want to keep the radiator as far forward as possible, while allowing enough space for an A/C condenser and intercooler heat exchanger - and having enough space on the top so the hood can close. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178828.8.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178828.9.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1560178828.10.jpg) |
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