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 |
Jul 8 2019, 09:13 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 |
With the 4 day weekend and perfect weather, I had to take a break from work, put the 914 project on hold for a bit, and chase my 2nd passion. I took my son and a couple of his friends up into the Whiteclouds to enjoy a little backpacking and fishing in some of the most beautiful country on earth.
Summers in Idaho mean backpacking for my son and me. This trip, we started at the 4th of July Lake trailhead, made our way into Ant's basin, climbed Devil's Staircase (more like Satan's rickety ladder if you ask me) up over 10K feet, dropped into Cornice lake, and made our way down into Quiet lake for a couple nights. The scenery and fishing were spectacular. I couldn't believe how much snow is still up there. Luckily Quiet wasn't iced over as were some of the higher lakes. We hiked back out over Patterson's peak for an incredible view of the Whiteclouds and Sawtooth's to the west. This is definitely a do-over trip - as soon as my legs stop aching. We pulled about 18 miles in total, but the elevation changes made it feel like 50. What a great way to spend a few days. Looking out over Ant's Basin to the north. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598819.1.jpg) Approaching Devil's Staircase - from the base to the top (called "Windy Devil) is only about 1/2 mile - but it took a good three hours to climb. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598820.2.jpg) The north side of Windy Devil. Just over my head you can see the snow bank we had to slide down before climbing down the steep scree. That's Cornice lake (mostly frozen) to my left. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598820.3.jpg) The descent to Quiet lake from Cornice. Castle Peak is in the background. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598821.4.jpg) Quiet Lake (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598821.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598822.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598822.7.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598823.8.jpg) View of Castle Peak from Patterson's Peak on our way out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598823.9.jpg) View of the Sawtooth's to the west from Patterson's (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-22225-1562598823.10.jpg) |
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