Has anyone ever made a 914/8 clone?, Or am I off my rocker? |
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Has anyone ever made a 914/8 clone?, Or am I off my rocker? |
Mikey914 |
Jan 16 2020, 10:09 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,661 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
I have seen a few tribute GT cars that are great, but you all know me. I really love doing the obscure.
I have access to some aircraft cases and was thinking about taking 2 IO540s and adding another bank of pistons to one. Yes machining the cases, welding it all up and same with the crank. Wouldn't be cheap, or easy. But if I could make the motor, I could do the rest. Anyone know what the displacement was ? Or any other specs Attached image(s) |
914forme |
Jan 18 2020, 07:08 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None |
None of this is hard, not the case, not the crank, cams, cam towers, etc... It just takes serious $$$$ to do one off parts.
Hell you could 3D print all this stuff in PLA and sand cast it. Again very doable, but my friends with serious money are not into 914s. And they would not drop a dime on this project. So you have to find a combination. Someone who loves 914s, and the 914-8 specifically, and the monetary means to pull this project off. Engineering and building wise, is the easiest part of the build. But @Mikey914 I am currently not happy with you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) I find that my spare time now has been spent figuring out how to do this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I don't need another project in my head right now. I have about 5 of them that have been designed and ready in my head. 914-6 restomod. 914 EG conversion. an AWD Karmann Ghia with Subaru Power. A Dual cab AWD Subaru power. A Willys Pickup with X-drive and a N54 swap. And now a 914-8 with a working 3.0L 8 cylinder, making about 400HP. This does not include all the machine tools, and workshop projects I have yet to build. But the one that is kicking me right now is transmission. So many choices beside 908 box. I should have stuck with building scale models, so much cheaper, and I could have all these cool car ideas that as of right now, I can not afford but a couple. |
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