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2.0 or more, Bigger is better |
930cabman |
Nov 14 2020, 05:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
I cut my wrenching teeth on VW bugs and Type 3's back in the '70's and '80's. Been somewhat out of the game for several years looking to rejoin into the 914 world. Generally the easiest way for more kick is to increase displacement. Short of going to turbo's what is available as far as big bore kits. I am not interested in going the 6 cylinder route or chevy small block route. The car will be street only, but I need speed.
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914_teener |
Dec 5 2020, 09:39 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,194 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Holy cow.
You should buy that tub from that guy in the UK...for $1,500. Man...the entire long is kaput. |
930cabman |
Dec 6 2020, 06:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
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bbrock |
Dec 6 2020, 10:26 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Holy cow. You should buy that tub from that guy in the UK...for $1,500. Man...the entire long is kaput. Why would I do such a thing, this is the fun part. Good thing we have RD at our disposal, it would be much more difficult without them Love the attitude! I do have some concerns though. Your bracing is interesting, but I don't see any way to adjust. A big advantage of a diagonal brace with turnbuckle is it gives an easy way to adjust the chassis to keep the body measurements in factory spec. It's amazing how rubbery the chassis gets when the outer long is removed. I was able to dial my measurements in literally using only two fingers on the turnbuckle. Also, as Mark pointed out, removing that inner long takes this to another level. There is no longer any structure maintaining the tub length. You can see in your pic that the floor is sagging which means the length has been shortened so you'll need some kind of fixture to make sure the dimensions are correct and the chassis is straight when the new structure is welded in. You may already have a plan for this and I'm not trying to be negative. Just trying to alert to possible pitfalls the way others have done for me on my build. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Oh, and your rust bucket definitely has mine beat in basket case status (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
930cabman |
Dec 6 2020, 11:08 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Holy cow. You should buy that tub from that guy in the UK...for $1,500. Man...the entire long is kaput. Why would I do such a thing, this is the fun part. Good thing we have RD at our disposal, it would be much more difficult without them Love the attitude! I do have some concerns though. Your bracing is interesting, but I don't see any way to adjust. A big advantage of a diagonal brace with turnbuckle is it gives an easy way to adjust the chassis to keep the body measurements in factory spec. It's amazing how rubbery the chassis gets when the outer long is removed. I was able to dial my measurements in literally using only two fingers on the turnbuckle. Also, as Mark pointed out, removing that inner long takes this to another level. There is no longer any structure maintaining the tub length. You can see in your pic that the floor is sagging which means the length has been shortened so you'll need some kind of fixture to make sure the dimensions are correct and the chassis is straight when the new structure is welded in. You may already have a plan for this and I'm not trying to be negative. Just trying to alert to possible pitfalls the way others have done for me on my build. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Oh, and your rust bucket definitely has mine beat in basket case status (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Thanks to all for the (non structural) support. I have built my career on historic building restorations in Buffalo for many years, and all this stuff is the basically the same. Metal/wood/concrete/glass all behave somewhat different, but similar. My basic philosophy has been, "if it was built a hundred years ago, who says we can't build it today". That basically holds true, except the pyramids in Egypt, but thats a story for another day. The last project I undertook was a 1985 Alfa spider with 12,000 miles and NO rust, great car, but got in the way of the hurricane Sandy flood surge. I removed seaweed from the rear view mirror, it was bad. It took a few years, but she is now alot of fun. Personally this stuff is therapy and I have fun with it. Prior to welding new structurals I will be checking and rechecking the body dimensions and door fits. Thanks again to all, I will continue to post and am looking forward to running this beast around Buffalo next summer. |
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