My latest challenge. Here we go again., 72 restoration and conversion to a Subaru EZ30R engine. |
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My latest challenge. Here we go again., 72 restoration and conversion to a Subaru EZ30R engine. |
rmarx |
Apr 3 2021, 11:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 5-June 07 From: Pleasant Hill, CA Member No.: 7,784 |
It had been about eleven years since my last 914 build. It was shown on the cover of the January 2010 Retro Cars Magazine. It was a 72 with a 327 Chev small block, GT flares , 5 lug conversion and a long list of modifications. I have spent the last eleven years building , restoring , highly modifying two separate 912s. One was converted from a short to long wheelbase RSR, the other was a 69 912 converted to an R Gruppe style 911. I have owned about eight 914s over the years and I always seem to be drawn back to their mid-engined targa topped allure.
About a year and a half ago, I obtained a 72 roller from fellow 914 world enthusiast Brian Adkins. He was nice enough to give me a good dal on the car, so it was time to begin my next crazy idea. I am installing a 2004 Subaru EZ30R engine with an 04 WRX transmission converted from four to two wheel drive. The trans is very strong and able to handle all the power I want to throw at it. It will have a hydraulic clutch and operated by a Cable system. The engine will be operated with an ECU Master computer. The power output should be in the 280-300 hp range per the experts that use these motors in sand rail conversions. The car initially received a 1.7 four generously donated by Chris Baker (Tyga Boy). I got the car running well enough to participate in last year's West Coast Rally. I actually won an award for Best Patina ( Best Shit Box) . I have since pulled the motor and trans, stripped the paint, collected most of the parts needed for the conversion and will install the new drivetrain very soon. It is my intention to show many pictures and details of the process. Many thanks to to all those that have in the past and in the future helped me to achieve my goals for this project. I couldn't do it without hem. |
rmarx |
Feb 12 2022, 07:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 5-June 07 From: Pleasant Hill, CA Member No.: 7,784 |
Sorry for the long delay in updating the thread. My life got very busy as of late. I moved my office. I'm preparing my home for possible sale, and have been working on a separate
project. I have been making a Bomber seat for a friends Safari 911 with a little help from Tyga Boy. I have made a little progress on the cooling system. I installed the coolant hoses from the front to the to rear, I drilled the holes and installed the grommets to protect them while passing through the fire wall. I made the hose connection from the the hose to the radiator. As they exit the fire wall and proceed to the radiator, they kink, so I had to install 90 degree fittings to make sure they get full flow and are not restricted. What I did is not the the final product, I'm really not happy with the result, but it will work for now. I plan to make one piece aluminum tubes from the firewall to the radiator in the future. I completed the radiator and shrouding along with the top cover panel only to find that the hood would not shut and latch. GRRR. I had to take it all apart and re-engineer it to make clearance. That meant cutting the frame apart, modify, re-weld along with cutting and reconfiguring the flanges on the shroud. After that, the brackets that hold the radiator to the frame had to be bent to properly fit. Many of the things I am doing at this point are "proof of concept". I am just trying to get it to work. When completed and running, I will strip the car down to a bare shell, media blast, add the GT flares, paint the car, convert to 5 lug and make everything "pretty" as it goes back together. |
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