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| Darren65 |
 Jul 10 2025, 03:01 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 25-March 25 From: Wiltshire Member No.: 28,677 Region Association: None  |
Hi All,
I was recommended to 914World by a guy in the UK who purchased a GT oil cooler from me who suggested I mention the coolers on here. He rates 914World as the best forum around and knowing me from my DDK restoration threads he also said I'd enjoy some of the really cool builds on here as I love a bit of detail! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) Not hard to guess that I'm really a 911 guy however I appreciate all things early Porsche, especially period sports purpose cars and have found myself attracted to all the cool details of the GT lately so that may well become a future project! Getting the sales pitch out of the way, a friend and I do have a few GT oil coolers for sale. Obviously it would be great if my presence here attracted a couple of enquiries but I only have a limited number which will sell in time, it's not a commercial venture and, like you guys, we're just early Porsche enthusiast that got carried away so highly unlikely we'll commission anymore. The coolers did turn out pretty good and respected 914-6 guys who know have rated them as the best reproductions produced and have even purchased them for their own cars. I won't place a sales ad on here but if anyone is interested you can see details here - https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-914...oil-cooler.html Sales blurb sorted I thought you guys might be more interested in how these coolers came to be as no doubt it's a slippery restoration slope many on here have been caught by! When this started I knew nothing of racing Porsche oil coolers, or indeed of how you'd get one fabricated, I owned a 914 Dinky toy as child but that's where my interest in these cars stopped and I wasn't prepared for the thousands of hours of commitment that followed. But then I was offered this ugly duckling.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-28677-1752181261.1.jpg) Indeed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) .... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-28677-1752181262.2.jpg) |
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| Darren65 |
Jul 10 2025, 03:09 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 25-March 25 From: Wiltshire Member No.: 28,677 Region Association: None |
...fortunately after several years of hard work the ugly duckling is starting to look like a bit of a swan!
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-28677-1752181752.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-28677-1752181753.2.jpg) .... |
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| Darren65 |
Jul 10 2025, 03:26 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 25-March 25 From: Wiltshire Member No.: 28,677 Region Association: None |
So what does this have to do with oil coolers?
Well the car was originally a 1977 Carrera 3.0. Although a desirable model it hadn't been on the road since 1989, there had been a small internal fire that had ruined part of the interior, at some point it has been vandalised and the engine was in bits.....this car was never going back to standard spec! On the plus side the car was pretty solid, it had it's original engine and gearbox, it's predecessor was the 3.0RS and the short stroke 6-bolt crank engine lent itself to going back to that model.....a 3.0RS project it was to be! But then anybody who's ever got into an RS, or indeed GT project will know.....some parts are almost impossible find! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) ..... |
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| mb911 |
Jul 10 2025, 03:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,609 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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I saw these on pelican and they look to be very nice.
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| mepstein |
Jul 10 2025, 04:44 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,963 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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A buddy of mine bought one for his (real) RSR. He was very pleased.
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| brant |
Jul 10 2025, 06:10 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,011 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Your car looks great! There are some nice builds around here And I’ll bet you run into some 911 guys over here you already know It’s a friendly board without all of the bs Brant |
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| sixnotfour |
Jul 10 2025, 07:29 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,909 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Hey Darren , I took some bypass pics and measurements. for you ...
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| Montreal914 |
Jul 10 2025, 08:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,857 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Beautiful car! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) What is the blue? |
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