 Shall I say... 3.6?, my conversion thread ... |
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| SirAndy |
 Apr 3 2007, 11:59 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
another full day of car work. well, sort of. if McMark hadn't called me around 10am and woke me up, i would have slept all day ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
i went to a show last night and got home around 5:30am ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) anyways, here are a few pics from today. we'll be putting in another full day tomorrow ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) fixing the headlight supports. needs to be done before we build the oil-cooler shroud because once that is in, you won't be able to access that area anymore. all cleaned up and in primer:   the replacement supports, painted with guards red touchup paint:  all nice new paint and someone's ugly head:   antenna hole patch, note the layers of bondo & paint. we counted 6 coats of bondo/primer/paint! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)   leaky rear window removed, needs some cleanup before the new window goes in. the PO had used RTV ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)  cracked windshield removed, the new one will be installed this weekend:  |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 4 2007, 12:09 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
we decided to mount the FI brain for the 3.6L in the front of the car, under the pass. side dash.
we cut a hole in the firewall and used the stock 993 engine harness and grommets. the wires will run on top of the center tunnel, but hidded under a custom tray and the console, the brain will be mounted flush under the passanger side dash. here are a few pics from the test-fitting ... harness going through the firewall:  running on top of the center tunnel:  and the brain under the dashboard. the final mounting will be higher and out of the way:  and the view from the engine side of things:  more pics tomorrow ... Vielen Dank, Herr McMark! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) Andy |
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| Hammy |
Apr 4 2007, 04:03 AM
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mr. Wonderful Group: Members Posts: 1,827 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, California Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California |
Andy, very cool. I like the brain mount.
Glad to see you and Mark getting near firing her up.... looks great. |
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| DEC |
 Apr 5 2007, 12:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 632 Joined: 10-November 05 From: Rehburg Member No.: 5,104 Region Association: Germany 
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Good job, Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
I like this kind of work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 5 2007, 02:38 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
more pics ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif)
the money shot:  fixing the rollcage. removed old tabs and welded in new ones:   rear window channel primed and painted, ready for the new window:  windshield channel cleaned, primed and painted. the new windshield is supposed to be delievered on sunday:    (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Andy |
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| Justinp71 |
Apr 5 2007, 02:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,636 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None
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Andy-
It looks like you have the 911 dash. Can we see some pics of that, where did you get the carbon fiber dash from? |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 5 2007, 02:48 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
we came up with something special for mounting the oil thermostat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
first, we were planning on just running the oil lines through the rear firewall and mount the thermostat upfront. but no matter how we were looking at it, the routing through the firewall (it's double-walled down low) just did not look clean. so we thought about adding some sort of hard tubing between the double wall and have permanent fittings on each side. well, looking at the thermostat, we already had what we wanted, so all we needed was to come up with an idea on how to mount it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) McMark made a steel box while i was cutting the tub. the box is just big enough to hold the thermostat. the box will be welded into the tub and one side has a cover. the thermostat slides inside and the end-cover holds it firmly in place when attached. the box is at an 45 deg. angle, which allows us to use 45 deg. fittings on each side which will have the lines run parallel to the longs towards the front and parallel to the firewall in the back. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) the holes:  the box:  the thermostat in the box:  test fitting the assembly. the box will be seamwelded into the tub:  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Andy |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 5 2007, 02:52 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Apr 5 2007, 12:42 PM)  It looks like you have the 911 dash. Can we see some pics of that, where did you get the carbon fiber dash from? yes. it's from Getty Design. do a search here, there was a post quite a while ago with tons of pictures .... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| r_towle |
Apr 5 2007, 04:35 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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so,
from what I can tell, you have no 914 to drive this year....yet. and then you will have two 914/6...one will be factory CW and one will be OMG fast. Rich |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 5 2007, 05:56 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Apr 5 2007, 02:35 PM) and then you will have two 914/6...one will be factory CW and one will be OMG fast. that is in fact the plan ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Andy |
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| grantsfo |
Apr 6 2007, 07:56 AM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Great work Andy! Looks like it is turning out very nice. That car is going to be wicked fast.
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| horizontally-opposed |
Apr 6 2007, 03:44 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 5 2007, 04:56 PM) O brother, where art thou? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) the 914-6 GT cause calleth! pete P.S. I now have red 914 envy....that cooling line setup alone is KILLIN me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 9 2007, 01:58 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
the mufflers arrived! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
many, many thanks to dan callicott from Callicott Motorsports. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) i owe you a few nice cold brewskies ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) me likes shiny parts ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Andy Attached image(s) 
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| r_towle |
Apr 9 2007, 02:33 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 9 2007, 03:58 PM) the mufflers arrived! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) many, many thanks to dan callicott from Callicott Motorsports. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) i owe you a few nice cold brewskies ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) me likes shiny parts ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Andy I think you are an AI program who has successfully gone out on the Internet and created this story about a 914 with a motor from another car based upon some pictures you found at many different web site... I think that a live shot, video and possibly some audio of the engine and your imaginary friend McMark would help to disprove these allegations... Rich |
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| Eric Taylor |
Apr 9 2007, 04:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
Andy - I love the way that thermostat is going to give you a clean look. I was wondering how the thermostat works though. Is is regulated by the temperature of the oil or the air out side it? I guess the way you did it would make me think oil, but I'm not sure
Eric |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 9 2007, 05:05 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Eric Taylor @ Apr 9 2007, 02:54 PM) Andy - I love the way that thermostat is going to give you a clean look. I was wondering how the thermostat works though. Is is regulated by the temperature of the oil or the air out side it? I guess the way you did it would make me think oil, but I'm not sure yes, oil it is. it has a bypass valve, so when the oil is cold, it goes back to the tank right away. once it reaches a certain temperature (i *think* 175), it'll open and let the oil flow through the front cooler. i've seen a lot of different installs, most people put the thermostat in the front trunk, near the cooler. to me, that didn't make much sense. you're pushing a lot of cold oil around with that setup. i think the thermostat should be as close to the engine as possible. less cold oil to push around and quicker response time to a warming up motor ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| GTeener |
Apr 10 2007, 06:55 PM
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914 Girl Group: Members Posts: 2,348 Joined: 25-June 04 From: SillyCon Valley Member No.: 2,249 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Looks like you're making good progress. Congrats and thanks for sharing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Eric Taylor |
Apr 10 2007, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
Thanks for the reply andy- I was thinking about the engine warmth the same way you were, but I also had seen most of them mounted in the front trunk. Good to know, to me it would make sense to mount it closer to the enginge for optimal oil cooling too.
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| SirAndy |
Apr 19 2007, 01:00 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
moah pix ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
got the thermostat box all welded in and primed and painted:  test fitting of the mufflers:  more progress tomorrow ... time for a few brewskies ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Andy |
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| rick 918-S |
Apr 19 2007, 08:58 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,948 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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