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| FourBlades |
 Jun 28 2019, 03:00 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin  Group: Members Posts: 2,054 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States 
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Great to see more progress. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Ya know, a car like this deserves its own one off, custom carbon body. Did you ever want to take a stab at designing your own car body? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) John |
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| plymouth37 |
Jul 1 2019, 11:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(FourBlades @ Jun 28 2019, 03:00 PM)  Great to see more progress. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Ya know, a car like this deserves its own one off, custom carbon body. Did you ever want to take a stab at designing your own car body? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) John I have actually, my thesis in grad school reimagined Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion car as a modern sports car, retaining the 3 wheel configuration and rear steering, still have the first and last study models from that project on my desk at work.  Fully designed and modeled the chassis and suspension too:  As for the 914 body, I would love to keep it fairly stock looking, too easy to fall into bad kit car territory with these cars, but reproducing the modified flared body in full carbon is definitely on the table if I get bored enough (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Will definitely be watching this build with interest B is for Build |
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| plymouth37 |
Jul 1 2019, 11:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Time to tackle doors, as far as all body components go I am just welding up any damage that requires it, ignoring the dents, and throwing some paint on them, once the dry fit is totally complete at least the exterior of these will get stripped and bodywork will commence for real, still got a few years before that though!
 I stripped the doors down and then removed the other crash bar, I pulled the other one about 10 years ago and never got around to this one.  then I scraped the tar from the insides of the doors.  Repaired any damage that required a welder.  And stripped the clear that had been on there since my Vegas days.  |
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| plymouth37 |
Jul 1 2019, 11:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I got them all stripped and hung up.
 Primed and painted.  Then threw them on the car, mirrors and latches next!  |
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| 2mAn |
Jul 1 2019, 01:30 PM
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trying to see how long I can go without a 914 Group: Members Posts: 487 Joined: 14-November 13 From: Westchester (Los Angeles) Member No.: 16,644 Region Association: Southern California |
so close, yet so far away!...
I wonder what will happen first, you finishing the car or me actually buying a 914 lol both seem to have no end in sight |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Jul 1 2019, 02:00 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,462 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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You and Paul Elio out to get together.
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| Rand |
Jul 1 2019, 02:04 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Thank god this isn't a trike. Trikes suck donkey balls.Yes we know the only possible possibility is two front. Still sucks.
No wait... what worse balls can we find? No matter. Murray Goldberg leaving pants right here at the door. |
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| MoveQik |
Jul 1 2019, 10:29 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I get all giggity when I see update to this thread! One of the coolest parts of this build IMHO is the garage its being built in...it looks like it should be a storage shed for lawn equipment. It really shows your talent as the builder. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Andyrew |
Jul 2 2019, 09:20 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Jul 1 2019, 01:00 PM) You and Paul Elio out to get together. Unlike the Dale er I mean Elio.. The Anklebiter is Real. |
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| get off my lawn |
Jul 3 2019, 05:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 168 Joined: 18-August 11 From: west coast Member No.: 13,462 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(2mAn @ Jun 26 2019, 09:09 AM) What are you going to do when its actually "done" ... so much work modifying every single item on the car Done. ROFLMAO!!!!!!! they're never done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) |
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| plymouth37 |
Aug 8 2019, 05:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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 I polished up my Solstice mirrors  and put them on, just going to leave them red for now, they match the other red accents on the car as it is. More on how I got them to fit Here  Behold, the Pontiac goodness... |
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| worn |
Aug 8 2019, 05:11 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,143 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(plymouth37 @ Aug 8 2019, 03:01 PM) I polished up my Solstice mirrors and put them on, just going to leave them red for now, they match the other red accents on the car as it is. More on how I got them to fit Here Behold, the Pontiac goodness... Looks grand with doors! The horn placement reminds me of the old disc shock absorbers of the early twenties. No, the nineteen twenties. Visually that is. |
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| plymouth37 |
Aug 8 2019, 05:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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This package has a funny story, if you look closely the date on it is from way back in 2006, when I moved from Vegas to Wyoming, somewhere along the way my door handle broke. I ordered the replacement part from pelican, and as soon as I got the car to my new house in Laramie I pulled apart the door to fix the handle. If you look back at the 13th post on this thread you will notice that the first thing I did on this build was cut out the crash bar in the door, then the second thing was cut off the targa top. This little twist of fate created this build, if I hadn't pulled that door apart I may not have even started this journey.
 Well here we are 15 years later, time to finally fix that handle!  |
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| plymouth37 |
Aug 8 2019, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE Looks grand with doors! The horn placement reminds me of the old disc shock absorbers of the early twenties. No, the nineteen twenties. Visually that is. Totally! getting MG flashbacks! |
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| wingnut86 |
Aug 8 2019, 05:40 PM
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...boola la boo boola boo... Group: Members Posts: 1,053 Joined: 22-April 10 From: South Carolina Member No.: 11,645 Region Association: South East States |
Geez Dana. Talk about anticipation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
Keep at it. You'll get her done before they phase out gasoline (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Of course, I ain't got one at all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Looking at used TESLA'S!! HAH, that'll bring the comments and viewers back to your thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) Dave |
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| plymouth37 |
Aug 8 2019, 08:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(wingnut86 @ Aug 8 2019, 05:40 PM) Geez Dana. Talk about anticipation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Keep at it. You'll get her done before they phase out gasoline (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Of course, I ain't got one at all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Looking at used TESLA'S!! HAH, that'll bring the comments and viewers back to your thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) Dave Believe me, this will be the last gas car I own. Maybe I can move the radiator to the back and jam a fwd KERS system in the front? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| flipb |
Aug 9 2019, 07:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,716 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(plymouth37 @ Aug 8 2019, 10:32 PM) QUOTE(wingnut86 @ Aug 8 2019, 05:40 PM) Geez Dana. Talk about anticipation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Keep at it. You'll get her done before they phase out gasoline (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Of course, I ain't got one at all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Looking at used TESLA'S!! HAH, that'll bring the comments and viewers back to your thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) Dave Believe me, this will be the last gas car I own. Maybe I can move the radiator to the back and jam a fwd KERS system in the front? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Bought a used Model S and made it my daily driver. It's such a great car that it makes it hard to justify keeping the 914 for weekend drives, but the 914 scratches a different itch and still puts a huge grin on my face. |
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| plymouth37 |
Aug 9 2019, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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The windshield frame has been a challenging piece to fabricate but it is coming along! I took all of the rough cut pieces I made back in April (here) and welded them into two halves of a frame.
 Then I used spacers to make sure it was positioned perfectly on the car and trimmed the halves to fit together perfectly  Then welded it into one piece, getting there, might buy some polycarbonate this weekend! Sneak peak, I have been working on mocking up the interior components as well, more on that in a bit!  |
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| Ferg |
Aug 9 2019, 03:16 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None
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It's gonna be Ferg worthy in no time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| plymouth37 |
Aug 9 2019, 08:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Ferg @ Aug 9 2019, 03:16 PM) It isn't ready for you, I haven't painted it brown yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) |
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