I'm setting the bar...
I want to have the motor in the car by the end of November!

I need the oil tank and lines.

KT

Red Headers


KT

Trekkor, I like the headers! I opted for the insta-rust Bursch ones. Hey, I'm cheap!

Do you have the throttle linkage sorted out? Can I help with that at all?

I need some advice and pictures to set up the linkage.

You could really help.

KT

I just drove the 914-6 last night w/o wife. Hammered the snot out of. That poor 2.2 just loves to scream.

Yeah, let me pull my latest bell crank off this weekend. I want to re-do it and make a cleaner one from a jig. This one was a test one that just happened to work perfect. So when the time comes, you pay for shipping and it's yours. I want to make nicer looking ones to sell to suckers..... I mean customers.

Yes, I want it!

I can use the stock-4 cable right?
Post some pics here would you?

KT

Keep this up Trekkor... you'll have yourself a Halloween Classic; Night of the Living Thread

I was thinking more along the lines of...

"Thread time for Bonzo"



KT

Yeah, useses the stock 914-4 cable. You need nothing but a couple of hand tools to install and adjust. That's it. I'll even make and throw in another rod so it will be a complete kit for you.

I almost, mind you almost got to it last night. I lowered the 914 about 1" set it down and adjusted the front to match. But by the time I was ready to put it back up to start doing the heater tubes and pull the throttle, I had to go to a Cub Scout thingy. Oh well. I will start on it tonight again.

The only pic's I have suck. But I will take better ones when I pull it off.

Great!

Looking foward to that!

KT

Ran the motor for a few minutes this afternoon.

It just fires up and runs well.

My earball was spot on with the timing light.
35 degrees at 6000 rpm's.

I love revving it up.

KT

Sweet! Yep, gotta love the sound of a six.

I can't ship off the prototype bell crank until I get my parts from Gary (Parts Obsolete). I am hoping to get everything this weekend. He said he never had anyone order 10 balls and 20 ball cups before. He didn't have them in stock. Anyway, yesterday he said he should have them this week and shoot them off to me.

So, have you striaghtened your shifter bar yet?

I still have my 914 up in the air and will take some pic's of my heater system. It works good, but not great.

Dan, Thanks for the update on the throttle parts.

Shifter is still in use

I'm still a little confused about the shifter.
One SIX owner says his shifter is unmodified and works perfect

I'll do it ...only if I must.

KT

Tailshifter, has to be. There's no way a stock side shifter shift rod will work with a six. You'll do it, cause you must

Then.. I must.

KT

You willll, modifiy you shift bar (insert Jedi hand wave here).

Yep, on the side shifters, the bend in the bar hits the engine or the headers. I can't rememeber anymore, it has been too long since I installed one that wasn't modified.

You can do it yourself, or you can send your bar to me and I will weld in a straight peice for you.

When do you plan on pulling the 4cyl out?

The FOUR should be coming out in a couple of weeks.

Make way for the SIX!

KT

Guys, how long is the shift bar? I need to get a shipping box from work and need the length.


Cheers

Let the bidding begin...

Corvair 6. Cheap, easy 175 hp, air cooled so you don't have to mess with that plumbing crap.

Brad

IIRC that engine turns the wrong way, so you'd have five killer reverse gears and one granny forward! Oh and that awesome fanbelt set up! Good reason why they didn't make that car too many years!

Well, when I straighten bars, I cut out 73 1/4" so add another 6" to each side for good messure and I would say the bar is no longer than 86"?

Well, you could use a 915 tranny without having to flip the diff...

then you have to add on $600 for the adapter plate and flywheel (regardless of transmission used) hmmmm what gearbox did the Corvair use??

Not to Keep the Corvair thing going but, they did produce them from 1960 to 1969 with a
huge suspension improvemenet in 1965.
When I was 16 i had an air cooled and turbocharged first car with a tach ,cyl. head temp gage, and a boost gage ,and a horizental cooling fan.
3rd place in year end points for autocross that year too.
Oh ya cost me 300 bucks. Jeff

Nah, you either got your numbers transposed or scored some primo dude

I know it's not seven feet long!

IIRC (I made a jig so I wouldn't have to remember), it's something like 34 1/4" center to center of the cross hole, and set screw hole.

OOps! Dang, that would be one long shift bar! Yeah, I think I cut 34 1/4" section out? Dang, now I can't remember? I was too busy playing with beer girl(see other forum).

Obviously I've forgotten how long Chevy did make them... oops

One of my sister's boyfriends had one with daisy stickers all over it.

True... but a reverse grind cam costs the same as a "regular" performance cam. No big deal there.

Dont forget the valve seats fall out on a regular basis, I lost more valve seats than fan belts.
I even had one with weber 40IDA triples.angle exhaust ports custom headers
Porsche 6 or chev v-8 dont waist your time on the corvair engine.
I know your a 914 owner but you cant be that desperate. (its a joke)

Update time.

Motor is in time and carbs are synced.
Super smooth idle.
There is still a little snapping and popping around 2500-3200 if I slowly raise the rpms.

If I rev it fast it romps up to 6000+ right now. Yowza!
My remote tach only reads to 6k

When it comes off high rpm it sits at 2k for a moment and then settles back to 1k idle.

I picked up a 9x12 yard canopy so I can work on the install in the next week or so regardless of the weather.
$18 at a garage sale.

Threaded in new studs for the engine mount, also.

I should have my oil tank and lines, throttle linkage and engine tin by the end of this month.

Wife says go for it, *but* only after the house projects are done.

a little something for the folks...

Let me know when you need/want my help. I'm ready for some fun.

Cool beans Trekkor! I can't wait to see some of the "Pull" pics and "install" pics! Great job!

I must say: 4cyl engines = bla bla yuck yuck whether it is a build 2.0 or a big 4 (even those rabbi engines bla bla, I'm better than all of you with my perfect big 4s that cost more than 911 engines), V8s ehhh they are ok but never have the resale and they don't sound German (ya big deal but it means something to many of us) you also loose the trunk,

Ahh the Porsche 6 cyl... YES! costs money to do but it is well worth the trouble. I go to Porsche shows and hang out with the other 914-6 guys, its like being part of a special group. I can relate to 914 guys with 4cyl engines very well. A 914 with 200hp is a completly different car. So much fun and so worth it.

For a street car I like 3.0 and larger engines, less revs but much more torque, I can use 3rd gear for everything if I wanted. I was so pleased with my 3.0 Weber engine that I pulled it and bought a Euro 3.2 and I'm going to use the Motronic. So its FI time for me. More work but 250hp sounds very nice. Now that I have so much power I am fixing all the other stuff on the car to effectivley drive this car. I am tweaking the suspension heavily, doing Boxster brakes all the way around, seats with bolsters to hold me in one place, regeared transmission, and I am going to build a huge ralley bar for spotlights and such for fast night driving.

Its worth the trouble, hands down. Of course I built my whole car for very little, but then I am a Porsche mechanic and a parts vendor so I come across deals here and there.

Parts, parts...Whose gots da parts?

Parts, parts...I gots da parts! ( sung to your favorite music )

I'll post the pics later. I drove like 300 miles and made several stops. Left at 11:00 a.m. yesterday and got back at 1:00 a.m. today

Bay area traffic is RUDE.

I now have ALL the main components for the conversion.
Only spent $3400 including the engine thus far...

Let's celebrate

KT

Your bell crank kit (missing the ball cups) is in the mail.

oil tank

t-stat and cooler

rebuilt alt. and guages

I'm hijacking my own thread

Gots me a set a dees, too.

KT

Trekkor,

Can't wait till you join us on the dark side.......6 cylinder power!

Muuuuhuuuuhaaaahaaaahaaaa!

You watching this, Randal?

Go six Bud!

Bill P.

Also, i saw Theo's 914-6 2.2 conversion last night.
Nice, nice, nice!

His side shift rod is unmodified with no interference, as he told me...I saw it.

No mod needed!

Has Patrick moly bar mount and headers.

KT

Thanks, Bill for the support.

GO 3.6, GO!

KT

Trekkor,

if you get the patrick bulkhead mount low enough you don't have to modify the rod...

still its better that you do modify the rod.. straighter the bettter..

I put my patrick mount as low as possible and could get a straight bar in there.. (I did put a 1 degree bend on the rear 6inches of bar, just to smooth up the motion)

brant

But of course, but hopefully not from behind all you mucho guys (and girls) with those 6 cylinders motors!

All I want for Christmas is a Raby 2.7, a 2.7, a 2.7.....

Keep good thoughts for me!

Hi Randal!

I hope Santa is okay giving you that Raby 2.7......which way is SHE leaning?



I just had to......

Bill P.

P.S. I think it would be cool if you could do a big type IV. It would be fun to have the small 6 (Trekkor), the big 4 (Randal), and the big 6 (Bill P.) going head to head in Auto-x and Time Trials...

You're a perceptive guy Bill, you must be in sales!

It would be a blast to get a few more folks up there competing for the top 3 or 4 spots in AutoX.

Now time trailing is a totally different game. Although a big Raby in a car that tipped the scales around 1850 would go like stink, especially with 12" slicks.

HI Trekkor - it was great to finally meeting you - can't wait to see you up at sears the next time - good luck with the car !

aren't you forgetting someone ?