This car also won the best Dare to be Different 2008 in the Reader’s Rides magazine in Hot Rod, Feb 2008, so its somewhat of a significant car.
I have to say that this car drives like a Porsche more than any other 914 V8 that I have ever driven. The 302 winds up freely and the gearing is perfect, so its not like driving around a camaro or mucslecar.
How much? I am asking $10K but would consider a trade for a Studebaker Lark wagon, Avanti or Avanti II, maybe a boat.
The details:
The car started out life as a 72 914 with no engine and the trans in the trunk. It was a project, decently solid, but needed to be completely redone. We purchased the car in 2001 and was on the road in 2002, we have been using it ever since.
Details:
Body:
Monochromatic 2001 VW cybergreen paint
Body lines modified, bumper cuts redone, all to line up
916 bumpers modified, front chin and grill e added
Aluminum accents and custom clear lenses
Chassis:
Front suspension and brakes are from an 82 911 SC, has through-body sway bar.
Rear has re-drilled hubs and rotors, rebuilt calipers, parking brake works too
Wheels are Boxter S 17x7 fronts all the way around, with very nice Pirelli P7 205-50/17 tires
Brad Mayeur 914 LTD chassis kit (wheel to wheel)
Engine:
Professionally built in 2009, with only 5000 miles on it.
Chevy 302, 1971 350 hi nickel block, with 1969 1174 crank
11:1 pistons
High-lift (.56) hydraulic roller cam and full roller rockers, cam drive
New HEI distributor
Edelbrock Performer aluminum heads
Edelbrock Performer intake
Edelbrock 500 CFM carb
Stainless headers
Desert Hybrids engine mount, water pump and alternator mount.
Kennedy Engineering adapter plate and clutch, stage 3, no slipping and very easy on the clutch foot, not heavy like some cars.
New exhaust, tucked up so it is not visible, each side has 02 sender ports
Had it on the dyno in 2009 at a event at work, 380 RWHP, which means about 425-435 HP at the wheels
Cooling is is a custom dual pass radiator with custom hard line wherever we could use it. Car has never been over 195 F, even in 100F heat.
Transmission
Rebuilt and re-geared by 914 LTD, has gear swap and taller, flipped “H” gear now is a 4- speed
Interior:
Pretty much stock with the addition of the aluminum trim on the dash and custom center armrest. Its in decent shape, but the rear panel and door panels could use some work, seats are nice and newer carpet
Gauges are the first set we ever built, white face quad, tach and speedo
The good: This is a great driving car with no mechanical or electrical issues. I would trust this car driving across the country. It is very nice to drive, even with the 17” wheels. The Chevy 302 is perfectly suited to the 914 a it is high-winding like a Porsche engine. I have been getting 20-22 MPG, so its pretty good on gas, it does require premium fuel with 11:1 pistons. It definitely makes a lot of people mad here in Detroit, the hot rod guys hate it because it’s a Porsche, the Porsche guys hate it because it a 914, and the engine, and the guys with 930s, vipers and vettes hate it when I go right past them at the track
The car is very nice as is, you can enjoy it for many years to come in its current condition. I am a bit picky, so to bring it to the next level, the car would need:
The car was built back in 2002 and does have some miles on it, its really about tome to re-do the car. It needs:
Paint. The body work that was done was minimal, but I am not a body guy do it does need to be redone at some point. There was a small amount of rust behind the pass side door handle, it was cut out and patched, the filler is starting to pop, not bad but its starting.
There was some rust on the pass side fender top. It was patched, but the filler popped right after paint, and had been like that since 2002
The paint job was never that great in the first place, so it could be re-done.
Hell-hole and such:
The hell-hole was poorly repaired by a previous owner. I started cleaning things up and just painted over it. That was back in 2001, and it still looks the same, so it must be fine structurally.
Pass side floor. Yes, there was rust in the hell-hole at some point, so the floor on the pass side was rusted. Most of it was patched and then we laid fiberglass over it all from the inside. Was this the best way to go? Of course not, but my experience at the time was limited, if I had to do it all over again, I would have done things differently.
The trunk: Pretty solid, there was some swiss cheese where the floor meets the rear panel, threw some glass over it and painted the trunk floor.
Yes, these things could have been done better, and in hindsight, I should have done some things different, if I were doing this today, my skill set is much better and I want to be very open about the car.
That’s about it, if you are looking for a car that looks and drives great, that you can puts around with and improve as time goes on, this is for you.
Best way to contact is through email:
mark@newvintageusa.com
Do not send a PM as my email does not respond to the PMs
Or call: 248-259-4964
Morepics here:
http://rides.webshots.com/album/164674476qdhwkN
