914World.com > Found this little beauty for 1500 bucks!

billium01

Jun 26 2016, 02:20 PM

QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Jun 26 2016, 09:41 AM)

QUOTE(billium01 @ Jun 25 2016, 11:49 PM)

Anyone know who makes this front valance?Click to view attachment

Looks like a 916-style front bumper with added orange lenses as turn signals.

Thanks poorsche914! you might be right! Like the name btw haha

green914

Jun 26 2016, 06:22 PM

get off my lawn

Jun 28 2016, 05:32 PM

Here's what I suggest, (not the fun way):

Get it running, clean it up a little, and sit on it for a couple years and dump it for big profit.
oops, too late.

billium01

Jun 29 2016, 11:57 PM

QUOTE(get off my lawn @ Jun 28 2016, 04:32 PM)

Here's what I suggest, (not the fun way):

Get it running, clean it up a little, and sit on it for a couple years and dump it for big profit.
oops, too late.

oh its getting cleaned up!

billium01

Oct 25 2016, 03:58 PM

Found this build table on Craigslist for 175 bucks. 1800 pounds of government issued reinforced flatness. Click to view attachment

GaroldShaffer

Oct 25 2016, 05:07 PM

QUOTE(billium01 @ May 18 2016, 02:42 PM)

QUOTE(Reverend Troublemaker @ May 18 2016, 09:08 AM)

You went from acquisition to engine in a matter of a couple weeks? If so, fast moving...

Strongly consider installing some significant reinforcements - if you've come this far, this quickly, you probably already know this but just sayin.

Best of luck.

T

Oh its been awhile since I got her. Remodeling a house too. Was thinking reinforcement wise, I'll put a full cage in it, with tubes triangulation the front and rear. Was thinking those reinforcement kits aka doubling the panel thickness might not be the right way to go. Gonna keep the uni body intact as much as possible. Sorry I'm not making her what she came out of the factory as! I've always wanted to hot rod stuff. Don't worry I won't put Porsche badging on my Chevy motor.

Building a street car or track car? If street, not a real fan of roll cages in street cars unless you plan to wear a helmet.

Oh - nice find. Whatever you do enjoy it!

Jamie

Oct 25 2016, 06:54 PM

Not too sure what the problem is with your foggy pics, maybe fingerprints on the camera lens?

Andyrew

Oct 25 2016, 08:20 PM

QUOTE(Jamie @ Oct 25 2016, 05:54 PM)

Not too sure what the problem is with your foggy pics, maybe fingerprints on the camera lens?

Yup, Always clean your phone camera before taking a picture

billium01

Oct 25 2016, 08:30 PM

QUOTE(Andyrew @ Oct 25 2016, 07:20 PM)

QUOTE(Jamie @ Oct 25 2016, 05:54 PM)

Not too sure what the problem is with your foggy pics, maybe fingerprints on the camera lens?

Yup, Always clean your phone camera before taking a picture

Yea there's dried up beer behind my lens. Phone was supposedly water proof. Not so much.

billium01

Oct 25 2016, 08:32 PM

QUOTE(Garold Shaffer @ Oct 25 2016, 04:07 PM)

QUOTE(billium01 @ May 18 2016, 02:42 PM)

QUOTE(Reverend Troublemaker @ May 18 2016, 09:08 AM)

You went from acquisition to engine in a matter of a couple weeks? If so, fast moving...

Strongly consider installing some significant reinforcements - if you've come this far, this quickly, you probably already know this but just sayin.

Best of luck.

T

Oh its been awhile since I got her. Remodeling a house too. Was thinking reinforcement wise, I'll put a full cage in it, with tubes triangulation the front and rear. Was thinking those reinforcement kits aka doubling the panel thickness might not be the right way to go. Gonna keep the uni body intact as much as possible. Sorry I'm not making her what she came out of the factory as! I've always wanted to hot rod stuff. Don't worry I won't put Porsche badging on my Chevy motor.

Building a street car or track car? If street, not a real fan of roll cages in street cars unless you plan to wear a helmet.

Oh - nice find. Whatever you do enjoy it!

I know what you mean. Gonna pull double duty. Probably pad the cage really well.

Thanks so much!

billium01

Oct 25 2016, 08:34 PM

QUOTE(Jamie @ Oct 25 2016, 05:54 PM)

Not too sure what the problem is with your foggy pics, maybe fingerprints on the camera lens?

yea my lens is proper f#@$ed. Cant get my computer to recognize my sd card either.

billium01

Feb 8 2019, 04:18 PM

I found a local shop here in Spokane to get this car back on track. Too cold to work in my garage. Derek and Bryce over at "OCD Customs" are doing an excellent job on the metal work.

https://ocdcustomcars.com/

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ValcoOscar

Feb 8 2019, 04:31 PM

Looks like it's in good hands

Oscar

Mayne

Feb 8 2019, 04:53 PM

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 8 2019, 05:18 PM)

I found a local shop here in Spokane to get this car back on track. Too cold to work in my garage. Derek and Bryce over at "OCD Customs" are doing an excellent job on the metal work.

https://ocdcustomcars.com/

Wow, those seem like some impeccably installed flares! Looks like it's going to be a great project.

billium01

Feb 8 2019, 05:51 PM

QUOTE(Mayne @ Feb 8 2019, 02:53 PM)

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 8 2019, 05:18 PM)

I found a local shop here in Spokane to get this car back on track. Too cold to work in my garage. Derek and Bryce over at "OCD Customs" are doing an excellent job on the metal work.

https://ocdcustomcars.com/

Wow, those seem like some impeccably installed flares! Looks like it's going to be a great project.

yeah they got quite a bag of tricks to get the metal where they want it. He was using an angle grinder with some kind of special wheel (its in the picture) that heated up the metal. Then they'd quench it with water to move it around. Like sword smiths making a blade!

914-300Hemi

Feb 8 2019, 08:05 PM

Looks great.

jmitro

Feb 9 2019, 03:29 AM

QUOTE(Mayne @ Feb 8 2019, 04:53 PM)

Wow, those seem like some impeccably installed flares! Looks like it's going to be a great project.

+1. amazing!

Krieger

Feb 9 2019, 04:31 AM

Really nice work! Got some video of them doing the fancy metalwork?

Cairo94507

Feb 9 2019, 07:49 AM

Outstanding metal work. If you are building to that quality, this is going to be one hell of a fun project to watch come together and a great car when finished. Good luck.

billium01

Feb 13 2019, 02:20 AM

QUOTE(Krieger @ Feb 9 2019, 02:31 AM)

Really nice work! Got some video of them doing the fancy metalwork?

no video unfortunately.

billium01

Feb 13 2019, 02:20 AM

QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Feb 9 2019, 05:49 AM)

Outstanding metal work. If you are building to that quality, this is going to be one hell of a fun project to watch come together and a great car when finished. Good luck.

thankyou! got lots of cool stuff planned

billium01

Feb 15 2019, 07:08 PM

Got all the flares on! Need some first class metal work done on your car I highly recommend these guys. Was gonna attempt this myself but I'm glad I left it up to the professionals. Well worth the investment. Click to view attachment

billium01

Feb 15 2019, 07:09 PM

Another shot

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billium01

Feb 15 2019, 07:10 PM

These files are too big!

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billium01

Feb 15 2019, 07:12 PM

Sorry I wasn't able to document the process.

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billium01

Feb 15 2019, 07:27 PM

Got some cool bits coming in the mail. Almost the entire front lower trunk area from restoration designs. Got a nice front valance from Patrick motorsports. Ahhh and bigcats recommendation for a radiator too. Fun stuff!

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billium01

Feb 15 2019, 07:42 PM

Question.......has anyone ever made a center tunnel for the radiator hoses? Could double as a center console to mount the shifter to. Or maybe just run the cooler water return line through that and run the hot water to the radiator under the passenger side rocker and through the foot well. Trying to not put hoses under the car being that it's gonna be pretty low to the ground.

Mayne

Feb 15 2019, 11:14 PM

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 15 2019, 08:09 PM)

Another shot

Looks amazing! What are you going to do for the rockers?

billium01

Feb 16 2019, 12:54 PM

QUOTE(Mayne @ Feb 15 2019, 09:14 PM)

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 15 2019, 08:09 PM)

Another shot

Looks amazing! What are you going to do for the rockers?

Thanks! My guys are going to flare the rockers next. I've read it's better to match the flare than buy some read made rocker flares. That front lower valance is a nice piece but turns out it has to be narrowed about an inch or so to match my flares.

billium01

Feb 23 2019, 08:18 AM

We've got flare! Amazing how much you can get done when someone else is doing it. Hehe

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Krieger

Feb 23 2019, 08:38 AM

Really nice work!

SirAndy

Feb 23 2019, 12:16 PM

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 8 2019, 02:18 PM)

Derek and Bryce over at "OCD Customs" are doing an excellent job on the metal work.

Looks like they picked the perfect name for their shop, i can clearly see the OCD in their work!

horizontally-opposed

Feb 23 2019, 12:51 PM

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 23 2019, 06:18 AM)

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^ That looks like nice work!!

See if they can add a way to close off the front of the new rocker, behind the wheel. Might save you some rust (or at least extra baggage in the form of leaves and rocks) down the road.

This is a cool project!

billium01

Feb 23 2019, 07:37 PM

QUOTE(SirAndy @ Feb 23 2019, 10:16 AM)

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 8 2019, 02:18 PM)

Derek and Bryce over at "OCD Customs" are doing an excellent job on the metal work.

Looks like they picked the perfect name for their shop, i can clearly see the OCD in their work!

They're really cool! Glad I found em.

billium01

Feb 23 2019, 07:38 PM

QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ Feb 23 2019, 10:51 AM)

QUOTE(billium01 @ Feb 23 2019, 06:18 AM)

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^ That looks like nice work!!

See if they can add a way to close off the front of the new rocker, behind the wheel. Might save you some rust (or at least extra baggage in the form of leaves and rocks) down the road.

This is a cool project!

Top tip. Thanks so much!

Andyrew

Feb 24 2019, 08:47 AM

Those flares and rocker work is spot on!!!

ctc911ctc

Feb 24 2019, 12:21 PM

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Aug 27 2015, 10:30 AM)

If you can, I suggest driving it for a while with the stock motor. Far too many people buy the car and yank the drivetrain out first thing; they never get to drive it. Even the ones who finish the swap never get to enjoy the car the way it was originally designed, as a low-powered momentum-preserving grin machine.

Try it, you may like it...

--DD

BUMP

Jonathan Livesay

Feb 24 2019, 12:28 PM

QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Feb 24 2019, 10:21 AM)

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Aug 27 2015, 10:30 AM)

If you can, I suggest driving it for a while with the stock motor. Far too many people buy the car and yank the drivetrain out first thing; they never get to drive it. Even the ones who finish the swap never get to enjoy the car the way it was originally designed, as a low-powered momentum-preserving grin machine.

Try it, you may like it...

--DD

BUMP

I think he has progressed far beyond that point.

billium01

Mar 2 2019, 09:14 PM

More progress on the car! On to the front trunk. Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

billium01

Mar 12 2019, 11:13 PM

Here's some meat and potatos from the front trunk rebuild portion. Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

billium01

Mar 14 2019, 07:04 PM

Sorry these photos aren't in chronological order. Some are from the dismantling I did 2 years ago and some are from today. Trunk is coming together. There was quite a bit of rust and some crash damage too. Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

billium01

Mar 14 2019, 07:34 PM

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Mayne

Mar 14 2019, 08:24 PM

Looking great. This is going to be a nice car!

billium01

Mar 15 2019, 05:51 AM

QUOTE(Mayne @ Mar 14 2019, 07:24 PM)

Looking great. This is going to be a nice car!

Thanks!

billium01

Mar 15 2019, 06:17 AM

QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Feb 24 2019, 11:21 AM)

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Aug 27 2015, 10:30 AM)

If you can, I suggest driving it for a while with the stock motor. Far too many people buy the car and yank the drivetrain out first thing; they never get to drive it. Even the ones who finish the swap never get to enjoy the car the way it was originally designed, as a low-powered momentum-preserving grin machine.

Try it, you may like it...

--DD

BUMP

I've driven them both before. Almost bought Scott from renegade hybrids Orange peal a few years back. I drove a stock 1.7 machine too. They were both great! I like anything with an engine. I understand the idea of keeping things the way they were envisioned from the original idea. I like the idea of building unique things too. It's all conrods and poppet valves to me. Imagine a world without the Cobra. The car could easily be put back to all Porsche if anyone ever wanted to.

billium01

Apr 9 2019, 12:15 AM

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the car was more of a basket case than I originally thought

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Car was placed on an exceptionally big heavy welding table and leveled. They added fixtures for all the critical points, suspension, engine mount, wheel hub etc...and started cutting out the bad. Thankfully the replacement metal that is not offered as new pieces (engine mount, and outer suspension console) were in good shape. Those were sent off to the sandblaster and positioned with the new metal. Challenger now is to get the inner wheel house piece into place and weld it all back together again. Thanks for looking!

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billium01

Apr 13 2019, 05:03 PM

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Apr 13 2019, 05:04 PM

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Getting her buttoned back up again.

billium01

Apr 13 2019, 05:08 PM

Click to view attachment inner long was a little rusty. Going to por-15 this area. It'll have a new sill threshold and outer long metal. Getting there!

tygaboy

Apr 13 2019, 05:09 PM

You already know this but:
That is a series of repairs done right!

Looks like someone is having fun building that car.
Keep the pics coming - we can't wait to see this one as you bring it back to life.