A few people have asked about a couple builds that seem inactive. After this round of voting we will determine if any Challengers have dropped out (not posting updates at least once a month), and likely eliminate a few builds.
If you think your build might fall into that category (not posting monthly updates), please PM or email me. We don't want to eliminate builds. But we also want to be fair to those that are actively participating.
Full Version: 2016 Build-Off Challenge - Official Contest Thread
Are any Challengers coming to Mid-Engine Invasion in Hershey in April? With or without your 914. If so, please PM me.
Also, if any of you are planning to come to Okteenerfest in September, can you let me know.
Also, if any of you are planning to come to Okteenerfest in September, can you let me know.
QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 24 2016, 05:26 AM) 
A few people have asked about a couple builds that seem inactive. After this round of voting we will determine if any Challengers have dropped out (not posting updates at least once a month), and likely eliminate a few builds.
If you think your build might fall into that category (not posting monthly updates), please PM or email me. We don't want to eliminate builds. But we also want to be fair to those that are actively participating.
Going based on my chart I only noticed 8 builds (Including myself) that had monthly updates from Oct-Dec.
I did however notice 3 builds that had no activity and 4 builds that I gave a point for posting at least something (however no work).
I am in full support of eliminating builds that have little to no activity.
This was quite a chore just trying to evaluate the builds, bouncing between the individual threads and the main Build-Off Challenge thread.
If I could give advice to the participants. keep your individual thread updated even if it is the same things going into the main thread. much easier to just run through the individual build off thread. at least when voting time comes.
BTW Andyrew, thanks for the chart...
If I could give advice to the participants. keep your individual thread updated even if it is the same things going into the main thread. much easier to just run through the individual build off thread. at least when voting time comes.
BTW Andyrew, thanks for the chart...
Definitely a big thank you to Andyrew. Very helpful spreadsheet.
I hear you about the time to judge the builds. I struggled with how to streamline it all week. In the end I didn't come up with a better way. The 914World poll is a lot shorter. But I wanted to let the Challengers judge on each of the three criteria individually. As builds drop out it will narrow down and be easier to judge. I hope.
I hear you about the time to judge the builds. I struggled with how to streamline it all week. In the end I didn't come up with a better way. The 914World poll is a lot shorter. But I wanted to let the Challengers judge on each of the three criteria individually. As builds drop out it will narrow down and be easier to judge. I hope.
Hi Steve,
What about getting one of the friendly admin guys to put the Build-off Challenge main thread, plus all contenders individual threads above the main title bar in the "nailed" section? (If only for the duration of the contest)
I'm spending a good while searching through multiple pages in the "Garage" section just trying to find everyone...
If all the threads were adjacent then we can see at a glance who's maintaining their build by the dates of last posting etc. Plus we can quickly see who's added to their thread so we can get straight on and read up.
What about getting one of the friendly admin guys to put the Build-off Challenge main thread, plus all contenders individual threads above the main title bar in the "nailed" section? (If only for the duration of the contest)
I'm spending a good while searching through multiple pages in the "Garage" section just trying to find everyone...
If all the threads were adjacent then we can see at a glance who's maintaining their build by the dates of last posting etc. Plus we can quickly see who's added to their thread so we can get straight on and read up.
QUOTE(Darren C @ Jan 24 2016, 02:59 PM)
Hi Steve,
What about getting one of the friendly admin guys to put the Build-off Challenge main thread, plus all contenders individual threads above the main title bar in the "nailed" section? (If only for the duration of the contest)
I'm spending a good while searching through multiple pages in the "Garage" section just trying to find everyone...
If all the threads were adjacent then we can see at a glance who's maintaining their build by the dates of last posting etc. Plus we can quickly see who's added to their thread so we can get straight on and read up.
If admin wants to, sure. They are all also listed in the Restoration thread area. And a list of everybody's build threads is in post #2 of this thread.
Thanks Steve,
I didn't realize they were listed in the Restoration thread area, (that'll same me time trying to find them in the garage area. Thanks), but they're listed and dated around October, so we can't see who's updated recently?
I didn't realize they were listed in the Restoration thread area, (that'll same me time trying to find them in the garage area. Thanks), but they're listed and dated around October, so we can't see who's updated recently?
QUOTE(Darren C @ Jan 24 2016, 01:03 PM)
Thanks Steve,
I didn't realize they were listed in the Restoration thread area, (that'll same me time trying to find them in the garage area. Thanks), but they're listed and dated around October, so we can't see who's updated recently?
You have to go in each thread for that.
I used the restoration forum as a guide for most and found one thread wasnt in there and I found it in the post #2 in this thread.
QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 24 2016, 10:41 AM)
Definitely a big thank you to Andyrew. Very helpful spreadsheet.
I hear you about the time to judge the builds. I struggled with how to streamline it all week. In the end I didn't come up with a better way. The 914World poll is a lot shorter. But I wanted to let the Challengers judge on each of the three criteria individually. As builds drop out it will narrow down and be easier to judge. I hope.
Actual voting didnt take all that long. The prep work for it was the big one. I think I did my voting in 10 minutes. I actually did the voting portion on my phone and left my laptop open with all the data (again... I did it early in the morning since I couldnt sleep..)
I knew I wouldnt be able to do it without a spreadsheet so thats why I built it.
QUOTE(Olympic 1.7 @ Jan 24 2016, 08:28 AM)
If I could give advice to the participants. keep your individual thread updated even if it is the same things going into the main thread. much easier to just run through the individual build off thread. at least when voting time comes.
I completely agree, In fact I spent most of the time on the contestants individual threads and only referenced the main thread when I noticed a lack of material/posting.
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jan 24 2016, 04:51 PM)
QUOTE(Olympic 1.7 @ Jan 24 2016, 08:28 AM)
If I could give advice to the participants. keep your individual thread updated even if it is the same things going into the main thread. much easier to just run through the individual build off thread. at least when voting time comes.
I completely agree, In fact I spent most of the time on the contestants individual threads and only referenced the main thread when I noticed a lack of material/posting.
I agree. Most of the updates should be posted in your own thread. Just at least once each month, post in the main thread. It can be as short as a simple update with a reference to the full posts in your main thread.
Also, if you take the trouble to open up each thread, and have any particular thoughts, ADD SOME FEEDBACK! I hope me thread might be helpful to others, but I am also really counting on having some other eyes looking over my shoulder! Thanks guys!
QUOTE(mbseto @ Jan 25 2016, 10:01 AM)
Also, if you take the trouble to open up each thread, and have any particular thoughts, ADD SOME FEEDBACK! I hope me thread might be helpful to others, but I am also really counting on having some other eyes looking over my shoulder! Thanks guys!
I've had a couple of ideas and feedback offered already that I've taken into serious consideration.
QUOTE(mbseto @ Jan 25 2016, 12:01 PM)
Also, if you take the trouble to open up each thread, and have any particular thoughts, ADD SOME FEEDBACK! I hope me thread might be helpful to others, but I am also really counting on having some other eyes looking over my shoulder! Thanks guys!
Very much agree, I need all the help I can get.
QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 24 2016, 05:03 PM)
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jan 24 2016, 04:51 PM)
QUOTE(Olympic 1.7 @ Jan 24 2016, 08:28 AM)
If I could give advice to the participants. keep your individual thread updated even if it is the same things going into the main thread. much easier to just run through the individual build off thread. at least when voting time comes.
I completely agree, In fact I spent most of the time on the contestants individual threads and only referenced the main thread when I noticed a lack of material/posting.
I agree. Most of the updates should be posted in your own thread. Just at least once each month, post in the main thread. It can be as short as a simple update with a reference to the full posts in your main thread.
Actually, I think it would be easier if the posts to the main thread were limited to once a month and limited to just a few pieces of info. I believe this is similar to what you originally asked for but there appears to be a variety of interpretations of the rules. If we limited the info in the main thread it would be easier to track monthly progress and if you wanted more detailed info you could look at the individual build threads.
It may just be the way my brain works but I really struggled when voting. Trying to find the info and to be fair to those who posted updates as required vs those who haven't posted because they didn't make any progress but still want to be part of the challenge was a lot harder for me than I expected. Maybe cutting the field of challengers back will make the next round of voting easier.
QUOTE(budk @ Jan 26 2016, 08:52 AM)
QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 24 2016, 05:03 PM)
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jan 24 2016, 04:51 PM)
QUOTE(Olympic 1.7 @ Jan 24 2016, 08:28 AM)
If I could give advice to the participants. keep your individual thread updated even if it is the same things going into the main thread. much easier to just run through the individual build off thread. at least when voting time comes.
I completely agree, In fact I spent most of the time on the contestants individual threads and only referenced the main thread when I noticed a lack of material/posting.
I agree. Most of the updates should be posted in your own thread. Just at least once each month, post in the main thread. It can be as short as a simple update with a reference to the full posts in your main thread.
Actually, I think it would be easier if the posts to the main thread were limited to once a month and limited to just a few pieces of info. I believe this is similar to what you originally asked for but there appears to be a variety of interpretations of the rules. If we limited the info in the main thread it would be easier to track monthly progress and if you wanted more detailed info you could look at the individual build threads.
It may just be the way my brain works but I really struggled when voting. Trying to find the info and to be fair to those who posted updates as required vs those who haven't posted because they didn't make any progress but still want to be part of the challenge was a lot harder for me than I expected. Maybe cutting the field of challengers back will make the next round of voting easier.
Yes, that was what we originally intended. Ideally, once a month Challengers would post in the main thread, and include a bullet-point list of what they accomplished that month, with a link to their build thread which would have all the details of their work.
As time goes on we will learn the best way to do all of this. But, I do think it will get easier to vote as the filed narrows down.
QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 26 2016, 09:05 AM)
Yes, that was what we originally intended. Ideally, once a month Challengers would post in the main thread, and include a bullet-point list of what they accomplished that month, with a link to their build thread which would have all the details of their work.
As time goes on we will learn the best way to do all of this. But, I do think it will get easier to vote as the filed narrows down.
You are correct it will get inherently easier as the field narrows. I try and post everything I do to the 914 in my build thread, and currently all the other cars that are rolling through the shop. But then I feel people might get bored. When it takes what seems like a day to fit 2 patches, and a week to weld them in people tend to get bored. Today fitted, tomorrow spot welded, next day ground, next day spotted again, hammered, ground, etc......... I get bored too.
Also thank you Andrew for taking the time to do the XLS scoring card
will make it much easier than my original 
from the hip style.
January Update: Michigan Build
Michigan Build Link
Build progress :
Back at it over the last few weeks, installed 5 Lug package from PMB Performance. Pressed in new bearings, and seals. Turbo tie rod ends, rack spacers, and shorter firmer springs and shocks.
Unexpected challenges:
Had to trim the calipers a bit to fit the rotors.
Vendors:
I purchased from PMB Performance, again.
Progress Pictures:
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Michigan Build Link
Build progress :
Back at it over the last few weeks, installed 5 Lug package from PMB Performance. Pressed in new bearings, and seals. Turbo tie rod ends, rack spacers, and shorter firmer springs and shocks.
Unexpected challenges:
Had to trim the calipers a bit to fit the rotors.
Vendors:
I purchased from PMB Performance, again.
Progress Pictures:
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Let me be the first to congratulate Brett and Amy (he said it was ok to announce it). They are expecting a baby. And the due date? None other than 9/14!
January progress report, Dr. Phil's back to black flipped, goes metallica-copper that is:
Challenge- time, money, etc, body guy moved out of state, my garages is filed.with boxes-
See my thread- house sale, moving,., sold one tub with some parts,
Good news is that gives me the money to actually pay for some work on the car- copper one, so I'm switching tubs. This one needs more work, way more but it's the one I wanted to keep and I couldn't do both!-
I have my jack points and long parts, rear floor pan, etc from restoration design. And a new dash from PMB!!! I actually installed the dash a few weeks ago!
Parts bought: powder coated parts from Bruce Stone!!
Need new paint and body guy!, asked Scott but he says no openings,
Challenge- time, money, etc, body guy moved out of state, my garages is filed.with boxes-
See my thread- house sale, moving,., sold one tub with some parts,
Good news is that gives me the money to actually pay for some work on the car- copper one, so I'm switching tubs. This one needs more work, way more but it's the one I wanted to keep and I couldn't do both!-
I have my jack points and long parts, rear floor pan, etc from restoration design. And a new dash from PMB!!! I actually installed the dash a few weeks ago!
Parts bought: powder coated parts from Bruce Stone!!
Need new paint and body guy!, asked Scott but he says no openings,
Bye bye Blackie 
QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 29 2016, 03:20 PM)
Let me be the first to congratulate Brett and Amy (he said it was ok to announce it). They are expecting a baby. And the due date? None other than 9/14!
Congratulations! Just so long as he/she arrives anytime between 9/11 and 9/18 will be good!
Last chance to vote. We will close the poll tonight.
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QUOTE(stevegm @ Jan 29 2016, 05:20 PM)
Let me be the first to congratulate Brett and Amy (he said it was ok to announce it). They are expecting a baby. And the due date? None other than 9/14!
Well, I'll give a 10 in all three categories if it was conceived *in* the challenge car.
QUOTE(stevegm @ Oct 7 2015, 12:19 PM)
Save the 914 is donating an event shirt to each Challenger, with the revised logo printed large on the front, and the Challengers names, location, and year and engine of their car on the back (concert shirt-style). The shirt will be a light color (maybe a sandy beige). Challengers, please PM me your shirt size and address. The shirts tend to run a little small. Please keep that in mind when choosing your size.
EDIT:
A couple people have asked to order extras, or asked to buy one since they are not participating in the Challenge. We can print some extras if anyone else wants one. If so, please PM me your info. We will do them at $15 plus shipping ($19.99 total). Paypal: savethe914@gmail.com
HERE IS WHAT I HAVE SO FAR:
914-d - M
914forme - XXL
AndyB - XXL
brettarnold - M & SM
budk - L
madmax914 - XXL
boxsterfan - L
MichiganMat - L
put me down for xxxL or the biggest MF you have.
January Update: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2284502
Finalized the trans mounts
Tore the engine down to its bits, sent it to the machine shop.
Got it back the next week. Cleaned, Honed, decked, Balanced, and rods installed.
Tore the head down after the machine shop cleaned and decked it. Cleaned up the valves. Removed all the casting marks on the intake and exhaust ports. Installed nitrite coated stainless exhaust valves, lapped the valves, installed new guide seals, installed heavy duty valve springs (9k rpm limit now). Rebuilt the lifters, installed the cams, new cam chain, seals, and torqued everthing to spec. Head is now ready to install.
Plastiguaged the new coated bearings to ensure proper spec and installed the oil pump drive with new seals.
Finalized the trans mounts
Tore the engine down to its bits, sent it to the machine shop.
Got it back the next week. Cleaned, Honed, decked, Balanced, and rods installed.
Tore the head down after the machine shop cleaned and decked it. Cleaned up the valves. Removed all the casting marks on the intake and exhaust ports. Installed nitrite coated stainless exhaust valves, lapped the valves, installed new guide seals, installed heavy duty valve springs (9k rpm limit now). Rebuilt the lifters, installed the cams, new cam chain, seals, and torqued everthing to spec. Head is now ready to install.
Plastiguaged the new coated bearings to ensure proper spec and installed the oil pump drive with new seals.
Adding a January update.
Progress
Not much progress this month. I had hopes of working on it all winter by heating my garage with a combination of kerosene and propane heaters but then I read the posts of the problems causes by using combustion type heaters in a sealed space. I am mostly concerned about rust so I have decided to only use electric heat in the garage but given some of the low temps we had even that wasn't possible. I'll only be able to work on it on mild weather days - I just don't have enough electric heat to make it comfortable nor do I want a ridiculous electric bill.
I did start cleaning some of the contacts on my wiring harness. I'm trying a few different methods, mostly vinegar and salt to clean and water/baking soda to neutralize afterwards. I had some success with although I think I wtill try the vinegar/salt solution in an ultrasonic cleaner. That should give the same results only more quickly. All in all the harness isn't that bad. There are a few pieces that will need to be replaced and a lot of it will need to be re-wrapped but it's not as bad as I had thought.
I did get some more metal pieces to add to the to-do pile. Other than that, no real progress this month.
Pics will be added <here> soon.
Challenges - Cold weather. Solution - Use electric heat when feasible, otherwise just wait it out.
Shop/Vendor services provided - None
Progress
Not much progress this month. I had hopes of working on it all winter by heating my garage with a combination of kerosene and propane heaters but then I read the posts of the problems causes by using combustion type heaters in a sealed space. I am mostly concerned about rust so I have decided to only use electric heat in the garage but given some of the low temps we had even that wasn't possible. I'll only be able to work on it on mild weather days - I just don't have enough electric heat to make it comfortable nor do I want a ridiculous electric bill.
I did start cleaning some of the contacts on my wiring harness. I'm trying a few different methods, mostly vinegar and salt to clean and water/baking soda to neutralize afterwards. I had some success with although I think I wtill try the vinegar/salt solution in an ultrasonic cleaner. That should give the same results only more quickly. All in all the harness isn't that bad. There are a few pieces that will need to be replaced and a lot of it will need to be re-wrapped but it's not as bad as I had thought.
I did get some more metal pieces to add to the to-do pile. Other than that, no real progress this month.
Pics will be added <here> soon.
Challenges - Cold weather. Solution - Use electric heat when feasible, otherwise just wait it out.
Shop/Vendor services provided - None
January Progress still in rear boot hell 
I might be slacking on the 914 but slacking on the work being done in the shop.
Fixed:
Ford Escort - redid a few items, car deemed not worth the investment.
Chevy Cobalt - redid a bunch of items
VW EOS - pulled the nose off the car to change a windshield wiper pump
VW Jetta - Pulled the bumper off to get the low beam head light bulbs in properly
In process:
VW Rabbit - being rebuilt now
Chevy Truck - tranny blew, will be rebuilding that one soon.
914:
Rear Bumper all mocked up, need to
Rear Trunk - All mocked up, need to
Couch slave cylinder all mocked up, need to finish the
Wow see a trend here
Rear Tail lights, got a bunch of euro lenses, my NOS units from Germany, have cracks. Company blames shippers, shippers blame company, box only damaged on one corner.
Spoke, sent me my LED tail light boards, just got them today
Time to move on to something new, Rear Wheel wells, or engine compartment
I do keep copious notes in my build tread.
I might be slacking on the 914 but slacking on the work being done in the shop.Fixed:
Ford Escort - redid a few items, car deemed not worth the investment.
Chevy Cobalt - redid a bunch of items
VW EOS - pulled the nose off the car to change a windshield wiper pump
VW Jetta - Pulled the bumper off to get the low beam head light bulbs in properly
In process:
VW Rabbit - being rebuilt now
Chevy Truck - tranny blew, will be rebuilding that one soon.
914:
Rear Bumper all mocked up, need to
Rear Trunk - All mocked up, need to
Couch slave cylinder all mocked up, need to finish the
Wow see a trend here
Rear Tail lights, got a bunch of euro lenses, my NOS units from Germany, have cracks.
Company blames shippers, shippers blame company, box only damaged on one corner.Spoke, sent me my LED tail light boards, just got them today
Time to move on to something new, Rear Wheel wells, or engine compartment
I do keep copious notes in my build tread.
This was the month of health chaos. First I missed a weekend of work because I was sick, then a weekend because the wife was sick, and then I missed a Sunday and another weekend with the eye injury. I think I only actually had about 3 days working in the garage. In those days I got the inner rocker panel welded in, got the 914 fully up on the rotisserie and stripped some more stuff off of her, cleaned off some surface rust, roughly trimmed the excess on the rocker/floor/long seam (pictured below), and rehabbed and welded the whatever that thing is called back into place (pictured below) using some scraps of trimmings where needed--this is whose grinding tried to take my eye. Got the all clear (after Wednesday) from opto to get back to the garage, today, so here's hoping for a better February!
your well ahead of me. nice work
914-SHO Project
January Progress: Not a lot this month. Focused on removing wiring harness & relay board, steering column, lower dash, upper dash. Been working indoors gathering all my wiring notes and details. I already have schematics made for motor and modified 914 schematics - just need to combine them into a plan since it'll get a whole new set of harnesses.
Challenges: Cold weather & short days. Need to attempt to remove the dash frame with the windshield installed. If it becomes a major hassle I'll just remove the windshield and wrap it for storage.
Vendor Participation: None this month.
Pictures:
Wiring and dash removal
Steering column out & dash frame left.
January Progress: Not a lot this month. Focused on removing wiring harness & relay board, steering column, lower dash, upper dash. Been working indoors gathering all my wiring notes and details. I already have schematics made for motor and modified 914 schematics - just need to combine them into a plan since it'll get a whole new set of harnesses.
Challenges: Cold weather & short days. Need to attempt to remove the dash frame with the windshield installed. If it becomes a major hassle I'll just remove the windshield and wrap it for storage.
Vendor Participation: None this month.
Pictures:
Wiring and dash removal
Steering column out & dash frame left.
We have been compiling the results of the Round 1 polling. We are almost done compiling both polls. But, I thought I would go ahead and post the results of the 914World Poll.
PLACE/CHALLENGER/POINTS
1st Place Andyrew 33
2nd Place Garland 28
3rd Place Darren C 24
4th Place Olympic 1.7 20
5th Place Vysoc 17
6th Place jkb944t 15
7th Place buck 13
8th Place 914forme 11
9th Place mrfourteen 9
10th Place DirtyCossack 7
Builds in 11th through 35th Places earn 5 points each.
Poll results are computed based on the average score earned by each build. Ties are broken by the total score earned by each build. Above points are assigned based on placing in the poll.
I wil edit this post and add the results of the Challengers' Poll as soon as we finish compiling it (it was longer).
PLACE/CHALLENGER/POINTS
1st Place Andyrew 33
2nd Place Garland 28
3rd Place Darren C 24
4th Place Olympic 1.7 20
5th Place Vysoc 17
6th Place jkb944t 15
7th Place buck 13
8th Place 914forme 11
9th Place mrfourteen 9
10th Place DirtyCossack 7
Builds in 11th through 35th Places earn 5 points each.
Poll results are computed based on the average score earned by each build. Ties are broken by the total score earned by each build. Above points are assigned based on placing in the poll.
I wil edit this post and add the results of the Challengers' Poll as soon as we finish compiling it (it was longer).
Sorry it took so long. Here are the Round 1, final combined results of the 914world poll (25%), and the Challenger poll (75%).
Congratulations Garland, Andyrew, Darren C, Olympic 1.7, and Vysoc, the top 5 builds, on the first round.
1st Place Garland - 24.25
2nd Place Andyrew - 22.5
3rd Place Darren C - 19.11
4th Place Olympic 1.7 - 18.8225
5th Place Vysoc - 18.74
6th Place DirtyCossack - 17.5
7th Place 914forme - 16.55
8th Place buck - 16.36
9th Place jkb944t - 16.17
10th Place mbseto - 15.05
11th Place MichiganMat - 14.36
12th Place mrfourteen - 13.29
13th Place Nutter965 - 13.25
14th Place madmax914 - 12.98
15th Place trojanhorsepower - 12.98
16th Place right pedal - 12.5
17th Place Stacks914 - 12.5
18th Place 3d914 - 11.6
19th Place brettrarnold - 11
20th Place Mueller - 10.91
21st Place RJMII - 10.91
22nd Place injunmort - 10.25
23rd Place Philip W. - 10.22
24th Place dlee6204 - 10.22
25th Place AndyB - 9.5
26th Place poorsche914 - 8.84
27th Place lonewolfe - 8.75
28th Place boxsterfan - 7.46
29th Place dakotaewing - 7.46
30th Place 914-d - 7.46
31st Place dudzy's914 - 6.9875
32nd Place hot_shoe914 - 6.08
33rd Place jcd914 - 5.7125
34th Place n2800 - 5.39
35th Place 02loftsmoor - 5.39
The above points are the points earned in Round 1 by each Challenger/Build. Points accumulated after all 4 rounds will be added together to determine the final winner. The calculation of the points accumulated in Round 1 is the total points in the 3 Challenger questions (30 total points possible (10 points each)), weighted by the type of build. Then the result is weighted by 75%, and added to the 914world poll results which is weighted by 25%. The resulting total points is reflected above.
Congratulations Garland, Andyrew, Darren C, Olympic 1.7, and Vysoc, the top 5 builds, on the first round.
1st Place Garland - 24.25
2nd Place Andyrew - 22.5
3rd Place Darren C - 19.11
4th Place Olympic 1.7 - 18.8225
5th Place Vysoc - 18.74
6th Place DirtyCossack - 17.5
7th Place 914forme - 16.55
8th Place buck - 16.36
9th Place jkb944t - 16.17
10th Place mbseto - 15.05
11th Place MichiganMat - 14.36
12th Place mrfourteen - 13.29
13th Place Nutter965 - 13.25
14th Place madmax914 - 12.98
15th Place trojanhorsepower - 12.98
16th Place right pedal - 12.5
17th Place Stacks914 - 12.5
18th Place 3d914 - 11.6
19th Place brettrarnold - 11
20th Place Mueller - 10.91
21st Place RJMII - 10.91
22nd Place injunmort - 10.25
23rd Place Philip W. - 10.22
24th Place dlee6204 - 10.22
25th Place AndyB - 9.5
26th Place poorsche914 - 8.84
27th Place lonewolfe - 8.75
28th Place boxsterfan - 7.46
29th Place dakotaewing - 7.46
30th Place 914-d - 7.46
31st Place dudzy's914 - 6.9875
32nd Place hot_shoe914 - 6.08
33rd Place jcd914 - 5.7125
34th Place n2800 - 5.39
35th Place 02loftsmoor - 5.39
The above points are the points earned in Round 1 by each Challenger/Build. Points accumulated after all 4 rounds will be added together to determine the final winner. The calculation of the points accumulated in Round 1 is the total points in the 3 Challenger questions (30 total points possible (10 points each)), weighted by the type of build. Then the result is weighted by 75%, and added to the 914world poll results which is weighted by 25%. The resulting total points is reflected above.
January Update: Extreme Budget Makeover - Creamsicle Edition
A. Progress
None.
B. Challenges
Cold weather + unheated garage = no work done.
C. Shop/vendor provided services
None.
Still
every day to work.
A. Progress
None.
B. Challenges
Cold weather + unheated garage = no work done.
C. Shop/vendor provided services
None.
Still
every day to work.
What a month this has been….
I’ve made real landmark progress this month by getting all the old peeling paint off the body shell and down to bare metal. Everything inside, out, upside down and back to front was carefully prepared and the car now wears a splendid coat of fresh Alaska Blue paint.
In the meantimes this month I’ve been up at 4am, working relentlessly on parts to go back on the car, leaving for work at 7am, getting home at 6pm and working on parts again until 11pm; then Groundhog Day…..
My biggest challenge this month apart from the cold weather is staying awake at work!!!
In between I’ve found and cleaned up a new rented garage for the 14 to live in when it returns from the paintshop.
As per usual I’ve kept a daily photo diary of 914 ownership and edited it to post on here for my Build-off Challenge (edited only as after being awake 19 hours a day for a month, I do find I write some drivel)
So as with the last few months…..put the cat out, make sure the Dog’s done its business and the wife and kids are in bed, get the beers ready, sit down and buckle up for this months instalment from the crazy Brit here on my Build-off-thread
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2307417
Enjoy. ;-)
I’ve made real landmark progress this month by getting all the old peeling paint off the body shell and down to bare metal. Everything inside, out, upside down and back to front was carefully prepared and the car now wears a splendid coat of fresh Alaska Blue paint.
In the meantimes this month I’ve been up at 4am, working relentlessly on parts to go back on the car, leaving for work at 7am, getting home at 6pm and working on parts again until 11pm; then Groundhog Day…..
My biggest challenge this month apart from the cold weather is staying awake at work!!!
In between I’ve found and cleaned up a new rented garage for the 14 to live in when it returns from the paintshop.
As per usual I’ve kept a daily photo diary of 914 ownership and edited it to post on here for my Build-off Challenge (edited only as after being awake 19 hours a day for a month, I do find I write some drivel)
So as with the last few months…..put the cat out, make sure the Dog’s done its business and the wife and kids are in bed, get the beers ready, sit down and buckle up for this months instalment from the crazy Brit here on my Build-off-thread
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2307417
Enjoy. ;-)
914-SHO Project
February Progress: Very little this month. Doing some indoor prep & design. Located service to media blast body for paint removal. Now just need to request a qoute. Decided to go with plain metal panel for dash - painted body color. Saw someone offers carbon-graphite dash panel with red or orange in it, but thought that might be too "tuner-looking" for my taste.
Have a short list of parts to order to close off the trunk firewall, trunk lid, and engine lid.
Challenges: Garage storage. Need to get a shed soon so I can reclaim space from the kids stuff and equipment I only use twice a year.
Vendor Participation: None this month.
February Progress: Very little this month. Doing some indoor prep & design. Located service to media blast body for paint removal. Now just need to request a qoute. Decided to go with plain metal panel for dash - painted body color. Saw someone offers carbon-graphite dash panel with red or orange in it, but thought that might be too "tuner-looking" for my taste.
Have a short list of parts to order to close off the trunk firewall, trunk lid, and engine lid.
Challenges: Garage storage. Need to get a shed soon so I can reclaim space from the kids stuff and equipment I only use twice a year.
Vendor Participation: None this month.
February Update: MichiganMats 914-WRX
A. Progress
Bought an engine + transmission
Bought all the body panels in fiberglass from Rennspeed.
Bought a seat from a friend
Bought an MR2 shifter
Finished the floorpan drop
Fabbed and mounted seat rails
Fabbed a "center tunnel" structure for mounting shifter and seat belts
Fabbed and installed suspension adjusters
Reinforced dog-ears
B. Challenges
Money, haha. Lots of money out the door this month for the engine and body, will need to reset and get some funds together for the next round of parts I need. I need to get pedals and a radiator to finish up the fabrication on the chassis, then its off to media blasting and paint.
C. Shop/vendor provided services
eBay.com - engine + trans, MR2 shifter
Rennspeed.com - full fiberglass body (hood, trunk rockers, rear quarters, fenders, bumpers, valence)
A. Progress
Bought an engine + transmission
Bought all the body panels in fiberglass from Rennspeed.
Bought a seat from a friend
Bought an MR2 shifter
Finished the floorpan drop
Fabbed and mounted seat rails
Fabbed a "center tunnel" structure for mounting shifter and seat belts
Fabbed and installed suspension adjusters
Reinforced dog-ears
B. Challenges
Money, haha. Lots of money out the door this month for the engine and body, will need to reset and get some funds together for the next round of parts I need. I need to get pedals and a radiator to finish up the fabrication on the chassis, then its off to media blasting and paint.
C. Shop/vendor provided services
eBay.com - engine + trans, MR2 shifter
Rennspeed.com - full fiberglass body (hood, trunk rockers, rear quarters, fenders, bumpers, valence)
February update.
No seriously an actual update!
I got a lot of work done to the arse end this month. I repaired my repair panel, the trunk mid section and the rear truck corners.
I also set the quarter and trunk lid in place to line every thing up.
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Challenges: Rust, always more rust!
I still have to get the nerve to weld it all together (any tips?) and the I can fix the corners of the fenders.
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Unfortunately I still have not used any vendors or shops.
No seriously an actual update!
I got a lot of work done to the arse end this month. I repaired my repair panel, the trunk mid section and the rear truck corners.
I also set the quarter and trunk lid in place to line every thing up.
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Challenges: Rust, always more rust!
I still have to get the nerve to weld it all together (any tips?) and the I can fix the corners of the fenders.
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Unfortunately I still have not used any vendors or shops.
[quote name='stevegm' date='Feb 14 2016, 02:36 PM' post='2303068']
Sorry it took so long. Here are the Round 1, final combined results of the 914world poll (25%), and the Challenger poll (75%).
Congratulations Garland, Andyrew, Darren C, Olympic 1.7, and Vysoc, the top 5 builds, on the first round.
1st Place Garland - 24.25
2nd Place Andyrew - 22.5
3rd Place Darren C - 19.11
4th Place Olympic 1.7 - 18.8225
5th Place Vysoc - 18.74
6th Place DirtyCossack - 17.5
7th Place 914forme - 16.55
8th Place buck - 16.36
9th Place jkb944t - 16.17
10th Place mbseto - 15.05
11th Place MichiganMat - 14.36
12th Place mrfourteen - 13.29
13th Place Nutter965 - 13.25
14th Place madmax914 - 12.98
15th Place trojanhorsepower - 12.98
16th Place right pedal - 12.5
17th Place Stacks914 - 12.5
18th Place 3d914 - 11.6
19th Place brettrarnold - 11
20th Place Mueller - 10.91
21st Place RJMII - 10.91
22nd Place injunmort - 10.25
23rd Place Philip W. - 10.22
24th Place dlee6204 - 10.22
25th Place AndyB - 9.5
26th Place poorsche914 - 8.84
27th Place lonewolfe - 8.75
28th Place boxsterfan - 7.46
29th Place dakotaewing - 7.46
30th Place 914-d - 7.46
31st Place dudzy's914 - 6.9875
32nd Place hot_shoe914 - 6.08
33rd Place jcd914 - 5.7125
34th Place n2800 - 5.39
35th Place 02loftsmoor - 5.39
The above points are the points earned in Round 1 by each Challenger/Build. Points accumulated after all 4 rounds will be added together to determine the final winner. The calculation of the points accumulated in Round 1 is the total points in the 3 Challenger questions (30 total points possible (10 points each)), weighted by the type of build. Then the result is weighted by 75%, and added to the 914world poll results which is weighted by 25%. The resulting total points is reflected above.
[/quote
I really impressed of the build/workmanship guys are doing
in this build off. It' helps me keep on track.. thank you all!! Wes
Sorry it took so long. Here are the Round 1, final combined results of the 914world poll (25%), and the Challenger poll (75%).
Congratulations Garland, Andyrew, Darren C, Olympic 1.7, and Vysoc, the top 5 builds, on the first round.
1st Place Garland - 24.25
2nd Place Andyrew - 22.5
3rd Place Darren C - 19.11
4th Place Olympic 1.7 - 18.8225
5th Place Vysoc - 18.74
6th Place DirtyCossack - 17.5
7th Place 914forme - 16.55
8th Place buck - 16.36
9th Place jkb944t - 16.17
10th Place mbseto - 15.05
11th Place MichiganMat - 14.36
12th Place mrfourteen - 13.29
13th Place Nutter965 - 13.25
14th Place madmax914 - 12.98
15th Place trojanhorsepower - 12.98
16th Place right pedal - 12.5
17th Place Stacks914 - 12.5
18th Place 3d914 - 11.6
19th Place brettrarnold - 11
20th Place Mueller - 10.91
21st Place RJMII - 10.91
22nd Place injunmort - 10.25
23rd Place Philip W. - 10.22
24th Place dlee6204 - 10.22
25th Place AndyB - 9.5
26th Place poorsche914 - 8.84
27th Place lonewolfe - 8.75
28th Place boxsterfan - 7.46
29th Place dakotaewing - 7.46
30th Place 914-d - 7.46
31st Place dudzy's914 - 6.9875
32nd Place hot_shoe914 - 6.08
33rd Place jcd914 - 5.7125
34th Place n2800 - 5.39
35th Place 02loftsmoor - 5.39
The above points are the points earned in Round 1 by each Challenger/Build. Points accumulated after all 4 rounds will be added together to determine the final winner. The calculation of the points accumulated in Round 1 is the total points in the 3 Challenger questions (30 total points possible (10 points each)), weighted by the type of build. Then the result is weighted by 75%, and added to the 914world poll results which is weighted by 25%. The resulting total points is reflected above.
[/quote
I really impressed of the build/workmanship guys are doing
in this build off. It' helps me keep on track.. thank you all!! Wes
This month's progress:
I feel like I got a lot of work done, parts ordered and we are moving.
Hitch is done as of today, until it gets off the rotisserie.
Sub straps mounts installed
Shoulder harness strap mounts mocked up, driver left shoulder is done.
Working on the engine mount, I am moving away from using the -4 mount and going off the firewall. It is welded up, and ready to be installed, cleaned the chassis, and minced everything up.
Other significant items:
All 4 fenders cut off, so I can get in there and work.
Will be working on the engine compartment next month. And rear suspension console re-enforcements.
BTW, I have been keeping track of the cost of this build. Not bad, but I have ordered quite a few parts that are not going into the build When your doing as much customs work as I am, sometimes you have to purchase an item in the hope that it will work out. That being said, I am well above 500, so I would be a hall a famer if this was baseball.
I feel like I got a lot of work done, parts ordered and we are moving.
Hitch is done as of today, until it gets off the rotisserie.
Sub straps mounts installed
Shoulder harness strap mounts mocked up, driver left shoulder is done.
Working on the engine mount, I am moving away from using the -4 mount and going off the firewall. It is welded up, and ready to be installed, cleaned the chassis, and minced everything up.
Other significant items:
All 4 fenders cut off, so I can get in there and work.
Will be working on the engine compartment next month. And rear suspension console re-enforcements.
BTW, I have been keeping track of the cost of this build. Not bad, but I have ordered quite a few parts that are not going into the build
When your doing as much customs work as I am, sometimes you have to purchase an item in the hope that it will work out. That being said, I am well above 500, so I would be a hall a famer if this was baseball.
This month was definitely better than the last, there were no injuries to hold me back, and the only challenges were getting a new class of students (the first 2 weeks are a lot of work) and the in-laws being in town.
I received nothing from vendors, still waiting/hoping for free stuff...
The work done was: 1. Cut out the bad section of the floor. 2. Finished off the lower firewall. 3. Finished the front engine tray. 4. Finished the upper firewall. 5. Welded in the new floor section.
I guess my biggest challenge was finding sleep, getting fabbed pieces to fit, and most of all getting the rear corner of the floor piece to sit flush on the long. That corner stuck up a few mms (a cm + on the very end) while the rest of the piece fit perfectly. I figure the issue was due to me fabbing the inner long and not getting it exactly right. I fixed the issue by doing the first couple plug welds where it did sit flush, then hammering the piece down, doing another plug, hammering the next and so on all the way down the line.
The floor was one project that I am extra happy that I have the rotisserie.
I received nothing from vendors, still waiting/hoping for free stuff...
The work done was: 1. Cut out the bad section of the floor. 2. Finished off the lower firewall. 3. Finished the front engine tray. 4. Finished the upper firewall. 5. Welded in the new floor section.
I guess my biggest challenge was finding sleep, getting fabbed pieces to fit, and most of all getting the rear corner of the floor piece to sit flush on the long. That corner stuck up a few mms (a cm + on the very end) while the rest of the piece fit perfectly. I figure the issue was due to me fabbing the inner long and not getting it exactly right. I fixed the issue by doing the first couple plug welds where it did sit flush, then hammering the piece down, doing another plug, hammering the next and so on all the way down the line.
The floor was one project that I am extra happy that I have the rotisserie.
.........just another day in paradise ... er ... the garage
Well january and February were wet and cold so a lack of work was done to the car, i rebuilt the front calipers and steering rack, ordered some more parts and unfortunatly that was about it !
vendors used-
PMB
Ebay !
next month i'm fully back on the case another year older but ready to go !!!
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vendors used-
PMB
Ebay !
next month i'm fully back on the case another year older but ready to go !!!
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Brake rebuild looks nice
This month I have had a lot of help from Mark at 914Rubber both technical and financial with the discount. The discount has really helps since I have replaced almost every piece of rubber on the car. The most helpful tip when trimming the rubber strips to the correct length was to put soapy water on the knife blade. It cuts like butter with soap water but without the soap water it grabs and gives ragged edges.
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I got the new stainless fuel lines installed this weekend along with the clutch cable and speedometer cable.
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I have started to assemble the suspension components which I hope to start installing sometime this week.
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I still have a lot of work to go but I am making some progress thanks to a milder than usual winter!
Jeff B
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I got the new stainless fuel lines installed this weekend along with the clutch cable and speedometer cable.
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I have started to assemble the suspension components which I hope to start installing sometime this week.
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I still have a lot of work to go but I am making some progress thanks to a milder than usual winter!
Jeff B
Now that my friends is 
ORANGE
ORANGE
Traveling right now so no access to pics.
With the cold weather I only had a few hours of actual work on the car in February but nothing worth documenting.
I'll load a pic when I am back later this week.
No outside services were used this month.
Congrats to all who have made progress.
With the cold weather I only had a few hours of actual work on the car in February but nothing worth documenting.
I'll load a pic when I am back later this week.
No outside services were used this month.
Congrats to all who have made progress.
February Update: Michigan Build
Michigan Build Link
Build progress :
Well, still on it. Worked on the hood to eliminate the headlamp doors. I, know, it took me a while to convince myself to do it. The pop up headlamps are a great feature, but.
Unexpected challenges:
Getting the cut correct, on both sides of the filler pieces.
Vendors:
No chance to do that this month. Not that I don't want to!
Progress Pictures:
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The rest of the hood, and more @ Michigan Build Link Thanks for the look.
Michigan Build Link
Build progress :
Well, still on it. Worked on the hood to eliminate the headlamp doors. I, know, it took me a while to convince myself to do it. The pop up headlamps are a great feature, but.
Unexpected challenges:
Getting the cut correct, on both sides of the filler pieces.
Vendors:
No chance to do that this month. Not that I don't want to!
Progress Pictures:
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The rest of the hood, and more @ Michigan Build Link Thanks for the look.
February progress.
Got the steering rack finished and installed, along with the struts and sway bar.
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also installed the new bearings and Elephant Racing rubber bushings into the rear control arms and got them installed.
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So it has suspension now.
Looking for all my old pieces of brake lines to use as patterns when I bend the new ones.
Although I boxed and bagged everything when I took it apart. I didn't label the boxes. Duh....
so I started taking things out of the boxes and writing down what was where. one of these evenings I will enter every thing into a searchable file, so I don't have to open 3 or 4 boxes just to find a part. also making notes of anything that needs to be done to any of the parts. and threw away a bunch of stuff, like old vacuum hoses and spark plug wires etc.
good cold weather project..
Yeehaw.. UPS just dropped off my Fastenal order... new caliper bolts..
Got the steering rack finished and installed, along with the struts and sway bar.
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also installed the new bearings and Elephant Racing rubber bushings into the rear control arms and got them installed.
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So it has suspension now.
Looking for all my old pieces of brake lines to use as patterns when I bend the new ones.
Although I boxed and bagged everything when I took it apart. I didn't label the boxes. Duh....
so I started taking things out of the boxes and writing down what was where. one of these evenings I will enter every thing into a searchable file, so I don't have to open 3 or 4 boxes just to find a part. also making notes of anything that needs to be done to any of the parts. and threw away a bunch of stuff, like old vacuum hoses and spark plug wires etc.
good cold weather project..
Yeehaw.. UPS just dropped off my Fastenal order... new caliper bolts..
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