scotty914
Mar 11 2005, 10:08 PM
well the 914 moved on its own power tonight, made 2 laps around the storage lot, about 250 yards down each side. as of right now i did not have either the fire wall shift bushing in ( could not get it in need to pull rod ) or the shift bushing at the tranny ( forgot to put it in ). so i put her in third, because i could not get second or first. and the throttle cable hook up is temp. but she moved out in 3 ok just a slugish at low rpms. but on the second lap i came around the corner at about 20 mph, and stepped on it, at about 35 or so mph it came on to the torque and launched. i would say in 150 yards it got up to 60 to 70 mph ( did not look ) in about 3 seconds. the excelleration reminds me of an early 90 rx7 TT i drove once. the torque just pulled smooth as heck till i had to let off of it. i would say its 3 times as fast as the 1.8 that it had in it.
i also found out after 18 months i need to bled the brakes
tomarrow i will button up the throttle cable, modify the exhaust hanger, fix the shifter issues, and some other stuff
wrpspddrvr
Mar 11 2005, 10:15 PM
lapuwali
Mar 11 2005, 10:18 PM
Congrats, Scott. I very much look forward to reports on how well the cooling system works out. I'm 90% convinced to (nearly) duplicate your setup.
Mueller
Mar 11 2005, 10:46 PM
cool.....too bad you are so far away, I'd love to take it for a test drive
914helo
Mar 11 2005, 10:53 PM
Congratulations
I can't wait to do the bodywork on my car so I can get the Suby engine I've had sitting for a year in. It's a different model but I'm sure I'll run into some of the same problems you did, like flipping the intake manifold around, etc. Keep up the good work!
SirAndy
Mar 11 2005, 11:30 PM
scotty914
Mar 11 2005, 11:36 PM
yes andy i know that, is there anyone here who can digitize a vhs tape to email me back footage so i can post it. i will take a video of it this week end and send it to some one to make it in to a digital movie. so who is has the equipment to do it ???
mattillac
Mar 11 2005, 11:41 PM
awesome progress scott! are you hooked now after your first drive? i bet it felt great.
good work!
redshift
Mar 11 2005, 11:44 PM
WAY TO GO MAN!!!!!
That is great to hear! You DID IT!
WOOHOO!
M
scotty914
Mar 11 2005, 11:50 PM
QUOTE (mattillac @ Mar 11 2005, 09:41 PM) |
are you hooked now after your first drive? i bet it felt great. |
well i drove it as my DD for a year and a half, but i will say it is now the fastest car i have ever owned
and yes it felt good had to come home and change my pants, for 3 reasons 1 the crap when it took off ... 2 the cum when it took off ... 3 more crap when i learned i need to bleed the brakes
mattillac
Mar 11 2005, 11:57 PM
QUOTE (scott thacher @ Mar 11 2005, 09:50 PM) |
QUOTE (mattillac @ Mar 11 2005, 09:41 PM) | are you hooked now after your first drive? i bet it felt great. |
well i drove it as my DD for a year and a half, but i will say it is now the fastest car i have ever owned
and yes it felt good had to come home and change my pants, for 3 reasons 1 the crap when it took off ... 2 the cum when it took off ... 3 more crap when i learned i need to bleed the brakes |
well, that might be more than i needed to know but i'm glad to hear that you seem to have no trouble with the crapping.
redshift
Mar 12 2005, 12:26 AM
Ok, I have a name for Scott's car..
Prune
M
scotty914
Mar 12 2005, 12:28 AM
redshift
Mar 12 2005, 12:36 AM
I am glad I don't wash your clothes, potty pants.
M
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