Your six should def add some 914 spice to the Lüft show in NC this November

Looks great!

some more

Great build! Pardon me if you already said, but where did you score the vintage Scheel seats? Let me guess, was that from Hershey years ago as well?

I really hope I can see this car in person at the Stroudsburg event in July. It's beautifully done, Rory.

I had the same comment a year ago. On the screen it’s all very nice but the car looks even better IRL. Maybe because the white body hides the curves in the pics but you see more 3D in person.

The seats ...hard to believe but they were either given to me or I paid a couple hundred
for them from a friend who owned the first hot rod 914 I worked on.
For years they were stored in my loft while I dreamed or the car to put them in.
I did have the inserts re-stretched and I made new Scheel/Mann buttons.

Glad the old girl got put back together. You did an excellent job Rory. I can't wait to see it in person some day.

outside too

There’s an app called Roads where you can find local drives that are fun. I’d take the car out on some private tours and enjoy it even more. People love to see cars like yours on the open road.

Is that GP white? I like it!

Actually Light Ivory L80 E
I'm pretty sure the factory race cars ironically were painted Light Ivory, not Grand Prix white.
Can someone confirm ?

It's hard to believe but it's almost three years since I 'temporarily' installed
the 2.0 '68 911 engine in my car. I've enjoyed it and driven it extensively.
I never thought it would be years before the long planned 3.0 engine and '916'
trans would finally happen. Lets say a few target dates have come and gone.
First a pic or two of the trans.
I had to farm out the ring and pinion and back lash work to an old friend.
I did the other repairs, modifications and assembly.
This involved locating and mounting a support bracket for shift linkage inside
the trans in addition to the usual transmission freshening.
I fabricated the clutch pulley bracket and will soon whittle up an acelerator cable mount.
More to come......sooner I hope

Detail of pulley bracket

Thats a beauty Rory. Whats the plan for the 2.0?

Maybe put it in my orange car and pickle the number matching original engine.
Nothing firm yet.

very nice, I see a product in the making...The RORY-Wheel!!

Hmmmm I have a wevo kit on my 915, not nearly as elegant as the MB kit. I wonder if that shift console alone would work with my components to clean up shifting….

Nice solution on the wheel I like how it recesses below the trans ribs instead of floating on top, great execution!

Wow, nice work on the clutch pulley.

The Martin Bott kit includes three selector shafts that are modified to replicate
the real 916 items.
Included also is a bracket that must be attached to the pinion housing with three
allen bolts. The bracket supports a shaft (and does a couple other functions)
for a shift selector.
Locating, drilling and tapping the holes for this bracket is up to the buyer or
builder. Bosses for the three bolts are cast into all 915 cases,
This is a long way of saying the 916 side shifter is not a simple add-on and
certainly not easy.
Also, Martin might not be willing to sell the parts seperately.
As for shifting quality......to be determined.

I can't believe I never saw this thread before! I took the time to read it all since its start and that is very inspiring!

Now to try to work even faster on mine, I miss so much driving it!

Antoine

I don't covet much, but your car makes it difficult not to. So clean.

Did you make the oil cooler ducting, or was it something you adapted? Thanks

Hi Rory,

Get that 3.0 and 915 in that GT already..

Did you buy or make the short steel oil lines from the t-stat to front lines?

These in the pic.

Made them from parts of 911 SC plumbing.
I cut sections and fit them by trial and error then tack welded them.
When it fit together in the right location I had a good TIG welder friend finish
the welding.
There are five fabricated pieces between the engine, the thermostat, the front long
tubes and the tank.
I haven't run the front cooler yet .....not needed with the 2.0 engine.
The connecting pieces will be installed to complete the front cooler circuit when the
3.0 SC engine goes in.
I'll shoot pics of the individual parts before oil goes in.

Thanks for the info Rory...

It's for my brothers 914 with a 3.0 as well. Gonna run a PMS front oil cooler kit so need to work out the rear side of things. For now he is going to run a stock 6 setup so we can move the car about. I'll collect the parts and will get to this in the spring.

The time is finally here to change my engine.....and transmission.
The '68 2.0 was installed three years ago.....to the day.
The SC 3.0 engine first.
I installed later 993 exhaust valve covers trimmed to provide
room to remove. These covers mount with shorter studs and have modern
perimeter seals. I hope they seal better than the 930s
I installed a later single wire alternator and fabricated an engine harness to suit
the alternator and the 6 pin CD unit for the SC distributor.
The distributor is recurved and the adv./retard pot is removed.
I installed natural fiberglass shroud pieces because I've owned them a long time.
These parts eliminate provisions for heat......as do the headers. Oh well.
I will finally install the last two front oil cooler plumbing pieces to
complete the circuit. I can't wait to hear it gurgle as the engine warms up.
On to the trans.
It is a 1972 915, the first year. A mag case.
It is built and ready to go with a Martin bott 916 conversion and ZF limited slip.
It has 110 mm flanges so suitable length half shafts from SwayAway will be
used. The one-year-only '72 shifter is on hand too....I hope it can be modified to
shift with feel and short throws.
I fabricated the shifter shaft for in the tunnel. The one under the engine will be
done when the engine and trans are in the car.
I've got a lot of cleaning to do.
Will post as I go.

Looking great Rory. Gonna be another fabulous build.

Absolutely amazing work! This is an epic build.

Luke and others asked about the installation of the 911 thermostat in my GT
project.
I hope these few pictures will help.
The plumbing pieces are made from various 911 oil system tubes that I
cut, shortened, lengthened and rearranged to support and feed the thermostat.
In total six fabricated tubes do the job. The rubber one with the elbow on one end is a
standard 911 part
The long tubes on the drivers side are brass repros, they're probably ten years old.
The thermo gets plumbed into the hard return line from the bottom of the
block to engine side of the tank.

more. I hope this helps.

Finally some pics of the bottom of the car with the engine and transmission installed.
I didn't disassemble or rebuild the engine so it's pretty dirty.....I do have plans.
For now I'm waiting for some exhaust parts etc. to start it.
Another few days.

a shot of the front

Looks good Rory.. Are you making your own shift rod to the Bott's kit?

Yes, I'm going to use two WEVO joints.
I'll use a straight piece of original 914 shift tube with ends I'm making to improve fit
into the WEVO joints.
The fit is a bit loose using the 914 shift rod ends.

That looks very nice. I love the transaxle!

Awesome build. Will be following in your footsteps.

That looks fantastic Rory.

Looking great

Antoine

According to a favorite rule of thumb among car enthusiasts 'it will cost twice as much
and take twice as long' ..... that is a very optimistic prediction.
My 3.0 is finally installed and 'running' and is 'drivable'
The engine came from a running driving car that was totaled in a crash.
First surprise ? big compression leaks and oil leaks ....but it does run.
Second surprise ? very disappointing control of my 915 / 916 trans.
Soooo..... the engine will come out and be freshened up and emerge as a
short stroke 3.2
But first I'll take this 'opportuniy' chase the transmission issues.
The process began as an effort to adjust the shift linkage but soon it became
apparent that the linkage inside the trans was a problem as well.
Without going into too much detail it turns out that full days of disassembly,
adjustment, reassembly, test drive, disassembly adjustment, etc. etc. etc. have
finally paid off. Today the trans is finally working as it should.
I must say is very different to sit in a 914 and select 1st gear by pushing the lever
forward.
Now I can put the trans aside and go after the engine.
Onward

Well my 3.2 short stroke engine project is turning into an oddyssey due to parts supply issues.
With no ARP rod bolts available I decided to go with better (Pauter)rods. Next
surprise ? No rods available.
Dual plug ignition is no picnic either. Seems everyone has their own version.
I guess I'll have mine too.
So while these things are being chased I'm working on my brothers project.
Check the pic.
1932 Ford 3 window Coupe with 283 Corvette engine.
He's owned the car since 1962 and it was his daily back then.
The body work is all done. I'm assembling the chassis and will get it running.
Can't wait to hear it run.

Here goes.

abbreviated vesion

Pauter light weight rods hanging out
twin plug heads added

full long block with 98mm Mahle P&Cs
compression reduced to 9.8 to 1
Twin plug distributor added for bling shot
Next up camshafts install and time, then add the rockers, adjust and button it up.
Might start it out of the car for easy access and adjustment.
I've never driven a short stroke 3.2 but understand they're quite lively and can make up to 300 hp
Progress should pick up a bit now.

Looking good Rory!

wow!! beautiful, that is quite an undertaking , what is your engine building background?
if that puts out anything over 250 hp its going to be very lively indeed!!!

Looks good! Similar to my motor. What cam/intake setup are you running? I have the DC40 cams with PMO46s, it really comes to life with high flowing exhaust. There is one on pelican dynoed at 253hp at the wheels!

Rory,

My old 80 SC track car had a short stroke 3.2 built by Gene Kirschner. I bought the car from Eddie Mazur built. The engine was essentially the same as yours with Ge-80 cams and 46 Webers. 320hp @ 7500rpm. It would accelerate hard to 5000rpm and then take a deep breath and pull harder to 7500. In first gear if you fluffed it of the line and floored it, it would pull to 5000 and then light the tires off from there up. It was great fun and extremely reliable. You’ll love it in a light car.

Charlie