Great progress!!! It is a great feeling to start to see the light at the end of the tunnel! Keep up the great work!

Jeff B

Looks fantastic.

Looks great Rory!

Very nice Rory. Looking good.

Off the chassis cart today !!
Since the bottom was painted.....
Fabricated mounts for fiberglass bumpers which needed much massage to look and fit acceptably. Modified the front for the oil cooler inlet.
Fabed mounts for glass rockers so no rivets will be used along the door sill.
Rivets or screws along that edge don't get along very well with fiberglass. Or the door seal.
Modified a very deep aftermarket front spoiler to mimic a LE unit, had to extend
each side for GT fenders and made an inlet for GT oil cooler. I hope it looks good,
It's about 1" deeper than a stock LE
Today it sits on temporary suspension and wheels waiting to go for paint.
All the refinished suspension, engine (an alum 2.0 6 for now) and trans are
ready to go.
Used the lift (with my brothers '57 Speedster on it ! ) to lower the rear and a
motorcycle jack at the front.

Rory - looking good.

Built not Bought...looking real good !

Funny, I was at almost the same stage exactly 3 years ago! Getting the paint done is a huge milestone - well done and keep going Rory.

Pic of the freshly painted rolling shell:

Looks great...looking forward to seeing your progress.

Congratulations on that milestone.

We're here cheering you on!!!!!

Gorgeous! More pictures!

Go Rory go.... I need to take a trip to NJ to see it in person.

Way to go!!! Looking good

Great work!

Where did that flared GT front spoiler/valance come from? Is it a custom piece made from a modified front spoiler?

you are getting closer!

Home modified aftermarket piece.
Bought it at Hershey and hacked it to pieces.
Cut it to suit the front cooler.
Took one inch from the the height.
Removed the brake cooler openings.
Cut each end vertically in three one inch pieces to create the flares.
My objective was to have a slightly deeper LE copy that suits a front cooler and GT flares.
Did it over the last two weeks.
Still itchy.

Thanks for your description and photos. I should have read you earlier post #21 more closely. I have what I think is the same spoiler/air dam you started with in my attic. I picked it up years ago and always thought it was a little too deep or tall for a street 914. I also thought about cutting the height and filling the brake openings, but that's as far as that went.

Again, good work and best of luck.

Off to paint booth !
Whooo whooooo !!!!!

Well done! Big day!

Thanks Dave
Can't wait till they're parked side by side.

Picked up the chassis and doors yesterday.
I'm very happy with the paint texture and color.
Today I installed the wiper assembly and wired and tested it.
Also installed windshield trim clips and various rubber plugs and other bits.
Need to find some parts in storage or order them to continue with windshield
and rear glass install.
Think I can make it to Ockteenerfest ?

Looking good.

Great build and dig that color

Maybe, but you can definitely make it up to Mort's place when roadworthy so we can all drool...

Beautiful. Obviously, you've been busy

enjoying watching this and marveling at the skill and work. thanks for posting

Looking good Rory... keep up the work and post the progress pics.

keep it up Rory !

Thank you all for such nice compliments and encouragement.
A few more pics.
My plan is to install as many interior and compartment parts as possible
before installing any lids or the doors.
Well....I couldn't help myself.
I needed to see some exterior results.
Feels good.

Looks good Rory..
Here's a few pics of Rory's GT when I had it.
I have a few more pics on my other computer and will send them to you Rory.
It's come a long way and keep posting the progress pics.

Hey Luke
When did I get it from you ?
It's been a while.
Although there was detail work and some progress over the longer period
the most has been done in the last year.
Even with so many things done and so many parts ready everything that
gets attached needs to be found, fitted, washed, painted, plated, rebuilt, tested, adjusted, correct fasteners located, etc.etc.
The recent weather has made it brutal to work on many days.
I push forward.
Installed front and rear glass this week.
Working on windshield rear seal and door glass seals now.

I love the treatment you gave the front end.
Beautiful lines.
That airdam shows the time you spent massaging it to form.
Can’t wait to see in person Rory. Keep posting!

gorgeous work rory, I cant wait to see it.

April 2011 is when you got the 914.
I can see most if not all the work you put into it.
Keep plugging along and you'll be on the road soon enough.

Couple more pictures.
Installed the wheels to check if I'd need longer studs and spacers.
The ancient tires (P7s !) will be replaced and the wheels will be done.
Finally fitted the oil cooler plumbing.

another

another

Installed the restored rear suspension today.
Tomorrow the front gets the same attention.

This is different.
My project car has a complete 914 6 wiring harness, steering column and switches.
Plug and play right ?
I hooked up the battery yesterday to check the newly installed headlamp motors and lights.
All is fine.
Here's the mystery.
Ignition on.... indicators and parking lamps work as they should.
Ignition off....parking lamps off.
Move lever to left .....right marker lamps go on.
Move lever to right....left marker lamps go on.
Opposite world ?
I don't know what changed but the last time the battery was connected they were
normal.
What the.....

The Grounds...

Wow ! those are the wildest trailing arms I have ever seen. Tell us more about them. Are they lighter? I assume they are stiffer. NICE !

They're a little heavier then stock but not as heavy as the GT reinforcement
kits make them.
Just an idea I had , I'm not an engineer.
I think they should be stiffer than stock but without as much additional
weight.

agree, those look fantastic. it would be really interesting to compare those arms to stock (or even GT) in terms of weight and resistance to deformation in bending and twisting loads

Everything looks great Rory. Trailing arms are cool.

Those trailing arms look trick! Nice work, keep it up!

Installed the gas tank and most of the front trunk equipment.
Also got the headlights installed and roughly adjusted.
With those tasks done it was time to add the hood.
Every day there's more to do.
The refinished wheels are still almost two months away.

2nd photo

Cool hood!

Who did you get it from? What is the weight savings? Sorry if you have already posted this info.
Also, your FG hood closed looks better than my steel one What's up with that? Now I'm really jealous.

Just what I was thinking and are you using one for the rear?

I bought front and rear replica GT hoods at Hershey probably ten years ago.
I think they belonged to Gary Wigglesworth.
I don't know the manufacturer.....maybe someone here does ?
The lids are weightless.
The fit of the hood /lights/ eyelids is a very flattering picture.
I got everything pretty good....then I installed the hood gasket and started over.
Many hours.