We took a little while off so you guys would feel better about our rate of progress.

Here's the latest:

I welded up a fixture to attach straps for pulling out the previous crash damage:

2nd pic of the fixture:

Modified the car for the front sway bar:

And welded the facility for the rear bar (last pic):

Today's progress.

#1 Liz can weld:

#2 Liz can weld:

The dissecting of the parts Joe Sharp provided is complete:

last:

No progress because I attended a local PCA drive with the pinky benders.

They're nice and all, but I much prefer the misfits around here.

Here's the latest list of needed parts. We're getting there:


Front valence
Fuel tank strap (front)
19mm master cylinder
Targa latches (front)
Throttle pedal
Aluminum door sills (two inside)
Early window handles
Exterior door handles (in very good condition)
Rockers (steel)
Aluminum seal channels for windshield targa seal and on roll bar
Interior trim for the roll bar (all 3)
Exterior trim for the roll bar (all 3)
Center tunnel cover plates (front and rear)
Dash top
Tranny
1 drive shaft
2 stub axles (/4)

QUOTE (914RS @ Jul 25 2005, 04:17 PM)

No progress because I attended a local PCA drive with the pinky benders. They're nice and all, but I much prefer the misfits around here.

Is that a CF hood on the teener?

QUOTE (olav @ Jul 25 2005, 05:24 PM)

Is that a CF hood on the teener?

Have you never seen the RS? Yes, it's CF (Getty).

Howard told me not to paint it.

Joe: Got alot of stuff on your list. Saw a front trank strap this weekend. We have axels with the hubs on them. There is lots of trim here just come and help yourself.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

QUOTE (Joe Sharp @ Jul 25 2005, 05:44 PM)

Joe: Got alot of stuff on your list. Saw a front trank strap this weekend. We have axels with the hubs on them. There is lots of trim here just come and help yourself. :PERMAGRIN: Joe

Thanks Joe.

You know I'll be down as soon as I can.

Yep! The bit, er, ah, beachs are looking pertty good right now.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

For those who think 225s on the back of a 914 are impractical, I submit the next two pictures. There's not much extra room and we are going to shave the lip a little for some additional breathing room. When we put the car back on its feet, we'll have to get the spacers just right. And I do understand that the high negative offset of the 986 wheels is making this possible, but the point is that they do (and will) fit:

next:

And the chassis went off today to be pulled straight. We didn't have our normal trailer so we used :

The chassis is straight. Here are a few pics from the camera phone:

next:

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next:

last:

Joe: Its just nice to see my parts going on to help another.
:PERMAGRIN :Joe

The trailing arms are ready for assembly:

Sway bar tabs on the control arms:

I made this hub installation tool from one of my spring compressors:

It worked perfectly:

Five-bolt rears:

Now THAT looks bad-ass....

I was thinking about this build last night. You have it MADE here. You get to build a teener without having to pay for it. I wish I could do that...

Keep rocking man...

Shhhhhhh......she thinks I'm doing her a favor.


I'm gettin' free beer and everyting.

What paint did you use on those trailing arms? Do they still have the rubber bushings or what are you using. They don't look boxed, you just cleaned them up and repainted?

They look great.

QUOTE (JOHNMAN @ Aug 12 2005, 11:11 AM)

What paint did you use on those trailing arms? Do they still have the rubber bushings or what are you using. They don't look boxed, you just cleaned them up and repainted? They look great.

Rustoleum black satin. Simple spray paint. Rubber bushings. Not boxed.


We're trying to get this finished for less than $18k.

Joe...

Do you still need this? Freshly primed and ready to rock.

QUOTE (Eric_Shea @ Aug 13 2005, 04:12 PM)

Joe... Do you still need this? Freshly primed and ready to rock.

Yes please.

Budget update.

For those interested in the cost of the TurtleGirl build, I have this update. Today, I made a reasonably comprehensive list of the parts and labor to complete the build. We have successfully purchased many of the parts needed for the six conversion, but the engine has yet to be sourced. These prices assume a 2.4E MFI engine as a minimum and a 3.0CIS engine as a maximum.

Our target is $18k.

$4000 spent so far (includes everything)
$11,800 remains
$2000 contingency

$17,800 total as of today.

Doesn't Zois have a 2.4MFI for sale?

QUOTE (markb @ Aug 21 2005, 04:04 PM)

Doesn't Zois have a 2.4MFI for sale?

I'm waiting for leak-down numbers and we haven't discussed price.

It's on a shipping pallet somewhere between here and Florida...the guy lagged and I didn't bitch hard enuff....will let ya know when it gets here.

QUOTE (SEEMORE BUTZ @ Aug 21 2005, 07:22 PM)

It's on a shipping pallet somewhere between here and Florida...the guy lagged and I didn't bitch hard enuff....will let ya know when it gets here.

Have him drop it at my house. We can talk $ later...

Did you buy this for her? 3.2 4050.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...TRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

New steering wheel for $40 delivered. They're on eBay every day and appears to be good quality. The hub is Momo ($55), but there may be others that are cheaper.

Car is home. New bulkhead:

We made what came out to be some HUGE stands for the car:



and started under coating:



A big day. We got paint today:

What color are you going with? What did you use in the interior area? Do you have any pictures of the interior?

QUOTE (Lou W @ Oct 20 2005, 12:03 AM)

What color are you going with? What did you use in the interior area? Do you have any pictures of the interior?

Lapis Blue Metallic. The undercoat is Wurth SKS (the black bottles behind the cans of paint).

QUOTE (914RS @ Oct 20 2005, 09:28 AM)

QUOTE (Lou W @ Oct 20 2005, 12:03 AM) What color are you going with? What did you use in the interior area? Do you have any pictures of the interior? Lapis Blue Metallic. The undercoat is Wurth SKS (the black bottles behind the cans of paint).

O man that's one of my favorite colors... I can't wait so see it go on. I take it your going to spray it yourself?

What a excellent post, tenners, gals, boobs, supurb craftsmanship, board helping with parts, a build plan, booze, and double decker tacos!!
You gals and Co. make me want to call in sick and go work on my car.
Super job.

QUOTE (MJHanna @ Oct 20 2005, 08:34 AM)

I take it your going to spray it yourself?

I'm shooting the compartments, but the painter who shot the RS will be doing the exterior.

Dzus receptacles (sound dirty, doesn't it) for the FG bumpers: