Full Version: New 914 Owner
Great work. It looks like the mufflers are oval. If so, can you clock them so the width is left to right and give you a bit more rear clearance? They look nice and it would be a shame to scrape them up. I bet it will sound good too.
And we're back.
Had one major set-back. My brand new AMC cylinder heads had one of the spark plug threads messed up from factory. Only found that out when i was getting ready to put the new spark plugs in and start the damn thing up.
So pulled the head and put a Time-sert in there to fix the threads along and put it back in the car.
Then finished off the rest of the little things i needed to get done.
Trans output shaft seals replaced, shift selector rod seal replaced. Trans shouldnt leak any more (hopefully)
Made new mounting tabs for my oil cooler. PO just had it bolted flat against the trunk. Plumbed up the rest of the oil cooler lines. Headers are done as well.
Got the Patrick Motorsports Odyssey Battery kit and got rid of the old lead acid. Oil pressure, CHT sensor, oil temp sensor are in. Finished writing the code for those. Just need to finish up my Stepper motor gauge design and then I'll have a analog CHT sensor that doesnt cost an arm and a leg. In the mean time im just going to use little OLED displays just so i have some way to monitor them
All set up and the car is finally sitting on the ground after a long time. Going to try and fire it up this weekend.
Had one major set-back. My brand new AMC cylinder heads had one of the spark plug threads messed up from factory. Only found that out when i was getting ready to put the new spark plugs in and start the damn thing up.
So pulled the head and put a Time-sert in there to fix the threads along and put it back in the car.
Then finished off the rest of the little things i needed to get done.
Trans output shaft seals replaced, shift selector rod seal replaced. Trans shouldnt leak any more (hopefully)
Made new mounting tabs for my oil cooler. PO just had it bolted flat against the trunk. Plumbed up the rest of the oil cooler lines. Headers are done as well.
Got the Patrick Motorsports Odyssey Battery kit and got rid of the old lead acid. Oil pressure, CHT sensor, oil temp sensor are in. Finished writing the code for those. Just need to finish up my Stepper motor gauge design and then I'll have a analog CHT sensor that doesnt cost an arm and a leg. In the mean time im just going to use little OLED displays just so i have some way to monitor them
All set up and the car is finally sitting on the ground after a long time. Going to try and fire it up this weekend.
QUOTE(ogdougy @ May 21 2023, 09:52 PM) 
Putting new transmission side CV joints. All new shift rod bushings are in. PO didnt even have the fire wall bushing in for the shift rod. Also added a relay for the starter.
Get yourself a Tangerine Racing firewall bushing. Can’t say enough about how much better your shifting will be.
How much cussing was involved with the discovery of the plug hole issue?
An option may have been to chase the threads while in the car, but all is well that ends well. Keep us posted as to your results with the first firs up. make sure to run the starter without the plugs installed to build oil pressure prior to ignition.
QUOTE(930cabman @ Sep 21 2023, 02:55 PM)
An option may have been to chase the threads while in the car, but all is well that ends well. Keep us posted as to your results with the first firs up. make sure to run the starter without the plugs installed to build oil pressure prior to ignition.
Yup, i tried the thread chaser first. Hoping that there was some junk in the threads but it turned out it was the threads themselves that were junk lol.
But got everything set-up and got it start start today with relative ease. Just that one lean pop that scared me but went smoother than expected. Now we are getting to the real excited time because it is getting close to drive time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJzWE9Mi5Lk
List of things to come from this weekend:
1. 2 of my push rod tubes and the taco plate leak. Im just going to let them leak until i re-torque the heads and check valve clearance. Fix it then.
2. My pertronix dist i bought i while back (and dont remember from who) was fried. Currently just running 009 dist in the meantime till i get that fixed.
3. I think my ignition switch is bad. It wouldn't stop sending power to the starter at times. So the starter would stay engaged when letting go of the key. (Debugged this by pulling the yellow wire out of the relay board and jumping it by hand and the starter behaved correctly)
4. I lost my ignition coil bracket need a new one.
After that it will be finishing up my sensor harness and start to get the interior back together and fix the rat nest wiring that was in there before.
1. 2 of my push rod tubes and the taco plate leak. Im just going to let them leak until i re-torque the heads and check valve clearance. Fix it then.
2. My pertronix dist i bought i while back (and dont remember from who) was fried. Currently just running 009 dist in the meantime till i get that fixed.
3. I think my ignition switch is bad. It wouldn't stop sending power to the starter at times. So the starter would stay engaged when letting go of the key. (Debugged this by pulling the yellow wire out of the relay board and jumping it by hand and the starter behaved correctly)
4. I lost my ignition coil bracket need a new one.
After that it will be finishing up my sensor harness and start to get the interior back together and fix the rat nest wiring that was in there before.
Great progress! Seems like you'll have this on the road in short order.
Good job!
People will think that has a motorcycle engine in it with those mufflers
! I like it though...
Sounds like z1
Finally got it driving over the Christmas break. Put in a Tangerine Racing firewall shift rod bushing and rebuilt the pedal with all new bronze bushing. New accelerator pedal and cable. Fixed my Pertronix Dist. With everything "hopefully" done i put in all the new carpet in as well. Aslo got my self a new MOMO Prototipo Heritage.
The rest of the interior can get done later and not necessary. But seat OBVIOUSLY need to be re-done. The back pad needs to be redone as well since there are two giant holes in it. Door cards need to be replaced since PO put speaking in them.
Radio needs to be fixed and speakers need to be put in.
Gauges need to be finished. Current set-up is my arduino on a bread board displaying on a little OLED screen. I have the design to make my own stepper motor gauges. Will have Oil Pressure, Oil Temp , and Cyldiner head Temp displayed.
However I have been driving it a good amount. Got about 350 miles on the new motor. Been super happy with it.
Final motor settings.
2056cc
8.6:1 comp
C25 Cam
1.8 Cylinder heads with 44mm intake and 36mm exhaust
44mm HPMX
60 idle jet
F11 emulsion
200 air correct
155 main (getting this in close. May step a jet size down still)
Holds a great idle @ ~950 RPM. Pulls great from 3000-6000 RPM.
Cruising on the freeway my cylinder head temps stay between 296-325 F. This is driving between 60-75 MPH. Also in the dead middle of winter so this is the coolest it will be.
Nice little 2-3 gear pull on an empty road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB449vb_i-8
The rest of the interior can get done later and not necessary. But seat OBVIOUSLY need to be re-done. The back pad needs to be redone as well since there are two giant holes in it. Door cards need to be replaced since PO put speaking in them.
Radio needs to be fixed and speakers need to be put in.
Gauges need to be finished. Current set-up is my arduino on a bread board displaying on a little OLED screen. I have the design to make my own stepper motor gauges. Will have Oil Pressure, Oil Temp , and Cyldiner head Temp displayed.
However I have been driving it a good amount. Got about 350 miles on the new motor. Been super happy with it.
Final motor settings.
2056cc
8.6:1 comp
C25 Cam
1.8 Cylinder heads with 44mm intake and 36mm exhaust
44mm HPMX
60 idle jet
F11 emulsion
200 air correct
155 main (getting this in close. May step a jet size down still)
Holds a great idle @ ~950 RPM. Pulls great from 3000-6000 RPM.
Cruising on the freeway my cylinder head temps stay between 296-325 F. This is driving between 60-75 MPH. Also in the dead middle of winter so this is the coolest it will be.
Nice little 2-3 gear pull on an empty road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB449vb_i-8
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