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Aaron Cox
getting close......to being done.
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luv da flare
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can joo say 8" fuchs?
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das euro race header and cool decal smile.gif
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rennsmchmifter and *GASP* carpet!!!
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gotta love the flare.....
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motor is coming together....
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interior....harnesses and defrost window tongue.gif
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mo inter-e-or
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and the "I WISH I WAS A 914 SIX" muffler tip tongue.gif

Eric Taylor
alright aaron! That is a sexy beast. Can't wait to see it completed. What are the specs?
Eric
TravisNeff
Looking good young lady! driving-girl.gif
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Eric Taylor @ Dec 31 2005, 08:09 PM)
alright aaron! That is a sexy beast. Can't wait to see it completed. What are the specs?
Eric

specs of the beast you ask?

well...

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1973 2.0
Body
Butt welded in Steel Flares, cut offs from Dan Calicott 914 RaceCar
Metal worked, and pulled 1" out by Los Panchos Garage
Freshly Painted
GT front valence, with notch for oil cooler
914/6 Rear DEEP Valence with porthole exhaust cutout. 914/6 rolled tip.
Camp914 Rear trunk Shox

Motor
71x94
2L heads
8.5 C/R
Big cam
1.7 rockers with 911 swivel feet, Aluminum Solid rocker spacers
Scat/Manton chrome-moly cut to lenght pushrods
Weber 44 IDF's
Mallory Unilite distributor. 12/28 grey/grey advance curve
Mallory Hyfire 6A capacitive discharge ignition
Mallory Promaster E-Coil high output CDI type coil
Aurora 8.5 mm CDI capable spark plug wires
European Racing Header 4 into 1
MOCAL Thermostat controlled sandwich adapter plate
Aeroquip/XRP -10 braided oil lines
Setrab 13"x3" Front Mounted Oil Cooler
Solid engine mounts

Suspension
Front
Koni Red - ext. adjustable
22mm Sway-A-Way (SAW) solid torsion bars
24mm Tarett hollow sway bar
Weltmeister Poly street bushings
72 911 front suspension
M calipers and Carerra vented rotors
Porterfield R4s
Turbo Tie Rods

Rear
PMB (eric shea) 5 lug control arm kit
Weltmeister poly street Bushings
Billstein Sport Valved Shocks
Coleman Racing threaded Perches
225 lb/in springs
16mm OEM swaybar
Mintex Pads

Wheels
Street
15x7 Fuchs with 205/50 Yokohama AVS ES100 tires.
15x8 Fuchs with 225/50 Yokohama AVS ES100 tires.
Al reed refinished
Autocross and Track
15x7 Cookie Cutters with Falken Azenis RT-215 Stickies

Transmission
Short Gear Ratio Box
(A) (F) (Flipped ZD) (S) (ZD)
New synchros, sliders, dogteeth, diff. carrier bearings, bushings and seals.
Weltmeister Solid trans mounts

Interior and Extras
Momo Prototipo Vintage wheel
904 combo gauge
Rear Defrost window
Reupholstered Seat.Dashes.Backpad by Evilwerks
Rennshifter
Momo contour leather knob
M&R racing, 5 point camlock race harnesses
Polished aluminum Gauge Bezels by Spunone
NAPCO front and rear soft targa holders for painted tops
Black domestic carpet

Lighting
Omega h4 housings with Hella 55/100w h4 bulbs
Pilot Automotive driving lights 100w h3 bulbs
Hella 500 914/GT lights. 55w h2 bulbs
OEM European front and rear lenses
Eric Taylor
Sounds like a hell of a car - how do you do it on a college kids budget, i'm totally tapped for 914 resources.
Eric
bd1308
its aaron...he gets all the good deals tongue.gif

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Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Eric Taylor @ Dec 31 2005, 08:28 PM)
Sounds like a hell of a car - how do you do it on a college kids budget, i'm totally tapped for 914 resources.
Eric

friends....this board.....friends....luck.....this board....luck....luck.....skill......friends.....

i make about 3k per summer.... thats it. most went into the dang car......

did i mention this place and the friends ive made here rock?????

AA
JoeSharp
You mentioned your friends at the board BUT NOT ENOUGH!!

:PERMAGRIN: Joe
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Joe Sharp @ Dec 31 2005, 08:41 PM)
You mentioned your friends at the board BUT NOT ENOUGH!!

:PERMAGRIN: Joe

almost everyone on this board has had a hand in building this car.....

thank you all.
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jim_hoyland
Really nice !
john rogers
Dammm if Los Ponchos did a good job on the black paint!!!
VegasRacer
Looking good Mr. Cox. clap.gif
Aaron Cox
the .... i wish i was a 914/6 tip tongue.gif
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Rand
Soooo cool AAron. smilie_pokal.gif smilie_pokal.gif
It's looking great! I hope to see it at WCC06!
r_towle
I thought you were gonna put flares on that car???

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Aaron Cox
QUOTE (r_towle @ Dec 31 2005, 09:56 PM)
I thought you were gonna put flares on that car???

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how it all began....with 6" fuchs... LOL

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KaptKaos
Looking sweet Aaron. Good New Year's post.
JB 914
I wanna see it soon! I just cashed in some chips for my paint job!! Gotta decide where to take the V-8 car.
dekman
Looks great Aaron...I didnt recognize the car. Beautiful paint! Very sweet car...... smilie_pokal.gif
Eric Taylor
QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Dec 31 2005, 08:31 PM)
QUOTE (Eric Taylor @ Dec 31 2005, 08:28 PM)
Sounds like a hell of a car - how do you do it on a college kids budget, i'm totally tapped for 914 resources.
Eric

friends....this board.....friends....luck.....this board....luck....luck.....skill......friends.....

i make about 3k per summer.... thats it. most went into the dang car......

did i mention this place and the friends ive made here rock?????

AA

This board sure is a great resource aktion035.gif . Glad to see your car finally taking shape.
Eric
TonyAKAVW
Thats looking very good. I think you made a good choice on the bumpers!!! I can't wait to see this car in person. You need to have an unveiling party... beer.gif


-Tony


Tom Perso
smilie_pokal.gif Those flares came out NICE. It's hard to blend with black paint. smile.gif

Now you HAVE to wash it every day.

Tom
rhodyguy
i expect to see those wheels in a high state of polish at all times. is the stock alternator going to be able to handle all that candle power?

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seanery
Hey, I just remembered that I forgot about the black banner. Do you still want it? If so, I'll get some dimensions and do it.
brant
looking gooooood Aaron!

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Aaron Cox
thanks guys....

again...friends on this board made it possible.....


i also leanred a lesson yesterday.... fiberglass valances fit like shit.....
AIR gt front valence is like 2" short..... dry.gif
TINCAN914
Car is lookin good Double A-Ron!!!!! smilie_pokal.gif smilie_pokal.gif smilie_pokal.gif smilie_pokal.gif Looking forward toseeing it in person.. [B][SIZE=1]
Gint
'bout time you posted some decent pics. biggrin.gif
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Gint @ Jan 1 2006, 11:49 AM)
'bout time you posted some decent pics. biggrin.gif

i rolled it outside for 5 minutes....then it began to rain.....
Grimstead
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It is looking soo fricking great! I'm glad I was able to watch the process beer.gif
grasshopper
looking good!! smilie_pokal.gif
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Grimstead @ Jan 1 2006, 01:07 PM)
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It is looking soo fricking great! I'm glad I was able to watch the process beer.gif

watch? you more than contributed to its current condition smilie_pokal.gif
Dr Evil
QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Jan 1 2006, 10:57 AM)
i also leanred a lesson yesterday.... fiberglass valances fit like shit.....
AIR gt front valence is like 2" short..... dry.gif

Tell me about it rolleyes.gif Glad to see your ride getting all done up....Now I just have to wait for summer to finish mine as all paints and adhesives wont stick at 30 degrees dry.gif
scotty b
QUOTE (Dr Evil @ Jan 1 2006, 02:46 PM)
QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Jan 1 2006, 10:57 AM)
i also leanred a lesson yesterday.... fiberglass valances fit like shit.....
AIR gt front valence is like 2" short..... dry.gif

Tell me about it rolleyes.gif Glad to see your ride getting all done up....Now I just have to wait for summer to finish mine as all paints and adhesives wont stick at 30 degrees dry.gif

Taint joo gots a heeter mayn?? Joo on da eastside now mayn, joo gotsta get joo a heeter.
Jeroen
man... your car is coming together nicely!
keep at it and keep posting pics!
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JoeSharp
Aaron: It's raining here. If this doesn't work I'll try tomorrow.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe
JoeSharp
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Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Joe Sharp @ Jan 1 2006, 05:49 PM)
Aaron: It's raining here. If this doesn't work I'll try tomorrow.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

thanks joe! that looks pretty good....

whenever its dry - could i persuade you to take some dimensions smile.gif


you rock!

and helped unveil the secret exhaust mod tongue.gif
JoeSharp
Sure Aaron, I'll lay it out from the screw hole to the body.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Joe Sharp @ Jan 1 2006, 05:55 PM)
Sure Aaron, I'll lay it out from the screw hole to the body.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

perfect! thanks joe. again....friends make this car possible smilie_pokal.gif
redshift
wow aaron that is very nice you must be very proud m
Maltese Falcon
Aaron - good work and done rather quickly- impressive !
My experience with A-I-R fiberglass is to go there and hand pick the item...lots of variation on fit/ no fit. Owner Dan, nice guy and will work with you.
Your black beast is taking shape nicely .
Marty
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (Maltese Falcon @ Jan 2 2006, 01:44 AM)
Aaron - good work and done rather quickly- impressive !
My experience with A-I-R fiberglass is to go there and hand pick the item...lots of variation on fit/ no fit. Owner Dan, nice guy and will work with you.
Your black beast is taking shape nicely .
Marty

they didnt have any in stock.... they made it for me.....


thanks for the compliments guys.... biggrin.gif
Trekkor
Looks really nice. clap.gif

M&R makes nice shoulder pads for those belts, too.


Looks like all you got left are the ABS and PVC stuff... chairfall.gif



KT
Lou W
Aaron, Its looking good smilie_pokal.gif
are you gonna have it on the road for the Pomona Swap Meet?
Aaron Cox
QUOTE (trekkor @ Jan 2 2006, 10:46 AM)
Looks really nice. clap.gif

M&R makes nice shoulder pads for those belts, too.


Looks like all you got left are the ABS and PVC stuff... chairfall.gif



KT

home depot plumbing aisle watch out! chairfall.gif
redshift
QUOTE (Eric Taylor @ Dec 31 2005, 11:28 PM)
Sounds like a hell of a car - how do you do it on a college kids budget, i'm totally tapped for 914 resources.
Eric


It's called FREE, minus shipping.

Did you not see his pic? He sells crack...




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Howard
QUOTE (redshift @ Jan 2 2006, 09:56 AM)
QUOTE (Eric Taylor @ Dec 31 2005, 11:28 PM)
Sounds like a hell of a car - how do you do it on a college kids budget, i'm totally tapped for 914 resources.
Eric


It's called FREE, minus shipping.

Did you not see his pic? He sells crack...




M

Is there anyone here who didn't contribute parts/time/$$ to Aaron's car? If so please post how you avoided it. poke.gif
redshift
ROFLMAO!

I polished his caps... SO HELP ME GOD ARRON IF YOU CHANGE "CAPS" TO "KNOB" I AM MOVING TO CONDITION RED!



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sixnotfour
Lookin Good beerchug.gif

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