Ebay fits a Ford f150 or Mustang, yes they have lockable. I may get another as i polished through the chrome a little bit. I plan on replacing it with a polish aluminum one.

Psh! Where did you get the PORSCHE EMBLEM GAS CAP?!

I made it from a phone dial wheel center cap.

I think you should have left it black...

Chappy,

If you installed the Shine needle bearings did you have any tips? I'm debating whether to do this now while the struts are being rebuilt.

Nice work!

I used a big hammer....

I reamed the holes with a wire wheel brush with a hand drill in the arms and the inside of the bushing a little after it was driven in. I think if you have access to a press i would use it.

CHAPPY:

O.K.,O.K. Stop, you have had to have made a mistake some where.

"Stop now." Box it all up and I will pick it up ,sort thru it to find that mistake.

And promise i will return it to you,soon. Really i will!!!!!

Great job WOW Dave

I am finding it hard to get everything to fit just right on the trunks because the new rubber seals aren't compressed enough, how long do these things take to break down, how did the factory deal with it. I know from past experience that when the door seals go on, the doors can get real tight.

I put the eye brows and headlight covers on today thats about it..

Watching from Denver.

Intercooler duct in rear lid...

headlight covers on, almost time to move to the rear, this thing needs it's heart.

I see you have Toyo RA-1s. Those are some great tires. That is what I use for my street tires and rain tires.

You car looks amazing. I wish my car looked half as nice as yours.

What led to the decision to do both? I am seriously considering it for my car as well which is why I ask.

Too bad I missed the get together on Saturday . . . still feeling crappy now. It's great having school age kids but boy the stuff they bring home . . . . Dad, I need some money for a field trip, oh and by the way, here is the creeping crud; enjoy.

The car had a roll bar in it when I purchased it and also had a lot of reinforcing all over it. I bought the car as a rolling chassis from a PCA club racer from San Diego with the intention of converting it into a street car. My original car that I purchased off of the dealers showroom floor in 74 was to much work to restore after using it as a daily driver in Minnesota for over 20 years, but the nice thing about that car was that it was a whole car, and the interior and other parts other than the body were in great shape even the seats and backpad still looked great. So thus, sadly it became a donor.

My engine should lay down over 400hp and I have limited slip in the tranny and nice sized sticky tires. It may be over kill with both especially the Mayeur kit which is really heavy weight, I just wanted to get the car as solid as I could without using the roll bar. I still have the AutoPower roll bar that I can bolt in if I ever wish to do any club track events.

Qarl, where you been?? Good to see you on the board. How about an update on the family. How is Hunter?? Say hello to everyone.

Tom

Qarl has been drunk with work, changing it back to black is a bad idea.....

wow that is a truly remarkable car. love the color. i can hardly tell it from mine.
i am honored to be listed as a help with parts. i'm sure the car would have never come out so well without those fake fuchs on your trailer.

She is a beauty Chappy.

Getting busy with the guages, always a mess.....

Beautiful work! Love a lot of the details, like the rear grille in the spoiler. Nice!

Wow, what a beautiful car. Keep posting pictures please.

Keep it light and add stiffness? Heck, just put a steel roof on it!

Horns on.
Still waiting for my front valance from the body shop to finish the front end off with the bumper.
I didnt get much done on the car last week but expect there to be major movement getting things put together this week, time is running short up here in Minnesota...

Upper dash, pillar gauges and instrument gauges installed. Yes all those switches go to stuff. Transmission cooler pump, intercooler fans, kill switch, and boost timing retard.
Moving to finish off the lower dash, center console gauges and stereo install and
Engman aluminum pedal and passenger floor boards next.

Wow, that is a cool dash/ guage set up. I like that you made a racecar setup, but kept it 914.

I think it's about time for our cars to have on board fire systems
Yours @ over 400hp and mine getting tweaked right now (over 550) with high pressure CIS , it's fire season ! I've already replaced 5 fuel lines ( fuel rot) while running my 3.2 biturbo engine since 1995. Some failed lines were aeroquip
Marty

I'm SO glad you have shown such restraint.

I made a special bracket for the front of my seat that holds my 2.5lb extinquisher that positions it like the Bray Krause ones. But I have had thoughts of on board system, it would be cheap insurance if ever needed.

I too have had some old SS Areoquip lines fail because of rot. the fuel just weeps out of it's skin.

Most of my time has been consumed with cleaning things and cleaning up paint overspray on the wiring, I have a whole new respect for the concourse guys, I hate this type of work it has to be the hardest part of this build.
I did a major cleaning up of the wiring and the connectors and simplified some of the hook ups to the gauges and the stereo. The interior can really come together fast now. The lower dash pad will go on after i get the wiring for the A/R gauge finished up.
All of the new cables are in place, and have a little more wiring on my innovate A/R gauge and relocation of the fuel pump to the front cross member.
I moved into the engine bay for a little while and have more wiring to simplify and clean up.

These guys are ready to have a blast!

Man you sure made short work of that nest of wiring on the floor! Looks good!

Chappy, great project. New to this forum. Do you mind if i ask where you got your 911-style gauges? Absolutely fantastic looking.

The tri gauge is from our members vendor section

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=58970

The gauge rings are from there also

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=52337

The tach is from a 79SC

Had strep throat all week didn't get much done. but I do have the interior tidied up a bit. I will finish off the doors with the winding mechanisms glass, panels and seals.

It's clear you will be finished before me. Nice work!

Ditto

Chap,
Ya still want some glue and rubbing compound?

Paul

Yes right away!

I'll say it again.... INSANE work Chappy

I hate you.

in a good way.

what are all the gauges for?

(triple gauge in the dash, three in the center console, and two on the A-pillar).

Triple in dash is temp and oil pressure and fuel

The console gauges are fuel pressure, volts and transmission temp.

Piller are boost and A/R

This thread was getting boring, I had to do something that was fun on the car today.

Got her feet up in the stirrups.

Legs spread wide.

Time to put the baby in..

Here we go...

Almost in......

I can see the head!....

"Congratulations Mr. Chappy you have a beautiful baby 914-6 GT Turbo Carrera"...

Total time it took was 22 minutes...

Champy, this car is AMAZING!!!!

No words, Chappy. I got nothin'.

"Awesome and amazing" seems completely inadequate.

Thanks for the pics man. Please keep taking us along for the ride.

No fair!

You put it in with the two side tins removed.

I always fight getting it perfectly centered between the inner rear suspension consoles.


Looks good!

any pics from the rear with it installed? -JON

Nice...

The side tins are left on bolted and folded up to the sides, way easier, I got this down to a science, I bet if I wasn't taking pictures and really tried to rush it I could do it in ten.
I usually have to wrestle it a little getting the transmission bolts it.
My tail pipe extends a few inches out further than I like so that will need to get trimmed back abit.

I will go out and shoot a pic of the rear for ya...

So do you raise the engine up all that way, or do you lower the car down once you get the motor under there?

I typically roll the motor under the car and lower the car down fairly low and then raise the motor up into the car and get the 4 bolts tightened. I then raise the car up off my jack.