Here's my baby. Brought brandy-new in 1971. Recently added 3.2l, 996 TT brakes, 9"&10"x18" wheels, full rollcage, Boxster S transmission. Baby goes like snot, stops on a dime, corners on rails and shifts smooth as butter. Did I miss any cliches?

ABC914, Very Nice more pictures

My car at Le Mans

Interior and underneath.

Underside.

Engine.

LeMans, huh?

Possibly LePhotoShoppe ...

Exactement!

looked real to me

WOW.....Hey ABC914, Your first name wouldn't happen to be AL would it? Some parts of your bahia red 914 sure looks like the same car I knew way back in the 70's when I was a NNJR member. If so, it sure has been a long time since we last had a chat and your car still looks great, even with the drastic upgrades. By the way, I still have my tangerine 914-6 that I had back in the 70's. You may remember me better by my phoenix red '73 2 liter which I sold to buy my 6 through Joe Reid back in 1978.

Steve Gaglione - nine.fourteen@verizon.net

Hey ABC914, when is your car going to be in Excellence?
If they haven't contacted you yet, they will/should.
Nice car.

We're working on it now. Probably in the next couple of months we'll take the pictures. Publication? Who knows?

Thanks. It's a blast to drive, street and track.

ABC914,

I'm curious to know what master cylinder you're using.

I like the 986 tranny. How difficult was it to make it work?

Oh, nice car! I, too, am hoping to attract the attention of Excellence when mine is finished.

Joe

Was it difficult? How about 1½ years work? Nothing fits. Adapter plate had to be created between engine and trans. Support had to be created. New pedal set configured (none of the connections fit). Tone ring added to drive speedo. Mercedes Benz 23mm M/C works great with 996 TT brakes. Excellent feel and pedal travel.

Was it worth it? Definitely. Could not be better.

I especially like the look of the fender flares. Makes the car almost voluptuous, takes away some of the boxiness of the shape. I like it anyway.

Thanks!

ABC914,

Thanks for the info. I have a pair of GT2 (6-piston PCCB Brembos) on the front of my car and ended up with a softer pedal than I wanted. I will probably change to a 23mm M/C as well.

For me, I've always LOVED the factory flairs, which are on my car in steel. However, I do think yours look great and can really appreciate the time it must have taken to make them look that good.

I have a 915 Vellios conversion. The 915 is very strong, but I'm a little jealous of how nicely yours must shift.

I can drive mine around the block at this point, but it will likely not be totally finished until next summer. If Excellence shoots your car, let me know how it goes. I'd like to know who to contact.

Thanks,
Joe

I hope Wayne Taylor didn't hold you up too long there. I know how much it sucks when you get caught behind those prototype cars while on a hot lap

I can't resist one more. This is my favorite picture from the build. How often do you get to do this...

Damn. Sorry about that. This is the one I thought I selected.

Joe,

Pete Stout the feature editor of Excellence is a 914 owner and contributor to this club site. I'll make sure Pete sees some pics of your car... finish it up and I'm betting there is a future article to be written on it.


B

Here is an old picture of my 1971 914. Its been a racecar since 1973...I've been racing it for about 5 years.

914RS/Joe,

I appreciate your comments. And, after looking back at your pictures, I really appreciate what you're doing with your car. A tad more serious than my effort.

And it looks really terrific. The work looks meticulous.

As for the transmission, we look at all sorts of options, G50, Wevo sequential, 915, etc. Either too big, too heavy, too long, or, well, you get the picture. The Boxster trans seemed like the perfect answer IF we could get it to fit. My shop did a great job and now I'm as happy as a clam (if a clam ever tried to drive a stick - we know they all drive tiptronics).

I'll keep you posted with respect to Excellence, but I know in general, magazine lead times are unbelievable, so it could be quite a while before anything appears in print.

Thanks Brad,

You have no idea what it would mean to me to even be considered.

Joe

ABC914, Tell me about the rear flairs, they really look great, metal? hand shaped? etc. Thanks, Lou

Well after all those new entrys I'm almost ashamed to show the 74 2.0L...what the hell..here it is
Don't you just love the red Empi's..

"ABC914, Tell me about the rear flairs, they really look great, metal? hand shaped? etc. Thanks, Lou"

Lou, they're metal. The craftsman cut out the wheel openings, added pizza slices of steel to flare the openings, then welded back on the original wheel opening profile. Truly master work. All steel, little Bondo to smooth surfaces.

Thanks,
ABC

My two favorite rides. I have been trying to get this photo for years. Wing commander finally let me. 72 1.7 all stock and F-15 Eagle with a few upgrades.

Thankyou 914...couldn't have done this without you! Used a parts car, bought the car for $500....have about another $500 into it.

motoman- that car looks familiar

here's me

Greg,

Thats a beautiful car. I remember reading about in on Tim's old 'TIMS 914 FAN WEBPAGE'!

EDIT: Hey, where are the yellow wheels?

well I'm sure some of you have seen my pics alrady , but i was browsing through this thread and got inspired. so here is my "ride". i drove it for a summer, and then after the clutch went i put it up to do my full "restore". planning on 5 lugs, 911 fr brakes, flares, maybe a 916 fr and rear look, fuches, and a totla interior remodel if the cash holds out
wish me luck cause it is SLOW going!


MARK

my obsession for the next several years.....

pic #2.

Another Zambezi 914! Yeah! One of my top three colors!

Our '73 2.0S

Nemo914,
Awesome picture!

Greg robbins,
I love bumble bees...

Great cars everyone!

Looks nice... guess that would be a YellowJacket not a bumble bee.

Here's my 73 2.0 Liter Z. Green Car

rob wellner

nice trailer!

cars nice too

Couple of nice 73's

Here is my ride.
That's Yosemite in the background.

Mine on it's maiden voyage after 10 months of restoration work (it was trailered in it was soooo bad). That is my "i can't believe it's finally done" pose!

DAMN.............That is one clean looking teener

Been thinking of what color to paint my new project. It WILL be silver.

That looks great. The big bumpers even look good. Damn good job

Bob

Purdy Jim!

Good work!

Jim, are those 16" Boxster wheels? Any spacers or other mods required to mount them? What size tires? Beautiful

yes they are boxster 16" rims. I have Michelin 205's on them all the way around. As in all 914's..the rear fender clearance is never the same on each side. I have a 7mm spacer on the passenger rear so the tire doesn't rub the inner fender well.

Nice thing about boxster 16" rims is you can get them pretty cheap!

Jim,

Very nice car. What mirrors did you put on?


Andrew

911 "flag" style mirrors. Trick to those since they mount lower is to make sure you also get the 911 support bracket that goes on the inside of the doors for strength.

Jim

Forgot to ask about width. Boxsters have wider rears I think. Are yours all the same width? Fronts from Boxster? Really like the look on a 914.