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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 12:09 PM

I posted a couple of pictures this morning, they were too large, so this is a test to see if I reduced a picture right.

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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 12:11 PM

Cool, it worked, Thanks All

Posted by: Joseph Mills Aug 10 2004, 02:49 PM

Nice looking teener. Is it yours?

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 10 2004, 02:50 PM

NICE car Don !!

B

Posted by: airsix Aug 10 2004, 02:56 PM

That is one of the best looking 914's I've ever seen.

-Ben M.

Posted by: thesey914 Aug 10 2004, 04:18 PM

Now un-reduce the picture and show us a huge image!!

Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 04:33 PM

Yes it's mine. It's a 1970 914-6 that I bought from my step-dad. He owned it for 30+ years. He said I sold it to you, because I knew you would restore her, so I did, took 2+ years, might have been shorter, but I was racing her during the restoration. Most of the car has been in the diningroom or kitchen at one time or another. That's right, I'm single. I did the body work and painted her in my driveway using PPG Delstar paint, no clear coat needed, color sanded and buffed. Dropped engine, upgraded cylinders and heads set up for unleaded. Designed and manufactured engine fittings to run Digital Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, and Voltage meters and still have stock instruments work, upgraded ignition to Bosch. Friend taught me upholstery, so I put a full leather interior in. Reworked electrics, ran a 10 gage wire to front trunk and installed fuse block & relays, now the voltage drop at headlights is .2vdc, instead of 2.4vdc. Converted to side shifter, regeared to taller 5 gear for freeway driving. Rebuilt suspension, stonger torsion bars, springs, bushings. Did a lot more, long list, but everything works. She's a kick on the track or in the mountains. I've had people say, She's too pretty to be on the track, my answer, I didn't buy her to be a garage queen, she was built to drive. Anyway, thanks for the compliments, I always like them, hope to run into some of you guys sometime.

Posted by: 3d914 Aug 10 2004, 04:40 PM

Don,

Very nice job! One of the few benefits of being single (from my POV).

Enjoy!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 10 2004, 04:40 PM

Beautiful car...

800 pixel width is perfect when resizing pics for this forum.

Posted by: nsyr Aug 10 2004, 05:46 PM

More pics, More pics, More pics!!!!

Inside and out!!!

Posted by: Gint Aug 10 2004, 06:35 PM

More pics please!

Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 07:38 PM

Ok, here's some more

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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 07:42 PM

Here's one just after putting the engine back in. You can see one of the fittings I made to run digital instruments right by the breather, it's for oil pressure, mounted a oil filled gage on top too.

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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 07:46 PM

Here' one of the engine out of the car. You can see the fitting for the Digital Temp gauge right below the fan, has 3 wires connected to it.

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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 07:48 PM

Rear of car, duh,lol

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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 07:52 PM

Here's the Digital gauges, they're brighter, but flash dims them out. Top to bottom.

1. Oil Pressure

2. Oil Temp

3. Voltage

I Hate Idiot lights

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Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 07:55 PM

And last but not least, here's one of her doing what she was designed to do at Willow Springs

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Posted by: drew365 Aug 10 2004, 08:41 PM

Don; didn't you come out to the Streets of Willow with the POC a few times? I haven't seen you in a while. Glad the car is still looking good. Can you make mine look like that?

Posted by: john rogers Aug 10 2004, 09:09 PM

Hey Don, I haven't heard from you in quite a while. The car is looking GREAT!

Posted by: mikey Aug 10 2004, 10:51 PM

Great looking car? Where did you get the blue engine shroud? Mine's dingy and could use replacement.

Mike

Posted by: DonTraver Aug 10 2004, 11:28 PM

The engine shroud is painted, but first you need to clean it really good, soak it in degreaser for a few days. Then rough sand the top, not the underside, leave that side alone. I used 40 grit wet & dry, after that's done, reglass with resin. This seals out all the years of oil soaking into fiberglass that you won't get out. If you don't reglass, the oil that you don't get out will lift the paint when the engine gets hot. Then when the resin has set, wet sand without going thru with 80 grit. Prime with epoxy primer, wet sand and shoot what ever color you want. I used PPG Delstar paint. Same color Blue as the flames I painted on my bike.

Yeah, I raced with POC in 2002, even won some Kuhmo bucks with them. 2003 decided to remodel house, gave away all my furniture, stripped house. Have learned one thing about remodeling, it you're not insane when you start, you soon will be, lol.

May start racing next year, have been practicing in mountains, best day to practice is Wed. Best time, San Diego to Hemet, 240 miles, 4 hours.

Drew, yeah I can make your car look like that, but it isn't cheap. Example, Digital gauges, $500 material without fittings, interior, $1000 just for leather, paint job $1500+ for paints. As I've told others, I will help you and teach you how to do it. but I don't hire out. How's that sound?

Posted by: Gint Aug 11 2004, 07:28 AM

Hi Don!

I saw your car and asked about your engine compartment paint at Glen's swap meet in Riverside. Very nice 914.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 11 2004, 07:34 AM

40 and 80 grit... did we drop a 0 or two?

Posted by: DonTraver Aug 11 2004, 10:20 AM

Nope, 40 & 80 grit on the fiberglass. You want it real roughed up to grab the new resin and primer. Sand the primer with 400, there's that other 0. If the paint does lift, it will be the boundry between the resin and fiberglass or resin and primer. The primer will fill the 80 grit scratches just fine.

Posted by: nsyr Aug 11 2004, 01:00 PM

Got some more pics of the interior?