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> Progress thread 74 2.0 to 3.0 6, Time to assemble
Luke M
post Jun 21 2013, 05:56 AM
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I figured why not start this thread. The car is a 74 914 2.0 that's been sitting since the early 90's. It was parked outside/in the woods up until my brother purchased it last fall. It didn't look too bad from 20 feet away but when you look closer it gets pretty bad. So, here's the plan... strip the car, fix the rust problems, paint it, add a 5 lug suspension, and convert it to a 3.0 6. Stay tuned for pics of the progress..


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post Jun 21 2013, 06:55 AM
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post Jun 21 2013, 08:11 AM
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Hey, that's my plan!
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post Jun 21 2013, 04:28 PM
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QUOTE(Luke M @ Jun 21 2013, 04:56 AM) *

I figured why not start this thread. The car is a 74 914 2.0 that's been sitting since the early 90's. It was parked outside/in the woods up until my brother purchased it last fall. It didn't look too bad from 20 feet away but when you look closer it gets pretty bad. So, here's the plan... strip the car, fix the rust problems, paint it, add a 5 lug suspension, and convert it to a 3.0 6. Stay tuned for pics of the progress..


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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) I'll check back in 5-7 years when it's done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
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post Jun 21 2013, 07:41 PM
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QUOTE(Dasnowman @ Jun 21 2013, 03:28 PM) *

QUOTE(Luke M @ Jun 21 2013, 04:56 AM) *

I figured why not start this thread. The car is a 74 914 2.0 that's been sitting since the early 90's. It was parked outside/in the woods up until my brother purchased it last fall. It didn't look too bad from 20 feet away but when you look closer it gets pretty bad. So, here's the plan... strip the car, fix the rust problems, paint it, add a 5 lug suspension, and convert it to a 3.0 6. Stay tuned for pics of the progress..


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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) I'll check back in 5-7 years when it's done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)


A funny guy.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

Heck it better not take that long. I figure at the most 2 years.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)

I'll post a few pics for you guys tmrw...
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post Jun 22 2013, 11:44 AM
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Here's a few pics of the car when it was purchased last fall..
Then the current state of work.. Rear pan section, lower engine/interior firewall, right engine shelf & inner control arm mount, rear trunk floor, & pedal area are rusted out.
There's more panels that need replacement but this is to be taken care of first.


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post Jun 22 2013, 12:26 PM
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Rust repair in the works.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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post Jun 22 2013, 05:40 PM
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Good luck and happy welding.

Looks like a typical east coast 914.

Is that /6 cylinder engine going in this 914?
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post Jun 22 2013, 06:57 PM
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Good luck and happy welding.

Looks like a typical east coast 914.

Is that /6 cylinder engine going in this 914?


Yeah typical rust issues for a NE car for sure. I've seen worse then this but this will take sometime to repair.
No that engine on the trailer was sold but my brother has an 83 3.0 sc engine that's going in it. I'll post pics of parts when I get some time.
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post Jun 24 2013, 07:08 AM
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Replacing the r/r inner control arm mount was a real pain in the ass. As you can see by the pics someone attempted to repair it. Talk about a hack job. The inner control arm mount hole was so big that the the arm moved every which way. It now has a nice new mount installed. I have to give RD a plug for the replacement tins that we got. They seam to all fit real nice without any (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) into place.



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post Jun 25 2013, 07:48 AM
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Some of the parts that will be used :

Original 914-6 rear calipers w/ GT spacer kit redone by Eric.
S front calipers & Boge struts off a late 911 Carrera.
83 3.0 SC engine will get some 40 IDA Weber carbs.
Front suspension.
Rear sway bar mount.


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post Jun 25 2013, 08:06 AM
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post Sep 21 2013, 08:58 AM
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I'm back to it here. Finally had some time to fix a few more things on my brothers car. We got the pedal cluster sheet metal replaced and repaired the inner fender corner. Also installed the Maddog sway bar plates. Thanks to Bruce Stone for the replacement sheet metal. It made the repair a lot easier to cut out the bad sections and weld in some good metal. At first we where going to use just plain old sheet metal to patch things up but as I thought about it I changed my mind. I ended up sourcing the replacement metal from guys that where parting out some good old somewhat rust free CA cars. We are still waiting on a pair of longs from a CA guy. We will cut and splice in the new/used metal to fix the rust problems in the longs.
Then once the floors and the lower firewall are installed it will get the Maddog inner chassis kit installed. A GT chassis kit will also find it's way onto the car at some point.
Enjoy the pics.


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post Sep 21 2013, 09:32 AM
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Thats some nice work. I will be following this build for sure.
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post Sep 21 2013, 10:17 AM
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Parked outside in Rochester Ny, the northeast capital of snowfall....
Wow, you are taking on a challenge.
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post Sep 30 2013, 06:36 PM
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Finally got some sheet metal in from a CA parts car.. Not so rust free like I was told but it's better then what we have to work with now. Started to clean up the right side and found that someone laid down a 1/4 '' of bondo on top of the hell hole..
I got it scrapped off and found some rust. It must be that salt in the CA air taking it's toll.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Here's a few pics..enjoy


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post Sep 30 2013, 06:48 PM
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Thats some nice work your doing. And don't feel bad, CA cars do rust. Compared to our stuff and its might as well not be rust, will call it oxidation.
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post Nov 24 2013, 08:20 AM
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My brother and I finally got a few things done on the car.
We cut out the rusty long portions on the pass side and replaced it with some good metal. The heater tubes inside the longs will not be needed so we took it out.
Once all the longs are fixed up a maddog inner long kit will be installed.
We are also thinking about installing a set of clam shells from RD.
Some may say it's over kill to install both but we want a solid chassis for auto-x/track duty. The next step is to get the drivers side done then move to the lower firewall.




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Man that looks familiar. Looks like it is going well though. What was your primary tool for cleaning the paint and junk off the metal?
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that's a pretty big - and nicely done - repair. check your door gaps throughout the process.
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