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Freezin 914
post Mar 10 2019, 07:43 PM
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As I follow many of you building beautiful cars, some of the attention to detail is amazing. Question is have any of you gone the extra mile to clean up the engine compartment? I mean as to streamline to look of the compartment as a whole. I am fan of high end builds, such as Singer, PMS, PMB etc. as most of you are, but I can’t help but say 914’s in particular have pretty “messy” engine compartments. They just don’t look as appealing as, 911’s or 356’s, 912’s or even VW bugs.....
If any of you have done this, please post some pictures, looking for ideas to clean up the look.


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post Mar 10 2019, 08:16 PM
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You would want to start with a 911 style fan ?

And having a clean painted engine compartment
(Definitely not my car )










Photo is off fat performance site
I think it's a four


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post Mar 10 2019, 08:33 PM
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I guess referring to wiring, vacuum, etc. trying to tidy it up. Not my car, but took the picture for reference, looks waaaay better then mine! Again, looking for ideas.


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post Mar 10 2019, 08:41 PM
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Unfortunately, the engine faces the wrong way and is mostly hidden in a 6 to really show it off.
But I wouldn't mind having the factory 8 to look at.


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post Mar 10 2019, 09:03 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Mar 10 2019, 10:41 PM) *

Unfortunately, the engine faces the wrong way and is mostly hidden in a 6 to really show it off.
But I wouldn't mind having the factory 8 to look at.

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I have /6 with sorted wiring, paint and a gorgeous twin plug dizzy... you just can't see much of it.
Add air cleaners and those lovely stacks disappear plus rain hats block a lot of the view, my TP dizzy all you see is a bag of snakes, can't see the fan, etc. You look at my engine and can tell it's well sorted, but on a 914 it's hard to see.

Although they look great I don't like those stack screens, because I drive my teen.
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post Mar 10 2019, 09:11 PM
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Most people don't even know where the engine is in our "Fiat". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Mar 10 2019, 09:16 PM
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#41 has an engine compartment so clean you can eat off of it today. Very soon it will get oil and it can only go down as far as eating off of it.

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post Mar 10 2019, 09:26 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Mar 10 2019, 10:11 PM) *

Most people don't even know where the engine is in our "Fiat". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

I do second the motion! I also get “Miata” sometimes!
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post Mar 10 2019, 09:39 PM
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@burton73 , @mepstein , @markhenry, I do see that those compartments are nice and sorted. It does seem as though I am drawn to the look of carb’d cars, they look nicer and have more of a performance demeanor. The stock 2.0 type 4 looks ok as the air box takes up a lot of real estate. Like the appearance of carbs with filters, Uni etc. My driver is a stock 1.8 and the wiring and misc vacuum lines are a mess! Building a carbed 2056 and want to get the engine compartment dialed in the best I can. Want to open the lid and just stare at it while enjoying a frosty beverage... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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post Mar 10 2019, 09:57 PM
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@burton73 , @mepstein , @markhenry, I do see that those compartments are nice and sorted. It does seem as though I am drawn to the look of carb’d cars, they look nicer and have more of a performance demeanor. The stock 2.0 type 4 looks ok as the air box takes up a lot of real estate. Like the appearance of carbs with filters, Uni etc. My driver is a stock 1.8 and the wiring and misc vacuum lines are a mess! Building a carbed 2056 and want to get the engine compartment dialed in the best I can. Want to open the lid and just stare at it while enjoying a frosty beverage... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)

Dion had the nicest FI four I've ever seen. He used a custom CIS setup. My first 914 was a carbed 4. Carbs keep it pretty simple and clean. You do away with a lot of "stuff".
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post Mar 10 2019, 10:03 PM
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@rgolia has the nicest carbed 4-banger engine compartment I've seen with the CSP air box.

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post Mar 10 2019, 10:19 PM
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You can add cylinders but still do away with a lot of complication...


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post Mar 11 2019, 06:00 AM
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Here it is after the 2056 rebuild. Man is it fun to drive now.
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post Mar 11 2019, 07:56 AM
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whoops wrong engine!
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post Mar 11 2019, 08:01 AM
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QUOTE(Freezin 914 @ Mar 10 2019, 07:43 PM) *

As I follow many of you building beautiful cars, some of the attention to detail is amazing. Question is have any of you gone the extra mile to clean up the engine compartment? I mean as to streamline to look of the compartment as a whole. I am fan of high end builds, such as Singer, PMS, PMB etc. as most of you are, but I can’t help but say 914’s in particular have pretty “messy” engine compartments. They just don’t look as appealing as, 911’s or 356’s, 912’s or even VW bugs.....
If any of you have done this, please post some pictures, looking for ideas to clean up the look.


I so agree with you on the 'messy' part, and so much of that issue (to me) is the difficulty of cleaning a mid engined car. As others have noted, a lot of the engine is hidden or impossible to see from the limited angle.

Anyway, with my engine out, I've had much time to 'try' and do a clean up of engine and engine bay with limited success, but at least its better.


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post Mar 11 2019, 08:30 AM
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I need/plan to tidy up wiring all around this car, but here's the engine bay w/ air cleaners off temporarily

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post Mar 11 2019, 09:59 AM
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Here it is after the 2056 rebuild. Man is it fun to drive now.
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This is sweet! Any information on your setup?
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post Mar 11 2019, 11:16 AM
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post Mar 11 2019, 12:35 PM
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This would look amazing in a 914.


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post Mar 11 2019, 02:13 PM
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It probably helps to have a darker color or black as far as what you can and can't see.

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