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> rare fully automatic 914, the factory only produced zero of them! (LOL)
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post Oct 5 2020, 03:10 PM
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a mechanic just sent me pictures of this 914 and did not even know that it was an automatic!!!!!Attached Image
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post Oct 5 2020, 03:10 PM
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post Oct 5 2020, 04:18 PM
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So a flipped 411 transaxle??
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post Oct 5 2020, 04:26 PM
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Well that works..
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post Oct 5 2020, 04:33 PM
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Each time I think that I've surely seen the worst (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) that can be done to a 914, a new example pops up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)
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post Oct 5 2020, 04:43 PM
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I saw a fully automatic 914 down in San Jose years ago, the guy swapped the engine and transmission from a Fiero into it.
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post Oct 5 2020, 05:17 PM
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20+ years ago I got a call from someone wanting me to put an automatic in a 914. I told them to get a Boxster with a Tiptronic.

I am automatically curious as to how they did that though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Oct 5 2020, 05:18 PM
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Weird. Is a bus tranny with a flipped ring gear?
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post Oct 5 2020, 05:31 PM
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My dad would love that solution for him. He had polio as a kid hard for him to push in the clutch.
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post Oct 5 2020, 06:01 PM
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20+ years ago I got a call from someone wanting me to put an automatic in a 914. I told them to get a Boxster with a Tiptronic.

I am automatically curious as to how they did that though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

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post Oct 5 2020, 06:05 PM
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QUOTE(fixer34 @ Oct 5 2020, 06:18 PM) *

So a flipped 411 transaxle??


Nope.. 411 didn't have the atf fill pipe going into the side of the pan.. I'm thinking VW Dasher or Audi Fox... no gear flipping needed
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post Oct 5 2020, 06:09 PM
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 5 2020, 07:31 PM) *

My dad would love that solution for him. He had polio as a kid hard for him to push in the clutch.


I'm certainly sympathetic to those that can't physically operate a clutch but there are plenty of alternatives out there w/o cutting up a 914.

I have a Father In Law that is about 6' 4" and has a good sized beer belly. Funniest thing I might have ever seen was seeing him try to drive my Miata. Not all people are meant for all cars. He fits perfectly fine in a full size truck, SUV, or full size sedan. No sense tearing up a Miata to make it fit him.
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post Oct 5 2020, 06:14 PM
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Dasher or fox would have the entirely wrong bellhousing. I am thinking air cooled bus, variation on the 087 trans.

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post Oct 5 2020, 07:08 PM
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Oct 5 2020, 04:09 PM) *

QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 5 2020, 07:31 PM) *

My dad would love that solution for him. He had polio as a kid hard for him to push in the clutch.


I'm certainly sympathetic to those that can't physically operate a clutch but there are plenty of alternatives out there w/o cutting up a 914.

I have a Father In Law that is about 6' 4" and has a good sized beer belly. Funniest thing I might have ever seen was seeing him try to drive my Miata. Not all people are meant for all cars. He fits perfectly fine in a full size truck, SUV, or full size sedan. No sense tearing up a Miata to make it fit him.



My dad sold his 64 356sc for a boxster with a tip.. He has a 914 project he really hasn't worked with much this year. He is hopeful he can drive it when its road worthy.
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post Oct 5 2020, 08:22 PM
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Back when I was still fixing cars for a living, I worked on a 914 with an Audi automatic in it. The owner lost his left leg in an accident, and had the money to convert it. It was nicely done and drove OK for just a 3 speed slushbox.
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post Oct 6 2020, 05:44 AM
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 5 2020, 09:08 PM) *

QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Oct 5 2020, 04:09 PM) *

QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 5 2020, 07:31 PM) *

My dad would love that solution for him. He had polio as a kid hard for him to push in the clutch.


I'm certainly sympathetic to those that can't physically operate a clutch but there are plenty of alternatives out there w/o cutting up a 914.

I have a Father In Law that is about 6' 4" and has a good sized beer belly. Funniest thing I might have ever seen was seeing him try to drive my Miata. Not all people are meant for all cars. He fits perfectly fine in a full size truck, SUV, or full size sedan. No sense tearing up a Miata to make it fit him.



My dad sold his 64 356sc for a boxster with a tip.. He has a 914 project he really hasn't worked with much this year. He is hopeful he can drive it when its road worthy.


Personally, I'd entertain the addition of a hydraulic clutch to ease clutch pedal forces. Would certinaly be some custom fabrication but in my opinon (which doesn't matter) it is truer to the DNA of the 914 than adding an auto.

Likewise, there are some interesing small gear multiplication devices to decrease motorcycle clutch cable forces for the elderly - might be able to modify one of those to but would have to account for higher axial loads on 914 clutch vs. motorcycle clutch. Maybe engineer up a similar device but upsized.
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post Oct 6 2020, 07:04 AM
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There was a guy on here several years ago that swapped in a sportmatic transmission into his 914.

Another guy that swapped in another type of automatic ( I don't remember which) because he had health issues and could not work the clutch.

It keeps the cars on the road. Hard to find too much fault with it.

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post Oct 7 2020, 12:56 PM
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i thought someone posted photos of a factory 914-6 sportomatic a few years ago. Seems that the car was orange or red.
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post Oct 7 2020, 01:04 PM
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Each time I think that I've surely seen the worst (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) that can be done to a 914, a new example pops up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)
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post Oct 7 2020, 01:07 PM
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i thought someone posted photos of a factory 914-6 sportomatic a few years ago. Seems that the car was orange or red.

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