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[sawtooth]

Wanted to start a build thread for my na suby conversion. The car is my newly acquired '73 2.0L fi. It is very clean, appearance group, 2nd owner, 88K. I currently use it as my daily driver.



I want to do a suby conversion because I believe the overall package will have the performance, drivability, and dependability I'm looking for.

EDIT: I've changed motor selection slightly and am also taking a bigger plunge by going with a suby trans, see Post #49.

[Hontec]

Nice setup, but I have a question: I have the same 911 5 lug hubs, but in my case the part/hub that slides into the wheel bearing is about 5mm longer then the original 914 hub shaft, so I need a 5mm spacer between the hub and stub axle to make the bearing fit snug..

simply said: the 914 bearing is less high then the part of the 911 hub that slides into the bearing...

Do you have that too?

In the meanwhile, I took a picture of what I meant:

They are the same height:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i854.photobucket.com-12210-1292149921.1.jpg)


But this is the difference:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i854.photobucket.com-12210-1292149922.2.jpg)

Nothing that can't be solved by machining a spacer ring.....but I was wondering if you had that same issue..

O, and my 944 stubs fit into the 911 hubs.....

[sawtooth]

Yeah, mine look the same as yours. That'd be a good question to ask Sir Andy in this thread.

That's good to know about 944 stubs, would have been a lot easier to find.