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> 914R build thread revisited, Latest transformation has commenced
campbellcj
post Jul 2 2011, 04:23 PM
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Some of you may have seen my earlier build thread on the 914club site. In a nutshell I have a 73 2.0 that I converted to a six in 2003. It's now heavily modified and race-prepped, powered by a stout 2.7 twin-plug engine.

The car currently weighs 1988lbs without fuel or driver; my POC minimum class weight with gas and driver is 2209lbs. It's still narrow-bodied and I am running 16x7 Fuchs with 205/45 Hoosiers. As you might guess, the car is significantly grip-limited and traction-limited in the rear especially. It basically tears the tread off R6's within 6 run sessions or so.

Here is its current state:

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914R at Streets of Willow by cjcam, on Flickr

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914R at Willow Springs by cjcam, on Flickr

I just dropped it off at a local shop, about to dive into:

- Tangerine Racing steel flares, front/rear
- Sheridan 6" f/g rear spoiler
- Rollcage triangulation to suspension pickups
- Possibly other chassis bracing
- GT headlight lifts or remove lights completely
- Repaint car (TBD how extensively)
- RSR finish Fuchs 16x8's up front, 9's in rear
- New graphics/decals


One upcoming decision is whether to keep the sail vinyl or go body color without vinyl. I've always liked the factory vinyl and bright trim look but could go either way on this.

The work could start as soon as Tuesday and I'll post updates and pics as I get them. This is not going to be a CW rotisserie sort of project since it's a race car, so progress should happen quickly and I plan to run the POC Laguna Seca event towards the end of August.

Cheers,
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post Apr 2 2012, 04:45 PM
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very nice! I love the color
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campbellcj   914R build thread revisited   Jul 2 2011, 04:23 PM
brant   very cool Chris   Jul 2 2011, 04:27 PM
kg6dxn   Remove the vinyl. You will save 8oz of weight. I...   Jul 2 2011, 04:48 PM
campbellcj   Remove the vinyl. You will save 8oz of weight. I...   Jul 2 2011, 05:30 PM
campbellcj   So a couple of you have already discovered that my...   Jul 8 2011, 10:08 PM
URY914   You could just paint the sail panels like I did on...   Jul 9 2011, 06:19 AM
tscrihfield   I remember when I was first building I ran into yo...   Jul 9 2011, 07:21 AM
mepstein   I remember when I was first building I ran into y...   Jul 9 2011, 08:11 AM
J P Stein   The Fuch are light.....a bathroom scale will show ...   Jul 9 2011, 09:56 AM
campbellcj   With the Tangerine Racing flares, you are not addi...   Jul 9 2011, 10:04 AM
tscrihfield   Understood! I am a firm believer in you like ...   Jul 9 2011, 11:09 PM
campbellcj   JP - those Remotec wheels are nearly identical in ...   Jul 9 2011, 10:07 AM
J P Stein   OK, I thought you were talking race tires but your...   Jul 9 2011, 05:52 PM
J P Stein   In my race car building days I was obsessed with s...   Jul 10 2011, 08:48 AM
tscrihfield   BTW, tscrihfield, *lowering* ones spindles is cou...   Jul 10 2011, 10:19 AM
campbellcj   JP, you are correct, classification rules are the ...   Jul 10 2011, 09:38 AM
J P Stein   A & R6s are race rubber I was talking about.....   Jul 10 2011, 09:53 AM
campbellcj   Yes, I've been using the R6 and predecessors f...   Jul 10 2011, 10:00 AM
tscrihfield   Yes, I've been using the R6 and predecessors ...   Jul 10 2011, 10:23 AM
J P Stein   Chris & I go way back so know what he means t...   Jul 10 2011, 04:48 PM
campbellcj   Ok, lowering the spindles back up. How's that....   Jul 10 2011, 08:54 PM
campbellcj   The bodywork is officially underway! I droppe...   Jul 16 2011, 10:48 PM
tavoman27   The bodywork is officially underway! I dropp...   Jul 18 2011, 12:31 AM
J P Stein   Your pretty car is gonna look like hammered shit ....   Jul 17 2011, 08:17 AM
campbellcj   tavoman27, to clarify, Galen has done a bunch of s...   Jul 25 2011, 12:59 PM
Andyrew   Chris, did your bodyman make those flares? Very in...   Jul 25 2011, 01:34 PM
campbellcj   They look almost like Tangerine Racing flares. ...   Jul 25 2011, 01:48 PM
AZ914   Chris, did your bodyman make those flares? Very i...   Jul 25 2011, 01:48 PM
tscrihfield   Chris, Your car is going to look amazing! Can...   Jul 25 2011, 03:19 PM
campbellcj   The flares are on! The right side is nearly p...   Jul 30 2011, 03:31 PM
campbellcj   The car is pretty close to paint now. The flares a...   Aug 6 2011, 11:07 PM
campbellcj   BTW, I decided to go without sail panel vinyl. The...   Aug 6 2011, 11:10 PM
JRust   Love those flares! Really keep the original li...   Aug 6 2011, 11:30 PM
campbellcj   More progress. The tub and rollcage are sprayed, w...   Aug 29 2011, 12:16 AM
nsr-jamie   Looks very nice !! Like a stealth 914...   Aug 29 2011, 05:42 AM
J P Stein   Lookin' good, Chris. Eye balling the front fl...   Aug 29 2011, 05:59 AM
campbellcj   Lookin' good, Chris. Eye balling the front f...   Aug 29 2011, 09:56 PM
Cairo94507   Beautiful work and car. I look forward to seeing ...   Aug 29 2011, 06:24 AM
Andyrew   Looks great!!   Aug 29 2011, 08:17 AM
JmuRiz   Wow, I really love those 'flares' keep the...   Aug 29 2011, 09:11 AM
pete-stevers   lookin GREAT!!!   Aug 29 2011, 09:52 AM
abnrdo   Very cool!   Aug 29 2011, 09:56 AM
eric9144   Wow that looks really, really good! :drooley...   Aug 29 2011, 10:14 AM
campbellcj   Another tire option would be a 'square' se...   Aug 29 2011, 10:00 PM
396   Very nice   Aug 29 2011, 10:10 PM
jeff   Looks Fantastic! Ed can certainly work magic w...   Aug 30 2011, 06:06 PM
campbellcj   Woohoo, the car will be home within a couple of da...   Sep 3 2011, 09:58 AM
siverson   Looks awesome! (don't crash! :) ) -St...   Sep 3 2011, 09:38 PM
campbellcj   Looks awesome! (don't crash! :) ) -S...   Sep 3 2011, 09:55 PM
siverson   Remember, you can go pretty much flat out through ...   Sep 3 2011, 09:57 PM
campbellcj   Apparently the car is done! I plan to pick it...   Sep 6 2011, 02:57 PM
tavoman27   Apparently the car is done! I plan to pick i...   Sep 6 2011, 04:47 PM
kg6dxn   :ttiwwp: :D   Sep 6 2011, 06:12 PM
Travis Neff   :popcorn:   Sep 8 2011, 01:07 PM
campbellcj   The car is home!!! If I say so myself...   Sep 9 2011, 10:28 PM
BajaXJ92   The car is home!!! :drooley: :dr...   Sep 10 2011, 06:11 AM
siverson   Just getting caught up on this... That looks aweso...   Nov 20 2011, 11:24 PM
Racer Chris   ... The flares are really subtle, in fact basical...   Sep 10 2011, 10:33 AM
campbellcj   The car looks stunning Chris! :trophy: Do y...   Sep 10 2011, 09:17 PM
Racer Chris   Thanks Chris! Sorry if I gave a misleading i...   Sep 10 2011, 10:24 PM
mepstein   Nice! Very clean looking.   Sep 9 2011, 10:36 PM
kg6dxn   Very nice!   Sep 9 2011, 11:02 PM
JRust   Love it man! REally like the flares done this ...   Sep 9 2011, 11:10 PM
campbellcj   I forgot to mention, ultimately (in a couple weeks...   Sep 10 2011, 12:10 AM
Travis Neff   Sexy!   Sep 10 2011, 12:56 AM
eric9144   More pics please :drooley:   Sep 10 2011, 08:20 AM
siverson   Nice!   Sep 10 2011, 11:05 AM
shuie   The car looks awesome. Those flares really look gr...   Sep 12 2011, 08:54 AM
campbellcj   The car looks awesome. Those flares really look g...   Sep 12 2011, 04:17 PM
campbellcj   I didn't get many pics yet. The car is back at...   Sep 16 2011, 11:21 PM
ernestj911@gmail.com   Wow! Looks great. What size are the flares? I ...   Sep 17 2011, 09:21 AM
campbellcj   Wow! Looks great. What size are the flares? I...   Sep 17 2011, 11:35 AM
Racer Chris   Wow! Looks great. What size are the flares? ...   Sep 17 2011, 02:48 PM
sixnotfour   Chris , Looks Great !!   Sep 17 2011, 09:28 AM
campbellcj   I could have used more clearance in back as it tur...   Oct 22 2011, 11:47 AM
Racing916   Car looks great where did you get the front splitt...   Oct 22 2011, 12:41 PM
campbellcj   Car looks great where did you get the front split...   Oct 22 2011, 01:58 PM
smj   Gorgeous and inspiring. I really need to reduce th...   Oct 22 2011, 04:52 PM
Racing916   Thanks Chris I will give him a call   Oct 22 2011, 05:55 PM
campbellcj   Sorry for the lack of updates. Unfortunately my en...   Nov 11 2011, 07:42 PM
campbellcj   I went and visited the shop today. The top-end is...   Nov 17 2011, 11:47 PM
campbellcj   Finally! After months of frustration I finall...   Apr 1 2012, 09:34 AM
hwgunner   I loved the way this car looked with the narrow bo...   Apr 1 2012, 10:55 AM
J P Stein   Been down the weird front geometry/clearance road...   Apr 1 2012, 12:38 PM
campbellcj   Been down the weird front geometry/clearance roa...   Apr 1 2012, 12:52 PM
stuttgart46   Car looks incredible. Is it still streetable?   Apr 2 2012, 07:43 AM
campbellcj   Car looks incredible. Is it still streetable? ...   Apr 2 2012, 10:06 AM
J P Stein   The sad fact is that we must base our decisions on...   Apr 2 2012, 09:22 AM
stuttgart46   I've run the square set up and loved it. My o...   Apr 2 2012, 09:29 AM
campbellcj   Yup, I've been running 16's in the skinny ...   Apr 2 2012, 10:03 AM
Aaron Cox   Looks amazing Chris!! Those rear fenders ...   Apr 2 2012, 10:08 AM
J P Stein   The slicks in my pics.(ah, poetry) are 10 X 22.5 X...   Apr 2 2012, 12:31 PM
brant   I think I would also take into consideration the p...   Apr 2 2012, 01:43 PM
effutuo101   very nice! I love the color   Apr 2 2012, 04:45 PM
campbellcj   Well, more bad news I'm afraid. Based on the o...   Jun 5 2012, 10:36 PM
campbellcj   Well my g'damn car is still not home yet but t...   Nov 17 2012, 05:03 PM
sixnotfour   Nice 9's did you buy em from Brooke ?   Nov 17 2012, 10:14 PM
campbellcj   Nice 9's did you buy em from Brooke ? Yup d...   Nov 17 2012, 10:17 PM
campbellcj   Well, after a sustained nightmare of flaky people,...   Dec 22 2013, 12:39 PM
JmuRiz   Glad it's back, looking forward to pics and up...   Dec 22 2013, 01:04 PM
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