Apollo Racer Build Thread, Numeric 981 Shifter Upgrade Options

[rnellums]

I am starting this thread to document the build of my recent acquisition of a car I am going to name Apollo. It was previously owned by a fellow out in Illinois and was sold to me via 914 LTD. From what I know It was a purpose built Auto X car, but only has about two hours of run time on the engine.

Here are the specs as I received it:

Exterior Mods:

• Factory Steel Flares
• Newish Silver Base/Clear
• Fiberglass 916 Style Front Bumper
• Fiberglass Stock Style Rear Bumper
• Fiberglass Hood With Headlight Delete
• Fiberglass Trunk
• Fiberglass Painted Rocker Panels
• Painted Targa Top
• Lexan Rear Window
• Lightened Door Skins
• Original Doors, Hood, Trunk
• No Wipers, Headlights
• Rear Porsche Reflector

Interior Mods:

• Koenig Race Seats
• RaceTech Leather Wheel
• Amco Console with Assorted Gauges
• Welt. Short Shift Kit
• Bolt in Cage with Door Bars
• Simpson 4 pt. Harnesses

Suspension Mods:

• Rich Johnson 5-Lug Conversion
• Front Volvo Big Brakes
• Front Vented Rotors
• 911 Front Struts
• Koni Adjustable Shocks
• 914-6 Rear Rotors With Stock Front Calipers
• 22mm Front Torsion Bars
• Welt. Adj. Front Sway
• 180 lb Springs w/Adjustable Perches
• Hoosier Road Race Radials

Engine Specifications:

• Front Mounted Oil Cooler
• 2.4 L 4-cyl built by ROCS auto
• 103mm J+E Forged Pistons
• 1.8L Stroked to 2.0 Specs
• 48mm Intake
• 38mm Exhaust
• Chromoly Pushrods
• High Flow Oil Pump
• MSD Ignition w/ Adj. Rev. Limiter
• 44mm Dual Webers
• Lightened Flywheel
• Kennedy Engineering Stage IV Clutch
• Ported, Polished Heads with 10:1 Compression
• Port Matched Manifolds
• Kerry Hunter Headers
• Claimed 180 HP
• Claimed 170 ft-lbf Torque

Transmission Specs:

• Recent Rebuild by 914 LTD
• Quaffe Torque Bias Diff
• Shortened 5th Gear

Misc:

• 5 Gal Fuel Cell
• New Bearings and Bushings
• Blue Brake Fluid
• 8x15 Fuchs
• Claimed 1600 lb Weight

And Now the pictures!

[Chris H.]

Great work man! I (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Makes perfect sense once you figure it out doesn't it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ? This wiring stuff will make you crazy... So R122 just cycles the pump to preserve it when not needed I guess. Kent you're not even using the original pump for that engine right (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) ? Sounds like you MIGHT be able to eliminate that "controller" but you'll want to be careful with the wiring if you take it out...that's a complicated setup and it goes into the ECU it looks like. I'd do some searches on the Subie sites before you decide. Also might want to start the car once before you do that...