What to do with my 70 914, Was A V8 now what? Suby 6 or sell as roller? |
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What to do with my 70 914, Was A V8 now what? Suby 6 or sell as roller? |
JRust |
Sep 27 2014, 02:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,309 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I'm a little unsure what direction to take with my old v8 car. Uncovered it & gave it a bath today. Used to have a Buick v8 but I was never happy with the setup. Sold it to put in an LS1. Bought my current suby conversion & kind of lost interest. Sold the LS1 setup knowing I wasn't going to be getting to it anytime soon.
Another year down the road & I'm not much closer to doing a motor. I'd like to do a suby 6. I've still got my renegade radiator in it so it is ready for water cooled. I've got a nice finished car. It would be a no brainer to just sell it. Problem is this has been my baby & even as a roller I've got to much invested in it. Knowing there is no way I'm going to give it away. What the hell do i do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) This is how it sits now. I have a nice late SC front suspension. Brakes upgraded to the 944 turbo calipers up front. Rear 5lug done with 911 axles/hubs calipers stock. Replaced passenger suspension ear & added suspension ear reinforcement. Plus welded a rod to firewall from front of ear. Added a Stinger in the rear trunk to haul my 914 trailer. Butt welded metal GT AA flares. Prepped & ready for paint. Needs the firewall section replaced. Was cut out by PO in the late 80's for the buick motor. No rust. Originally Adriatic Blue but painted Orange at least outside. Obviously it needs repainted but really don't want to go Adriatic. If I was going blue I'd do Alaska Blue Metallic as it's my favorite blue on a 914. Okay let me know what you think. I am not desperate for money so I don't need to sell. Just seeing if there is much point in me doing another. I can only drive one. My current suby I should have back after my electrical fire episode in November. It is pretty much all I want in a 914 or close. May add a turbo or a suby 6 at some point. It is sweet as it is though Attached thumbnail(s) |
JRust |
Sep 29 2014, 09:48 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,309 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Hey Steve definitely need to meet up sometime. I've got to keep it in mind as I get down to Medford occasionally for work.
On my car I can stand to sit on it. Hell it's been sitting pretty much the last 2+ years without any work done to it. I did sell my first 73 2.0 years ago which I had restored. I practically teared up when I left it with it's new owner (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) . So I guess it's not like I haven't been down this road before. I think it is more being able to sell it without feeling like I gave it away. Even as a roller I have so much invested in it as it sits. I think I'll be getting it driveable to sell it. I need to drive it again before it goes away. I'll be working on getting that done. I've got a line on a good eg33 for $600 with the ECU. Know a guy who will make me a wiring harness pretty reasonably. So I'll be doing some research on doing that. I think for this winter I will be learning how to weld. I've got the firewall that was cut out for the v8 to replace. Although I may do a dzu fastener setup. It is nice having that access. I also want to add some wire mesh for the radiator air outlet cutouts. Then I'm going to work on prepping it for paint. Just posting this I know I am not in a rush. I could live with it being gone at the same time. Realistically if it was gone tomorrow would the world end. Hell no but I do need something to keep my winter busy. So it's time I get to working on my 914 again. It's been neglected far to long (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
rnellums |
Sep 30 2014, 08:14 PM
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Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I need to drive it again before it goes away. I'll be working on getting that done. I've got a line on a good eg33 for $600 with the ECU. Know a guy who will make me a wiring harness pretty reasonably. So I'll be doing some research on doing that. I'd vote for the EZ30 personally. I'm biased, but I based my decision on better parts availability than the EG33 (newer and more import crossover), a more modern fuel injection setup, likely lower mileage and a bit less weight. With respect to the v8, power to weight wise its better, and simnpler, and probably less expensive, but it has two big downsides: higher center of gravity but most of all limited transmission options. After driving the subie converted with a cable shifted modern Subaru 5MT I haven't even thought of looking back. I should have let you drive mine at RRC! sorry that I missed that opportunity! |
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