Progress thread 74 2.0 to 3.0 6, Time to assemble Options

[Luke M]

I figured why not start this thread. The car is a 74 914 2.0 that's been sitting since the early 90's. It was parked outside/in the woods up until my brother purchased it last fall. It didn't look too bad from 20 feet away but when you look closer it gets pretty bad. So, here's the plan... strip the car, fix the rust problems, paint it, add a 5 lug suspension, and convert it to a 3.0 6. Stay tuned for pics of the progress..


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[Luke M]

Well now that the cold weather has kinda gone away it's time to start on the 914 again. We got the car prepped for the lower firewall and rear floor pan.
The new RD firewall required some work to fit well but it wasn't too bad to do.
Tested fitted the floor pan and inner lower firewall. Checked over the throttle and clutch tubes. I'm thinking of adding some extra support brackets to the tubes before closing it up. The inner floor cross support was in bad shape so out it came. We got a new one on the way from RD. Also fixed some spots in the right long area.

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[nathansnathan]

Well now that the cold weather has kinda gone away it's time to start on the 914 again. We got the car prepped for the lower firewall and rear floor pan.
The new RD firewall required some work to fit well but it wasn't too bad to do.
Tested fitted the floor pan and inner lower firewall. Checked over the throttle and clutch tubes. I'm thinking of adding some extra support brackets to the tubes before closing it up. The inner floor cross support was in bad shape so out it came. We got a new one on the way from RD. Also fixed some spots in the right long area.

Looks like a lot more of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Awesome work there.
I notice the lower fw, though, seems to go down further on the passenger side relative to the bottom of the long... or else the long is higher on the passenger side.

I have a situation like that in my project, going to take some major rework to get even - the welding I did to the inner fenderwell, the inner suspension console and all in that area actually shrunk that side by just under a quarter inch. I found it when I went to fit up the engine mount bar, though I guess you're doing a 6 to have no mounts. Just thought I'd mention it, might be an issue.

[Luke M]

Well now that the cold weather has kinda gone away it's time to start on the 914 again. We got the car prepped for the lower firewall and rear floor pan.
The new RD firewall required some work to fit well but it wasn't too bad to do.
Tested fitted the floor pan and inner lower firewall. Checked over the throttle and clutch tubes. I'm thinking of adding some extra support brackets to the tubes before closing it up. The inner floor cross support was in bad shape so out it came. We got a new one on the way from RD. Also fixed some spots in the right long area.

Looks like a lot more of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Awesome work there.
I notice the lower fw, though, seems to go down further on the passenger side relative to the bottom of the long... or else the long is higher on the passenger side.

I have a situation like that in my project, going to take some major rework to get even - the welding I did to the inner fenderwell, the inner suspension console and all in that area actually shrunk that side by just under a quarter inch. I found it when I went to fit up the engine mount bar, though I guess you're doing a 6 to have no mounts. Just thought I'd mention it, might be an issue.

It's off because it's not fully welded in yet. It's only welded at the top portion and I need to take some measurements off the parts car that my brother has. Once I have all the measurements we'll tack the lower portion in place. Then we will fit the other panels to make sure it all lines up. If all is good at that point we will finishing up the welding. Measure a hundred times , cut and weld once. Yes, it's going to get a RJ 6 mount welded to the lower firewall. Once all the work is done the car will find it's way to the media blaster. I'm sure this will reveal more areas that will need attention.