Bringing Back The Dead, Restoring/Updating an old school 914-v8 Conversion Options

[LeftCoastErik]

OK, so I was the *lucky* bastard who ended up with GandolfTheGrey's (previously MichaelT55's) 1972 V8 Car. Specs were as follows.
Engine:
-1962 Buick 215 Aluminum V8
-STD bore, 10.5-1 (stock) comp ratio
-Cyl heads-ported exhaust ports, 3 angle valve grind with hi-retainers-shaft rocker stands shortened .060"-pushrods shortened .125" for geometry correction.
-Camshaft-M-488 custom ground by Shadbolt engineering(Vancouver B.C.) C/W hydraulic lifters
-Spheroidal graphite iron crankshaft, 5 main journal center, thrust mains, .010" under -Rods ground .001"
-New rings
-Hi volume oil pump, Buick V8 filter housing
-Facet electric fuel pump-GM canister filter
-Offenhauser alum intake
-500 cfm Edelbrock carb C/W electric choke
-Buick distributor with Unilite conversion
-Kennedy engineered product #1000 Buick to Porsche adapter
-KEP 9" Flywheel, clutch and throw-out bearing
-Custon h.d. radiator w/ twin Spals
-Toyota Corolla heater

TRANSMISSION:
Custom built V8 side shift trans by Dr. Evil.
Custom ratios
1st gear lock out
Fresh rebuild, newly installed

BODY:
-Rayco FRP front fenders
-Mitcom 916 rear quarter panels
-P.B. Tweeks FRP flared rocker panels

ELECTRICAL:
-Hella H-4 Q.I. headlites
-Eurolens rear tail lites
-Tach converted to 8cyl
-Mechanical oil pressure and water temp
-Alpine CD
-Electric windows
-Updated blade style fuse blocks
SUSPENSION:
-H & H Carrera 19mm adj front sway bar
-Addco 16mm rear sway bar
-140# rear springs (100 stock)
-Stock front torsion bar
-Koni adj front and Koni H.D. rear shock absorbers
-BMW 320i front brake conversion
-Stock Porsche rear calipers
-All four calipers have stainless steel liners and completely rebuilt.
-Adj proportioning valve
-19mm 911 master cylinder
-All rotors have been crossdrilled
-All flex lines are braided stainless steel
-Pagio performance brake pads, all four wheels
-Carrol Shelby Mini-Europa wheels 7/15 front 8.5/15 rear
-Custom roll bar with rear chassis supports

[LeftCoastErik]

I yanked the rockers and my heart started to sink a little. I NEVER buy old cars without looking at them first...I made an exception in this case and it bit me in the ass. In Gandolf (steven)s defense, he did nothing except the mechanicals on the car when he had it and barely drove it. BUT, the rust is pretty ugly.

Hell hole is good (probably because the car was converted in 1984 and the battery moved to the front trunk). BUT the long is hammered, as is the passenger jack point. The inner long is surprisingly OK. Front of passenger footwell is separating. Pedal box has some rust, drivers inner fender and master area have been repaired from an accident, I imagine. Drivers tub is pushed up some, but not wrinkled. Passenger rocker area was poorly repaired with fiberglass and was holding water. I found standing water under the floor mats and seats. Passenger quarter is separating from the sail panel (fixable)

Also, the front fenders are molded into the cowl, so they have to be cut out. I have QRS GT flares and front end to install in the car, so that is on the list also.

Its a good running car with some nice parts, but its kind of a mess compared to the 73 I just restored.

Wiring was a mess, power windows only sort of worked. Extra gauges were old school and one of them was arcing on the subwoofer installation..Arggg...

Anyway, teardown happened in one night, so today I get started on installing Brad's Long kit, the gt chassis reinforcement and a bunch of patch panels.