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| Powaqqatsi |
 Sep 11 2004, 09:35 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Belgium Member No.: 2,302  |
Hello there, it's been a while since I posted here. I first came to here to ask a few questions about the 914. I wanted to buy one. But after much research and consideration I decided against it. It had to be my daily driver and I concluded that it would be a money pit as a daily driver.
Today there is new hope. Me and a friend want to fullfill our childhood dream of building our own car. I am at the moment checking out different cars that can be used as a basis for our project. We would like to build a car with very good handling in the first place, extreme engine power isn't needed (max ±250 bhp). We would like to build a sort of home grown Lotus Elise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . The 914 would just be used as a basis, we're going to develop our own engine and suspension (with the help of a few friends who are engineers). This will be of course be a project that will take years since we have to learn A LOT. What I need right now is structural drawings of the 914. Does this exist ? Preferably high res. example from Jeroen's site http://www.rennware.com/proj/914_idee/914R_tube.gif |
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| Powaqqatsi |
Sep 12 2004, 08:05 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Belgium Member No.: 2,302 |
QUOTE(Bigbohr @ Sep 12 2004, 02:42 AM) Antwerp ... I can hear the cathedral in my head. That always makes me home sick. I'll be there next weekend :boing: It will just be for a couple of days but better than nothing. By the way, do you know what's allowed in Belgium with regards to engine swaps? in particular for putting bigger engines in (of course). Can you still drive a car like that on the street? Good luck with your project. Sounds interesting. Well, I don't think engine swaps are quite that legal. IIRC you need to let the car homologated (costs something like €400) and you need a homologation certificate (like the one you get with your car, "gelijkvormigheidsattest"). It's not that easy. But it should be possible. But swapping the engine with an egine that is exactly the same must be possible without paperwork. We're going to have to check this out. PS: anybody got a source to high resolution blueprints/drawings of cars (doens't matter which one), engines and other car components ? |
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Powaqqatsi A new Project Sep 11 2004, 09:35 AM
Jeroen Hey Pow,
Good to hear you're back. Sounds lik... Sep 11 2004, 04:18 PM Jeroen Here you go:
914 blueprint Sep 11 2004, 04:20 PM Bleyseng Where are you located in Belgium? BTW How come you... Sep 11 2004, 07:50 PM Powaqqatsi Bigbohr Antwerp ... I can hear the cathedral in my head. T... Sep 12 2004, 04:42 AM
Jeroen Hey Pow,
I'm not too far away from you (I... Sep 12 2004, 06:59 PM |
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