914 2.0 > 3.0 GT Conversion, On the road! Options

[defianty]

I've another thread running on another forum and I thought it a good idea to have one here too as this forum has taught me so much over the years. Quite frankly I'd never have started it without the knowledge you guys have shared. Thanks.

Some of the earlier posts are a few months old but I'll repost them in order here up to where I am right now. From there on I'll post simultaneously.

I've had the car now for coming up to 11 years. It hasn't had much use in the last few years due to personal circumstances but I've always wanted to do a flared six conversion, the dream I know a lot of guys share here. At the end of last year that dream started to become a reality (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

I tentatively put feelers out for an engine. Barely a week later I'd done a deal on a rebuilt 204bhp 3.0SC engine that was now fitted with PMOs. Exactly what I wanted.

I intend to do as much work on the car as possible, sure I'll need professional help down the line, my welding skills are limited. But I'll be giving it my all and I hope my perfectionist nature helps me achieve the results I'm after. The only part I know I won't tackle is the paint, that part will be done by a professional.

As a reminder this is how the car looked. It's a good car, not perfect but a very clean, solid example that had paint about fifteen years ago, it had also been converted to carbs many years back. There was a couple of small bubbles here and there but so far after further investigation I'm yet to find anything major.

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Starting the strip down.

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I'm looking forward to the journey and sharing it with everyone.

[defianty]

Over the past few months various small projects have given me the opportunity to get my welding skills up to scratch for the main event (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) adding the GT flares to the car. With almost nothing left on the car to restore now was the time.

I had the chance to follow James 23e Heure's build. When his arches were installed they saved the off cuts for me. This enabled me to cut them up and practice welding them back together. My first attempts weren't great but I was going to do this and my perseverance was finally rewarded.

It took a lot of confidence just to do this!
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s6.postimg.org-6621-1506874062.1.jpg)

Initial fitting
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It's common knowledge that the bottom of AA flares don't have the same profile as the wings on the car so a bit of fetling it required.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s6.postimg.org-6621-1506874063.3.jpg)
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Slowly...
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Finished
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[Lucky9146]

Over the past few months various small projects have given me the opportunity to get my welding skills up to scratch for the main event (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) adding the GT flares to the car. With almost nothing left on the car to restore now was the time.

I had the chance to follow James 23e Heure's build. When his arches were installed they saved the off cuts for me. This enabled me to cut them up and practice welding them back together. My first attempts weren't great but I was going to do this and my perseverance was finally rewarded.

It took a lot of confidence just to do this!
Initial fitting
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s6.postimg.org-6621-1506874063.2.jpg)

Finished
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s6.postimg.org-6621-1506874065.9.jpg)

We are following each others builds and I enjoy that. I may be a little bit ahead build wise but not by much from the way your going! I am doing mostly the nits and nats and it is time consuming as hell with slow progress. And sometimes 2 steps backward with one step forward. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Your egine sheet metal came out great and looks good on the engine! I love before and after shots and the distributor, seat tracks, and tans are great examples of your attention to detail. I happen to have the same front sway bar on mine (installed 2 owners ago) and look forward to driving my car with it. One of my next tasks is to do the underside so thanks for the inspiration picture I was under there looking at it last nite and seeing yours, now I have to get to it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

But what I really want to comment on is the fender fitting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) and welding (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) you are doing, seeing it being done as you've shown is great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
Number one it looks to be coming out very good! You got skills! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
Second, is that my car came to me with the fenders and paint complete (again 2 owners ago) so since your car is also white and I have zero pictures from when the fenders and paint was done to mine, I am going to through your pictures in my folder and pretend it was my car circa 1998 going through all that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
double thanks for that!
Keep up the good work and postings! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/white914.jpg)

[defianty]

We are following each others builds and I enjoy that. I may be a little bit ahead build wise but not by much from the way your going! I am doing mostly the nits and nats and it is time consuming as hell with slow progress. And sometimes 2 steps backward with one step forward. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Your egine sheet metal came out great and looks good on the engine! I love before and after shots and the distributor, seat tracks, and tans are great examples of your attention to detail. I happen to have the same front sway bar on mine (installed 2 owners ago) and look forward to driving my car with it. One of my next tasks is to do the underside so thanks for the inspiration picture I was under there looking at it last nite and seeing yours, now I have to get to it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

But what I really want to comment on is the fender fitting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) and welding (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) you are doing, seeing it being done as you've shown is great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
Number one it looks to be coming out very good! You got skills! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
Second, is that my car came to me with the fenders and paint complete (again 2 owners ago) so since your car is also white and I have zero pictures from when the fenders and paint was done to mine, I am going to through your pictures in my folder and pretend it was my car circa 1998 going through all that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
double thanks for that!
Keep up the good work and postings! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/white914.jpg)

It's great to see other builds going on at the same time. It's easy to feel very lonely in the garage, hour after hour, day after day. Seeing other builds always give me ideas and the inspiration to crack on with mine.

My skills are improving all of the time. Although I'm doing this for myself it's to prove to myself that I can do things when I put my mind to it. I lost my father just a few years ago and many of my skills came from him. I wish he could see my progress, he'd finally understand that I was listening to all of those things he taught me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)