914-6 2.7 Euro RS Twin Plug Project, sleeper 914 with a twin plug surprise Options

[davehg]

New member, long time lurker here. I'll be posting another 914-6 conversion project shortly, but posting a thanks for now for all the great info I've come across here.

I took the easy way into 914-6 ownership - I bought a completed car that was a track car whose PO had done the hard work. This car has a 3.2L engine, injected, with large riveted composite flares, and a pretty austere race-friendly interior with racing seats, roll cage, and little else - not even side windows or carpeting or panels. This car I refer to as the Outlaw - it's a middle finger to the purists and I absolutely love it.

But...I wanted a clean and pretty "cars and coffee" version. There's not a ton of value restoring the Outlaw. The Outlaw's body is fine, but it is purposely built.

I had bought a project from a local Porschephile who had too many nice projects (356, pre-73 911). his goal was originally to do a big Raby 4. He had stripped, prepped, and beautifully painted a really nice shell, and spent a small fortune getting the original bumpers and details correct. He had a set of mint Fuchs 14" wheels, bits and pieces from 2 interiors, and was really only missing the engine and some trim/interior bits. A deal was struck, trailer was hitched, boxes moved, and now it's my problem.

The conversion wisdom here seems to be to go big - 3.0l or more. But I have a big engine car. This is intended to be just a Sunday cruiser, no track time. Plus, I have access to perfectly nice prepped 2.7L that has case guards installed, a 911s cam, and the work mostly done, for a decent price, and it would sound just swell with PMOs. So I am heading this route. I am taking my time with the Pretty Car - not going to be concours but a great looking driver with super clean details, no flares, and more along the lines of an original -6 with a bit more oomph. I'll detail the suspension bits so it looks pretty on a lift, and I need to think through the oil cooling issues - it doesn't get super hot in the PNW but for a few days a year, and if I can avoid the expense of a front mounted cooler and running lines that would be just swell.

At least that's my current plan. We'll see where my budget leads. I have a good start - great primed and painted rust free shell, all the expensive body work complete, an engine lined up, and a clear vision of where I want to go.

Looking forward to the collective input and experience when I get started this winter.

[davehg]

Ok, the engine is getting started - it will be happening in parallel (by a builder friend, not me). Got sorted with a full 911 SC front end, and had the front and rear suspension pieces pulled, stripped, cleaned, and sent off to be powder coated. They should be back next week for a complete R&R. I am thinking of using the Patrick motor mount, but I need to also check to see that Ben (MB111)'s heat exchangers won't block portions of the mount. Panel Billy, would love to see yours. PM me if you are able - I'm just up Hwy 18 from you.

Sorted out the misc bits, and will be ringing PMB for lines, master, and rebuilding the front and rear calipers.

Lift delivered and installed today. It's a massive Benpak 14XL 4 poster - I would have preferred a smaller lift but I also have a large crew cab Cummins diesel long bed to lift that is way too big to put on a 9k lift (plus my concrete floors are only about 6 inches, rebar, but not enough for a 2post lift).

At 22 ft long. it consumes almost the full width of my 30x50 ft shop:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262998.1.jpg)

To get cars off the ramp, I added a cool 7k lb air powered scissor lift - the lift slides in the middle between the ramps and when weighted, it locks down into place. I added a flat metal cross member that also slides and will hold floor jacks/bottle jacks (it's the black panel by the ramps), so I just lift the car, place the jack stands, and then lift the other end. You can add two lifts and link them via an air hose kit to lift the entire car off the ramps - I will probably add another air lift but wanted to try it out first. The middle box is a 15 gallon capacity oil tray for doing oil and transmission fluid changes.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262999.2.jpg)

The ramps are like 20 feet long - I can almost place 2 914's on the lift! It's total overkill.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262999.3.jpg)

I was thinking about installing it myself but at 2600lbs shipped, I figured I'd bite the bullet, pay for the install, and save my back. It was the best money I've spent in a while.

[mb911]

Ok, the engine is getting started - it will be happening in parallel (by a builder friend, not me). Got sorted with a full 911 SC front end, and had the front and rear suspension pieces pulled, stripped, cleaned, and sent off to be powder coated. They should be back next week for a complete R&R. I am thinking of using the Patrick motor mount, but I need to also check to see that Ben (MB111)'s heat exchangers won't block portions of the mount. Panel Billy, would love to see yours. PM me if you are able - I'm just up Hwy 18 from you.

Sorted out the misc bits, and will be ringing PMB for lines, master, and rebuilding the front and rear calipers.

Lift delivered and installed today. It's a massive Benpak 14XL 4 poster - I would have preferred a smaller lift but I also have a large crew cab Cummins diesel long bed to lift that is way too big to put on a 9k lift (plus my concrete floors are only about 6 inches, rebar, but not enough for a 2post lift).

At 22 ft long. it consumes almost the full width of my 30x50 ft shop:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262998.1.jpg)

To get cars off the ramp, I added a cool 7k lb air powered scissor lift - the lift slides in the middle between the ramps and when weighted, it locks down into place. I added a flat metal cross member that also slides and will hold floor jacks/bottle jacks (it's the black panel by the ramps), so I just lift the car, place the jack stands, and then lift the other end. You can add two lifts and link them via an air hose kit to lift the entire car off the ramps - I will probably add another air lift but wanted to try it out first. The middle box is a 15 gallon capacity oil tray for doing oil and transmission fluid changes.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262999.2.jpg)

The ramps are like 20 feet long - I can almost place 2 914's on the lift! It's total overkill.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262999.3.jpg)

I was thinking about installing it myself but at 2600lbs shipped, I figured I'd bite the bullet, pay for the install, and save my back. It was the best money I've spent in a while.

My heat exchangers are dimensionally the same as the oem so there. Would be no reason the PMS mount would cause any issues..

[mepstein]

Ok, the engine is getting started - it will be happening in parallel (by a builder friend, not me). Got sorted with a full 911 SC front end, and had the front and rear suspension pieces pulled, stripped, cleaned, and sent off to be powder coated. They should be back next week for a complete R&R. I am thinking of using the Patrick motor mount, but I need to also check to see that Ben (MB111)'s heat exchangers won't block portions of the mount. Panel Billy, would love to see yours. PM me if you are able - I'm just up Hwy 18 from you.

Sorted out the misc bits, and will be ringing PMB for lines, master, and rebuilding the front and rear calipers.

Lift delivered and installed today. It's a massive Benpak 14XL 4 poster - I would have preferred a smaller lift but I also have a large crew cab Cummins diesel long bed to lift that is way too big to put on a 9k lift (plus my concrete floors are only about 6 inches, rebar, but not enough for a 2post lift).

At 22 ft long. it consumes almost the full width of my 30x50 ft shop:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262998.1.jpg)

To get cars off the ramp, I added a cool 7k lb air powered scissor lift - the lift slides in the middle between the ramps and when weighted, it locks down into place. I added a flat metal cross member that also slides and will hold floor jacks/bottle jacks (it's the black panel by the ramps), so I just lift the car, place the jack stands, and then lift the other end. You can add two lifts and link them via an air hose kit to lift the entire car off the ramps - I will probably add another air lift but wanted to try it out first. The middle box is a 15 gallon capacity oil tray for doing oil and transmission fluid changes.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262999.2.jpg)

The ramps are like 20 feet long - I can almost place 2 914's on the lift! It's total overkill.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1507262999.3.jpg)

I was thinking about installing it myself but at 2600lbs shipped, I figured I'd bite the bullet, pay for the install, and save my back. It was the best money I've spent in a while.

My heat exchangers are dimensionally the same as the oem so there. Would be no reason the PMS mount would cause any issues..

Looking great.