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| Detroit |
 Mar 22 2021, 08:20 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 28-December 16 From: Detroit metro area Member No.: 20,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Greetings all...
As the title suggests, I'm undertaking a six cylinder heart transplant on my four cylinder '74 914. I've always wanted to build a hot rod of some sort, and a 3.X 914 seems a pretty solid choice. I just hope the patient and donor organ both survive the surgery... The motor is a 3.0L out of an '82 SC. It needs rebuilding. I'm going to start a separate thread for that over on the Pelican forum in the engine rebuilding section, because I'm going to need lot's of advice. I realize that there are plenty of peops here who've built sixes, but as that forum is dedicated purely to the task it makes sense to me to start the thread there. I'll paste a link for anyone interested once I've got it started. It's not going to be some crazy race motor. I just want a good reliable street engine. I'm not a hundred percent sure what I'm going to do with the chassis at this point, but I have plenty of time to think about it. I work slow. The overall plan is to rebuild the motor, and then get it running on a start cart, which I've already started to cobble up. At that point I'll pull the four cylinder, do any chassis mods, and stick in the new engine. It all sounds so simple when I type it... Stupid brain. I've already torn the engine down to the long block, but have paused to get a few things around the garage cleared up. There will be additional pauses along the way. I've got a zillion things to do around here... I'm pretty determined to get this done though, so hopefully said pauses will be brief. I will do my best to keep everyone updated along the way. And of course supply plenty of pictures. Here's a few to start. EDIT - Here's a link to the engine build thread: https://forums.pelicanparts.com/911-engine-...3-0l-build.html The car.  The six.  The start cart (and mock up engine and trans).  |
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| Detroit |
Mar 23 2021, 05:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 28-December 16 From: Detroit metro area Member No.: 20,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Ben, that's your muffler hanging off the back of it. Your heat exchangers are hanging on the wall. I wanted to get those on there too, but it (I only tried one) wouldn't go on. There's a bit of flash on the flanges from when they were ground flat, so I'm assuming that's the cause. That said, I bought the larger heat exchangers. Will they fit the 2.0 on my cart, or is the stud spacing different?
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| mb911 |
Mar 23 2021, 07:39 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,309 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(Detroit @ Mar 23 2021, 03:47 AM)  Ben, that's your muffler hanging off the back of it. Your heat exchangers are hanging on the wall. I wanted to get those on there too, but it (I only tried one) wouldn't go on. There's a bit of flash on the flanges from when they were ground flat, so I'm assuming that's the cause. That said, I bought the larger heat exchangers. Will they fit the 2.0 on my cart, or is the stud spacing different? Absolutely they will fit. You may have to enlarge the holes for the studs. The heat exchangers will move. Just did it on my car this weekend. Stainless is very gummy until heat cycled. Meaning they move around a bunch until bolted up and heat cycled. |
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| Detroit |
Mar 23 2021, 07:51 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 28-December 16 From: Detroit metro area Member No.: 20,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Absolutely they will fit. You may have to enlarge the holes for the studs. The heat exchangers will move. Just did it on my car this weekend. Stainless is very gummy until heat cycled. Meaning they move around a bunch until bolted up and heat cycled. [/quote] Cool. Thanks. I figured that was likely the case. I've never had a header go on anything without a touch of finessing, so I wasn't stressed about it. And there's no actual need to put them on the start cart at this point. I just though it would look cool... |
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| mepstein |
Mar 23 2021, 08:31 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,615 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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[quote name='Detroit' date='Mar 23 2021, 09:51 AM' post='2901847']
Absolutely they will fit. You may have to enlarge the holes for the studs. The heat exchangers will move. Just did it on my car this weekend. Stainless is very gummy until heat cycled. Meaning they move around a bunch until bolted up and heat cycled. [/quote] Cool. Thanks. I figured that was likely the case. I've never had a header go on anything without a touch of finessing, so I wasn't stressed about it. And there's no actual need to put them on the start cart at this point. I just though it would look cool... [/quote] There is less wiggle room with the heat exchangers vs plain headers. |
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Detroit Eric's Six Conversion Mar 22 2021, 08:20 PM
914Sixer Way cool. Engine cart is a excellent start. Grea... Mar 22 2021, 08:26 PM Superhawk996 Can’t wait to see this come together
:headbange... Mar 22 2021, 08:44 PM Root_Werks Look how nice that looks! My 914-6 conversion... Mar 22 2021, 09:15 PM mb911 Looks great.. a better start then mine was Mar 23 2021, 05:27 AM Detroit Thank, fellas. And, Phil, consider this start cart... Mar 23 2021, 05:40 AM CptTripps Looks like you're off to a great start. Can... Mar 23 2021, 05:50 AM Dion What a fantastic combo. Good luck. You look to hav... Mar 23 2021, 06:21 AM Mark Henry Good start. :thumbsup:
You might like to look at ... Mar 23 2021, 06:22 AM gereed75 Not Ben, but I will chime in with my experience- t... Mar 23 2021, 06:53 AM Cairo94507 Excellent project and a great starting point. You... Mar 23 2021, 07:48 AM roblav1 On heat exchangers, it's easier if you can att... Mar 23 2021, 03:12 PM Detroit Thanks for all the input.
I'm not at all worr... Mar 24 2021, 07:12 AM
Mark Henry
Thanks for all the input.
I'm not at all wor... Mar 24 2021, 07:35 AM Detroit I haven't gotten anything else done on the sta... Mar 30 2021, 05:06 PM Detroit Well, it's about time I drag this thread out o... Nov 22 2024, 11:47 AM Detroit The car has also undergone a bit of lightening...
... Nov 22 2024, 11:52 AM Montreal914 Good looking tub! :) I will be watching and ... Nov 22 2024, 12:16 PM 930cabman :popcorn:
going to be a great project Nov 22 2024, 03:44 PM rjames Agree with Montreal914 that the original sway bars... Nov 22 2024, 04:23 PM Detroit Thanks for the input, fellas.
I will do my best t... Nov 25 2024, 07:54 AM rick 918-S That's a lot of Dirt! :blink: Nice projec... Nov 26 2024, 06:39 AM Detroit I just love picking stuff up from the plater!.... Nov 27 2024, 11:20 AM Detroit Okay, I could use a bit of help, please...
I'v... Dec 2 2024, 01:27 PM davep If you have removed the clip in the groove at the ... Dec 2 2024, 02:08 PM Detroit Never mind, thanks. I just found the tech article... Dec 2 2024, 02:22 PM |
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