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B3owulf |
Jun 13 2022, 07:47 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 4-September 21 From: Clarksville TN Member No.: 25,879 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Hello all, first post here. Been a member for a while but could not post for some reason. Its working now so here goes!
I have a 1973 I bought as a rolling chassis and pile of parts. It has a 1.7 engine and has been 5-lug converted. Been working on and off for about 6 months and having a lot of fun. So far have done a bit of rust repair, sent it off for paint, and started re-assembling. Pictures are below, also looking for a bit of advice. About to put it on hold for about nine months (Im in the US Army and will be deploying) and plan on ordering engine parts so I can hopefully get it running on post deployment leave. which means I need to decide which course of action to take: COA 1 - Approximately $1,000-$1200. Get the current 1.7 running and install as is - need to get the webers rebuilt or replaced, need ignition system, some fuel system components and a flywheel. Issue being 70hp will be way to slow. COA 2 - Approximately $4000-$5,000. Build a larger four cylinder (2.2L-2.4L) shooting for 130-140 hp and have fun. Seems like a good possibility and is in the lead so far but I am concerned about the quality of the parts out there. Almost everything I find seems to be made in china. COA 3 - Approximately $10000 (?) try doing a 6 cylinder swap. This is what I WANT to do but not sure how realistic $10k is to get it done. Advantage being a good running sorted out 6 cylinder will be worth a lot more and with 9 months of tax free income it is a great time to do it (maybe now or never type of thing) Anyway looking for some advice from the experts and any input you might have. Thanks! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-25879-1655171221.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-25879-1655171222.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-25879-1655171222.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-25879-1655171223.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-25879-1655171223.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-25879-1655171224.6.jpg) |
Dave_Darling |
Jun 14 2022, 02:58 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
Stock spec for the 1.7 is 80 HP on the DIN scale, so you're up 10 HP already! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
I think your cost estimates are on the low side for COA 2 and 3. COA 1 could possibly be done for that price, if there's very little wrong and you do the work yourself. But $5K for a 2.2L that's decently built will probably be a stretch. You can easily spend most of that budget just on cylinder heads that can support that displacement!! $10K for a Six swap can be doable if you already have the 911 motor and induction setup. If not, the costs go up. If the engine needs a rebuild (reasonably likely on the smaller-displacement 911 engines in particular) you can spend a whole lot more. To me, the "easy" button would be to see if @McMark still does the 2055cc motors for $5K. But you might be surprised how much fun a 914 can be with "only" 80 HP... --DD |
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