Labor of Love: A Build Thread, Or: honoring my fathers 914-6 Options

[BillJ]

Hi everyone. I have been posting here and there about my recent re-discovery and acquisition of a car that I have known since I was 15 years old. In 1987 my father bought his fourth Porsche. A 914-6 born in 1970. It was a bone stock car in white over black that had been driven a little under 100k miles. It was well taken care of and had no rust. After driving his yellow 73 2.0 on the track and in PCA racing he wanted to retire that largely stock car to the street and get a dedicated racer.

The 6 was immediately sent to a body shop to get a chasis stiffening and flare treatment. An IMSA airdam was installed along with a rear spoiler. He took the BBS 7s and 8s off his 944 Turbo and shod them with cantilever slicks from hoosier. He then found a 2.8 RSR Bosch mechanical FI high butterlfly stack monster engine from PAR porsche in NY to motivate the car. Redline was set somewhere north of 9k rpm. Here is a pic of the original build:



He drove the car in many events for around 20 years. During that time i bought his old yellow car and i turned that into a race car as well. We even drove together (in different groups when i had the yellow car) at some events. We would also share the racing duties with the 6. In 2008 he sold the car and moved on to other cars but this one has always held a special place for me.

Two years ago I ended up meeting up with John who had bought the car from my dad. He was great and generously asked if i would like to join him racing for the year as co-driver. I jumped at the chance and we got (and get) along really well. At the end of the season he offered the car to me and, after selling the silver 75, was able to make the plunge.

The emotional bond and connection to my dad who passed in 2018 that this object evokes is strong and in some ways unexpected.

With this thread i hope to honor that tie to my dad by sharing maintenance, improvements, and continued racing with this special (to me) car. And I hope my dad can see it all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[BillJ]

So a component that was really not that great was my quick release. It is the style that has two pulls on either side that allowed you to remove the wheel. At times it would bind and not easily release. Never had to escape the car but if that part doesn't release quickly when i really need it to then that is a safety issue. So i asked here and did some research and found i liked the design and operation of the rennline version. Only two downsides. 1. I cant use the porsche crest horn button unless i use what, to me, is an ugly retaining ring. So i may try and find a sticker to put there or leave as is. Not a biggie really.



Second issue is the now much longer assembly putting the steering wheel maybe an inch or more closer than i want. Does anyone know if a short hub adapter exists for the 914-6/911 steering shaft? Current one (it is the black accordian hub in the second picture) is 3" deep. Do they make.one that is shorter than that? 1" would be ideal. Current one is the collapsible version which i dont need with six point harness and race seats.