Erik's Build Thread, 914-6 Conversion |
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Erik's Build Thread, 914-6 Conversion |
B3owulf |
Mar 27 2023, 03:23 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 |
This will be a build thread for my 914 build. The build is ongoing, I will post updates here and hopefully keep progressing! I posted most of these pictures before, just trying to put it in one spot for a continual thread.
The end goal of the build is to have a fun autocross car that is nice enough to drive for date night or cars and coffee. It will not be a concourse car or race competitively, just out to have fun. This car was a stalled project that I purchased as a roller and a pile of parts. I purchased a set of wheels for my Cayman and the seller had a 914 in his garage. After going back and forth for a bit I finally convinced my wife to let me buy it. It came with a ton of spare parts and the first couple months with the car was mainly just figuring out what I had and what I needed. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952190.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952191.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952191.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952192.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952192.5.jpg) Part of the deal was my wife got to pick the color. She picked Ravenna Green and it turned out good! I spent more than I wanted on the paint but less than I should have. It looks great from a distance, OK up close, and a PCA concourse nerd would throw me out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952193.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952193.7.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952194.8.jpg) Found some cool wheels online and got the windows, door handles, hood, and trunk mounted up. Unfortunately progress stopped for a while after this due to work requirements which had me away from home for a while. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952194.9.jpg) Got a few weeks back home and scored some more parts off of ebay. Got a wrecked 911, a 914 motor, and an MFI 6 cylinder. I sold the 911 and left the MFI engine with my helper to figure out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952195.10.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952195.11.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-25879-1679952196.12.jpg) Got back home 6 months later and was shocked to find my 2 year old had made no progress on the build. However, I had a huge pile of -6 conversion parts from Ben and others waiting for me so its time to get after it! I will keep posting as I make progress. |
ClayPerrine |
May 6 2024, 09:10 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,806 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
You definitely need to have a hand throttle with MFI. It is mandatory for the warmup process.
If you are really planning on running MFI on a 914, then you need to find a copy of "Check, Measure and Adjust". It is the factory manual for setting up and tuning the MFI injection. Read it. Read it again, slowly. And read it again. Then follow it slowly, like your life depended on it. Do not deviate from the printed procedures even one iota. MFI is an analog computer. It is unforgiving and uncaring. You will probably need to replace every single rod end socket on the MFI system. They wear out and if they are bad, the car will run bad. And good luck finding a set of MFI protractors. They are required to set it up correctly. When you first get it running, it will not run well. But with time, and lots of patience, you can make it scream. And the sound of MFI at full throttle is a dream to a Porsche lover. It sounds a lot like a 917. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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