The Official 914 World 3 Rotor 914 Build Thread, Otherwise known as round and round we go...... Options

[soloracer]

Well there has finally been some progress made on my car so I thought I would start a build thread about it for those who are interested. I'll try to keep it updated as I go along.

I'll start off with an introduction to the project for those who don't already know. I bought a 914 with a Sheridan Motorsports wide body in an E-bay auction. The car was being set up for a Porsche 6 to be used on the track. It came with the wide body, a 915 transmission (mag case) that was converted to side shifter with a Vellios kit and the ring and pinion had been flipped. The front suspension is supposed to be from a 911 - don't know the year yet - and the car has a brand new set of Kinesis rims that appear to be 17x12 in the back and 17x10 in the front. Also included were a set of new tires 315's in the back and 285's in the front. The previous owner also had put a front mount oil cooler and a somewhat poorly welded roll cage.

Here are some pictures of the car:

[soloracer]

One day at one of our Porsche Club track events a BMW showed up that didnt' sound anything like a BMW. It was driven by Paul Botting - a son of one of the Porsche Club members. When he popped the hood nestled between the strut towers was a nice LS1 that looked as though it came from the factory. Paul installed this beast himself and was looking to participate in the track day. This car went like stink and proceeded to set some of the quickest times for the day. I really liked the professional look to the install and we struck up a conversation. I told him about my 914 project and he was hooked on the idea as I was. He just loved the thought of doing something that nobody else had done. So after some discussion I hired him to install the motor.

Here is a link to a short video of the LS1 BMW:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/fc3s/TrackDay/LS1BMW.wmv

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