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]

Mueller: I don't know how much the bare 20b engine weighs. I think we should weigh it before tearing it apart for the peripheral port and rebuild. Did you notice that on the plastic LS1 block you can bolt on all the pieces you normally would (ie: heads, headers, etc.) It makes life a lot easier for Paul when trying to fit that big chunk of aluminum in tight places.

Dr. Roger: Thanks for the link! I already bought the Patrick Motorsports shift linkage to go with my James West Rennshifter. I'll have to surf their website more to see what other goodies I might need.

To anyone out there: One thing that was brought up was that the oil cooler I bought may not work correctly with a 915 transmission that has a flipped ring and pinion. Does anyone here have any insight on this? Will the cooler work or did I just buy a nice piece of garage art?

[ArtechnikA]

One thing that was brought up was that the oil cooler I bought may not work correctly with a 915 transmission that has a flipped ring and pinion. Does anyone here have any insight on this? Will the cooler work or did I just buy a nice piece of garage art?

the pump gears are driven from a ring gear on the outside of the diff carrier. so - if the diff is flipped, it's on the wrong side to work the pump.

I have just such a transmission (915/67) for my 911...

You could (possibly...) flip (invert) the transmission but then you have to work out a whole bunch of internal plumbing 'cause the sump would then be well above the pickup.