Sklines new V8 project car, Updated as I go of course Options

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Here it starts, I spent about 5 years working on the last project car and it sold on Saturday and I took delivery of the new one the same day. It was someone elses project that had been sitting for years untouched. Here is what I know about the car so far.

One PO started building a Renegade V8 conversion on a 1975 914. Not sure why but he did a slant nose conversion on it, in steel of course and bought a Renegade conversion kit to do a V8. Apparently he never finished it as the last PO bought it and tried to find someone to finish it for him with no luck. The car has pretty much not changed since the first owner. As far as I know, the last PO had it for 3 years. Now I have it.

The car is missing a lot of small parts. Read that as so many I dont know where to begin. Door strikers, door handles, the only interior are destroyed white seats. No lower dash, top dash no good at all, no dash face, no pedal cluster, or shifter, no cables or partial cables, wiring pulled out most everywhere and not connected to anything. The engine and trans are mounted and a very old original RH radiator is sitting in front not really mounted. The gas tank just sitting there not connected to anything, no rockers or rubber. It's pretty much just a shell with an unknown engine and trans.

So here is where it begins:
Today, I sourced a 327 from a 68 Camaro engine casting number #3914678 which I will rebuild with a known configuration that I have used before. Thomas came by earlier and picked up my billet IM plate and HB gearset to install in the transmission. He left before the trans and engine were pulled. Jared was here helping me most of the day. We cleaned everything out of the car and then dropped the engine and trans and removed the radiator and hoses. The radiator looks brand new and never used. The engine and trans looked really clean underneath. The top looked like it was parked outside for the last 3 years, which is probably the case. Anyway, I wanted to find out what clutch and flywheel were used and what I was going to have to upgrade to meet my needs. I measured it and it is the 9" clutch and PP. I can use that for now. I am going to install the new RH radiator and fan setup and new marine exhaust hoses. Tomorrow I will finish removing the rest of removeable parts from the car and move forward with body work.

Did I mention there is no RUST in this car? However, I did find that both rear fenders were replaced at one time, the one on the drivers side rear was originally Yellow and the one on the passenger side rear was bronze I think. The front has taken a hit at one time too and the body work is not as good as the rear. I have my work cut out for me. With any luck, and time, I could get it close to running by the end of summer?

Here are some pictures of the car and what I did today.

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I am back working on the car again since it is in the garage and all. It's a nice day here in Sunny Southern California and I really should be over helping Joe pull his engine out so he can get it over to the paint shop and get it going. Our schedules did not coincide today so I came home and started in on mine. I got the passenger side of the outter stiffening kit welded in and will weld in the small pieces next and then grind it as smooth as possible with a 4" grinder. I pulled the entire rear suspension so I can weld in all the pieces correctly without trying to work around the control arms. They needed to come off anyway to clean them up and weld on the stiffening kit and then I may have them powder coated. Some of my welds dont look as good as some of my others, I think I need a new mask as I am having trouble seeing what I am doing as I go. I should have the entire outer long kit welded in today and then I can get started on the inner long kit from Engman. I also have the front sway bar reinforcement kit to weld in on the front along with the actual sway bar mounts to weld in so I may pull the front suspension today as well and put the car up on 4 jackstands. Yes, I am taking pictures as I go to document progress and what I have done to the car. I will post some up now and then more later today.