PIX, Pix Of Enlightenment Options

[veekry9]

Now,stuffing an engine of great power into a 914 chassis mandates some
reinforcement,namely a cage structure of Nascar proportion.
A set of tires to handle the high speeds and the wheels to hold them.
Not a single original panel.
Longer,wider wheelbase,3"stretch behind the rear axle.
Door lengthened,carries cage bars.
Waisted rocker in alloy/ss.
Nose rubber 2" longer,lower,so's the bumper,and wider.
Cow catcher air dam for the racecar look,has a rubber lower lip.
Siglamps are moved with the outer fender skin and sloped back to match the nose rubber,so they're longer.
Pop-ups are moved out with the fender,still work.
A 2-Tone anodized/painted wheel center for a modicum of polish.
A 914 Carrera GT?Still a 914,wings optional.

[veekry9]

Stahlmetall
Sahara Sand,a dab of paint.
Looks faster now.

[dlkawashima]

I have absolutely 0 skills at photoshop, but maybe somebody would like to photoshop a 1973 Boxster for us? Take a 73 914, and graft the front end of a 73 911 targa onto it.

I want to build one in real life, and put a Boxster emblem on the back.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.porschemania.it-12234-1414170632.1.jpg)

[veekry9]

What's not to like?
A wash ,some cosmetic rust repair and a respray in a color of favour.
Add a wing to grace the rear deck and balance the look of a racer.
He's added some airscoops above the rear fender as a bonus.

A 914 modified to a level similar to the GT1's,twenty years later,might satisfy the need for speed.
We now have the cnc technology that was quite expensive at the time,available at reasonable cost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQv95kN-38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq1eP3NSd6Q

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[veekry9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8XqNR5i2B8


wow,smooth.8:17.(edit:less grandstand straight gap-7sec=8.10)
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/N%C3%BCrbu...b73ca589a?hl=en

Quote:
Someone close to the car, "isderaimperator", came by to explain why the car smoked, and how it has the larger, later 6.0 liter Merc motor.
The car in the video it the number 14 of 17 (series I. From Series II there where made 13 pieces).
The car was built in 1988 and has a old AMG 6.0-32v engine (modified 5.0l Mercedes V8) instead of the 560 V8 which came as the standard engine.
The smoke in the vid: Nothing dangerous, just a restoration mistake from 2006.
On the side of the copilot, there is an air intake in the wheelhouse, above the front tyre, for the air-condition.
…and a little bit to much material.
Due to the weight of the copilot and the massive compression in that downhill left corner "fuchsröhre" with around 120mph, the left front tyre had contact with the air intake, and smoke (plastic, tyre) came into the air condition system for a second.
On the road it never happened.
After that trackday the air intake was restored properly by Isdera with the right dimensions.
The track was cold and partly wet. The driver is not an Isdera test driver, but the owner, with racing experience (2012 Champion of the German Hankook Cup- and touring car championship).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjiqXPy3bRw

[veekry9]

918 in the morning mist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJEeM5FZcGQ


Also knows the track well.

956 6:37 Derek Bell


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSkEO1VnhaI


20,832 m 6:11.13 Porsche 956 Gr. C Stefan Bellof 28 May 1983
n/a Pole-position for 1983 1000k Sports Car race

[veekry9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Thomd4BQg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruf_CTR



This car was tested with the Isdera i108,Porsche 959,Countach and Ferrari's GTO on the Volkswagen test track by R+T,cover story again.
Can't recall the other cars in the test(edit:AMG supercoupe).Paul Frere was one of the testers.
The Ruf was front and center.
I recall a story about a fellow who imported one here in Montreal or Toronto.
He could as a 25yr rule applied.No doubt very pleased.

(edit:12/06/15)
http://backissues.com/issue/Road-and-Track-July-1987

(edit:12/11/14)
Anyone here know the driver in the video?
I am assuming it's Ruf's test driver who set their record.

(edit:05/03/15)
With a cameraman!fun ride (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

(edit:10/27/15):

His name is Stefan Roser.
http://www.9tro.com/features/people-places...er-road-warrior

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[veekry9]

I like this,tho the 917 is rapidly gaining,exiting the esses,towards tertre rouge.
TertreRouge
https://www.google.ca/search?q=lemans+1970+...FQWVqgmjc73M%3A
NorbertSinger
http://www.autobild.es/motorsport/10-momen...-le-mans-224131


And this looks right,tho mounted haphazardly,unaligned.


http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...c=8&st=3515


Somewhere on the continent,a Lime Green 914,with a nice dual lite install.
Looks like a grp bumper with paint,striped detail and a dam.
(edit:07/23/16)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTAG04An2NA



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBLxiHxACCk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1y0rMOgZco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkP5Svl16Qg

(edit:11/05/15.This is not a 917,labeled wrong!).................................................................................(This is the sound we all recognize)
(edit:07/07/16)
BTW,http://911handbook.blogspot.ca/2001/06/936-race-car.html



Factory hood,pop-ups,inner fenders,inner doorskin,trunklid.
Rear outer fender moved 100mm rearward.
Rear edge of doorskin followed.
It's blue,nicely buffed to reflect the horizon,parked cars and curb.
Factory late bumper,sectioned,widened,
Siglamps raked,lengthened.
Little baby bumper 914 grew up.
There's plenty of room for cooling and installation of great power.
Factory w-well height and lip.
Rusted relic from '75 seeks resurrection and more cylinders.
Some have pulled the rear w-w to fit wider tires and changed the curvature of the fender slightly.
The result looks nice with a gentle swelling of the longitudinal spline curve.
Extending that curve vertically allows the hump above the fender to rise in a smooth way.
A huge workload,like what I have seen here before.

[veekry9]

Face of bumper is factory position.
6-7" longer overall.
Same wb stretch of 100mm.
WW arches wider,taller.
More meat,larger wheels.
Plenty of modern materials.
Rear firewall is factory other than sandwich construction.
Longs are much more substantial.
Door carries intrusion bars,lock to tubeframe chassis.
The house defines the look of the 914,with the targa curve.

[veekry9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9n5jAs9ljk


Sure it's possible.

>>YT
I'm sure you have seen this..Jackie Icxx is so very cool.
In those killer years,awareness of mortality appears sobering.

[veekry9]

No round headlamps,for those who prefer the rectangular look.
911-ish roofline for a smooth transition to the rear.
Wings optional.Perhaps a electrically deployed version.

[veekry9]

For those of you who like the red ones.

[veekry9]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=cad+cam&...ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

Anyone here doing Cad-Cam?
During my visits with Restoration Design,I saw modern methods in die design and machining.
I can only recall several screengrabs of a few projects being posted.
Started with it in the '70s,programming heavy NC machine tools.

https://www.google.ca/#q=cad-cam+software

[veekry9]

Add 3" to the center of the car, like this: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

Something like this.
From Paul's thd.
Hard to tell,this may be a different car than the roadster posted previously.
Interesting concept huh?Want wider rubber,widen the car.
Totally changes the character of the Karmann-Ghia to a GT.
I even like the subtle lip it's been given,nothing too garish or outrageous.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=karmann+ghia...oAA&dpr=1.5

edit:Same car,...brilliant.

[veekry9]

Anyone here know this 914?

(edit:01/21/16)

Patrick Paternie
https://books.google.ca/books?id=yMJFvrORtz...ity&f=false

[Dave_Darling]

Yes. Or rather, I have known it in the past. I remember seeing it at one of the first PCA Club Races that it ran after getting re-bodied. It was pretty awesome...

Just enough 914 left in there to legally run in PCA as a 914.

--DD

[veekry9]

A few years ago I was compelled to rid myself of a vast collection of references from around the world.
Publications defunct or otherwise that wrote about sports and racing from the early '60s to then.
So along with a complete Mac that when purchased was 15k I brought it to the curb for disposal.
Along with that great mass of print was an article about this car,for which I have some memory as being V8 powered.
At the time I thought it would make a great project,a midengined 928 powered GT1 looking road car and sometime track toy.
I suppose all the artwork is my way of coming up with a suitable shape to enclose such a highpowered structure.
I haven't seen the car in almost 15 yrs,but somehow always had it simmering,evolving.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...06097&st=20

Reading of this awesome build has come at a great time,and has given new impetus to an ongoing 914 transformation.
I just learned California Motorsports had some part in building it back then.What got my attention was the use of latemodel
911 rear castings and suspension.I admired their design as something out of the ordinary,a 914 matured to 911.
I'm trying to retain some semblance of the original shape,the 944's roofline displaying a hint of the targa curve.
All of you have seen all kinds of attempts to rid the car of it's funky look into the latest fad of slopes,F40s,959s and so on.


https://www.google.ca/#q=Porsche+914+body+kits&start=10

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Porsche+914+...ml%3B1024%3B768

[Dave_Darling]

The car had (has?) a 993 rear subframe; the cast pieces are quite unique. I think it also uses some modified 993 suspension parts.

The motor was a 2.8 liter 911 engine, as that was the class limit for where it was running.

--DD

[veekry9]

Races have records,how well did it do,being prepared to a class restriction.
PCA,POC, years ago,10+ I guess.

[veekry9]

Mild widening of fenders and doors.
w-w stock w+h.
Slight lengthening of bumper rubber.
Wider bumper slots for 2 lights.
Sig-lamps sloped+lengthened.