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veekry9 |
Nov 14 2014, 12:09 AM
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veekry9 |
Nov 14 2014, 02:48 AM
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veekry9 |
Nov 15 2014, 08:26 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
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 |
Nov 15 2014, 10:09 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
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 |
Nov 16 2014, 06:45 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Anyone here know this 914? (edit:01/21/16) Patrick Paternie https://books.google.ca/books?id=yMJFvrORtz...ity&f=false |
Dave_Darling |
Nov 16 2014, 10:07 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,063 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
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 |
Nov 17 2014, 12:31 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
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 |
Nov 17 2014, 12:40 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,063 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
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 |
Nov 17 2014, 01:11 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Races have records,how well did it do,being prepared to a class restriction.
PCA,POC, years ago,10+ I guess. |
veekry9 |
Nov 27 2014, 01:57 AM
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veekry9 |
Nov 27 2014, 06:57 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Anyone remember this 914 from the '70s(80s?),and who built it? 924 rear glass? Wide body that still looks good. Appears to have a plexi windshield. Pop-ups functional. A faceted design,sculpted. edit:Dec 11-14 Note the step at the rear of the targa bar to accommodate the roof. (edit:11/07/15) http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=11646 Indeed,an Art Center College of Design grad is on board. Deep into the labyrinth of 914W,back,back into the past. |
veekry9 |
Mar 23 2015, 09:39 PM
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veekry9 |
Mar 27 2015, 11:27 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Rear firewall has been sloped rearwards for a more reclined seating position. A doubler has been installed with a corrugated core to stiffen the firewall,likewise up front. Wheelbase has been increased 100-150mm to accommodate the larger and longer engine/tx package. A widening of the sheetmetal to make room for the larger wheels and tire combos.The wheelwells have been raised 2-3". Front late bumper has been dropped 1" from it's factory position and deepened 2",all in grp. Sidemount radiators and oil coolers is the purpose of the large sidescoops,the door carrying the side intrusion cage bars. A fixed roof and removable targa panels make the rollover structure stiff with integral tubes in the targa bar,the house lengthened. The original spline curves have been exaggerated for a waisted curve at the doorskins and fenders,blending into the rolled rocker. The car is painted the same colour as the '62 bug I had in the '70s,and a nice metalflake in the shade shows the curves well. A slight recurve of the front lid's lip has been done to allow the widened fenders and bumper to fit smoothly together. The inner fenders are unchanged as is the frunk,with the spare in place.The rear trunk's lid has been lengthened,as has the trunk behind the axle. The sloping of the siglites has required that the lenses be lengthened for that sharper nose. No chopping or channeling,some sectioning and stretching,hammering and planishing. Plan 9 from Mars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
veekry9 |
Mar 29 2015, 02:23 PM
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veekry9 |
Mar 29 2015, 03:31 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Hmmm..If he fit a bigblock into a 911,no doubt it would fit into the 914,right? 914,slightly rusted,no engine,no transaxle,no problem.500+inches of Cadillac fun. http://www.enercalc.com/porsche/ (edit:12/16/15) Come to think of it,I do recall skimming across it in some carmag back then. The luggage disguise the salient point,the Castiron Caddy not so much. I did like the HotRod approach. / The THM325-3spd auto transmission. https://www.google.ca/search?q=gm+thm425+tr...igB&dpr=1.5 / |
veekry9 |
Apr 8 2015, 01:44 AM
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veekry9 |
Apr 8 2015, 01:52 AM
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veekry9 |
Apr 16 2015, 11:02 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Skynoon blue metallic pearl,engine of choice option. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The nose is 4" longer,the early bumper shorter and wider.A simple grille added to make a modern face for the valance,guiding air to the path of least resistance. A substantial widening and deepening of the longs to torsionally stiffen the chassis,room for fuel cells. A hydraulic retention system to clamp door intrusion cages to chassis tubular structure,enhancing rigidity,not merely hanging there. |
veekry9 |
Apr 18 2015, 06:16 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Able to keep a fast pace,provides immense power and makes engine music. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) http://www.carbuildindex.com/35917/monster...10-engine-swap/ Yes,it fits nicely with a little fab work.Can't wasn't mentioned. Awesome build,abundance of talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToYt0g-L3h8 In Sweden http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7469...asc&start=0 |
sixnotfour |
Apr 21 2015, 08:52 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,675 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
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 Attached image(s) |
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