PIX, Pix Of Enlightenment Options

[veekry9]

150mm longer wheelbase,2600.
To accommodate the longer engine transaxle package.
The intercoolers are sidemounts,between the axles,mid.
Temperature gradient coating paint.

[veekry9]

The 2016 Cayman is visible,wheelbase of 2474.
The front axles line up,the scale +/- 1.5mm,(1/16").
The rear valance of the Cayman is visible.
This pix is a 2D view,lining up the images in the same Z plane,appearing to have depth of field.
The venturi ceiling is at the height of the bumper top,roughly,the channels run alongside the tub,widened.
The front splitter is an option for the track,the main channel ports running inside the wheelwells.
The large scoops feed the intercoolers and lowpressure volume behind the targa,getting a good signal.
Turbulators trip the belly flow in the channels to enhance rotational velocity and pressure drop.
Looking through the car in ZD the original 914 chassis still there,massaged to meet the build sheet.
A stack of detail drawings inches thick,like for the steelmill rolling lines of twenty years ago.
Our departed pres called it "Imagineering", we then machined those ideas,enjoying the work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagineering
More to come.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...2522&st=216

Standard wheelbase.

[veekry9]

Had to do a Bahia L30E and blackout rocker.
The front and rear bumpers get the same treatment,a little differently,a kind of two tone muzzle look.Blackout on the inside.
The rear trunkline has been raised,to meet the 904's tapered targa,the result more trunk space,and or more under trunk room for the 'diffusers'.
Considerations not made in the 60's when the 914 idea germinated from the 904's success.
An inexpensive runabout,a modern take on a convertible,the grp roof panel stowed in the trunk,so mod.
Horseshoeing a large powerful engine into it,a reasonable quest,makes for different reinforcement requirements.
The compromise in 2016 can be the materials used,the preferred being the lightest and strongest,placed around the mandated chromolly cage.
The monocoque structures at both ends fasten to the cage,the loads transferred through multiple hardpoints.
The door intrusion structure is a loadbearing part of the cage,hydraulically secured from movement,the fitment close.
Something a little different.Ah,ATS-5-18 in billet,8"+10".
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[7TPorsh]

I love this! Needs Fuchs!

[veekry9]

Reskinned Fiero,VVT Northstar,AWD,
more..
Actually,Cad Cien Concept.
I so like.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNQBDqUkb6o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_EB110
Still,28 yrs later a great car to aspire to.
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[phillstek]

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[veekry9]

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...2522&st=140
A FeO inflicted 914,dragged from a field,no engine,TX or interior.Sound familiar?
Why,section and splice-in an intact Fiero chassis center,becoming a composite of two unloved midengine vehicles,loved.
What you get is a complex of steel stampings proven to withstand an 80mph lateral rollover test,a premade 'tub'.
Further reinforcment with chromolly tubular members to carry the 914 chassis attaches makes for a very stiff unibody,corner to corner.
The stretched 914 doors attach in the normal way,hinges placed to meet the Fiero bulkhead,the side window rails modded to carrry the new glass.
Now,a smoothly integrated CRX roofline from the choppers saves a ton of work to the streamlined 911 like profile.
Paint it a color not on the 914 list to suit the narpanista origins,in spite of the Porsche engine of least cost,the 924's,in turbo form.
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http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum3/HTML/000091-57.html
Man,that is some beautiful craftmanship and vision,a re-imagined custom car int.
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[veekry9]

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More mods,a slight change in the beltline to meet the rear's hump.
The same 914 WB,the power of choice is the TT 3.6,or perhaps the Subaru H6.
I still like the idea of a latemodel's front TX installed for a poorman's 959 drivetrain.
Some real outside the lines work to bring it to fruition,a diff mated to the rear(front) of a block,
driven by a gearbox ahead of the engine,mimicing the Lamborghini Countach of '69.
The whatif of the 14's targa replacement with a custom piece built around a 904's windscreen.
I superimposed the late Cayman and observed the possibility of the use of the wider,later glass.
A waterjetted example would fit right in and enhance the look of a custom 914,a huge fan installed at an angle.
I'll workup a Cayman or Boxster glass install to see how it would look,the widths matching the widened 14's chassis.
The 904's wraparound does look so right in it's place on the custom roofline,Unobtanium's and Jake's flat 12 endeavors 'stimulating'.
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[DullWitch]

NT

[veekry9]

Looks ok,a color not often seen on 914s,a medium green light metallic,a kind of Zagato tint.
A small change in some curves,the composite roofline modified from the 904's windscreen rearward,the rollup door glass more 914.
Of the variations to the targa curve since the beginning,all attempting to mask the unusual design,none looked like this.
A retro roof for the 914,lower,narrower,slightly smoother in the air.With an 800$ Caddy V6 and a nice 6spd,goes like,a very quick and fast 914.
Some work on the suspension and braking must be done to handle the more than quadrupled power,
lateral links to control the trailing arms that are prone to getting all twisted around.
The Mahle look alikes in a larger diameter to carry the wide low profile modern rubber,the power demanding more grip.
A huge job applied to a derelict 914 near you,the condition irrelevant,the changes and hammering so large in scope.
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[veekry9]

Less radical than the two above,a slight widening of the flanks.The work required to modify the original doors is apparent.
It has a lift up rear section that mimics the 904's,though a separate trunk panel is built in.The shape is reminiscent of the 904's,the windscreen the only common part.
The slope of the frunklid is extended several inches,the latemodel's 'crunchbox' replicated in lightweight grp/abs/vinyl,and carries twin LED lamps.
Some metalwork is done to remove the doggles that receive the new bumper,twin cooler scoops integrated that are similar to the chromed potmetal/plastic of the early's.
All of the work of other's prior '914+904' versions,suffered from the lack of the original windscreen,a significant feature,and great looking on the 914's later mod shape.
Note the length of the roofline behind the sideglass,and how the green gasburner above is much longer,a more attractive iteration.
The cab-forward position of the glass is what makes the slope of the trailing roofline meet the trunk's top in a pleasing way.
Smoother through the air,less turbulence induced and a giant fan,pulling a low pressure beneath the car,an upflow,like the Hall CanAms.
With a wing above and behind the roof,spats and a scraper up front,a 20mph advantage for the hp available.
Stable at speed,the air controlled,the pressures managed to push the shape down,trying to be slick.
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Inspired by the Unobtanium 914+904,an evolution of a shape,with a purpose.
With the wheelbase stretch,a longer engine/tx package can be installed without holing the firewall,a matter of 100-150mm.
A flat six would of course need little,if any extra space,a V8 of course could use the room,depending on the dimensions of the engine used.
The huge pillow of air trying to get under the nose is given a low drag place to go,into the tunnel located outside the inner door panel.
Separated from the flow under the belly,and given a good signal at the rear low pressure area.
The cross sectional area from the front to rear is a growing dimension,allowing great flow of cooling and aerodynamic smoothing air.
The room afforded,allows a robust cage,intrusion panels and rollup windows,very convenient.Tubular.
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I love this! Needs Fuchs!

Here are your Five-Fuchs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
You spelled your name wrong! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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[sixnotfour]

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[veekry9]

He wanted more luggage room,undoubtedly,and has achieved space for the new purpose.
Heck,he may be using the car for something never imagined,horticulture.
Give him a call and ask if it is for sale,to do a restore.
California,huh?
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https://www.google.ca/search?q=weed+states+...igB&dpr=1.5
Oreo-gone.
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Maybe they are discussing the great dent he's pointing to.
With a spare trunklid,the convertible dumpster trunk is quickly replaced with a smoothy.
Weird things happen in Ca,the crack of the earth at cause,perhaps.
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[sb914]

Tow truck driver has two heads (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

[veekry9]

Nah,two-faced.
Not an unusual affliction in the trade.Once they get their hooks into you..
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[iamchappy]

Id keep the side pillars more stock looking to retain the 914 identity. I don't think they need to swept back.

[sixnotfour]

Maybe they are discussing the great dent he's pointing to.With a spare trunklid,the convertible trunk is quickly replaced with a smoothy.Weird things happen in Ca,the crack of the earth at cause,perhaps.

It was on fire...dry chem

[veekry9]

Id keep the side pillars more stock looking to retain the 914 identity. I don't think they need to swept back.

Thanks,great idea.Hadn't occurred to me,I'll do a version,to try it on for size.
The trailing roofline was an attempt to separate the flows,the inertia of the air creating large turbulent vortices.
The LeMans windscreen and those 'walls' made for a smoother passage,needing less hp to push through.
Heck,a vertical separator with a spline curve would work the same as the LMPs.
A bit flash though,I wished to keep it soap bar smooth,60s like.
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A compromise,retaining the high rear deck line.More headroom,and a visually low roof proportion.
It's chopped,50mm or so.Up top,the comparison to the '16 Cayman is clear.Down low and fast.
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[Ferg]

Is it just the picture or are those French rear lenses?

[veekry9]

German.
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(edit:07/24/16):
https://www.google.ca/search?q=plastic+lens...t_lgXxgU_IgM%3A
http://www.prototypetoday.com/tag/injection-molding
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