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veekry9 |
Apr 15 2014, 12:02 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 |
OK.here's the plan.. Get 2 sets of cases,and weld them together after machining the front and rear off each respective set. Front 2 and rear 2.Makes a long case to carry 8 cylinders. Look,if the guy in Aus can weld magnesium cases,it would have to be easier to do the same to 356 T6 alloy cases. Marginally easier admittedly,but possible to achieve the exalted F-8. Fun with TIG,in an oven,inert gas flushed... / (edit:08/08/16): Samba-2-4-6-8 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=399470 Well,the fellow in Australia has the right idea,wire edm cutting the cases to key each other together. Still,tubular shafts,ground to the mains and cam dia +0.0004"/-0 for alignment is essential. Otherwise,a near hopeless adventure,preparation of the weld groove is critical,minimum weld added. Tough job,all around.For sure a worthy aspiration,wanting -8,pushrod even.More cylinders,more better. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Even these cases could be sixed,356-6.Custom crossflow center head too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif) A VW Boxer Six,a neato version of the Corvair engine. Clearly,a welded crank.Note the main journal's discoloration and heat affected zone. The -8 crank is done in a similar way,two -4 cranks welded together,90* apart. http://carocha.forumeiros.com/t477-transfo...com-8-cilindros Mounted Mid in a 914,this is the right side of the engine,pretty nice looking. I want to build a few,and I know,some of you want one too. Some real expertise demonstrated here,kudos.Note the cam nose profiles,long duration,mushroom lifters,a revver. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) / |
rick 918-S |
Apr 16 2014, 10:12 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,825 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I like this! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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bulitt |
Apr 16 2014, 11:17 AM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
There was a guy....on Ferrari chat with some amazing machinist and tig welding skills, and allot of energy. He decided to make his own 12 cylinder engine. He had a machine shop in his basement. The thread ran for years. It blew up.
So I think it is cool you are attempting this, and wish you the best of luck! You may want to try and source every existing part that would fit and design around them. Me, I would just drop an LS engine in there. But I seriously get where you are coming from! Here is the thread. It's 101 pages long. It will suck you in! And, there is no ending because some nastiness occurred and the admins shut it down. http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328/1...ion-begins.html |
veekry9 |
Apr 17 2014, 03:15 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 |
Anything familiar?I hope you like the LED indicator,Anyone like? Turns out the Panamera has similar signals,fluke huh? A cleaner blue Targa 14 LeMan windscreen Less Aero glass first |
veekry9 |
Apr 18 2014, 10:38 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 |
Some Lip More Most FullFront Was Orange (iamchappy Mn) / |
veekry9 |
Apr 18 2014, 10:39 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 |
There was a guy....on Ferrari chat.
Yeah. A few years ago Hemming's Exotic Cars did a cover story on the 308GT4 as an economical way to get some Stallions. (edit:05/07/16)"A few years ago"19 actually. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) http://www.ebay.com/itm/November-1997-Euro...x8AAOxyVaBS1IHX Bertone did a great job of integrating 4 seats and mid design transversely.The marketing department not so good. Like the 914 the GT4 was shunned by the illuminati.Paul Frere did a R+T road test in Upper Michigan in '74 and loved the car. Now stuffing a 400i V12 longitudinally and a modern 6-7 spd tapshift would wake it up. The objective being to maintain the brand of the prancing horse.Add the turbos and water+nitromethane injection ..How fast?220MPH+ fer sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu8qo93N1wM How to re+re your F-V12. Why I'll buy into the lottery.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (edit:11/05/15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ9s3P34v9s (edit:04/24/16) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMjUxqOWNSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8poGGmPIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWwldtV9zBU http://alemala.xoom.it/alemala/ad308/body/308_upgrade.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUz1AZKXFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO8xRNSUXkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNQBDqUkb6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGgYN_PkIo / |
veekry9 |
Apr 18 2014, 12:24 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...
Couldn't find the thd,What sitename? Lower longer..starting to look like a Can-Am with a 914 house on top. Hey,it does have a Can-Am engine.+Turbos! The large vents under the trunk floor will allow the flow of the massive heat generated by the powerplant,feeding the low pressure area behind the car at speed.Turbulent air under the car is drawn out. The width here is about as extreme as it should get. Still possible to add GT flares of narrower dimension. The reverse light is in factory position,the lens is merely wider by the widening amount. Not the easy way this is.You would need a metal surgeon to hammer and dolly the added strips of sheetmetal.The shape of the trunkline rear of the targa defines the intersecting transverse curve.The beltline then is lower.Raising the trunkline would help a lot,giving a humpier,bulging curve to the rear top quarter,sorto like the latemodel Aston-Martins. The focal length of the camera used foreshortens the image making it tricky to accurately sketch. Wider than the section cut.+2" Primordial DNA of the 914 Targa Bar. |
veekry9 |
Apr 18 2014, 02:20 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 |
http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/documents/...Knistle1977.pdf
So..to shape some foam you first must use adhesive to attach it to the fenders. Then use the above methods the achieve the shape you desire. Modern epoxies and clothes are more suitable for insulation type polystyrene. If you are making your own mudgards(flares) it's possible to design,fabricate a unique look for your 914. At some point in the work-up to the LeMan '70 someone cut a washtub in half at the factory and said "yeah,that'll work". Don't get me wrong.I like the look,they were the solution of the day for the fat wheeled Porsches,the 911 too. The colour is very close to my own selection. A how-to: http://neilblanchard.blogspot.ca/ The Red-Transformer 914 is a notable design for it's outrageousness. Personally I regard this red 914 as a 10,being so well integrated. Very Nice,"Modern"EV from Switzerland. |
veekry9 |
Apr 18 2014, 06:06 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 |
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum3/HTML/000121-20.html http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-D0XYb6GL...00/100_1866.JPG Need some gears? libertysgears http://www.libertysgears.com/ The scarcity of 904 mainshafts... |
veekry9 |
Apr 19 2014, 12:24 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 |
[quote name='veekry9' date='Apr 18 2014, 02:24 PM' post='2026422']
Hmmm... Couldn't find the thd,What sitename?A lost reference,who? Lower longer..starting to look like a Can-Am with a 914 house on top. An incredible amount of labour and planning.A GT for LeMan,Daytona the Nurburgring.Gonna be quick. |
veekry9 |
Apr 19 2014, 05:44 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 |
As an example of how design intent can go arwry..
YellowHorror Fat tires-check. Flares-check pseudo f40-check As you observe various auto designs,are you able to perceive rust and dents from a distance of 100 yds? Sure,so it is entirely possible to detect the shape of the fenders of a 911RSR. Expedient measures to cover the tires range from this to the shapely splined flanks of the 914. The necessity drive the invention. |
HalfMoon |
Apr 19 2014, 06:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Fer sail Wider to fit,with or without flares. early corsa late corsa 8 (what a '77 914/911/944 morph looks like) nice crank.corvair aero app they are able to do -8's to similar specs 2K?+ Lol! Hey, that's my LE saved only days before the PO was going to have it crushed! It's stored in my garage until I can do a full on roto resto :-) Cool what you did, but it'll be bone stock concourse when completed (years from now, lol) |
veekry9 |
Apr 20 2014, 01:53 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 |
QUOTE Lol! Hey, that's my LE saved only days before the PO was going to have it crushed! It's stored in my garage until I can do a full on roto resto :-) Cool what you did, but it'll be bone stock concourse when completed (years from now, lol) Another Save!RestorationDesign has the sheetmetal replacements you desire. A tall task on the horizon,requiring stamina and fortitude.Never give up,never surrender(Wittwickie).A polished gem at the end,close to perfection,reflecting. |
bulitt |
Apr 20 2014, 02:39 PM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
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bulitt |
Apr 20 2014, 02:40 PM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
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veekry9 |
Apr 20 2014, 02:40 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 |
Thanks bulitt.
OK,so,you need a Wider Fender...Note to self,drive-ability makes good parts. A raised trunkline,taller from the trunk floor. Wider lens + taller too.Starting to look like 944/968/928 pieces,fitting really,that the parts would serve a similar purpose. Some resemblance to the family tree. |
veekry9 |
Apr 21 2014, 12:54 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 |
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veekry9 |
Apr 22 2014, 12:27 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 |
Merely widened fenders+doors. Does it still evoke the 914,spoilers n all? How bout now?3" stretch behind the targa curve. Two tone anodized Fuchs 4-stud.A bronze/titanium,rim polished. Polished alloy or chromed outer rocker. LED aero turn indicator.(spoke?) If you measure your door thickness add 3-4" for this result. I can add the front fender vent and the engine oil cooler scoop as well as an intrusion barrier/cage bar with the extra width.Form follows funktion. 2-3"Rise at the trunk line,to accomodate intercooler opening. Caramel pearl med metallic. Zagato Meringue Scarlet YoMaMa Blue Ice Silver / |
veekry9 |
May 18 2014, 12:48 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 |
More Radical
Fatter Tires/Wheels,Taller Rear quarters. More room for the intercoolers,placed mid. |
veekry9 |
May 18 2014, 12:57 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 |
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