 2016 Build-Off Challenge - Official Contest Thread, AND THE WINNER IS . . . |
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| 02loftsmoor |
 Feb 1 2016, 06:24 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 577 Joined: 26-June 11 From: Ft. Worth TX Member No.: 13,243 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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your well ahead of me. nice work
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| 3d914 |
Feb 1 2016, 08:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,275 Joined: 24-September 03 From: Benson, AZ Member No.: 1,191 Region Association: Southwest Region |
914-SHO Project
January Progress: Not a lot this month. Focused on removing wiring harness & relay board, steering column, lower dash, upper dash. Been working indoors gathering all my wiring notes and details. I already have schematics made for motor and modified 914 schematics - just need to combine them into a plan since it'll get a whole new set of harnesses. Challenges: Cold weather & short days. Need to attempt to remove the dash frame with the windshield installed. If it becomes a major hassle I'll just remove the windshield and wrap it for storage. Vendor Participation: None this month. Pictures: Wiring and dash removal (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1454125631.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1454125667.jpg) Steering column out & dash frame left. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1454125656.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1454278386.jpg) |
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| stevegm |
Feb 8 2016, 08:49 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,111 Joined: 14-July 14 From: North Carolina Member No.: 17,633 Region Association: South East States
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We have been compiling the results of the Round 1 polling. We are almost done compiling both polls. But, I thought I would go ahead and post the results of the 914World Poll.
PLACE/CHALLENGER/POINTS 1st Place Andyrew 33 2nd Place Garland 28 3rd Place Darren C 24 4th Place Olympic 1.7 20 5th Place Vysoc 17 6th Place jkb944t 15 7th Place buck 13 8th Place 914forme 11 9th Place mrfourteen 9 10th Place DirtyCossack 7 Builds in 11th through 35th Places earn 5 points each. Poll results are computed based on the average score earned by each build. Ties are broken by the total score earned by each build. Above points are assigned based on placing in the poll. I wil edit this post and add the results of the Challengers' Poll as soon as we finish compiling it (it was longer). |
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| stevegm |
Feb 14 2016, 02:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,111 Joined: 14-July 14 From: North Carolina Member No.: 17,633 Region Association: South East States
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Sorry it took so long. Here are the Round 1, final combined results of the 914world poll (25%), and the Challenger poll (75%).
Congratulations Garland, Andyrew, Darren C, Olympic 1.7, and Vysoc, the top 5 builds, on the first round. 1st Place Garland - 24.25 2nd Place Andyrew - 22.5 3rd Place Darren C - 19.11 4th Place Olympic 1.7 - 18.8225 5th Place Vysoc - 18.74 6th Place DirtyCossack - 17.5 7th Place 914forme - 16.55 8th Place buck - 16.36 9th Place jkb944t - 16.17 10th Place mbseto - 15.05 11th Place MichiganMat - 14.36 12th Place mrfourteen - 13.29 13th Place Nutter965 - 13.25 14th Place madmax914 - 12.98 15th Place trojanhorsepower - 12.98 16th Place right pedal - 12.5 17th Place Stacks914 - 12.5 18th Place 3d914 - 11.6 19th Place brettrarnold - 11 20th Place Mueller - 10.91 21st Place RJMII - 10.91 22nd Place injunmort - 10.25 23rd Place Philip W. - 10.22 24th Place dlee6204 - 10.22 25th Place AndyB - 9.5 26th Place poorsche914 - 8.84 27th Place lonewolfe - 8.75 28th Place boxsterfan - 7.46 29th Place dakotaewing - 7.46 30th Place 914-d - 7.46 31st Place dudzy's914 - 6.9875 32nd Place hot_shoe914 - 6.08 33rd Place jcd914 - 5.7125 34th Place n2800 - 5.39 35th Place 02loftsmoor - 5.39 The above points are the points earned in Round 1 by each Challenger/Build. Points accumulated after all 4 rounds will be added together to determine the final winner. The calculation of the points accumulated in Round 1 is the total points in the 3 Challenger questions (30 total points possible (10 points each)), weighted by the type of build. Then the result is weighted by 75%, and added to the 914world poll results which is weighted by 25%. The resulting total points is reflected above. |
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| poorsche914 |
Feb 14 2016, 09:09 PM
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T4 Supercharged Group: Members Posts: 3,122 Joined: 28-May 09 From: Smoky Mountains Member No.: 10,419 Region Association: South East States |
January Update: Extreme Budget Makeover - Creamsicle Edition
A. Progress None. B. Challenges Cold weather + unheated garage = no work done. C. Shop/vendor provided services None. Still (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) every day to work. |
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| Darren C |
Feb 24 2016, 03:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 392 Joined: 26-December 14 From: Chichester UK Member No.: 18,255 Region Association: England |
What a month this has been….
I’ve made real landmark progress this month by getting all the old peeling paint off the body shell and down to bare metal. Everything inside, out, upside down and back to front was carefully prepared and the car now wears a splendid coat of fresh Alaska Blue paint. In the meantimes this month I’ve been up at 4am, working relentlessly on parts to go back on the car, leaving for work at 7am, getting home at 6pm and working on parts again until 11pm; then Groundhog Day….. My biggest challenge this month apart from the cold weather is staying awake at work!!! In between I’ve found and cleaned up a new rented garage for the 14 to live in when it returns from the paintshop. As per usual I’ve kept a daily photo diary of 914 ownership and edited it to post on here for my Build-off Challenge (edited only as after being awake 19 hours a day for a month, I do find I write some drivel) So as with the last few months…..put the cat out, make sure the Dog’s done its business and the wife and kids are in bed, get the beers ready, sit down and buckle up for this months instalment from the crazy Brit here on my Build-off-thread http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2307417 Enjoy. ;-) |
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| 3d914 |
Feb 27 2016, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,275 Joined: 24-September 03 From: Benson, AZ Member No.: 1,191 Region Association: Southwest Region |
914-SHO Project
February Progress: Very little this month. Doing some indoor prep & design. Located service to media blast body for paint removal. Now just need to request a qoute. Decided to go with plain metal panel for dash - painted body color. Saw someone offers carbon-graphite dash panel with red or orange in it, but thought that might be too "tuner-looking" for my taste. Have a short list of parts to order to close off the trunk firewall, trunk lid, and engine lid. Challenges: Garage storage. Need to get a shed soon so I can reclaim space from the kids stuff and equipment I only use twice a year. Vendor Participation: None this month. |
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| MichiganMat |
Feb 27 2016, 06:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 14-June 06 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 6,222 Region Association: Northern California |
February Update: MichiganMats 914-WRX
A. Progress Bought an engine + transmission Bought all the body panels in fiberglass from Rennspeed. Bought a seat from a friend Bought an MR2 shifter Finished the floorpan drop Fabbed and mounted seat rails Fabbed a "center tunnel" structure for mounting shifter and seat belts Fabbed and installed suspension adjusters Reinforced dog-ears B. Challenges Money, haha. Lots of money out the door this month for the engine and body, will need to reset and get some funds together for the next round of parts I need. I need to get pedals and a radiator to finish up the fabrication on the chassis, then its off to media blasting and paint. C. Shop/vendor provided services eBay.com - engine + trans, MR2 shifter Rennspeed.com - full fiberglass body (hood, trunk rockers, rear quarters, fenders, bumpers, valence) |
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| trojanhorsepower |
Feb 27 2016, 07:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 867 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
February update.
No seriously an actual update! I got a lot of work done to the arse end this month. I repaired my repair panel, the trunk mid section and the rear truck corners. I also set the quarter and trunk lid in place to line every thing up.   Challenges: Rust, always more rust! I still have to get the nerve to weld it all together (any tips?) and the I can fix the corners of the fenders.   Unfortunately I still have not used any vendors or shops. |
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| 02loftsmoor |
Feb 28 2016, 04:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 577 Joined: 26-June 11 From: Ft. Worth TX Member No.: 13,243 Region Association: Southwest Region
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[quote name='stevegm' date='Feb 14 2016, 02:36 PM' post='2303068']
Sorry it took so long. Here are the Round 1, final combined results of the 914world poll (25%), and the Challenger poll (75%). Congratulations Garland, Andyrew, Darren C, Olympic 1.7, and Vysoc, the top 5 builds, on the first round. 1st Place Garland - 24.25 2nd Place Andyrew - 22.5 3rd Place Darren C - 19.11 4th Place Olympic 1.7 - 18.8225 5th Place Vysoc - 18.74 6th Place DirtyCossack - 17.5 7th Place 914forme - 16.55 8th Place buck - 16.36 9th Place jkb944t - 16.17 10th Place mbseto - 15.05 11th Place MichiganMat - 14.36 12th Place mrfourteen - 13.29 13th Place Nutter965 - 13.25 14th Place madmax914 - 12.98 15th Place trojanhorsepower - 12.98 16th Place right pedal - 12.5 17th Place Stacks914 - 12.5 18th Place 3d914 - 11.6 19th Place brettrarnold - 11 20th Place Mueller - 10.91 21st Place RJMII - 10.91 22nd Place injunmort - 10.25 23rd Place Philip W. - 10.22 24th Place dlee6204 - 10.22 25th Place AndyB - 9.5 26th Place poorsche914 - 8.84 27th Place lonewolfe - 8.75 28th Place boxsterfan - 7.46 29th Place dakotaewing - 7.46 30th Place 914-d - 7.46 31st Place dudzy's914 - 6.9875 32nd Place hot_shoe914 - 6.08 33rd Place jcd914 - 5.7125 34th Place n2800 - 5.39 35th Place 02loftsmoor - 5.39 The above points are the points earned in Round 1 by each Challenger/Build. Points accumulated after all 4 rounds will be added together to determine the final winner. The calculation of the points accumulated in Round 1 is the total points in the 3 Challenger questions (30 total points possible (10 points each)), weighted by the type of build. Then the result is weighted by 75%, and added to the 914world poll results which is weighted by 25%. The resulting total points is reflected above. [/quote I really impressed of the build/workmanship guys are doing in this build off. It' helps me keep on track.. thank you all!! Wes |
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| 914forme |
Feb 28 2016, 07:06 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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This month's progress:
I feel like I got a lot of work done, parts ordered and we are moving. Hitch is done as of today, until it gets off the rotisserie. Sub straps mounts installed Shoulder harness strap mounts mocked up, driver left shoulder is done. Working on the engine mount, I am moving away from using the -4 mount and going off the firewall. It is welded up, and ready to be installed, cleaned the chassis, and minced everything up. Other significant items: All 4 fenders cut off, so I can get in there and work. Will be working on the engine compartment next month. And rear suspension console re-enforcements. BTW, I have been keeping track of the cost of this build. Not bad, but I have ordered quite a few parts that are not going into the build (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) When your doing as much customs work as I am, sometimes you have to purchase an item in the hope that it will work out. That being said, I am well above 500, so I would be a hall a famer if this was baseball. |
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| JoeDees |
Feb 28 2016, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 10-November 14 From: Northern Kentucky Member No.: 18,106 Region Association: None |
This month was definitely better than the last, there were no injuries to hold me back, and the only challenges were getting a new class of students (the first 2 weeks are a lot of work) and the in-laws being in town.
I received nothing from vendors, still waiting/hoping for free stuff... The work done was: 1. Cut out the bad section of the floor. 2. Finished off the lower firewall. 3. Finished the front engine tray. 4. Finished the upper firewall. 5. Welded in the new floor section. I guess my biggest challenge was finding sleep, getting fabbed pieces to fit, and most of all getting the rear corner of the floor piece to sit flush on the long. That corner stuck up a few mms (a cm + on the very end) while the rest of the piece fit perfectly. I figure the issue was due to me fabbing the inner long and not getting it exactly right. I fixed the issue by doing the first couple plug welds where it did sit flush, then hammering the piece down, doing another plug, hammering the next and so on all the way down the line. The floor was one project that I am extra happy that I have the rotisserie. Attached thumbnail(s)     
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| whitetwinturbo |
Feb 28 2016, 08:32 PM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) .........just another day in paradise ... er ... the garage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| Nutter965 |
Feb 29 2016, 03:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 17-August 14 From: Uk Northern Ireland Member No.: 17,784 Region Association: None |
Well january and February were wet and cold so a lack of work was done to the car, i rebuilt the front calipers and steering rack, ordered some more parts and unfortunatly that was about it !
vendors used- PMB Ebay ! next month i'm fully back on the case another year older but ready to go !!!   |
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| whitetwinturbo |
Feb 29 2016, 10:51 AM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
Brake rebuild looks nice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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| jkb944t |
Feb 29 2016, 04:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 464 Joined: 17-January 05 From: Canton, OH Member No.: 3,459 Region Association: None |
This month I have had a lot of help from Mark at 914Rubber both technical and financial with the discount. The discount has really helps since I have replaced almost every piece of rubber on the car. The most helpful tip when trimming the rubber strips to the correct length was to put soapy water on the knife blade. It cuts like butter with soap water but without the soap water it grabs and gives ragged edges.
   I got the new stainless fuel lines installed this weekend along with the clutch cable and speedometer cable.  I have started to assemble the suspension components which I hope to start installing sometime this week.   I still have a lot of work to go but I am making some progress thanks to a milder than usual winter! Jeff B |
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| whitetwinturbo |
Feb 29 2016, 04:39 PM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
Now that my friends is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) ORANGE (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)
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| budk |
Feb 29 2016, 04:52 PM
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Yes! It's a Bumblebee! Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 24-July 10 From: Jasper, TN Member No.: 11,970 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Traveling right now so no access to pics.
With the cold weather I only had a few hours of actual work on the car in February but nothing worth documenting. I'll load a pic when I am back later this week. No outside services were used this month. Congrats to all who have made progress. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| Garland |
Feb 29 2016, 09:17 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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February Update: Michigan Build
Michigan Build Link Build progress : Well, still on it. Worked on the hood to eliminate the headlamp doors. I, know, it took me a while to convince myself to do it. The pop up headlamps are a great feature, but. Unexpected challenges: Getting the cut correct, on both sides of the filler pieces. Vendors: No chance to do that this month. Not that I don't want to! Progress Pictures:    The rest of the hood, and more @ Michigan Build Link Thanks for the look. |
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| Olympic 914 |
Mar 1 2016, 10:42 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,708 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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February progress.
Got the steering rack finished and installed, along with the struts and sway bar.   also installed the new bearings and Elephant Racing rubber bushings into the rear control arms and got them installed.  So it has suspension now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Looking for all my old pieces of brake lines to use as patterns when I bend the new ones. Although I boxed and bagged everything when I took it apart. I didn't label the boxes. Duh.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) so I started taking things out of the boxes and writing down what was where. one of these evenings I will enter every thing into a searchable file, so I don't have to open 3 or 4 boxes just to find a part. also making notes of anything that needs to be done to any of the parts. and threw away a bunch of stuff, like old vacuum hoses and spark plug wires etc. good cold weather project.. Yeehaw.. UPS just dropped off my Fastenal order... new caliper bolts.. |
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