 2017 Build-Off Challenge - OFFICIAL CONTEST THREAD, Race to "914 Day" |
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| Garland |
 Sep 22 2017, 08:43 PM
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Restoration Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 1,393 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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2017 Build-Off Challenge
Build-Off Part Deux Here is a summary of what I added for 2017 Deux:                 |
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| Matty900 |
Sep 23 2017, 01:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
This project has been quite the journey so far. I've learned a lot along the way. Hopefully I can use what I've learned to help others and give back to the community that's helped me get this far.
One of the things I didn't want to accept is that these cars are ready when they're ready, not when your ready. I tried to push as hard as I could to help speed that process up. Ultimately putting in more hours in didn't produce the results I wanted. At the end of this build it got completely ridiculous. Trying to push to get to Okteenerfest and then Red Rocks when I couldn't make it to Okteenerfest because the car wasn't done yet. The last month of the build I pretty much worked on the car every day. Each day getting longer than the day before. Before I knew it I was spending 16 hours a day on the car, working in to the wee hours of the morning or working all night. As the parts start going back on the car, it has a momentum to it and you want to put on one more thing. By this time I was starting to experience brain fatigue and could not retain anything, it was like having dementia. I ended up putting a gnarly scratch in the top of my door while trying install the window tracks. And in general just didn't make the best decisions. Taking the car to Colorado for Red Rocks. I was very excited about being able to take my own car to a rally. This was one of the things helping to motivate me to complete the project. So with all of about a hundred feet of driving time on the car. I borrowed a friends trailer and towed the car for the 2500 mile journey. The car, running carburetors, ran great at our altitude of about 200 feet however at almost 6,000 feet, the car did not run quite so well. I did get in a nice drive in the morning. Drove like a brand new car everything nice and tight, shifting was perfect, grabbed a couple pictures but the car was sputtering . Before you knew it we were turning carburetors screws and adjusting timing and that was it, the car went back in the trailer. Now that the car is back I have taken it back to Cary's shop so I can continue getting her sorted out. This will be an ongoing project as I have now decided that I want to go to a microsquirt setup so that altitude is not an issue in the future and so that I can get as much performance as possible out of this engine build. I'm headed out to go work on her now but I'll grab a few more pictures to post on here. Attached thumbnail(s)  Attached image(s) 
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| Matty900 |
Sep 23 2017, 10:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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| Matty900 |
Sep 23 2017, 10:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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| Garland |
Oct 3 2017, 08:37 AM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,393 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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| Matty900 |
Oct 5 2017, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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| 3d914 |
Oct 7 2017, 04:32 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 |
Nice job guys! Those are some awesome looking cars. Congrats!
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| 3d914 |
Oct 7 2017, 04:41 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 |
3d914 - 914 SHO Build / Final Update
Build-Off Part Deux Build Thread: Challenge 2017 starts on page 25 Accomplishments: Rear Trunk
Kid's vehicles. Sons' motorcycle and daughter's car were back in the garage needing work. Vendors: None this month. Pictures: Final status. Where I'm at on the underside: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1473387402.jpg) On the left side: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1495322546.jpg) On the right side: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1495322585.jpg) ON the trunk lid: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1191-1497711925.jpg) |
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| stevegm |
Oct 20 2017, 01:05 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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Last call for votes on the 2017 Build-Off Challenge. To vote go here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VVXGN6F |
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| stevegm |
Nov 1 2017, 07:53 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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The votes are in and tallied. We are just verifying who's 914s are on the road. I hope to be able to post the results later today.
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| bulitt |
Nov 1 2017, 09:00 AM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
Wow! Nice job people! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| stevegm |
Nov 2 2017, 08:03 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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So over the past two weeks we have been trying to confirm that the winners’ cars are actually on the road, which is a requirement to win the challenge. It seems that none of the top finishers in the polls were able to get their cars finished on the road. I completely understand, as our 914 is still unfinished. :-)
Stay tuned. We will have this sorted out this weekend. |
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| Rand |
Nov 3 2017, 12:55 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
A lot of people bit off more than they can chew and took the limelight in the process. The award needs to go to someone who finished. (Meaning finished the stated goal. Of course they are never done.)
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| tygaboy |
Jan 3 2018, 06:25 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,451 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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And the winner is....? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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