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> 914 2.0 > 3.0 GT Conversion, On the road!
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post Jul 21 2018, 10:24 AM
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All back together and ready to install. Quite a difference from the beginning. Another stupid amount of time spent cleaning parts no one will ever see (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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Nice Work! Well, we are seeing them now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) and there is satisfaction in knowing you have done this and literally touching every part. You will not regret it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) looks terrific.
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post Jul 21 2018, 10:25 AM
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Whilst I think of it another tip I can share is what I do with my zinc plated parts before I send them to my plater.

So I know they're going to come back looking great I make sure I clean them as good as I can before sending. I also soak them all in an acid based wheel cleaner. Not all wheel cleaners are the same so you may have find a particular one. I buy mine for ebay UK and it's unbranded and not available in US. This acid dip will remove all of the old zinc. You can then clean the individual part with a wire wheel to polish them up. You can be sure that you're plating will then come back looking fantastic.
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post Jul 21 2018, 07:29 PM
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How did you resto the plastic pieces? Polish with a buffing wheel?
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post Jul 21 2018, 08:47 PM
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Damn the air box and flapper valves/vents are amazing. So you used Autosol
on the black plastic? Need to give that a go in the future.
Assembly of that system never happens without a few swear words !
I did mine with 914Rubber’s kit right before I started my current project.
Looking spectacular Stephen! Crack on...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jul 22 2018, 12:26 AM
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How did you resto the plastic pieces? Polish with a buffing wheel?


No buffing wheel, all by hand, a dab on Autosol on a cloth. To be honest the plastic polishes very quickly. The plastic in the airbox itself has an extremely low melting point temperature, I think you could destroy it very quickly with a buffing wheel.
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post Jul 22 2018, 09:29 AM
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Wow, that looks better than new Stephen!!
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post Jul 23 2018, 06:04 PM
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Beautiful work .................. Thanks for sharing.
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post Aug 21 2018, 02:33 PM
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The last month has been a bit manic personally and also with bits and pieces on the car. A conversation with a local Porsche mechanic a while back led to an introduction to the guy he uses for paint. Cutting a long story short the car leaves here tomorrow to be blasted and then painted! The last few days have been rather frantic finishing off all those little jobs I've put off, because they're just little jobs! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

The same guy who recommended the painted was also kind enough to lend me his rotisserie, I just needed to make adaptors so suit my car.

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post Aug 21 2018, 02:34 PM
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Typically those little jobs took several days and as they were just finishing jobs there was little to photograph so no pics unfortunately.

The only job worth photographing was the modification to sill to allow for oil lines to my front cooler. The cooler I'm using has the input and output on opposite sides so I decided the best option was to run a line down each side of the car. Yeah I agree it's not the norm but once the car is together none of it would be visible anyway and it was a considerably cheaper option for the same outcome.

The bottom of the left A post has the indentations originally going to the charcoal canister as I won't be needing those the space is there for the oil line. The right side however is different and required modification.

Before (I'd already previously done a small patch repair here)
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A bit of creative shaping with a scaffold pole (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Almost finished
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post Aug 21 2018, 02:35 PM
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So from here I'm hoping the next updates will be from the bodyshop. Exciting times ahead.
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post Aug 21 2018, 02:38 PM
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QUOTE(defianty @ Aug 21 2018, 01:35 PM) *

So from here I'm hoping the next updates will be from the bodyshop. Exciting times ahead.


Looking forward to it! Great to see you made it to this point (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 21 2018, 02:40 PM
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This thread is very inspirational and frustrating at the same time.

I see what you are doing and gets me revved up to get some work done on my car. Then the reality of me getting something done, and doesn't turn out quite as nice as yours, haHA!

Looking forward to the next update
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post Aug 21 2018, 02:46 PM
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You certainly have skills! Can't wait to see the next installment. I have to admit I'm a little jealous of you guys getting color on your cars. I think I'm losing my race against winter to get paint on mine this year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Aug 21 2018, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE(Lucky9146 @ Aug 21 2018, 09:38 PM) *

Looking forward to it! Great to see you made it to this point (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Thanks Jim, I really can't wait either!
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post Aug 21 2018, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(Travis Neff @ Aug 21 2018, 09:40 PM) *

This thread is very inspirational and frustrating at the same time.

I see what you are doing and gets me revved up to get some work done on my car. Then the reality of me getting something done, and doesn't turn out quite as nice as yours, haHA!

Looking forward to the next update


I've gone back over things sometimes more than once to make sure it's as good as I can achieve. Each time I've improved and so have my skills. I've said this before and I'll say it again - patience has been key in almost every part of this build. If you have that nagging feeling in your head that it's not quite right, stop what you're doing and rethink. Of course this adds to the time but knowing you've got if right is priceless. Good luck with your build.
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post Aug 21 2018, 03:08 PM
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QUOTE(bbrock @ Aug 21 2018, 09:46 PM) *

You certainly have skills! Can't wait to see the next installment. I have to admit I'm a little jealous of you guys getting color on your cars. I think I'm losing my race against winter to get paint on mine this year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)


There's always someone slightly ahead of where you are in your project - trust me I've been jealous of others on many occasion. This time it's my turn, but yours will come!! Keep cracking on, you'll get there.
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post Aug 22 2018, 01:52 PM
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And there it goes, the furthest it's travelled in three years.

I'll be checking in with the painter in about ten days time, so I'll report back then.
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post Aug 22 2018, 09:39 PM
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Wow, that must give you a flutter or two to see it go off for paint. This is going to be exciting.

Nice build, wonderful detail work!!
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post Aug 23 2018, 01:27 AM
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Nice work. Your attention to detail is great. You're at a great point in the build. Can't wait to see it back from paint. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 23 2018, 04:43 AM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s6.postimg.cc-6621-1534967546.1.jpg)

And there it goes, the furthest it's travelled in three years.

I'll be checking in with the painter in about ten days time, so I'll report back then.



Now that is a cool pic! All too often we forget to take a pic at some of the biggest moments because we are caught up in them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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