 914 2.0 > 3.0 GT Conversion, On the road! |
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| jagalyn |
 Apr 21 2019, 07:31 PM
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True Patina  Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None 
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Nice work... maybe it's not 'work' though and just 'play'.
Either way it's beautiful. |
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| jeff |
Apr 22 2019, 08:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 254 Joined: 17-January 04 From: thousand oaks,ca Member No.: 1,570 |
You’re an inspiration, beautiful work..
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 05:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None  |
After some searching I found a replacement felt for the original fuel tank mounts and straps. Funnily enough the only place I could find to buy it from was Germany. A 20x20cm 5mm thick was the perfect amount.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452180.1.jpg) Cutting in to pieces. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452181.2.jpg) Masking for glueing (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452182.3.jpg) In position. I'll finish off the straps later. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452183.4.jpg) |
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 05:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
In the front trunk area I recovered my modified front trunk board and also decided to make a matching tyre cover to tidy the area up.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452197.1.jpg) Bulkhead also recovered. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557510247.1.jpg) |
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 05:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
Moving on to the interior it was time to fit the first layer of soundproofing.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452210.1.jpg) I ordered 20 square foot and will probably need another few sheets to complete the firewall. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452211.2.jpg) |
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 05:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
Then on to fitting the dash in place but before I needed to replace the vinyl top.
Masking for glue. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452227.1.jpg) Foam layer. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452228.2.jpg) A tricky or should I say sticky job. Careful trimming around the air vent indentations made for a neat finish. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452228.3.jpg) Fully fitted with the dash top. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452229.4.jpg) Starting on the dash wiring with the switches. A few modifications yet to be made to the wiring because of the 911 gauges and fuel gauge yet to do but I've made a start with the excellent instructions provided by Perry Kiehl. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452230.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452230.6.jpg) |
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| mepstein |
Apr 28 2019, 06:43 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,731 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(defianty @ Apr 28 2019, 07:50 AM)  Moving on to the interior it was time to fit the first layer of soundproofing. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452210.1.jpg) I ordered 20 square foot and will probably need another few sheets to complete the firewall. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452211.2.jpg) You might also consider doing the trailing side of the front wheel wells. |
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| tygaboy |
Apr 28 2019, 07:02 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,501 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(defianty @ Apr 28 2019, 04:49 AM) In the front trunk area I recovered my modified front trunk board and also decided to make a matching tyre cover to tidy the area up. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452197.1.jpg) Bulkhead also recovered. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1556452197.2.jpg) Wow!!! That. Is. BEAUTIFUL! Almost as good is that you used three of my favorite words: "...decided to make..." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) You are really knocking it out of the park. Fabulous, just fabulous. |
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 07:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Apr 28 2019, 01:43 PM) You might also consider doing the trailing side of the front wheel wells. Good point, I'll get enough to cover that too. Thanks. |
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| bbrock |
Apr 28 2019, 10:03 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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The quality of your work continues to just blow me away. That spare tire cover is awesome. Care to share any details of how you did it?
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| Larmo63 |
Apr 28 2019, 10:12 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,267 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
I can only dream of having a car this nice and developed.
It's really fun and inspiring to watch all of these nice builds going together worldwide. |
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 11:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bbrock @ Apr 28 2019, 05:03 PM) The quality of your work continues to just blow me away. That spare tire cover is awesome. Care to share any details of how you did it? Cheers Brent. I didn't take any photos unfortunately but it's really easy. A drew around the tyre about half an inch bigger and then cut a long rectangle just over the width of the tyre width and long enough to go about two thirds of the way around. Then just stitched the two together. Once complete I cut a slit in the front so that after you put the cover over the tyre you can then slide the tyre board through the hole. This helps to keep it all in place. I'm away for the night tonight but I'll take a couple more photos tomorrow when I return home. It's maybe worth noting that I didn't use Perlon for any of the front trunk. I ordered a few samples of similar looking van carpet from eBay and got a very close match albeit slightly thicker. Fortunately this stuff doesn't have any Porsche tax on it so it was a fraction of the price. I actually messed up when ordering and ended up with enough to carpet a room with (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| defianty |
Apr 28 2019, 11:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Apr 28 2019, 05:12 PM) I can only dream of having a car this nice and developed. It's really fun and inspiring to watch all of these nice builds going together worldwide. Thanks Lawrence. I've spent a lot of time dreaming too and it's now almost a reality! |
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| burton73 |
Apr 28 2019, 12:03 PM
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Senior member, and old dude Group: Members Posts: 3,754 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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Your car is really outstanding. Putting your car back together can be hard on the paint. PMB wraps the cars like mine with a temporary clear plastic cling wrap and it helps on small accidents from leaving marks. They still get some marks but that is fixed at the end. Easier on a straight color and much harder on a metallic
The level of your finish is AAA Good job, sorry great job Bob B (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
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| defianty |
May 5 2019, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
I've been busy at it this week as I've now set myself a deadline of taking the car to Brooklands on the 20th July to celebrate 50 years of the 914. It's the perfect place to debut the car. So, the clock is ticking... there's a lot to do! :shock:
I finished off the last piece of wiring aside from the engine bay. The rear light part of the harness had been cut previously and modern black and red wire used for the number plate lights. I cut this section out and replaced it with original grey and brown wire and taped it up as original. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074437.1.jpg) I then moved on to the dash to get that wired and to run the new wires for the 911 oil pressure and temperature gauge and also extend part of the loom for the fuel gauge in its new location. Whilst there I changed out the old screen washer system and installed a switch on the stalk for an electric washer motor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074438.2.jpg) Although I previously had Euro lenses on the front of the car the light buckets only contained the one bulb for the indicator. I sourced a set of Euro buckets with side lights years ago so now it was time to change the loom and wire them up correctly. With the loom now mostly installed it was time to connect the battery to see if I'd done it all right (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074439.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074440.4.jpg) It felt great to see the car start to come back to life. Seeing the warm glow of the gauges bought back good memories of warm evening drives, something I can't wait to do again this Summer. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074440.5.jpg) |
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| defianty |
May 5 2019, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
For the last couple of days I've been concentrating on fitting the new 19mm master cylinder and hard brake lines. I'd never bent brake line before but after a couple of bends matching to the old lines became easy.
Nearly there. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074465.1.jpg) Once I finished off the front brake lines I could get on to fitting the front suspension. Fortunately I didn't need to do anything to the rack as that job was tackled a few years ago. But this time I fitted turbo tie rods and a rose joint bump steer kit. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074466.2.jpg) What that photo doesn't show is the hour it took me to find the damn bolts to mount the rack to the auxiliary support! I finally found them in bags for the rear hubs. Put there by me when sorting after zinc coating. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Getting everything together for installation with new 21mm torsion bars. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074466.3.jpg) At this point I realised I wouldn't be able to do this alone and a neighbour was called on for help. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074467.4.jpg) All up and torqued to spec (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074467.5.jpg) Sway bar not connected until I get the car on the ground and height adjusted. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074468.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074469.7.jpg) And just because I have to see what a wheel looks like there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557074469.8.jpg) Bank holiday tomorrow and a day off from the car! :cheers: |
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| defianty |
May 10 2019, 10:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 659 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 6,621 Region Association: None |
I made a start on the interior this week as I finally had all the wiring complete. First with the vinyl installation and then the carpet. With a bit of luck doing it now will give the glue time enough to gas off so I'm not smashed when I come to drive it :drunken: . Still got fuel lines to run hence the centre carpet missing and I'll keep the lower dash pad off for now to make getting under the dash easier should I need to.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557504751.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-6621-1557504752.2.jpg) Yes I did sit in it and yes I did go broom broom! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I think it's almost time to get the doors from storage. |
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| mepstein |
May 10 2019, 11:40 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,731 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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looks terrific!
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Our body guys tape up all the edges when applying body panels. A little extra protection never hurts. |
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| Dion |
May 10 2019, 12:47 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,815 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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This is one of my fave builds.
Just lovely Stephen! Go tear up Brooklands & the rest of Southern England! |
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| porschetub |
May 10 2019, 02:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,766 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Wow stunning (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) ,I think you would be safe to call this a new car...amazing.
Are you able to get an MOT with the bump steer kit ? reason I ask is your MOT is basically the same test as we have in my country but ours is called a WOF (warrant of fitness),with such a modification we need an engineers report. My car will require a seperate engineers report on each of the following ,brakes engine and wheels, once this is completed I then get a WOF test. |
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