Restoration thread for original 914/6, Have to start somewhere Options

[michel richard]

oops,

[michel richard]

And the bottom hole:

[michel richard]

Because this means taking some metal out, and because it makes sense, I added a reinforcement across the tub. It anchors to the A-arm pick ups in the front. The welding is a little chunky, but that's just me, plus I was welding some pretty thick stuff to some thin sheet, and through to the A-arm bolt plates, on the underside of the tub. I'm satisfied it's strong, if not pretty.

[michel richard]

Finally, a shot of the cooler shroud, as installed.

[michel richard]

The two-piece shroud is from Getty design, in fiberglass.

Michel

[Root_Werks]

I love that green on a 914. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

[michel richard]

When my sister-in-law saw the green at Christmas, she burst out with "Uglyyyyy". I like it too, but it may not be unanimous. She tried to catch herself afterwards with comments about 1970 colors being "different" etc . . .
A lot of the family ended up gently poking fun at her for having been un-polite at the hosts.
It was fun.

Michel

[carr914]

Michel, your sister in law must be American, we can be really rude sometimes. Great work on the car, I'm really enjoying seeing your progress. I'm GREEN with envy.

T.C.

[michel richard]

And I'm considering the addition of a transmission oil cooler, just because it would be kind of cool (Hehehe).
The factory did it in at least a few cases, and used a sportomatic oil pump to circulate the oil. I explored those pumps in another thread:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...46939&hl=sporto
There's a number of pictures of the setup on Armando Serrano's site:
http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/factory_origin...rts_901_gearbox
Here's what I received in the mail:

[michel richard]

And another.

It's a neat pump, it bolts right to the cam carrier, or over the MFI belt pulley, if used and it has a built-in pressure relief valve.

Cheers

[michel richard]

In the Serrano link, two posts up, notice how the clutch is the "pull type" (or push, I can never remember, anyways, the reverse of what most of our teeners have).

See also these pictures:

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/porsche_gearbo...lubrication_kit

[michel richard]

went to a machine shop to have some work done on the Mazda oil cooler. See the progress on this thread:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...=ST&f=2&t=44825
I also had them weld a tab to the back of the oil thermostat so it can properly fixed to another tab that I will add to the engine compartment. Here's how the thermostat looks now:

[michel richard]

I'll obviously need to trim the tab on the thermostat and make a couple of bolt holes on it.

[michel richard]

I am adding a dog-ear reinforcement strut, and have started a separate thread about that:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...=0&#entry631125

[michel richard]

Here is what it should look like (picture form Armando Serrano's site):

[michel richard]

Very good news, the bodyshop started work on the tub. trial fitted the flares and the rockers. I'll have to build supports of some sort so they can fit the bumpers.
Passenger side:

[michel richard]

And driver side. This is very good news.

[michel richard]

Several things accomplished since the last update. I went to the bodyshop last Tuesday, over lunch hour. I had managed to stop at my house on the way and had changed into some jeans.

Proceeded to the shop and I welded a bracket to hold the external oil thermostat to the side of the engine compartment, I also welded some brackets to the lower front engine compartment firewall where I will bolt twin fuel pumps, and I welded the front towing eye to the underside of the front trunk area (foward of the stock position because of the oil cooler vents)

Today, Friday march 24, 2006, I returned once again to the shop. The car is being made ready for primer. Here's a picture. I told Sylvain, that it would really be nice to have the finished product back by the long Easter weekend, so that I might begin assembling at that point. He was non-commital since he just got an accident car to work on, which will divert him from my tub.

Thanks for looking.

[michel richard]

I put a little work on a transmission oil cooling and circulation system today. You may find out about the first baby steps here:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...=ST&f=2&t=48753

Cheers.

[michel richard]

This is how the tub looks on April 18, 2006. The hoods, the bumpers, the front valence, the little eyebrows (whatever they're called) the lights, all the panels are being fitted. It should be in the paint booth within a very few days.
Once again, this is not a purist's car: it's going to look good (I hope) but a thin coat of filler will get there a lot quicker and cheaper than a gazillion hours of metal shaping.
I've been working on GT style mechanical headlight raisers, and I think they're going to come out ok. More on that later.