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> Sklines new V8 project car, Updated as I go of course
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post Mar 12 2007, 12:01 AM
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Here it starts, I spent about 5 years working on the last project car and it sold on Saturday and I took delivery of the new one the same day. It was someone elses project that had been sitting for years untouched. Here is what I know about the car so far.

One PO started building a Renegade V8 conversion on a 1975 914. Not sure why but he did a slant nose conversion on it, in steel of course and bought a Renegade conversion kit to do a V8. Apparently he never finished it as the last PO bought it and tried to find someone to finish it for him with no luck. The car has pretty much not changed since the first owner. As far as I know, the last PO had it for 3 years. Now I have it.

The car is missing a lot of small parts. Read that as so many I dont know where to begin. Door strikers, door handles, the only interior are destroyed white seats. No lower dash, top dash no good at all, no dash face, no pedal cluster, or shifter, no cables or partial cables, wiring pulled out most everywhere and not connected to anything. The engine and trans are mounted and a very old original RH radiator is sitting in front not really mounted. The gas tank just sitting there not connected to anything, no rockers or rubber. It's pretty much just a shell with an unknown engine and trans.

So here is where it begins:
Today, I sourced a 327 from a 68 Camaro engine casting number #3914678 which I will rebuild with a known configuration that I have used before. Thomas came by earlier and picked up my billet IM plate and HB gearset to install in the transmission. He left before the trans and engine were pulled. Jared was here helping me most of the day. We cleaned everything out of the car and then dropped the engine and trans and removed the radiator and hoses. The radiator looks brand new and never used. The engine and trans looked really clean underneath. The top looked like it was parked outside for the last 3 years, which is probably the case. Anyway, I wanted to find out what clutch and flywheel were used and what I was going to have to upgrade to meet my needs. I measured it and it is the 9" clutch and PP. I can use that for now. I am going to install the new RH radiator and fan setup and new marine exhaust hoses. Tomorrow I will finish removing the rest of removeable parts from the car and move forward with body work.

Did I mention there is no RUST in this car? However, I did find that both rear fenders were replaced at one time, the one on the drivers side rear was originally Yellow and the one on the passenger side rear was bronze I think. The front has taken a hit at one time too and the body work is not as good as the rear. I have my work cut out for me. With any luck, and time, I could get it close to running by the end of summer?

Here are some pictures of the car and what I did today.



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post Mar 12 2007, 12:03 AM
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Did I mention, NO RUST?


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post Mar 12 2007, 01:41 AM
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post Mar 12 2007, 03:42 AM
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Great score!! No rust??? No, really, NO rust?? And being outside for so long???? KEWL!!
What will the engine configuration and internals be with what output??

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post Mar 12 2007, 06:39 AM
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Great score!! No rust??? No, really, NO rust?? And being outside for so long???? KEWL!!
What will the engine configuration and internals be with what output??

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I have built an engine before with the exact same configuration and it was dyno'd at 380. I may go with a roller cam this time though so I am not sure what it will do as the same cam specs are not available. Close but not exact. We will see.

The compression should be around 10.5:1 so I can run pump gas from anywhere. I will know more as I source the parts for the build. I am picking up the engine on Wednesday and it is going to be torn down and taken to the machine shop by the first of next week to check the block for everything. I will know more when I get that done.
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post Mar 12 2007, 07:36 AM
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post Mar 12 2007, 08:09 AM
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post Mar 12 2007, 11:11 AM
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I have a late model lower dash and some pedal sets if you still need them.
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post Mar 12 2007, 12:28 PM
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Looks like you got the best of both worlds with that deal. It will be great to see you posting again and sharing your knowledge with the rest of us (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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post Mar 12 2007, 02:28 PM
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Just a few thoughts.............
Looks like a real "project". I'm just finishing mine up and it was similar to yours to start with except I also had to weld a roll bar back in. You probably have it planned out ok, but if I had to do it over I think I'd buy a nice complete 914 and install the v8 stuff. All those little parts really add up, then there's the dash and all the very, very, very expensive rubber.
Also mine was a primer rat rod when I finally got it running. Now I just finished painting it and I regret it. With a good paint job, not only is taking it out more of a worry, but all the small stuff (like the rubber) that didn't matter before, now have to be right to go with the new paint.
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post Mar 12 2007, 07:25 PM
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I know what you mean Tyler, but I think some of the fun about these projects is the actual working on the car to get what you want. If I bought one complete, it would probably not be exactly as I want it and I would spend almost as much making it what I want. If that makes any sense. I wont be installing a roll bar but the entire stiffening kit inside and out will have to be welded in. The nicest thing about starting like this is that when I am done, I know the car inside and out. I will be painting it myself so it is not as much of an issue opposed to paying 5k for a paint job by someone else. The first thing I will do to the car is get the body and paint done including the stiffening kits.
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post Mar 13 2007, 11:08 AM
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I am off to get the new engine today so I will take some pictures of it and post them up. I will also document the build as I go too, should be interesting.
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post Mar 13 2007, 11:59 AM
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Scott, Did you decide on a color yet? Is there another sunshine yellow in your future?
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post Mar 13 2007, 12:20 PM
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Good day, I have a pedal cluster PM me if your interested. Pic's are available.
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post Mar 13 2007, 12:29 PM
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Nice to see you're jumping right back into things, Scott.
This should be an interesting build, so please post lots of updates for those of us who are less ambitious.
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post Mar 13 2007, 01:16 PM
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Well, I just got home from picking up the engine I commited to on Sunday, I have no place to put it yet so I took it to a friend of mine who has a shop about 3000 yards from where I got it. While at my friends he asks what I am doing. I told him and he said he has a 327 that is up in his rafters that I could have for free. So I climbed up in his rafters and got the numbers off it and sure enough, 1968 327. So now I have 2 of them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Life is getting better all the time. Pictures when I get the engines home to my house.
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post Mar 13 2007, 01:16 PM
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Oh, Bob, yes, it will be yellow and we all know why!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 13 2007, 01:31 PM
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because we would razz you about painting it pink?
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because we would razz you about painting it pink?


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