the sinister urge, no more DSM... (and slowly getting pictures fixed in old posts) Options

[RJMII]

I'm starting to re-assemble my car.

[Root_Werks]

You'll run into 100+ things you'll need while putting it all back together. Most of what you listed is easy stuff to get thankfully. Post some pics for us! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[RJMII]

What it looked like when I traded my Toyota 4Runner for it. I traded some dude in Colorado straight across. we met in Douglas, WY and checked each others' rides out. We liked what we saw, handed each other the signed and clean titles, and drove away happy. Well, I drove away happy. =o) I'm going to just figure he stayed happy, he didn't come looking for me.

[RJMII]

my parts car:



Working over the front suspension to go with the 911 SC brakes and boxster wheels:


H4 Headlight HID conversion:



Working over the rear suspension with the Koni yellows:

[RJMII]

Rear wheel on with 1" spacer. going to go with maybe 1/8" spacers and beating my fender witha baseball bat. (actually going to use ahdoman's suggestion, thanks again Steve!)

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Getting the engine ready... building mounts, bolting to transaxle etc:


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Toying with the idea of a turbo:

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Getting the 1.7 drivetrain next to the v-6 drivetrain for some measurements to build the engine mounts:


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[RJMII]

car in the shop now:

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easier than the tranny jack:

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Sawzall did its job:

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[RJMII]

I just like the way it looks in there:
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turbo and all... (notice I switched from the Garrett T4 to the Mitsu TD05-BIG 16G turbo)
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[RJMII]

2.5 inch mandrel bent exhaust pieces for intake plumbing and exhaust plumbing...

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This is the wastegate/turbo outlet plate. the 2.5 inche exhaust pipe fits quite nicely coming out of there.

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not to mention the throttle body is 2.5 inches diameter also... not restrictions between the turbo and throttle body, that's for sure.

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[RJMII]

so... right now I'm at the point of going to get the cherry picker again with my bro, and cutting that engine shelf out of there and putting all of the useful stuff back in... in functional form! test fitting is about done, now it's the finite wiring and plumbing to do.

the radiator is going right next to the engine. It worked for my other turbo project while I was in Laramie going to school, only this time we're going with the blow through fans, and a sucker fan to get air to flow up and out of the engine lid when sitting and idling. (not that I plan any stops like that in this car...)

[SGB]

Um...
Good start! Jeeez-pers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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[echocanyons]

Cool Project!


I stopped in Worland several years back and was super suprised to see a 914 in the showroom of.....hmmm.....I forget maybe an electronics or car audio store.

If I remember right, the store was on a main street or something.

You don't remember thhat do you, or maybe it was your car, there can't be too many 914's in that town.

[RJMII]

I found a picture of the engine mount being fitted:

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see? I'm wanting to disassemble and paint all of the bare metal stuff, make it look nice. =o)

[RJMII]

Cool Project!


I stopped in Worland several years back and was super suprised to see a 914 in the showroom of.....hmmm.....I forget maybe an electronics or car audio store.

If I remember right, the store was on a main street or something.

You don't remember thhat do you, or maybe it was your car, there can't be too many 914's in that town.

YES! I remember that. LOL My dad and I blocked off mainstreet to back the trailer up. We rolled the car through those double doors.
My friend James was in charge of the display and he wanted a car that would fit between the doors. We built up an extension for the window and set the car up into the window, then loaded the front trunk with car stereo stuff. That was my first 914 Turbo project... poor thing had rust so bad, and I had no idea how to fix it. Kevin down in CO bought the remains of it from me and took a sawzall to it. (this was after we'd turbo'd it and were starting to have fun) it had that acid drip finish to the rear suspension console, hell hole, longs, etc... and I needed $$ for school.

I should go talk to Dan and see if he wants to do that again this year. lol (Dan = owner of Hedge Music)

[RJMII]

and... what I get to the machine shop with while working on the 914:

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72mpg parts hauler. =o) (as long as the parts aren't heavy)

[RJMII]

I was doing some engine work today.

If you notice in an above picture how the throttle body is right smack dab in the middle of the roof line (when stored in the trunk); you'll see why I did this morning's bit of work. =o)

Picture one:

the symmetry of the lower intake seems as it could easily be turned around.

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Look at the layout of those holes. ahhh... makes me wonder if the heads are identical.

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Now, were you paying attention?
compare the first picture with this one. see the cam pulley orientation?

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[RJMII]

Here it is with a test fit, to see where that TB ends up being.

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See the yellow circle?

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Wuallah! Now it's over there...

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[RJMII]

And here it is, with the top half back on and the oil filler cap out from underneath the intake. (it makes it easier to top off with the oil if I don't have to pull the upper intake every time I check my oil...)

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front view:

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[andys]

RJMII,

What V6 motor is that?

Andys

[RJMII]

mitsubishi 6G73. 2.5 liter V-6 SOHC 24 valves; and now getting turbo'd. =o)

[RJMII]

I got the engine back in; here are the results. =o(

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It doesn't quite fit.

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