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> Starting a 1971 IMSA 914 Restoration, A privateer run 914 with Sebring and Daytona history
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post Dec 5 2009, 06:36 PM
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QUOTE(carr914 @ Dec 5 2009, 06:50 AM) *

Glenn, stick some Meats in the rear

T.C.

That is as wide as I can go in the class I will run, I need to put some 100mm lugs to get a proper spacer in there.
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post Dec 6 2009, 06:52 AM
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Glenn I have some 100mm studs if you need them.

T.C.

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post Dec 7 2009, 06:20 AM
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Glenn,

That looks great, you most be stoked! Do you have a build thread for the
car?

John
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post Dec 7 2009, 08:37 AM
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T.C. Thanks for the offer, I already have a set, just need to install

John, I put the car together in about 6 day so I really didn't document so well
470.29.00076 - Meaney / Hendricks IMSA Racer
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post Mar 6 2010, 04:48 PM
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A picture Eric sent me today of the 908 repro calipers he is building for the car.

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These will be keeping the 914-6 GT rear calipers company that I got from TC.

I have ordered a rebuilt pedal set from Bruce Stone for the car as well.

With the Rockin 914 running now I plan to hit this car hard this spring.

The IMSA car has one big advantage over my other 914s: it is inside a garage. I
am planning for AC for this summer and maybe a little garage mahal style
remodeling.

John
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post Mar 6 2010, 06:12 PM
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John, I still have that 2.5L GTU engine, not a duel plug but has everything else. Blake and I both have other projects and are more motivated to selling it. You would have to speak to Blake since he built it. PM me if interested. Al
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post Mar 7 2010, 10:22 AM
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One thing is done for this car... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Mar 7 2010, 11:02 AM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Mar 7 2010, 08:22 AM) *

One thing is done for this car... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Those sure are purdy! Eric, can you make my 930 brakes look that pretty?

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post Mar 7 2010, 05:53 PM
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That's some serious PORN right there. Deserves it's own thread in the SandBox

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post Mar 7 2010, 06:07 PM
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I know of another GT build that needs these... (besides mine!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 7 2010, 06:17 PM
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I Don't Need No Stinkin Brakes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

Unless - I ever get this car back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
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post Mar 7 2010, 08:08 PM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Mar 7 2010, 08:22 AM) *

One thing is done for this car... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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YEOWSTER! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

i can't stop drooling!
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post Mar 7 2010, 10:03 PM
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A picture Eric sent me today of the 908 repro calipers he is building for the car.

These will be keeping the 914-6 GT rear calipers company that I got from TC.

I have ordered a rebuilt pedal set from Bruce Stone for the car as well.

With the Rockin 914 running now I plan to hit this car hard this spring.

The IMSA car has one big advantage over my other 914s: it is inside a garage. I
am planning for AC for this summer and maybe a little garage mahal style
remodeling.

John

Great news John, look forward to seeing progress!
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post Aug 22 2010, 09:57 AM
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Been stripping the car getting it ready for some repairs. Removed the old
fiberglass fenders. They were pretty trashed and had been repaired multiple
times. I will be getting new flares of the same style.

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Its pretty rusty under the old flares.

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The front end was destroyed in a crash and cobbled back together using angle
iron and riveted pieces of metal. I want to replace the front valence panel, front
trunk floor, and other parts the right way and am looking for the necessary metal
from a parted out car.

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Will need to replace the floor pans.

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Can't wait to get back to hard core welding. I need to get AC for my garage as
this summer has been brutal in forida.

John
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post Aug 22 2010, 12:36 PM
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John,

What do ya think, a month maybe 2 to get it to the paint shop? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 22 2010, 01:55 PM
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I was thinking maybe a few hours and probably 3-4 tubes of JB Weld.

John
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post Aug 22 2010, 02:59 PM
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Nevermind my post on your other thread, I thought I had clicked on this one.

You aren't kidding about needing A/C in the garage. I added 2 more fans and still can't go out there. After the coldest Winter in history, July & August have been the hottest in history.

T.C.
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post Nov 9 2010, 06:30 PM
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Looking at the struts and sway bars on the car. Does anyone recognize this sway
bar arm? For some reason, RSR comes to my mind.

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Struts are too rusty and dirty to tell what they are without cleaning. They do have
3.5" brake caliper spacing. Not sure if the struts are salvageable. I sprayed some
etching primer in there to prevent further rust.

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Looks like the front right fender was replaced at some point. Kind of a hack job.

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The whole front end was wrecked at some point and replaced with this aluminum
bar. I plan to replace the front trunk floor and front valence panel, then add a
GT style radiator and shroud.

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I think the car started its racing career more like a normal GT and got franken14ed
later after some accident. I think the car will be much nicer if I return it to the way
a 914GT would have looked.

John
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post Nov 9 2010, 06:39 PM
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More hideous rust and damage pictures. The front trunk floor is basically falling
apart. They cut a big hole in the bulkhead in front of the oil tank for some reason,
maybe cooling because there is another hole in the floor under the oil tank?

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They added these brackets and mounted driving lights that aim through holes in the
bumper. I will keep this and mount some new lights here.

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I would probably be better off just replacing the entire front end of the car right in
front of the shock towers. Not sure if that is a realistic plan. I am afraid the front
suspension mounting points are shot.

Will probably piece it all back in as I can find rust free replacement sheet metal.

Hint hint. Will pay for time and shipping.

John
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Been planning how the oil system will work. This is the oil tank that came with the
car. It looks like it was custom made. I am pretty sure I have seen other oil tanks
with the same shape and in the same location as the one in this car.

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Here is where the tank fits in the car.

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The tank has internal plates that slope down to a hole in the center. I think the
-20 fitting on the side is where oil would enter the tank and drain down into the
lower portion. The -20 fitting on the bottom is the return line to the engine. It
runs into the passenger area then into the long and out into the engine bay.

I am guessing the two fittings on the top are for engine breathers?

I am new to /6 engines and am trying to plumb the mysteries of the oil system. I
think I can use a 993 oil filter console on the engine to replace the engine mounted
oil cooler. I think the oil scavenge pump will feed oil to the front of the car into a
thermostat. The thermostat will either feed the front mounted oil cooler and then
into the side fitting of the oil tank, or it will send the oil directly into the oil tank.
From there its out the bottom of the tank and back to the pressure pump on the engine.

I'm thinking of buying a new oil cooler for the car. I have an old RX7 cooler I could
have cleaned and tested but /6 engines are too expensive to screw up with a used
$50 oil cooler.

Any advice or suggestions on the above would be appreciated.

John
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