The time leading up to the holidays provided a chance to run my completed 2.0L 4-cyl engine. Originally, this engine came about as the future power plant for my 1971 4-cyl car which remains un-restored to date.
The engine had been sitting for a while and per advice of several of my 914 mentors it was [...]
Posted on December 26th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: 4-4 conversion, Engine | 1 Comment »
When I purchased Silver, some rather large Brembo calipers used on the Porsche 911 993-model were installed in the front. They can be seen through the wheel in the below image:
This is surely a great brake setup. The caliper mounts to the 914-6 strut with the aid of an aluminum adapter. The rotor also needs [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: Brakes, Silver | 4 Comments »
I am not looking to create a show car – I want to create a 914-6 which is sorted and easy to use, with very respectable performance and with no higher maintenance needs than, say, a 911 Carrera 3.2L from the eighties.
As such, we will not go into underside painting but rather invest in a [...]
Posted on December 7th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: Body, Engine, Silver | No Comments »
Well – I took the plunge. Silver is coming apart for a respray. it started with a desire to redo the engine compartment, not least to fix the firewall which had been cut by the PO. As part of that work, the engine came out for some detalling work and some upgrades.
Some piece of machinery! [...]
Posted on December 2nd, 2009 by admin
Filed under: Body, Engine, Silver | No Comments »