As the engine had found it’s way back in the car it is time to complete all the cosmetics of the overhaul. I really love the color we ended up with. It changes a lot with the light and it goes so well with chrome!
A few more
Next, seals, chrome, lights interior and all the details [...]
Posted on January 2nd, 2011 by admin
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The state of the engine was great with no leaks or signs of weekness. The reason we took it out in the first place was to be able to repair that nasty cut through the firewall made by the previous owner of the car.
However, given how nice the engine bay would turn out, it would [...]
Posted on February 14th, 2010 by admin
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When having an interest in classic cars, it is a frequent experience to see color changes that were not finalized. To me, there is nothing worse than opening a trunk or to an engine compartment only to be met with the previous and often tired color of the vehicle.
Since I had already decided I did [...]
Posted on January 17th, 2010 by admin
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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
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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
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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
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Prior to purchasing the car, it was determined that after the conversion was completed by the PO an alternater failure had occured. Instead of dropping the engine to replace it the firewall was cut from the inside after removing the backbad, allowing the change. It was not something I cared for but you take the [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by admin
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Naturally, I could not leave my new car “as is”. My need to have influence was almost immediately guided towards changing the muffler to a Dansk 911 exhaust. What you see below is a so-called Triad exhaust which I did not much care for. I am sure it’s a fine muffler, but aesthetically it’s not [...]
Posted on June 18th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: 4-6 conversion, Engine, Silver | 2 Comments »