Ok gang, I still have numerous projects that seem to be in a perpetual unfinished state, but hopefully this will be a good year getting finished up. I certainly shouldn't be bringing anything else non-running into the shop, but here I am starting another thread.
I'm weak!
I can't say no to a cool project!
I'm an addict!
I've had LOTS of cars, race cars, motorcycles and other motorized crap in my day, but never a P-car. My parents have a Boxster which is way too much fun to drive. My brother has had 2-3 Boxters. Her father has had several Porsches, but nothing ever for me. That was until Tuesday. I ended up doing a deal to get rid of some of my "stuff" and at one point the buyer made mention of this project sitting unloved in a corner of his shop just taking up space. Here we go again, a stray needing a good home!
I ended up with a much unloved 914 that someone began doing some modifications to but either lost interest or ran out of time/talent/$$$. Who knows, doesn't matter, it's in the shop now for me to figure out what to do with moving forward. I certainly don't need it sitting around, tripping over the pieces/parts and just occupying valuable space. I began to put together a plan on where building it needs to go in the short term and even began buying parts for the build. Remember, I'm an addict or masochist depending on your point of view.
I don't think this build will go anywhere very quickly, but I do need to get the suspension back under the car in order to make it a "roller". That will make it much easier to at least move it around the shop or outside if need be.
I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PORSCHE 914's, so this should be fun. I don't really want the car, but don't believe it's very "sale-able" in its current condition, so I need to do improvements to get it to the point that's it's attractive to others. I believe it's too far gone(a in a race car sense) to be put back as a street car, so I'm thinking either full-on trackday build or a less extensive cage and do an "Outlaw 914" street build. I do have a title for the car, so there's a value to that, but being unfamiliar with the Porsche and 914 community, I don't know where to go with the car. In my mind, a cage with low door bars, aluminum dash with a full compliment of Autometer gauges, 2 race bucket seats, carpet kit, no bumpers, 4 BIG driving lights out front, wide enough wheels/tires to fill the flares and no fancy paint job. Maybe just enough primer to cover the bondo spots. Something like Carl's Corvette in "King of the Mountain". Just plain raw.
Oh and to make it move, a Subaru swap out back. Not a Subaru Outback, a Subaru engine & transaxle swap from a WRX or STi. It's the easy way to swap one without breaking the bank using Porsche parts.
Anyway, here we go again.
More info to follow........................
