916 Tribute.

Hi All Vehicle has gone to paint,so hoping to see that finished soon. The 916 Body Kit has seen the cracks and damage repaired,so that will be fitted and painted too. There is a large delivery of parts on it's way from Auto Atlanta,which will go towards finishing off the interior,as well as the engine bay when the engine is fitted. Once again I have to say that George,owner of Auto Atlanta has been an absolute gem  with his availability  and willingness to supply information to me in regard to the build. Edited 30January, 2021 by KERMIT More Interesting Title.

8 threads of the same (?) project? why? Could you please post updates in just like original thread instead of making endless threads?

I agree Please use your original thread instead of using multiples please. Copy and paste your other posts in the other thread into this one below, and we'll delete the others. Cheers

There has been a delay with getting the car painted,owing to problems associated with the body kit. Andy at Fabcoat, discovered that it had been damaged in a couple of places and repaired very badly,so quite a lot of work went into getting it rubbed right back and repaired using kevlar in a couple of areas. The bonnet,boot lid,roof and doors were removed,so that they and the body could be prepared for paint and happy to say that they have now all been painted. Assembly of all the body parts is taking place whilst I'm doing this. Along the way,I have been taking door locks,engine lid lock,bonnet lock,screws,bolts and other hardware to John at Solar Plating Co in Mordialloc,to have them plated in the gold colour,which works well with the White colour of the car. The wheel centres will be painted satin black,the 914-6 badge the same,as well as leaving the jacking point cover black. The car will then leave Fabcoat and return to Max at Vintique Auto,where we'll install the sound deadener. Once that's done,it's off to Adrian at Hartech for the engine installation. At some time before that,Paul will run all the soft oil lines to the oil cooler upfront and the bodykit won't need to be removed again,at least that's the plan!

I forgot to add the photos of the front and rear sections of the body kit,so here they are.

The complete body kit is now painted and ready to be fitted soon. Andy is rapt with the way the paint has come up off the gun. It's like rubbing your hand across silk fabric,it's so smooth.

Andy asked me to give him some help fitting the boot and bonnet,which I was happy to do. The roof is just resting in place temporarily. The front bonnet rubber  is in and hardware is being refitted as well. Andy suggested leaving the body kit off to avoid any unintended damage, whilst the oil lines are run and the engine is being fitted,a good thought methinks. Dropped the windscreen trim to Bas at A1 Powdercoaters yesterday. That will be ready in time for the installation of the brand new, old stock front screen,as well as the rear screen. Dennis had kept a new original screen and gave it to me as part of the purchase. Very happy with that,as a new one from the States is expensive given the current exchange rate,not to mention the chance of it arriving broken! We decided yesterday to leave the repair of the slight gutter damage on one front and one rear wheel,as well as the painting of the wheel centres,to just before the car is ready to visit the engineer. There's a fair way to go,but the excitement is starting to bubble!!

Well done Ken. Now you are getting it keep replying here and this way all the progress will be catalogued in one thread. Good to see it coming along.

Looking good Ken.

I went and picked up the brand new,old stock windscreen on Friday and dropped it at Fabcoat.I was shi**ing bricks with it in the car and drove all the way at about 60 k's. It still has the made in Western Germany stickers on it. Amazing after all this time. I arranged with Andy to deliver the rear screen to him on Saturday morning,so that when the windscreen guy turns up on either Monday or Tuesday,everything that he requires is available to him. Hopefully the front screen trim will be available from the  powder coaters on Tuesday,so that it can be fitted before the car leaves for Hartech later in the week? Engine bay shot I took on Saturday.

The front and rear glass screens are now in the car and a lot of the cabin trim has been installed too. Sadly,a bit of a lack of care at the powder coaters saw the front screen surround trim bent and Craig,the screen guy,had to spend some time sorting that out. Disappointing,given they've done such good work to date. The front hood interior locks have both been plated and the yellow looks pretty cool fitted against the white if I may say so myself. I was going to organise transport to the mechanics tomorrow via Bob the Towie,but Andy has checked the weather and said quote " no car's ever left here on a truck in the rain and it won't be starting now" so Monday is the day. The plan now is for the engine to be fitted,so that the new oil lines can be installed. Hopefully that will happen quickly?  Hope it fits in that little hole.

We got stuck into the fitting of the firewall heat shield yesterday and it came up a treat.We used the Landbo Product from BURG Design in Moorabbin. Ray,the Director is a Porsche guy and a PCV Member as well,so good to support the guy's that support us with their parts. Max fitted the  914/6  "tin" surround and it required some modification for the 964 engine,plus a lot of new tin that Max will produce himself. New upper and lower rubber surround shroud seals are on their way from Auto Atlanta. I thought i'd include a photo of the fitted heat shield.

Max has been busy making the extra "engine tin" that we need around the 3.6 and has sent me over some photos,so here we are. I forgot to mention that the upper and lower engine bay shroud rubbers are on their way from Auto Atlanta and that a Billet Aluminium Tapered Crankshaft Pulley is in the process of being ordered from Patrick Motorsports. The original 3.6 crankshaft pulley is too wide for the 914/6 "tin" to fit properly and we're not running air conditioning.

Nice

I thought I should add the contact details for Max in case anyone restoring a car is looking for one of the best in his field,especially Porsche. It's VINTIQUE MOTO.        Bespoke Automotive Restoration & Metal Fabrication. 13 Chandos Street Cheltenham  3192. Max Hayes- 0415769009. info@ vintiquemoto.com.au

Another update in our progress and Max has finished off the extra tinware for the engine and it looks a treat.

sure does!

Are you using a 993 motor now? Tinware looks great & I like the heater boxes. Suggest you put 12 brand new sparkplugs in beforehand, as it will be hard to do in the car.

I might be getting a bit ahead of myself posting this,but the engine is in,WITH the tinware attached and with the new rubber seals as well (when they turn up???)  it'll be close to a perfect fit. Good feeling when you know you have guys involved,that really do know their stuff!  Thanks again MAX.

I'm happy to report that Adrian has been onto it and that we now have power to four corners of the car,to lights,indicators,dash etc. The headlight motors have been installed and the lights operate just like they should. We're awaiting an answer back from Hayden at WEVO, regarding the reversing light operation. Seems that some kits came with the option and some didn't? Fortunately,we have one that did,however the factory switch does not fit! The stuff like this that you learn along the way is good,but sadly I'll only use it once!

You'll be driving it in no time! Just in time for summer

Latest update as of today is that the Engine to Chassis Wire Harness Adaptor,the Engine Conversion Harness,the Clutch Cable Pulley Adaptor Kit and the 914 Accelerator Throttle Cable Conversion Kit are leaving Patrick Motorsports in Arizona. Once they're here,we should be on our way big time? (why do I continually make these dumb statements)??? I also found a terrific new site for pre-owned parts and it's Retro Automotive Products in the US. I got a fuel tank strap support that I didn't know existed,a real nice door escutcheon,another jack strap,two thresh hold strips,two carpet trim strips and a Genuine Bilstein Jack,so pretty happy about all that. I've had those sent to my Mate in Florida and he'll bring them back when he's allowed to travel again? I've decided to go see Mathew at Wheel Solutions in Richmond,to see if they can closely replicate the RSR style wheels from the 70's. The real deal update is available from Depulu in Q'land at about $500.00 per wheel,so I guess that's the option if the paint thing doesn't stack up. The rear wheel below is a Genuine 10" RSR and mine are a 9" and 7" from 930 Turbo. Edited 6June, 2020 by Ken Forgot to include yesterday.

Loving the direction this it going Ken!!  Keep it up

There's this amazing paint available only at Auto Barn and I think it's called VHT Hood, Bumper & Trim Paint. It's bringing the plastic trim such as those near the headlights,the headlight surrounds and the heater box and fan up to look like new as evidenced.

The parts from Patrick Motorsports have arrived, as did the main engine compartment rubber seal from Auto Atlanta,so no holdups now I hope. This may interest some,as over the weekend a mate gave me a loan of Porsche Classic Originale #5 and in there I discovered that you can buy from PCM, a new service record book. As there are no books with my car,I intend to start one now. Part # WKD43152010. As the inspection door in the firewall has been temporarily removed,I took a couple of shots yesterday and must say that I am happy Max made it bigger than first thought.

Here's the speedo that will go in the car,after it's been changed over from its  mechanical operation at Ringwood Speedometer.

A new piece of the puzzle has arrived today from Germany ,a Hot Wire Air Flow Meter and Adaptor. This will allow it to idle properly,given that the 964 engine with all it's components doesn't fit,so changes have to made. It apparently provides some more horsepower but that's a secondary consideration I think with what it'll have anyway.

An unexpected situation with the mechanical speedometer. The Wevo covered up the connecting point,so I had to source an electronic one and it came from an 83 - 911, so all's good now. Even better,I sold mine in 15 minutes of it being on the 901 register site. Adrian is sorting out the wiring,so we now have ignition,brake,indicator and reversing lights,so that's another move forward. As well as that,a tricky bit of kit arrived from Germany and that's to do with air & fuel mix as I understand it. Also fitted new rear wheel bearings and a new fuel tank gasket along with fuel gauge sender seal. We need a few more bits from Patrick Motorsports which includes a beefed up starter motor,so that will be happening sooner rather than later. Here's some more shots of our progress.

I received a call from Adrian today to tell me that owing to the current circumstances,he's unable to continue working,so thanks to Dickhead Dan,the build just takes a whole lot longer than it should. Pissed off,you better believe it!!!!!

Bummer. You we're getting so much done. This too shall pass. 👍

Although zip is happening with the car at present,(thanks again Dickhead Dan) I have purchased from Auto Atlanta,a bunch of screws and speed nuts required for the headlights and their trim installation. A 3 plastic plug kit to replace those missing in the boot floor as well. Really pleased to say that instead of sourcing a HIGH TORQUE starter motor from Patrick Motorsport in the US,one produced in Castlemaine,Victoria  has arrived,so good to support local clever guys having a go!

A bit more happening recently with some photos new and older.

Despite Dopey Dan's lockdown crap, we're getting a bit done by way of parts ordering. I've got some original cabin parts that were stripped out returning with a friend from the US at months end, as well as an original jack that I got from Retro Automotive Products. Braided oil and brake lines are being made up, a heap of stuff will be off the John at Solar Plating and as soon as Max, the Metal Fabricator "Extrordinaire"  can get down to do a few bits, the engine tin will be off to A1 Powder Coaters for finishing. The brakes on the front are 930 Turbo and the rears are 911S,which are off to be overhauled and painted, so they should look and work a treat. We've dispensed with the Ford Capri handbrake (how'd that get in there?) and are going about installing a Boxster h/brake instead. The final fit will be more like the  original in a directional sense too. New wheel bearings are in and a whole lot of missing Clutch bits and pieces have lobbed from Germany. Phil at Porsche Melbourne Spare Parts has been more than helpful as usual! I had a birthday recently, so I shouted myself one of those 917 style wooden gearshift knobs. A  bit exey, but bugger it ,I like the idea and it will finish off the cabin nicely after it's trimmed. I thought id throw in a picture of a front caliper before it's re done. Later!

Well finally there's a bit of action taking place. Rear brakes are off being done whilst Adrian fettles some shims that are required for it all to fit properly. He ordered the braided oil lines and the same to replace the existing plastic petrol lines. I know these cars were built to a price, but plastic & petrol don't seem to mix that well for me. We'll do  the front brakes when the rears are back with us. Max lobbed and did his thang again in creating the opening for the new Boxster handbrake arrangement. The Ford Escort one that was fitted, was incorrect and had the cables running across the top of the heat exchangers, hence the covering melted. They were sent away and all good now. Here's a few photos that Adrian sent over. A few more recent shots.

We're back and no, I haven't shot myself thru frustration although i've felt like it a few times." Never get involved in a car build they said" and dickhead here didn't listen!!! Anyway, Adrian's now doing 2 days a week on it and i'm doing the pickup delivery of whatever needs to be done, so 3 months is THE target finish date at Hartech before the car goes back to Andy for completion of body kit fitting and finally the interior trim. As most of the heating gear was removed? we have been a bit inventive and sourced one of those bits of kit that allow for loud or normal exhaust note and adapted it to allow for airflow from the heat exchangers into the cabin like normal. Simply a switch, haven't decided where yet, to open and close, depending on the weather. Took Max a good while to think it out and produce it, but I'm pretty sure you'll agree that it's pretty cool!!  Photo's included. The handbrake cables need to be finished off and installed. Once that's done, the engine goes in and the powder coated engine tin will also be installed. Then Oil lines etc etc. Oh Yes, I shouted myself one of those 917 style gearshift knobs, so i'll include a couple of photos of that as well.

Some good stuff happening at the moment, with the rear brake calipers going off to be rebuilt at Trade Brake & Clutch in Springvale. Adrian is looking after the front brakes, as they are aluminium and he prefers to do it this way. Boy, don't our friends in the fatherland know how to charge for 930 brake parts!!!!!  Anyway, they're looking good now and will look even better when the whole things are assembled and the yellow coloured bolts etc are sitting against the black of the caliper. Bobby at A1 Powder Coating in Moorabbin has done another ripper job on the engine tin and I was rapt when I picked it up this morning. John at Solar Plating in Mordialloc is such a pleasant guy to work with and very obliging in the time he takes to complete the job. Woody at HydroBlast in Highett has the parts looking BRAND NEW after they go thru his process, readying them for plating. I got Woody's name from John at Solar and it shows that the guys producing the quality product, like to work together. Funny that they know Max, the fabricator as well. A couple photo's of the latest achievements. Hope you enjoy!

Some good shit happening now. The 4 wheels (7's & 9's) have gone to Wheel Solutions in Richmond for the RSR look to be applied but without the anodising. I found out that the early 70's Fuchs wheels were  different  in construction than those on the 80's cars and react differently to the process. No point in spending serious money when you can't achieve the original result, so I've settled on what's closest to it. The front calipers are overhauled now as are the rears and the rears are now being painted satin Black like the front. New backing plates for the fronts arrived and in place as per the following photo's. The Oil Lines are now temporarily in place, but a bit of figuring out of actual location needs clarification. The new front turn signal rubber grommets also need to be fitted so that they don't sit against the braided hose which will obviously carry some heat. I hope that today's photo's show the good progress. I spent a couple of hours wrapping the main wiring loom as well as the rear for the tail lights etc. The fabric tape is terrific to work with, but the standing up with your arms in the air doing it is a pain in the arse, sorry arms!! Hope you like the progress, I sure do.  Keep it up Ade!

A few more photo's taken today.

Question The braided lines, were the original cars done in solid steel lines?

Hi Brian I'm not sure about steel, but I have an original set of 914-6 GT lines and they are copper. I'm told heat dissipation is better in all other than braided lines, but I found that out after the braided lines had been ordered in their correct length.

The handbrake cable was ready yesterday at FlexibleDrive in Keilor Park so I drove out there and picked it up. It turned out that the wrong length was submitted to them, so too short for purpose. They were just great in that I was there when they opened at 8.00am this morning and they made one up the correct length whilst I was there, and NO CHARGE! How bloody good is that, unheard of these days!!!! I stood upstairs and watched the guys making all types of tricky cables by hand. Congrats to FLEXIBLEDRIVE. I noticed that the oil cooler is in and connected up too. With the car spending it's time up in the air, it's hard to see everything. Part of the powder coated engine tin is now attached to the engine as well. I forgot the handbrake cable photos.

Picked up the 911S Rear Brake Calipers from Andrew's Classic Restorations and as usual, a terrific job from him. Also, the second handbrake cable is ready to be picked up on Monday. Thanks to Flexidrive.

Max came down to complete the welding into position of the guides for the handbrake cables on the trailing arms and also fitted the holder for the oil filter in the engine bay. In the cabin, we now have a handbrake!  You beauty, even finished up with one from a 911. The main wiring loom rubber boot/cover should be here by mid next week and Woody aqua blasted a lot of engine bits yesterday which are now at the platers. They'll be picked up on Monday, so hopefully i'll  get to clean up the top of the engine plastic bits with warm soapy water over the weekend.

Sorry, forgot to load the photos.

Great progress Ken!

Wiring loom boot cover arrived and I cleaned the plenum and all the other plastic bits with warm soapy water, so that's done. My mate in the States doesn't know when he's coming back to Aust, so he sent all the cabin trim bits and others back to me, so we now have those to call on when needed. I picked up the handbrake shoes and the brake aportioning valve from Trade Brake & Clutch yesterday after they were all overhauled. They do a great job!! A bit of paint on the brake valve needed to stop any rust forming. Something to do in the garage out of the wind. Max has been working his magic again on an aluminium pipe that will form part of the heater/demister setup. The guy has talent oozing out the end of his fingers!!!! I'm waiting to hear back from Patrick Motorsports, as to the availability of the WEVO gear shifting mechanism that starts at the firewall and joins the final leg of the shift action. This came as a surprise, as I thought we had it all ready to go. Spoke to Matt at Wheel Solutions yesterday and they have sorted the RSR finish for the wheels. I was informed a while ago, that the later wheels like mine, (930T) don't take the anodising process like the early 70's cars wheels do. The 4 stage process is massively expensive, at around a grand a wheel, so there's no point in going down that road. More later, but first some photos.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water???   Appears that the current modified shifting mechanism is not an ideal mix with a WEVO? If connected, it will require the shifting pattern to be the reverse of a normal 915, that is right to left, not left to right. This could lead to some interesting sounds from the gearbox when driving  another car. The guys from Patrick Motorsports have confirmed it and we don't doubt their sincerity. They've been terrific with advice over a long period of time, so a complete conversion kit is required. The brake aportioning valve came up a treat with three coats of black paint and two coats of clear to stop it going rusty. Max has shortened the "horn" he made, so that we have no issue now, connecting the heater pipe. The rear calipers have been fitted and look a treat too.

A1 Powder Coating are so helpful. I took the "Horn" in early yesterday and it was ready at 2.30,so that's gone to Adrian. It came up a treat I reckon.

Some more progress this week albeit nothing major yet. The oil lines have been wrapped in protective covering in the places that they are exposed to possible stone damage as well as being made ready to connect up. The rubber boots that protect the wiring for the indicators inside the front guards have been fitted and the engine has had the air filter and other bits fitted. A 915 shifter is being sourced from Performance 9 in Q'land and the rest of the mechanism has left the USA via DHL, so should see that next Monday the 10th.

Oh this is beautiful to watch coming together.  Very nice attention to detail and obviously lots of 'thought'. Keep up the great work!

Quotes source post: 345041

Thanks a lot for the comment, helps to make it worthwhile for all the running around and sometimes bullshit from Customs. Anyway, onwards  and hopefully upwards to have this baby finished by Xmas?? (That's the third time i've said that since ownership)

Quotes source post: 345041

Thanks a lot for the comment, helps to make it worthwhile for all the running around and sometimes bullshit from a Government Department. Anyway, onwards  and hopefully upwards to have this baby finished by Xmas?? (That's the third time i've said that since ownership) Once again Patrick Motorsports has saved the day with their gearchange kit. Turns out that there were some alterations made previously that didn't work for us, so we needed their expertise to keep moving on. I had a bit of a boxing match with Customs in regards to Duty and the standing FREE TRADE AGREEMENT between Australia and the USA. Turned out that not all the bits in the kit were made in the US, so I had to put my gun away!!!  I asked Patrick's to use the services of DHL, which I must admit were fantastic to deal with, rather than UPS who frankly, are bloody hopeless. Owned by the Germans, DHL do it with that cool efficiency that that they are so recognised for! The battery tray, ex Boxster is in, along with the battery plus a kill switch for prolonged garage time. Adrian has done a ripper job of that. There's some rear "trunk" carpet on the way, along with a new tail light glass, both from Auto Atlanta. The carpet will match the front carpet that I purchased from AA back in 2019,when I thought the car would be done in 5 minutes; silly me!!!!   Also, there's another 915 shifter been ordered from Performance 9 in Q'land and Stan tells me it will be available to us next week. I reckon apart from two drive shafts, we're about there for parts required and aren't I happy about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The wheels seem to be taking a long time away ,but there's reason for that, so we'll go with the flow so to speak.

Some more photos taken Friday 21 May,21.

I found a picture of the 914 on the back of a truck prior to coming to Australia. I'm not sure if it still has the small block V8 in it that it once had, or was back to a Porsche engine?

Amazing what you find when you go lookin!  I thought that the one fuel tank rubber mounting buffer that came with the car was it, but NO, there are two ,right and left. Who'd have ever thought there'd be two for balance? Clamps for the catch can filter are on the way as well as Fresh Air Blower Drain.

Latest today is that the Targa Roof fits perfectly into the "rear trunk space" or BOOT for us locals, with plenty of clearance above the battery. Edited 27May, 2021 by KERMIT Mistake.

The shifter mechanism is on its way from Queensland and should lob on Tuesday and to my surprise the bits from Retro Automotive Products in the States turned up today. That's funny, I see an Icy Cold Corona got into the picture; where'd that come from? Package might have gone via Mexico????

Quotes source post: 346366

Looks good Did you decide to not fix the roof (as per Factory 916s) and maintain the ability to remove for open top driving?

Yes that's pretty much it, but funnily enough the other cars I have came with a sunroof that I never use!! I just came back from the mechanic's and to my great surprise, the engine's in the car. Mind you, it'll probably be in and out a few times more, but it gave us an opportunity to discuss mufflers and what we'll do about that. "Never ending"!

Adrian just sent a quick video of him cranking over the engine. There's no fuel tank or anything like that, but nice to know "she lives"!!!!!!!!

Hi Fella's. Ade got into this week and the following photos show the progress. Unfortunately it all has to come out again as this is an exercise in checking available space. Its worked, as we now know that the torsion bars that make the boot lid go up and down have to come out. There needs to be min 20 ml separation distance between body and engine, no touching.

Adrian has been doing some work on the engine breathing properly. Here's a couple photos.

We're getting a bit excited right now as a lots happening. Engine Oil Line on its way from Performance 9 in Q'land as well as a box of stuff from Auto Atlanta, all needed to get it running at last!  I need to visit Trade Brake & Clutch today to get a couple of rear brake lines made as the existing are a tad too short, then to the VW Wrecker in Southern Rd to hopefully find an early VW accelerator pedal and it's associated bits?

VW venture for parts was a fail, so we got the bits from PCM. Also decided on a new set of windscreen washer jets as the washer bottle was about to go in. I picked up the new rear brake lines, Ade installed them and when all assembled tried to bleed them and found the Master cylinder blocked, so that'll get sorted tomorrow. I picked up the wheels this morning after Matt had the tyres fitted and bought them home. The valve protectors were removed during the process, so PCM included 4 of those with the washer jets. The overall finish on the wheels is just fabulous, so I can't speak highly enough of the efforts that Matt and the crew at Wheel Solutions put in, but it's obvious that you can't get THE RSR dull finish with paint, as we have used. I'll look at them for a couple of weeks and decide what to do. It's either leave them like they are, or have the centre's painted satin black like the background, in other words like new 930 wheels looked. I'm going to include a photo of the new kid on the block and Porsche parts supplier, "Bunnings!" Their 80ml pipe and 90 elbow worked a treat!!!

A few more photos from this week. Brake Master Cylinder is at Trade Brake & Clutch for re-build. A new accelerator pedal from PCM arrived so we put the drivers seat in, got the driving position right and fixed the pedal in place. Two new washer jets to be installed, along with new washer lines. Oil was put into the engine and on cranking it's obvious that the oil pump is working properly, so we're happy about that. With luck, the bits out there in delivery land will all arrive this week which will possibly allow us to install the fuel tank, the fuel lines and fire the old girl up??????????   Should sound ACE, straight out as no muffler in site yet. Open the door about Friday, you might hear it!!!!

I forgot the dizzies!! The high tension leads from the coils to the dizzies were installed Thursday.

Turns out the w/washer bottle has a leak, so some goo applied and waiting for it to dry before reinstallation. Just awaiting confirmation of the origin of the  brake master cylinder? It seems that it may be, dare I say it, "Mercedes Benz"??????  Once we know what it is, Trade B & C can get the kit and rebuild it. There was a Castrol sticker in the front space that was associated with Race Brake Fluid and a treacle like substance is in the brake lines. We figure that there was a mix of regular brake fluid and race brake fluid in there together and they don't mix well. A big flush will be carried out on re-assembly. I put two of the refurbished wheels on the car to see how they look??  Not sure yet!  Adrian has found two drive shafts of the right length, so some new bits as needed will come from PCM and that'll be done.

A few more photos.

I picked up the drive shafts and another engine pipe from A Class Powder Coating today and Baz proves again what a ripper bloke he is to deal with as they were only there a couple of days. When I took them to Adrian (Hartech) he had completed the installation of all the new pipes upfront for the heating. All looks bloody terrific with the black pipes and the contrast of the yellow clips. The operating switch for the heating will be fitted soon, just not sure where yet? I've been quietly concerned about the fitting of the engine lid, owing to the size of the engine, but Adrian installed it today and there are no clearance issues and it fits beautifully up against the boot lid/trunk lid. A little tweaking when it goes to Andy at Fabcoat for the body kit refitting. Same for the bonnet. All the plumbing for the engine/oil system will be completed in the next few days.  Vroom Vroom noises getting closer!! Edited 8July, 2021 by KERMIT Forgot driveshaft photo

I picked up the Brake Master Cylinder from Trade Brake & Clutch yesterday, bought it home and gave it a couple of coats of black paint, letting it dry overnight. This morning a coat of clear completed the task and it's looking pretty cool. I dropped it down to Adrian (Hartech) and had a chat about the WEVO shifter that we may have an issue with? Reverse seems to be an issue  but to really know, the engine needs to be running and that's a little way off yet. We also discussed the muffler issue and there seems to be two choices. First is two shotgun mufflers, which means cutting the two long sections of the heat exchangers and adding them in, before running two pipes, side by side out the back, same as GT3. The other is a 911 muffler across the rear, with a section cut out to clear the WEVO, then two outlets same as GT3. I just remembered I had these two lots of photos as ideas of what the exhaust might look like. The second option is very expensive! Edited 14July, 2021 by KERMIT Additional photos.

Yesterday was pretty exciting when I saw Adrian (Hartech), as he had a jerry can hooked up, spark and the motec talking to all the right bits. The only thing that stopped us turning the key was the fact that there's no oil in the engine and I have oil pipes in my car to take to the powder coaters on Monday. A morning visit by me to Max saw us solve the exhaust question. Adrian, Max & I have decided on giving the GT3 side by side pipes idea the boot, also the RSR finish and going more with an original look. Max will cut the long heat exchanger pipe near the collector, install a muffler, then finish it off both sides with a Harley Pipe which is also baffled. Yes, I know it sounds out there, but look at the pics, how good is that?? Max also made a small clip that fits onto the top seam of the fuel tank, allowing the metal strap that holds the charcoal filter in place to be connected. Another puzzle to appear is the running of the heater pipes, as it's getting pretty crowded down there. We think we'll run with a reducer for a bit and then back to the original diameter. Getting closer to some NOISE!!!!

Hi Guys. Max was doing some work for Adrian last week so I wandered down and we had a discussion about the final exhaust look and agreed on two medium size semi baffled mufflers that Max found on ebay, in combination with the two Harley Pipes. No idea what it'll sound like but some consideration was given to both neighbours and the cops possible reactions? I'm not interested in discussions about how loud it is with either of them, so we'll take the soft option at this time. If it's too quiet, then we'll re visit the thing. Once lockdown # 478 is over, Max will come down and complete the work required. Great  to have two guys so interested in the outcome! Max also took away the crash plate from the front underside of the car and remodelled it from LHD configuration, to RHD as per the photos. Baz from A Class Powder Coaters did it nice and quick for me and it's now with Adrian, once again as per the photos. Adrian was fitting the seals for the engine bay and realised that the one that goes across the front was too short. It was the same length as the two side seals, so I got onto Auto Atlanta immediately. The correct one is on its way and I have sent the incorrect one back. Once that lobs, we can finish off the engine bay and install the engine for the last time. I forgot the engine seal photos.

Coming along really nicely - showing great dedication from you and your various “partners in crime” - you’ll very much end up with your own car being what you want it to be - really enjoyable keeping up with progress!

Adrian (Hartech) called me on Friday night, suggesting that we might "light her up" on Saturday morning and " light her up we did"!!!!! We only had the lightly baffled Harley Pipes pushed into the heat exchanger pipes for silencing, so take it from me, It was LOUD!!!! First run in 10/12 years and all good, thank Christ!! Maybe i'll   get a chance to do a little video next time?

Tried the video no success.

A bit more progress of late with the proper petrol filter found and fitted, the fuel tank flushed out properly and also fitted, so now the engine is running off the tank. We've decided that the interior needs a console, so the production of  that will be discussed with the trimmer in due course. We did order the 2 VDO gauges and a clock to be a part of that. I took the 300kph speedo  that Adrian required to install today, so another part of the puzzle is complete. Ex Bathurst Champ John Bowe lobbed yesterday and took an instant liking to the car apparently, so its nice that a top line guy thinks what we're doing is an interesting thing. A photo here of the way the front boot space is taking shape. Needs carpet and all the trim for the lights, but we're getting there too. Here's one of the console idea as well. She Lives_001.mp4 Unavailable She Lives_001.mp4 Unavailable Edited 3September, 2021 by KERMIT Forgot to include

Had a bit of a think about the centre console after looking at Auto Atlanta's site. Though they look really nice, i'm guessing the cost of getting it here would be almost the same as the console, so no go there. Adrian suggested an early 911 console like is in my Carrera 3.0. We'll remove the cassette storage, fill in that area and then fit the oil temperature and oil pressure gauges and forget the clock.

Small issue with the speedo not working properly so we've sourced a GPS system that works in tandem with the original speedo. A small plastic jigger sits on the dash and picks up the signal. Consideration was given to the size of the two Oil  Cooler Fans and we thought they needed to be more efficient. Adrian sourced some that were made in Italy, just what we required and they have arrived. Next week will see both of the above items fitted along with the driveshafts. All the engine tin and the accompanying rubber seals are now in place too. Ade plans on checking all the front end and tightening up anything that requires it, i'll deliver the wheels and that's possibly followed by a front end alignment. Better think about Max coming down to setup and weld all the exhaust, so we can hang it off the rear of the gearbox. I think a call to the Engineer is not far off after that, so that he can check what we've done to see that its all cool? We also need to run the cool air hose to the dizzies. I think the engine missed this update when in storage? A new belt will be fitted to them. Edited 27September, 2021 by KERMIT wrong detail.

Yesterday turned out to be a big day for the 3 of us, the car, Adrian and I. Adrian did a lot of tightening of suspension and other things after asking me to bring down the wheels and the rear lights. He installed the lights and we combined to put the wheels on and they look bloody good! even if I do say so myself. As it was a public holiday, there was no one around so he did about 4 passes up and down the street. Wow, this jigger moves out!!! Always knew it would, but it surprised me. The Harley Pipes are the only exhaust on it at present and it sounded great, in fact if you were outside you probably heard it???? Brakes took a little to bed in but worked a treat, new rear wheel bearings all good, no oil leaks etc etc. Only has 1 seat in it at the moment, so I looked on. No issue there, plenty of time for me soon enough. Gave it a wash and discovered we need new door  and front bonnet rubbers, so Auto Atlanta, here we come again.  Shit I enjoyed it and Adrian was going to the surgeon to get the smile taken off his face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well the front boot (trunk) space is now finished. The new fans are installed, the thermostatic control switch is connected, the charcoal canister fitted as well as the w/screen washer bottle. Finally the lid of the oil cooler was screwed down, so that's that. Adrian was fitting the oil breather pipe to the crankcase yesterday and I believe that it is finished as well. A while ago I asked George & Mia at Auto Atlanta to only use Fedex for sending stuff as UPS are so bloody hopeless and that's proven to be a good move. A recent order for a new set of door rubbers, front boot space rubber, sway bar  drop link bushes and mounts arrived in a week. Once again I have to say what a truly professional job that Adrian is doing and if anyone reading this is thinking of doing a 914 -6 conversion, he has to be your first port of call. Just fabulous!!! I failed to mention Max Hayes (fabricator) and Andy McAllister (painter & body kit fixer) have also done exceptional work and I couldn't recommend either of them more highly. Edited 12October, 2021 by KERMIT Forgotten text.

That's come up a treat!

Yesterday saw some more done, but this time in the cabin. We fitted the bottom panel of the dash which was removed some time ago, then moved onto the idea of a radio. Max got a modern radio with the old look about it sometime ago for me, which has been sitting in the box ever since. Adrian moved the cigarette lighter to it's correct position and then cut the dash and fitted the radio. As it is fibre glass, it only had a flat finish on it, so a quick visit to Joe the Motor Trimmer saw us with a roll of basket weave finish vinyl. It's almost identical in finish to the original door cards. I forgot the two shots of the finished product. Edited 14October, 2021 by KERMIT Forgot 2 photos.

Some thought was given to the purchase of a 914 centre console from Auto Atlanta but the size of it would transfer into "costa lotsa" to get it here, so we got a G series console, removed the original cassette storage section and that's where the 3 gauges are going. Sometime ago, I purchased a 914 firewall interior trim which was a bit shabby, hoping that it could be repaired? I took it to Tony the Trimmer and he just said, that's f*+>ed!!!!    Next move was to Andy at Fabcoat, as he is a magician with fibreglass. The plan is to use the original trim as a mould, but with a section of the passenger side back piece left out, so that it sits around the engine management system. The passenger's seat will hide it from view. At least that's the plan. I drove down to Hartech a week back, turned the corner and the car was sitting in the sun outside and I immediately thought " what a great looking car" then realised it was mine!  It looks bloody terrific if I don't mind saying so myself, particularly the wheels.

Some great achievements this week as a result of Max having to come down South, so he bought all his equipment with him. He purchased some mufflers a while ago and chose those that would provide the best result in the 96db quest. We were at 105db inside the factory, took the car outside and it stayed the same? Enter the Harley Pipes! With Adrian's input as well, Max cut and modified them so that the baffles provided the best result possible and "bingo", we're at 94 and a bit. Sadly, the beautifully US made Billy Boat Heat Exchangers had to be cut at the collector, for the idea to be able to work, given the short distance available from engine to bumper. The Engineer is due on Wednesday for a first look at the car, also wanting to see the Engineer's report from some years ago in relation to the left to right conversion. He also wants to view the last registration certificate which we also have.("thank you Dennis") It's not installed yet, but I have included a photo of the G Series centre console that Adrian has adapted to carry the oil temp, oil pressure gauges, as well as a clock. Another edit! I forgot to include that I went and saw Andy, the other magician involved in this project. As well as being an excellent Painter and Fabricator, he is a wizard with fibre glass, responsible for producing heaps of stuff for the Mad Max Movie Series. The interior vinyl firewall cover piece I purchased second hand was viewed by the trimmer and in his words, its F*'.ed!!!, so Andy has used it as a mould and produced an exact copy of the original. I'll take this to Joe the Trimmer in January, so that it can be covered with foam backing and vinyl. Andy has made it in 3 sections, so that the centre section can be removed to access the firewall  door if a belt change is required.  These guys are just too cool!!!

Called over to see Andy yesterday taking with me the rear bar as it needs painting. Turns out the exhaust comes out under the bar, so no need to cut out anything to fit it. He has almost completed the fibre glass firewall, just requires trimming and that's that. It's ready for Joe to upholster and install.

Interesting day yesterday. We found out from the Engineer that the car needs to be Complete to pass the VASS test, that is as per  in a drive away condition. As well as that, the decibel level of the exhaust was still too high, so Max came down again and proceeded to fix that issue which has now been done!! The plan now is for Adrian to button up as much as he can mechanically, so that Bob The Towie can take it to Fabcoat (Andy) for the body kit to be fitted as well as the trim we removed prior to paint. Then it's off to D&J Motor Trimmers in Moorabbin for the interior trim to be completed. That will include covering and fitting the f/glass firewall cover, carpet and trim. I'll do the speaker covers myself cause its easy! The carpets for the front and rear trunks will be fitted as well. Joe will also need make a console to go over/around the hand brake, so that's finished off properly. All the lights work, so Ade sent a photo.

Tomorrow's the big day, as Bob the Towie will be at Hartech at 9.00am and it's off to Andy for the body kit, new rubber seals and fitting of the firewall cover. We need to make sure it fits before it goes to the trimmers. I saw Joe the Trimmer today and I need to call him after the 17th January to arrange the arrival after Andy has worked his magic! Fingers crossed everyone. To those that have followed this project, I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have and the bonus is, you get the buzz without the bills!!!!!!!! There's more to come.so stay tuned. Hope you all have a Merry Xmas and a ripper 2022.

Great work Ken, my 914/6GT Clone build is about to head to the mechanic for engine installation so am a step behind you (though I have only had the engine bay and frunk painted at this stage in case of scratching with any reaching over the body by the mechanic).

Quotes source post: 361754

Thanks for the comment, it's most appreciated after all that's gone on with getting it to this stage. I'd be interested in comparing notes so maybe we could meet up one day? I'm in Beaumaris if your South, but no matter to me, I like driving. (who would have guessed) Enjoy your Xmas. Tuesday turned out to be the day that the car went to Andy. Adrian was pleased to see it gone as he is having the workshop floor painted and less is better as far as cars go! The car will be with Andy for only about 3 weeks so I was able to give Joe the trimmer a firm date in January for him to complete his work. It's looking more like Andy will fabricate the module to surround the handbrake out of fibre glass. He is so bloody talented, the f/glass firewall cover is identical to the original!! We're in the home straight.

It looks bloody brilliant I bet you can’t wait to get it finished and on the road.

Thanks Marty. I don't think that the side view of these cars are their best feature, but I will take the compliment. Standing at 45 deg off the tail light, I think the bulging guards and the fat (ish) rear tyres look totally horn!!!!

A few changes to the plans I had regarding progress. I'm advised that locally made carpet is definitely NOT the type of carpet for my purposes, so after speaking with George at Auto Atlanta I am going to make patterns of the passenger and driver's floors and post them to him. He will then make a reverse carpet set out of period correct German Loop Pile for my right hand drive setup and send them over. I think installation will be fairly straight forward. Andy has spent quite sometime polishing the car and finishing small details and it's come up a treat. I didn't like the look of the Gold 914-6 badge, just too bright for me, so I took it to Baz at A1 powder coating  and the Satin Black fits the rest of the car really nicely. Andy has done a brilliant job of copying the original interior firewall vinyl cover that was damaged beyond repair, in fibreglass. Using the original foam bolsters etc, I'll get that covered in the same patterned vinyl that we used on the radio surround. So, the car is finally coming home on Wednesday and a mate is coming around with his chainsaw to get the smile off my face!!!!!! I'll fit as much of the trim that I can, whilst waiting for my mate to arrive early Feb with the jack and New/Old Stock seat belts. Once they're in I'll setup a date with the Engineer to do the final exhaust  DB test, Adrian issues the Roadworthy Certificate  and BINGO, a Club M Plate Registration. Gee!! That almost 3.5 year build went quick???? Edited 15January, 2022 by KERMIT forgot photo

Looking Good 👍

Quotes source post: 364135

Shit it looks good!!! Not everyone's cup of T and I know that. I fact, I am not that crazy about the front of the car either, but it'll do me after all the pain of putting it together! I hope to have the engineers certificate, roadworthy etc all together by the 10th of February, so that Club M Plate will happen. After that, it'll be at the Beaumaris Car Show in the Concourse in Feb and then at the Regularity Run at Sandown on April 3rd. A few shots following. They show the amazing job that Andy did with painting & polishing the car. It is a real credit to him as a painter and I think his passion for the job is on show here. What do I do now?????

Looking really good, Tough stance.

Quotes source post: 364909

Drive the shit out of it

Looks awesome!

Well isn't life strange?? Just when you thought it was safe.............  Turns out that my mate bringing the seat belts, jack etc back for me, got as far as LAX only to find out that his paperwork is out of order bigtime and has been cooling his heels there for nearly a month! I've waited 3 + weeks so asked him to contact the nearest Fedex shop and just send em!  The whole exercise was to save the freight charge ,but that idea went out the window and now THE world's most expensive set of new/old stock seat belts will be here on the 3rd of March! Then it's fitting them, finishing off the centre console gauges and book the Engineer. He (Blake) has been terrific in putting up with the delay and Adrian the same. I will  never predict a finish date again and it'll be finished when it's finished????????????????

Back again and car went back to Adrian on Monday after sitting in the garage for about a month. He's been really busy so we joined the queue which is fair enough. Final fittings now taking place such as heater ducting, activating heater switch as well as some fitting of trim that had to wait until the last stages. The Engineer (Blake) has been booked for Friday morning, so if all goes without a hitch, I might even be able to pick up the M plate on Friday afternoon?   I think that's a big ask, but the paperwork and photos required by Vic Roads have been forwarded to the Porsche Club, so if Gary has his paperwork ready for me, I'll pick it up and go to VicRoads in the arvo. Who knows, the car may appear in the carpark at Sandown on Sunday, as I'm helping out at the Regularity 360. It'd be a blast to be able to drive it there but I'm not getting too excited about that. A few more photos taken on Thursday

I included a photo of the headlight as previous photo showed it not sitting properly and it's been adjusted now.

Another visit this morning saw all the trim around the rear window fitted properly and I must say that the black trim sitting against the white paint looks excellent. Adrian also fitted the 911 console that features the 3 gauges and that has come up a treat!  The large passenger side door boot and the large two part drivers side door handle are both complete and fitted. The wooden 917 style gearshift knob won't be fitted until everything has got the OK. Apparently they don't like being removed, so she's a oncer for me. The new heater piping/ducting whatever, looks ripper too, a shame you can't see it from inside the car! Some new rubber seals to go on for the front boot /trunk space and against the rear window, but that's for a little later.

Hi to all that watched the 914-3.6 build over a long period. I thought I would let you know that the car is such a fantastic thing to own and drive, pure excitement. It goes like shit off a shanghai and a couple of crew have got a bit of a surprise, if you know what I mean!!! Owing to ALL the rain that we've had, it hasn't seen a lot of outside either, but I have the carpet sample i've been waiting on, so off to Lahona Trimming P/L to speak with Andrew about completing the cabin. Once that's done, it's back to Adrian at Hartech for the radio ariel fitting as well as speakers and covers. Then at long last, the cue goes in the rack. "Get a 914 whilst they're still cheap and do a transplant" You'll be like a dog with two!! Cheers Ken.

Hi Fella's The 914/3.6 is at Lahona Trimming for the carpet installation, been there for a week so probably see it this week. Hope to get it to Hartech for the speakers fitting and ariel connection and 917 style gearstick knob as THE last bit of the 4 year episode, before the Beaumaris Car Show on February 12th. If you haven't attended, it's a quality collection of all types of vehicles including some top of the line stuff! Cheers.

Hi Fella's I picked up the 914 yesterday and have to say that I'm stoked with the job that Lahona have done. Andrew & Mark sure know their stuff and very focused too. They introduced a little Nappa Leather into the job and it sure looks the goods. Adrian was very obliging and fitted the 917 style gearshift knob this morning. We decided some time ago that it would be one of the last parts fitted as the crusher that fits inside the knob only needs to be fitted once! I'm taking the car to the Elwood Meet on Sunday, so see you there.

Radio connected with it's own loom, original speakers from KONIGS-KLASSIK-RADIOS in Essen de and the repro speaker boxes. As the dash is fibre-glass, we could fit a STEALTH in car antenna ,so no interference. Now thinking about the two driving lights that are standard on a 916 and that's it!

Hi All It's been awhile since I posted, but now  THE final bits of the puzzle have been put in place. The lower valance lights took some time to organise, as one was faulty when it arrived from the US and had to be returned and replaced. Andrew from Andrew's Classic Restorations in Braeside completed the job for me and he's very particular as his main business is ground up restorations. The lights were positioned using a Laser System to get them exact as you only get one shot at cutting the holes for the lights to sit behind and they're perfect!