914/6 GT- A Quick Rebuild?

markmws · Post by **markmws** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:43 am

carr914 wrote:Mark, That was my car for 14 years, I sold it to Andy. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures here( do I need a certain amount of posts before I can post pictures?), I will give you a visual history of the car

all the best,
T.C. Davis
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TC - would love to see more photos of the car- Ifound a few on Pelican a year or so ago - including this one with the trailer - love it !!

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:34 pm

I must be an idiot as I can't get pictures to post.

Mark I sent you a pm

T.C.

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:09 pm

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:05 pm

So James, what am I doing wrong?

T.C.

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markmws · Post by **markmws** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:17 pm

TC has sent me some more photos of the car in it's earlier incarnation - here are some of them.

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:11 pm

carr914 wrote:Hi James, I will set up a photo account, probably Flicker.

I also have a Steel-Roof 914-6.

T.C.

I bought another Real 914-6 ( with tons of Real GT parts).

T.C.

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Mon May 11, 2009 8:33 pm

Mark, What size are the Minilites you have on the rear of the car and what size tire?

T.C.

markmws · Post by **markmws** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:18 pm

carr914 wrote:Mark, What size are the Minilites you have on the rear of the car and what size tire?

T.C.

Hi TC - sorry for the late reply

The rear wheels are 9 x 15 Minilites , with 225/50/15 Toyo R888 tyres.

I love the look of Minilites on these cars - so much so , that I've got 8x15 ' s on the front at the moment

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:48 pm

Thanks Mark, the reason I asked was my 2nd 914-6 I will be making a Marathon re-creation car. I bought a pair of 15x8 Superlites, but the offset was wrong and they were to wide for the flares. I will get the other offset offered (they only have 15x10, then 15x8 - no 9s)

T.C.

markmws · Post by **markmws** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:14 pm

Can't believe it is nearly 2 years since I started this thread !!

The car is now finally on the road - passed the MOT last Wednesday , then off to Bob Watson's on Thursday for a rolling road set up.
Bob has smoothed the engine out nicely - starts on the button , nice flat torque curve - albeit a slightly disappointing power figure - I would have expected more from a 3.0 with 3.2 pistons , Carrera 3 cams and 46mm PMO's - but hey-ho - the car is plenty fast enough for now.
There are still a few minor niggles to sort out - throttle linkage is a bit sticky - and gear linkage connector is hitting rear bulkhead and not allowing selection of 1st gear - but all in all I love it!!
Longer term I will have to sort out the exhaust - the 911 box just doesn't look right.

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:20 pm

gosh that's n-i-c-e

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:58 pm

Mark, it looks good. What type of Horsepower numbers did you get? Is the RennShifter still in the car? Adjust your linkage while it is in the 2nd-3rd gear plane. Otherwise, you may need the rest of the linkage that James sells depending on the the gearbox you used.

Have Fun,
T.C.

markmws · Post by **markmws** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:36 pm

HI TC - thanks for the tip !
I still have the shifter that came with the car , and same linkage and gearbox - so not really sure what the problem is.
It seems that however the linkage is adjusted , gears 2-5 select fine (and reverse) , but the shift coupler is touching the rear bulkhead when selecting 1st - so not fully engaging.
As I see it the only way to solve this is to somehow shorten the rod from coupler to gearbox ? Does this make sense to you?

BTW - as you asked - power was 190 hp - a little disappointing - but there is bags of torque - and a nice flat curve - so it's plenty for now

I guess it is a pretty low ratio box - pulls like a train in 5th !!

carr914 · Post by **carr914** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:54 pm

What motor mount are you using? I don't remember ever having a problem with the car going into 1st gear.

And yes, the gears are shorter, I will have to dig out the invoice from when the box was rebuilt, but I remember the top 3 gears were changed from Stock.

T.C.

Ian Gunney · Post by **Ian Gunney** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:37 pm

that looks fantastic

think a set of 8" and 9" Minilites may be on order soon....

Ian