Projekt 908 front end finished.. u'll luv or hate

[juicersr]

Thanks guys for the encouraging words. Herman, the only fiberglass skillz i started with before this project were the one is used to shape and glass my own surfboards... basically rudimentary. I read everything i could on composites and mold making, and realized that if you know how to work with expoxies and resins, the hard part is building the shape around which the mold is built. My machine shop guy knew a guy who designed boat hulls, so i asked if he would mind helping on the project. That was the toughes part in all this was the sheer hours it took to get the lines/ and proportions right and symmetrical. Laying up all the glass (glass and more glass) was the easy part. My friend had the old-world eye when in i came to making it perfect... no CAD here! Of course now that i have glassing down, i wanted to learn Carbon! Made a 'skinned' mold from my well-waxed hood, sprayed on PVA and gelcoat, then laid-up 6 layer of Glass... voila. Tools for all this? Lots of determination, and sandpaper!

[juicersr]

Well, i had anticipated throwing at least a little paint this weekend, but as usual, didn't happen. Instead, i decided that the rocker panels weren't fitting quite right. To blend the rear GT flares i better, we cut the lower anterior portion off, then fabricated a piece of sheet fibeglass to fit the gap. We then rigged up a scaffold to hold each in place with the new rocker placement (see below)




And, almost finished



On the stock 914, the rocker are recessed slightly... even more so on this car, which had been hit in the past and poorly repaired, meaning that the rockers all off. I decided to bring the rocker 'out' a little and make them more 'vertical', which would allow the porsche script to looke more as it does on the project's inspiration, the 908/3. To do this, i fabicated an extension to the upper part of the rocker out of aluminum sheet, and riveted it to rocker. The gap in the rear was covered neatly with an 'L' shaped aluminum bend, which fit the gap nicely.
This allow me to 'angle' the rocker more outward, for a really nice effect.



And, as is said during surgery when taking a break to look at your work, the admiration phase (hey, if i didn't get to paint, at least i got to mock up the decals

[juicersr]

Hey guys, it's been a while, but after weeks of sanding, bondo, sanding, thought i would share some prelim pix from first spray. The guy at the paint shop sold up the wrong clear coat, which 'flashed' to quickly causing a 'frost', so we gotta go back and sand it some more From late last night, again with shi$$y ipone camera... looks great to finally have some paint on.

[herman maire]

Congrats....

That color looks like Arctic silver, it must have been tough to choose a color for that baby.

Do you have any photo shop pics of what its supposed to look like?

[juicersr]

Herman, thanks. It's actually classic Silver Metallic 936. As to what it's supposed to look like, hey, you'll just have to wait and see...I'm almost there.

Got the centerlock wheels painted tonight

Primered, they looked like Afrika Corps Panzer wheels


Painted, finally starting to look like vintage 908 wheels. Pictured with machined nuts beside them





Are you finally starting to get the full effect? Disregard buffed clear coat

[juicersr]

Finallyyyyy! The light at the end of the tunnel! Some daylight money shotz




Clear coat has been dry sanded, so appears dull. Gettin there

[SGB]

Awesome work. Makes my eyes pull back into my head just thinking about the G forces.

[zymurgist]

Just dropped in from 914world.com to check out your car, and all I can say is WOW!

That's going to be one mean 914 when it's done!

[juicersr]

Clear coat done! The pix dont do justice, but the silver metallic looks great. hope to have some outside shotz next week. Got a LOT of detail work to do now, with windshield, side window, etc. Aiming to have her track ready in a couple of weeks

[SirAndy]

Originally Posted by juicersr

strapped into their 906/8's with nothing but straight exhaust, air intakes and a cooling fan behind to provide the music

you do know that they call it a "Firewall" for a reason, don't you?

we just lost a teener last week due to a carb fire. i'd hate to think what would have happened to the driver if he had been strapped into a racing seat right in front of the engine without a firewall inbetween ...

just something to think about ...
Andy


PS: are you going to do something about that wide gap at the end of the front fenders? looks great from the front, but that gap is kinda ugly ...

[juicersr]

[mede8er]

Hmmm...

March 1st put together rad 914...check....

End of April drive home rad 934 clone...check...

May 4...get back to 914....check....

Dood...

[juicersr]

LOL!

Hey, i like to stay busy!

[SCWDP911]

that is really nice. I would like to see some shots a little farther back from the car though when you get a chance. Nice work!

[juicersr]

[juicersr]

Tried to get some side shots, but tough due to cramped space.

[cobra94563]

Very nice!!!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

WOW!

Beautiful work!

[juicersr]

Thanks guys! You may not like all the lines, but when i started this project, my goal was to capture some of the look and feel of the early Porsche racers... the 907/908/910's, raw, yet beautiful with a supreme sense of purpose. The 914/6 seemed the perfect platform



I will probably never own a 6 or 7 figure historic Porsche, but this is good enough for me, and a helluva lot more fun to create than just writing a check! The car has come to fruition from my mind's eye quite nicely, and i have taken elements and design cues from the early porsche racers to create the 'hot-rod' i wanted. I was able to take the car out several months ago before we started into the body work, and the sound and feel were phenomenal. I still have a million little trim details to do, but should have her on the road and track soon. Hope to do some hill climbs in her this fall after a lot of shakedown time. Here is a short clip of her running just before we started on the bodywork (i have adjusted the valves, replaced the cap/rotors/wires and tuned the webers since then, so she is sounding a lot smoother). Just a teaser that keeps me going to finish!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QqRPV3f4E64

[Frenchyves]

Waooouh,

wonderful work ...

I am happy for you, your car is fantastic, Iwait another pictures (on circuit)


Yves _ from France