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

[juicersr]

Well guys, it's been a long road, fraught with delays and attention drawn to parallel projects, but finally have gotten the wheels on the ground and took her for a spin. She is awesome sounding and feeling. Raw, purposeful, just like i envisioned. She is pretty much what i was aiming for when she started in my mind's eye.





Here is a short clip of her running. Those megaphones on the 2.7 motor with S cam sound soooo good at song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6l87Hgwb8k

In cockpit clip to follow soon

[Elombard]

Fantastic, I cant believe the aftermarket never made a front end like that. Very cool, cant wait to see the final product with all the details complete.

[juicersr]

Originally Posted by Elombard

Fantastic, I cant believe the aftermarket never made a front end like that. Very cool, cant wait to see the final product with all the details complete.

Thanks Erik. A lot of blood sweat and time went into that front end. Doing something like this give you an amazing appreciation of just how good the Porsche factory was 'back in the day' with their fiberglass work. You cannot imagine how long it took to get the curves, angles and proportions right. Then my buddy and i had to make the mold!

As stated before, if anyone is interested in a copy of the front end in fiberglass, let me know as i still have the mold.

[herman maire]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Glad to see it completed.

A few questions- what silver is that? How you liking the mid engine lay out VS your 930? I feel the difference right away with my beater 914 VS my 911's...... I hate to say this but I almost prefer the way the 914 handles . There all awsome cars tough.

[juicersr]

Originally Posted by herman maire

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Glad to see it completed.

A few questions- what silver is that? How you liking the mid engine lay out VS your 930? I feel the difference right away with my beater 914 VS my 911's...... I hate to say this but I almost prefer the way the 914 handles . There all awsome cars tough.

Thanks Herman, it's good old classic Porsche silver metallic, code 936.

The cool thing about the 914/6 is that it can be so much more forgiving to drive at the limit vs the 911 or 930 (which is just a whole 'nother animal), but just as much fun. The great thing about this car, as u guys with wide wheeled 914's know, is that the limits of adhesion are just that much more. Future plans include more power... much more power.

Couple more shots

[Reaper930]

Dude that is PURE SEX...its a cross between a 908 and K3 front end without the fences, truly an "inspired" design i'm insanely jealous!!!

Congrats on getting her on the road, can't wait to see more and see her in person

[juicersr]

Originally Posted by Reaper930

Dude that is PURE SEX...its a cross between a 908 and K3 front end without the fences, truly an "inspired" design i'm insanely jealous!!!

Congrats on getting her on the road, can't wait to see more and see her in person

Gabe, thanks bro (just sent u an email two seconds ago). Yeah, i was going to do the fences, as they really are an integral part of the 908/3, but it was going to add considerably to the time it took to complete the project. Maybe when i bang up this front end, i'll do a second one with the vents....

Still gotta get the suspension dialed in and tune the Webers a little, but she is awesome to drive. I'll drive her up to Charlotte when u pick Blackie from Zuff when she get's her new clothes.

[URY914]

Great looking project. I know from experience that the front end was a HUGE piece of work.


BTW, Did you use the trailer pictured in the background? Please get some proper ramps.

[juicersr]

Originally Posted by URY914

BTW, Did you use the trailer pictured in the background? Please get some proper ramps.

LOL! That's the trailer she's been sitting on for a year while i finished her. You should have seen the process of getting her off... used about a million pieces of lumber.

That's my next project... fabricating a sliding steel ramp that will allow getting her on/off the trailer without scraping the front end.

BTW, I had contemplated attaching the front end with Dzus fasteners, but since she was going to be driven on the street a lot, decided to go with more rigid fixation.

[sean_V8_914]

sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!
what does she weigh?
any 908-ish graphics in her future?

[juicersr]

Originally Posted by sean_V8_914

sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!
what does she weigh?
any 908-ish graphics in her future?

Thanks Sean, haven't corner balanced yet, so don't know, but hope too soon.

As for graphics, she just looks so good as is, and i am prolly gonna drive her this way for a while. But i am seriously tempted to go with the front graphic of one of my favorite 908/3's, Vic Elford's 1971 Ring winning Martini sponsored car (sans 'Martini racing Team' logo). She is a '71 after all

[Reaper930]

Doooooooooo it!!!!! I like the clean look but those decals would be the bee's knees man.

[juicersr]

Originally Posted by Reaper930

Doooooooooo it!!!!! I like the clean look but those decals would be the bee's knees man.

LOL! Had a feeling you'd say that bro. But you know, that front decal would only look right with those louvers in place

[Elombard]

Yes, the Martini graphics would finish it!

[Reaper930]

I'll do the stripes later

[juicersr]

Sweet!!!! That looks awesome Gabe, thanks!!!!

While you're at it, besides the Martini stripes, how about Targa Florio 1970?

[Reaper930]

Sorry its so choppy

[Elombard]

Wow you gotta do that. Whats few hundred $ in vinyl at this point :-)

[Reaper930]

[Reaper930]

I vote the 1970 Florio colors but with silver and candy red