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

[juicersr]

Pretty new here Just like to share some photos of my 'projekt 908' which i have been working on for a year or so. I started with a basket case 914 with a standard 2.7 conversion, that had been languishing under it's PO. I had the desire to create something unique and personal, and learn how to be a better welder and fiberglass worker in the meantime. I have always thought the 914 could look must better with a little tweaking... namely a lower roofline and better front end. The 908's front end was always so simple and classic, that it seemed a natural.



Mold made and roofline lowered

[juicersr]

Finished (almost!)





I have the mold, so if some like's mine and wants one, might be willing to make some after i'm near completion of project

[juicersr]

Some more



Shot of the mold over final

[retrotech]

lets see more shots of the chopped top. How did you get the top to fit, windshiels?

[juicersr]

The 'chopped' top was done by taking measurement of me in the car with my helmet on, and seeing what we could get away with, even though i will be tracking with the roof off. We were originally going to chop the roof and just drop it 1.5 inches all the way around, and re-weld. however, it changed all the widths and angle, so for the rear, we shaped a piece of sheet steel at the local machine shop to the correct 'bend' and welded to a second piece. You can kind of tell from the pix. In the front, we mad cuts to the windshield frame about 4" above the junction with the body, chopped to correct height, then re-welded back over a central 'sleeve' of metal in the hollow interior of the frame. This adds needed strength. The windshield was made by making a tempate of the 'new' windshield area in cardboard, and taking it to a local boat shop, where they cut a perfect piece out of 1/4" laminated plexiglass. The fit is perfect, and will be held in place by screwed in clips similar to seen on RSRs. The new side window were done in the same way, using patterns, and the will be held up with cloth straps in fabricated runners. The cool thing about this project for me is the problems solving of fabrication and coming up with solutions on you own. I am aiming come as close with my little project to the 'pure porsche experience' that was known to the elford, muller, rodriguez and other strapped into their 906/8's with nothing but straight exhaust, air intakes and a cooling fan behind to provide the music.

[juicersr]

ps. we are having to cut the existing targa top to fit, but will eventually make a complete fiberglass one. Will send more pix of the weld sites, etch of the top when get a chance

[retrotech]

Can you show me hoe your tall velocity stacks protrude from engine bay?

[juicersr]

Hey retro, these are standard 6" stacks which bolt onto the weber base plate. I custom made plates to fit these tops, so that i could fit a set of 908/3 (yes, DP still makes these in Germany) stack covers on them

[retrotech]

I am trying to figure out what you had to modify [rear bulkhead] for them to clear body, trunk, engine lid? So its strictly track, no air filters?

[R_Davis]

"RoboPorsche"

[retrotech]

I tried to accomplish getting cool ambient air with this method. That is what Porches was trying to do, getting intake out of hot engine compartment. But I had to scarifice even air spacing above stacks. The rear were very close to my carbon intakes. So I would prefer to go straight up, but how much did you cut to do that?

[juicersr]

I had to make cutouts on the rear hood so that when i hinged up would clear the air filter... see below pix of me making cuts. The middle shot from my previous post showing the 908/3 screen style stack filters is all that i am using. I will not be driving in rain, etc, mostly track and some road. Hope this clarifies.

[retrotech]

Thanks. If you get a chance send me an over head of the carbs with plate & stacks mounted. Also when you get an engine lid on it.

Thanks again

[juicersr]

Retro, no prob. I am painting the car in the next week, prep work completion permitting (vintage silver metellic of course), so will post more photos then. Those CF intakes are pretty sweet looking.

[chrisnpdrider]

That is one sweet 914 project! I saw this at 914world.com and follwed the link. I've been racin a 914 for just over a year and like it stockish, in underdog mode, but some day I want to get another one and go crazy like you are. PLEASE make some cool fins on the back!!! That is one of may favorite aspects of the 908 and some 917 designs, those old-school batman style fins on the back. I'd like to make em so you could mount a covert hortizontal wing in between them. 914 rear wings should be higher actually, the air flow in the rear is pretty messed up. Anyway, keep posting those pics. Here is one I took with my cell phone of a real 908/3 that showed up at a PCA autocross I was at last year. They payed some extra $$$$$$ and got unlimited runs to prep for Monterey Historics. None of us minded watching that thing over and over. The 908 is an awesome autocross car - took TTOD

[juicersr]

Phase 2, twin turbo and wing? No telling where this project is going to go... just going to have fun and go fast


That's just nutz, seeing a 908/3 autocrossing!

[juicersr]

We'll, almost ready to paint. Aiming for this weekend, but i said that last weekend Painting is the easy part, just like laying fiberglass, it's the prep work that's the killer. Anyhooo, decided to intergrate the rocker panels into the rear, riveted flares... kinda a gt2 look. We'll see how it comes out. Anchored the front end on with a combo of expoxy to existing sheet metal, and a flange glued to the front lip and then bolted to the body.



Sorry about the quality of the photos... was late last night and all i had wuz my iphone.
PS, if anyone is interested, my buddy and i are attempting a concurrent 'mini-project' I hit a deer in the 911 coming home from work the other night, crushing my hood and breaking the windshield, but not other damage (911 are tanks!!), so i took the hood off the carrera and made a fiberglass mold. Gonna lay up a carbon fiber hood on this mold:



Gonna vacume bag it.... too soon to post on the 911 board, but if it comes out good, will let you know. Think there's a market for cost-effective Carbon 911 hoods? If this one work, may do the same for the 914 hood, although my stock one is fairly light.

[URY914]

I like it! If you need any 908/3 referance photos go to my Flickr page and look at the shots I took at Rennsport III.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18384575@N03/

[sean_V8_914]

thanks for all the great photos

[herman maire]

Oh damn.... this build is wicked!!! I cant believe I'm just finding it now.

You sir know what your doing when it comes to molds, I wish I could do that.

Is there a easy way to making a mold for a hood or do you need special equipment.

Thanks and good luck with the painting.... oh and prep work for paint SUCKS heh,heh