My car left the jackstands after 2.5 years

[Brant]

I'm very happy to say that my car touched down on its on 4 feet after about 29-30 months.

It hasn't ran yet, but its starting to feel like a real car again

I'll post a link to the pics:914 vintage build up


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[KobaltBlau]

Wow, really awesome work. nice job. I haven't had a chance to look at all the details but the rear decklid and oil cooler setup are very nice. Supertec engine, too! I would love to see the car in person sometime, since I'm in your state and tend to turn up at the tracks

[Brant]

Andy,

thanks sir.
are you in PCA?
what last name?

we probably have met, its brant mcclung

thanks for the kind words sir.
I hope to make it out to most of the rest of the RMVR schedule and some of the PCA DE, and the PCA club race... So please stop by at an event

brant

[J P Stein]

Hay, Brant, good to see another 914 guy here amid all these
911 wonks
It would be nice if either of our cars weren't presently ..ah..indisposedto dispell the myth of the 914/ jackstand marriage. Yours being on the ground is a start, I guess

This is a gud place to hang. There be racers here.

[Brant]

thanks for the warm welcome JP.
yep.. can't do much to dismiss the jack stand myth.

whats the update on yours
whats the itinerary.
when will it roll
(can't wait to see it)
?

brant

[Jeff Alton]

Very, very nice and well thought out. Great work!!

Jeff

[J P Stein]

Originally posted by Brant
thanks for the warm welcome JP.
yep.. can't do much to dismiss the jack stand myth.

whats the update on yours
whats the itinerary.
when will it roll
(can't wait to see it)
?

brant

Nuthin' worth takin' a pic of, recently. I've got one door & lid left to paint.....I need some gud weather.
I'm hoping to get it done for our PAC AX on 8 May.

[Zeke]

As a former 914 owner who has gone thru what you have (from the bare tub up) I can only say one thing" OUTSTANDING!!

[Wrecked944]

Wow. Beautiful work. Textbook perfect.

[Brant]

Thanks for all the kind words fellas...
thanks a ton.

may 8th huh.
sounds doable.
besides the paint thats left, what other tricks and reassembly do you need to accomplish still. I'll bet that is a different car with all that rubber!

brant

[J P Stein]

Oh....nuthin much....new first gear (B), raised spindle struts, new gas tank,new battery, relocate the fuel pump & lines, make a new rear window....just odds & ends

I got a 150 lbs out of it. (give or take)

[Brant]

150 sounds very promising.
I know you gutted the doors and went to glass on the body, did you gut anything else?

what do you think your overall weight will be now?

I'm very interested because I have a BIG desire to beat 2000lbs with my all metal car. And I've got that heavy aluminum case to add another 20lbs too.

brant

[J P Stein]

About 35-40 lbs of s***age came outta the front trunk + all the wiring, and the new tank saved maybe 5 lbs.
The new battery weighs about 13lbs vs 38... IIRC. I had the late doors....got maybe 60 lbs there, The hoods got me me 40 ish..Tires/wheels 3 -4 lbs ea, maybe 5 for the rear window.

Humm.....200 tops, but I gained 15 lbs this winter .....but it's low in the car I figured 2200 (WAG) prior to this exercise.

2040 is my minimum weight for SCCA F/P (AX). 1900 would be gud

I'll get it weighed before I take the insulation from the floor....30ish lbs I hear.

[Brant]

I'd be Very interested to find out your weight when you get to it.
I'm hoping you make 1900... (that way I have a better shot at my goal)

brant

[88 Club Sport]

Brant,

She looks great......any chance you'll be coming down for the DE this weekend at 2nd Creek ? I'd love to see her in person.

Andy....will you be at 2nd Creek?

[J P Stein]

Did I ever tell ya what a lovely job you've done on your car?
At the risk of repeating myself, nice job.....now go fast & make it all worth while

What are you shooting for weight wise?

[Brant]

JP,

thanks again for the kind words.
I'm really proud of this car.
feels like all my money and time for nearly 3 years are into it.
hopefully I'll never blemish it and it will be my crowning achievement.

weight...
well thats an easy question with a long answer.
my class will allow 1825 or something like that..
but they also require all metal and not tube frame
so I believe that there is absolutely no way to achieve 1825
I'm shooting for 2000 but If I could hit 1950 I'd be really happy.
I actually have no Idea what to expect.
hopefully within about 3 weeks I'll be on the corner scales and will be able to get an idea!

Craig,
thanks also!
I think I'll be in the garage on the 16th. Installing the doors, front hood, and roof. So I'm likely going to mis the DE, but hopefully in a month or so I can come to one.

brant

[J P Stein]

Yike....1825 is tough.

It was only this year that I decided to make my car a serious FP car.....get down to weight, get up on rubber & take it off the street......not an easy decision and my car was never as pretty as yours is now.

[Brant]

the 1825 is like a fluke..
I mean its the accurate rule, but its totally impossible.
Nobody else can get to it either, so at least I'm not the only one.

Oh well, I guess if the weight rule was 2125, I'd be complaining the other way. So its better to have an unreaslistically low goal then to have it too high

brant

[Jon3sy]

Execellent Work Brant. The Car Is Amazing. Nice Writeups With The Pics Also. Keep Up The Good Work, And Keep Us Posted On Updates.