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1973 Porsche 914 Race Car Scca, Poc, Vintage Racing, Hsr, Vera, Svra, Autocross on 2040-cars

US $12,500.00
Year:1973 Mileage:0
Location:

Denver, North Carolina, United States

Denver, North Carolina, United States

 

1973 Porsche 914 Race Car

Up for sale is Gumby, 3 time SCCA Gold Coast E - Production Champion 1989, 1990, 1991. Raced by Kevin Wheeler.

Clean and ready to race.

Set up for Vintage Racing, HSR, VERA, SVRA, Porsche Club Racing, NASA, SCCA. Just add tires and the seat belts you will need for the sanctioning body that you will run with.

The Chassis: Gumby

Body has fiber glass bumpers , deck lids, rockers, fenders and flairs. Custom made aluminum tan au cover and steel doors. 22 gallon fuel cell, with new bladder. Duel master brake set up. Optima Battery. Autometer Pro Gauges. 911 brakes all the way around and front suspension. 5 speed side shifter transmission works great. Weight is 1830 lb. Also comes with an SCCA Log Book.

The Engine: Patches

During its lifetime , Gumby has had many different engines in it, both 4s and 6s. It currently has a very reliable 1.8 L 103hp motor as known as Patches. (Yea, we name every thing here.) Patches has a storied beginning. Its a relatively stock 1.8L motor with a hot street cam and Webbers that puts out 103 HP, that was built in 2002.

It was first used as an SCCA student race motor by the builder of this motor. Before the race weekend the motor was tested and it was ready for the races in another 914. It ran its first sprint race, one of six that weekend, without a problem. In the second race on the second to the last lap the 914 started smoking. It took first place in class as it crossed the line. We noticed oil on the headers, but no leak from the bottom. When we popped the hood we noticed a socket laying in the engine compartment and a small chunk of the engine block. Looked like someone forgot to remove the socket from the last connecting rod bolt. We immediately dropped the oil pan, found some small aluminum chips but nothing major. We got so lucky, the chunk that came out of the top of the block was one piece that fit right back on it. We just needed a way to seal it and keep it on. Being at the track we had limited time and resources. We fabricated a sheet metal cap that bolted to the top and with some JB Weld to seal it we were ready for the last race of the day. The car ran great and we took first again. Everything looked good so we dropped the pan to make sure it was ok. No leaks, no chips, now what do we do for tomorrow? Since it worked well we decided to refine what we did and prayed that it would work for the last three races. It did and we took first all day.

When it got back to the shop, it was totally taken apart and thoroughly inspected. Again we got lucky, only minor bruising in the case and that's it. Since we didn't have an extra block hanging around, we cleaned it, put in all new bearings and rebuilt it. Since our cap idea worked so well we decided stay with it. And work well it did. Three more first places the next race week end and about 3000 street miles later in other hot 914s. Now its in Gumby and ready to go race again. 

The last 2 pictures. are from back in the day (1990 ).

This is the perfect car to race in a lot of sanctioning bodies and offers you a variety of options in a great package.

If you have any questions feel free to call

This car is not street legal.

This vehicle is being sold with a bill of sale only and is being sold as is.

Thank you for looking


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