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1970 914-6 Original Transmission converted to side shifter Carrera front brakes Rare Mahle "Gas Burner" wheels w/new tire 18mm front swaybar Many Reliability upgrades The Porsche
914 model was a collaboration between Porsche and Volkswagen. Ferdinand
Piech, the director of Porsche at the time, wanted to create a car that young
people could afford. Porsche designed the car and Volkswagen would manufacture
the bodies for a reasonable price. Porsche would then supply 911 6
cylinder engines and complete the construction of the 914-6 versions in their
factory (VW would supply the drivetrain and finish construction of
the 4cyl version).The design of the 914 was unlike any other mass produced
sports car ever, this mid engine car was closer to a race car design than any
street car. Initially the deal would be a win - win between the companies but
management changes in VW caused a price increase for the bodies
delivered to Porsche. By the time the 914-6 was available for sale by
Porsche dealers it was only $300 less than the same year 911T, this killed
sales numbers. Porsche marketing intentionally put a lower power engine
than the 911 would get, with only 110 horsepower this engine was the lowest
power of any 6 cylinder ever built by Porsche. The 914-6 was a very well
designed car that was horribly equipped. Eventually there would be well over
118,000 4 cylinder 914s built which was a major success, but only around
3,300 of the real Porsche 914-6 cars were ever built over their 3 year run. The
914-6GT variant won the the GT class of the 1970 Le Mans race. The 914-6 is
universally known as a very rare serious Porsche car, Porsche intended to
develop the car further through their 916 program which included a 190HP 2.4L
911S engine and a specially designed 915 transmission, only 11 of
these cars were built before the program was canceled. Sadly it was the very
slow sales of the street car that completely killed the -6 model. For some time
used 914-6 cars could be bought by racers for very low cost and could be simply
converted to a full race car in a weekend, these budget racers won all the club
races in their day. Today there are almost no original, unmodified, matching
number 914-6 examples left.
Original
914--6 cars had a few quirky flaws - they were under powered, the brakes were a
little too small, the shifting was a little vague, and the body was not as
rigid as a coupe. In order to overcome these issues we added a large number of
proper upgrades during our work to the car. With only a few modifications
the 914-6 can be changed into the car that
Porsche originally intended it to be. 110 horsepower is not enough in
this car so we increased the horsepower to 210 by building a 2.7L 911RS
specification engine. The 911T brakes are too small so we changed the front
suspension and brakes to late 1980s Carrera type so now the car would
confidently come to a stop. The chassis of the convertible 914 has been known
to slightly flex in aggressive driving so we boxed the rockers of the car with
specially designed thick gauge reinforcement to eliminate the flex.
Finally the transmission was converted to a side shift style which cures the
shifting issues. This car now is faster and handles better than a 911RS
lightweight! Technical details: Engine is a 1974 case, oil bypass mod with SC aluminum oil pump, std/std crank, 90mm Mahle RS P/Cs, valve job on 2.7 heads, 911S camshafts, Carrera pressure fed tensioners, new timing chains/chain ramps, bearings, engine gasket set, cylinder tin mod, all original sheet metal. Weber carburetors properly jetted, PMO manifolds match ported to the intake port. Bosch distributor professionally re-curved to RS spec. Factory 914-6 heat exchangers into stainless steel muffler. Bilstien front struts with Carrera calipers rebuilt, turbo front tie rods, Bilstien rear shocks with 180lb progressive rate springs factory rear 914-6 calipers rebuilt, Refinished 15x5.5" Mahle wheels with new 195/65/15 Michilin Pilot Sport tires. Re-sealed transmission, converted to side shift, gears: A/GA/O/V/ZA. New: battery, rebuilt alternator, fuel lines, oil Brad Penn 20w50, filters, gear oil Swepco, spark plugs, cap/rotor/points, fan belt, wheel bearings, brake pads, brake rotors, brake lines, brake caliper rebuild kits,and tires. |
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