Sparky Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 just check out this link...follow all the pics i dont even have to say anything ok maybe WOW!!!! wonder how quick it is www.v8914.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 (speechless) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 Holy S*&T! He has more time and money in his wiring harness alone than I have in my entire swap! Double insulated aircraft grade! WOW! Anyone can swap a big motor into a small car (If I can do it, anyone can!), but that car is definitely a work of art, and a labor of love. And he did it without a sponsor! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 Pretty cool ride! Also a VERY exspensive ride! Show me the money! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thurem Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 DUDE, SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 WOW!! The whole car is just, well... I think the word I'm looking for is . What gets me is the fact that it took him 3 years to build the body for his car, then he destoyed his mold, because it "had to be done". !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 Just a couple of point: The moulds are safe and well up in my loft, it was the pattern that I broke up. The blowers are screw type compressors, completely different to roots. They are the same design as the Whipple units Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 I used to subscribe to KitCar magazine, and there were some pretty wild kits for the 914 Porsches.. as well as some V8 swaps for 911's.. Yep 911's. I was very interested in the 914.. not too pricey, lots of potential.. I never cared for the style, but some of the body kits were pretty nice. I like the looks of that v8914 I don't care for the snorkle, but to each his own.. He sounds like the kind of guy who does something just because he wants to.. hmm theres that ol "form over function" thing again. hehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Julian, Awesome car, great engineering. I'm sure everyone here appreciates the time and what you went through to build it. Great job man. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 The engineering is top notch, over the top stuff that you hardly ever see. Totally bizarre and beautiful work! I'm floored! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 I dunno about that car. The bodywork is very nice. That big scoop on top though - not for me. And the idea of dual roots blowers. That doesn't make any sense to me. Roots blowers are pretty bad, effiency-wise. So 2 of them - that just can't be the best way to get power. Why not a centrifigal blower? I bet one Procharge could produce as much boost as both of those roots units. Here's my idea of a 914: http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/results/2002winner914.htm Apparently pretty low-buck too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Hello Julian, Would you care to share dyno, track, et, 0-60, top speed info with us? sweeeeheeeeheeeeeheeeeet work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Jeremy, I'm with you on the scoop. With as much effort as this guy put into the bodywork, why not do a scoop like this: And why break the mold!!!! What happens if he crashes and needs new body panels!! Doesn't make sense to me. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 WOW. WOW. That is a very nicely done car. Julian is your day job working for a F1 team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 I have just finished a series of rolling road sessions, which were hampered by ignition problems. I have found the source of the problem now, but have not been back for a final run. The output is around a very disappointing 500bhp. Although the bowers are very efficient and make max boost at low rpm they are quite simply too small. I can only make around 7psi of boost. Don’t get me wrong its like driving around with a bomb behind you. I have a target output of around 800bhp. I plan to achieve this by fitting a larger pair of Whipple blowers that are 2.3 times the capacity. I will run the car next session in its current configuration and start phase two next year. That’s the plan anyway. As for my job, I am an applications engineer for a machine tool company. Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuperDave Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 What an amazing, inspirational effort. I am humbled in the presence of a true obsessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Ooops! I misunderstood the whole destroying of the mold thing, it was the pattern that you destroyed Nice @ss car Julian! !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Yup, WAY over the top and VERY well done. That's what I'd call a Hobby Car Small enough to really take apart and build the way you want it - like a Z actually. I happen to really like the 914 and the little Lotus - not sure what model that was but I like it too. I've seen a souped up 914 here locally awhile ago, light as a feather, big brakes, fast Porsche motor. To drool for A V8 would be just nasty! Have you considereda turbo rather than the Whipples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewz Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 ...(drools) !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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