914 Coyote V8 with 996 Suspension

[Curbandgutter]

Well I'm new to this forum but it is here where I got the idea to do the 914 with a 996 suspension. I understand that a member called SPODE built one. Well I'm following in his foot steps and hope to get useful info as I move along. I'll post pictures of the build when I get to the office.

[Curbandgutter]

Here are pictures.

[WSSix]

This is going to be neat. Welcome to the forums. Good luck with the project.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Welcome. :thumbsup:

Cool project and motor choice.

[Rod P]

:y0!: welcome

[BMR Sales]

Well I'm new to this forum but it is here where I got the idea to do the 914 with a 996 suspension. I understand that a member called SPODE built one. Well I'm following in his foot steps and hope to get useful info as I move along. I'll post pictures of the build when I get to the office.

I don't know who SPODE is, but there was 914/LS/996 Suspension by a guy named driveability on the Porsche Forums - He sold it a few months back. I don't think he did the original build and it wasn't finished when he sold it.

Here is my mid-engine big go-kart

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c41/TractionControl/posted/73Camaro/13920933_10209909724410175_8955177927492962835_n_z pssbzvuewr.jpg (http://s24.photobucket.com/user/TractionControl/media/posted/73Camaro/13920933_10209909724410175_8955177927492962835_n_z pssbzvuewr.jpg.html)

[Curbandgutter]

SPODE is the guy who sold it to Drive-abilty. Then Drive-Ability sold it to someone in Las Vegas. I like your "go-kart" by the way!!

[glassman]

driveability was here too. http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=45044

Neat project. Many P-car fans on this forum...me being one.

Brave project man. Its gonna be killer.

Love the LS-944's as well, i've seen a few on Rennslist for the 20k range, i might bite one of these days....

Cheers and welcome, mike

[Curbandgutter]

Here are some pictures of how I twisted the donor frame to see measure it's torsional stiffness. The final numbers show that the Porsche 996 Cabriolet has a stiffness of 4568'# per Degree.

[rustomatic]

That's a cool test--it's astounding how sadly flexy our old cars were in their stock states, and how basic subframe connectors do practically nothing to change that state. At the same time, it's really amazing how torsionally stiff modern cars are; it's also interesting to see how the torsional stiffness really helps with ride quality when hi-po suspension setups are applied.

It looks like someone needs to start a proper build thread--welcome to the site!

[Curbandgutter]

Here is the suspension nest completed. It is now ready for the 914 to be placed over it and to build the tube frame around it.

[Curbandgutter]

That's a cool test--it's astounding how sadly flexy our old cars were in their stock states, and how basic subframe connectors do practically nothing to change that state. At the same time, it's really amazing how torsionally stiff modern cars are; it's also interesting to see how the torsional stiffness really helps with ride quality when hi-po suspension setups are applied.

It looks like someone needs to start a proper build thread--welcome to the site!

Yes it is amazing how flexible they can be. This however is for a 2001 996 convertible. I kind of expected that it would be flexible. The Lotus Elise is in this same range of flexibility. You're right in that if you have a flexible frame and a stiff suspension, that the frame is going to be flexing a lot instead of the suspension taking the flex. I will be stiffening my frame up quite a bit. I'm shooting for a stiffness of 40,000'#/degree. In other words 10 times stiffer than this frame. I did some finite element analysis on the frame that I am building and it seems that I will be able to achieve that. We will see though sometimes computerized results and real world don't line up. Garbage in garbage out. But I'm hopeful. By the way...I thought this is the build thread? Am I missing something? Let me know. Here is a list of torsional stifness http://blogs.youwheel.com/2014/04/25/car-body-torsional-rigidity-a-comprehensive-list/

[Curbandgutter]

Here is a video of me wet blasting the 914 prior to epoxy primering it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0oQxO59Y8&feature=youtu.be

[Curbandgutter]

Little Update. Completed adding the truss strengthening.

[Curbandgutter]

here is the roller

[BMR Sales]

What are you going to use for Fender Flares?

[Curbandgutter]

Porsche 916 GT steel factory flares. Will widen as necessary to stuff the tires in there