Hi all, new guy from The motor city to share knowledge

[marks914]

Hi all
I am up here in chilly Detroit, and I have a love of cars from all eras, traditional rods, 50s, musclecars. I have a project that is a bit different so bear with me. its a 72 porsche 914 with a Chevy 302. yes, a 914 with a Chevy 302. it was voted best dare to be different by Hot rod a couple of years ago. Everybody hates it, the hot rodders hate it because its Foreign, the Porsche guys hate it because its a 914, the 914 guys hat it because it has a V8, but I love it. Hey, mid engine, 4 wheel independant suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes, V8, what else can you ask for in a car?
I also have a 35 chevy master in the works and am eyeballing a 70 camaro for some work.
I also have been a designer at Chrysler for about 10 years and own an aftermarket gauge business. If you have any questions about gauges, feel free to ask, anything from installation to troubleshooting to customizing, wether it is mour products or someone else's, advice is free. I will be signing up for an ad here so stay tuned in about a week.
Thats about it, here are some pics of my 914
Mark

[ProTouring442]

Nice Porsche! Since you're a designer at Chrysler though, shouldn't it have a Hemi in it?

Welcome to the site by the way!!!

My favorite Porsche 914-6:




(source: http://www.corvettes.nl)

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[ccracin]

Great car and welcome to the site. You need to check out Jim's build here: https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...=porsche+drive

You'll have alot to talk about.

[marks914]

That thing is pretty sweet,
thanks for the link!

hey Bill,
was that the one that was rotary powered?
Mark

[ProTouring442]

Originally Posted by marks914

That thing is pretty sweet,
thanks for the link!

hey Bill,
was that the one that was rotary powered?
Mark

Yes, it's the XP897 GT, powered by a 2-rotor Wankel mounted transversely instead of the Porsche's longitudinally design, allowing them to shorten the wheelbase a bit.

Hmmm, let's see... a Porsche 914, the front suspension from a 6-speed Pontiac G-6, a nice all aluminum LS motor....

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[byndbad914]

your type ain't welcome here

I've been on this site for quite some time as I used to have a 70 Mustang, so forth and am a bigger fan of American iron than Euro stuff, minus of course the bastard children like Cobras, Tigers, Panteras, GT-40s etc and our hybrids.