914 LS3 - Episode 1: Introduction - and Randy Pobst drives it! 

You should call it Project Paperclip for the German and American collaboration, and you and Randy could be brothers

Doesn't get much better than that!

Love the vented rear panel.

That LS-914 is fantastic. Nice build. I love functional simplicity.

So glad to see your video, subscribed of course but I have been following your build on 914 World. Your attention to detail both in the build and your documentation of the build has been second to none! Just love it! I am getting close to having my engine running as well so really excited! It’s a 2 litre with twin Webbers land a nice cam with a bit t of head work too. Nothing to fancy! GT Flairs and 16” Fuchs. Your car is fantastic! Congratulations on such an innovative build!

The headers and the criss-cross intake tubes look so BAD-ASS!! ...like muscular ligaments and tendons (?) Such a great build

That is a beautiful build. I have 2-914's. One I've driven for 15 years and the other is around 80% finished. It's got the 2.0.

17:40 "before i knew much about fabricating" seriously under selling your work this is fantastic

DAMN!!!! This car is cool! 914's have been one of my faves since I was a kid in the 70's. There are some really cool one- off features on this build! Top shelf!

Love this car too! Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely BAD-ASS. I must have one.

Wow, Love the attention to detail. Great build!

Fell in love with the 914/guia/Bug growing up. Seen a couple of 914 builds lately and now I want one even more.

Impressive! Love both of you 914s.

Amazing! Great vision and execution. This level of build is what I define as Hot Rodding.

Randy looks like a cool and fun guy... 😊

Outstanding result so far. What you didn't show or talk about was your obsessive/persistent focus on iterative development of everything to achieve what appears to be simple, logical, brilliant functional details. But I imagine that is already dawning on your viewers. Thanks for sharing, Chris!

Wooo Hoo! The monster has arrived! I want to hear the backstory on how Randy drove your car and what his impressions were!

As a kid I loved 914/916's and Karmann Ghia's. I remember in my neighborhood around 1973 a guy had an Orange 914 with even wider flares with Centerline wheels and a big whale tail. We knew it probably wasn't the fastest car but, it probably handled like a slot car. P.S. I will always call it Sears Point like you initially did.

Good job !!!

Bone Stock... (...and I'm truly luvin' it) All that air around the trans-axle is so COOL ...my imagination goes: golf clubs, twin (quad?) turbo's, ...duh-uh, 5000 watt stereo and/or for those times when gas prices take a momentary dip, Ginormous dual auxiliary fuel tanks ...just kidding- It's so beautiful just the way it is (!)

Wow, beautiful job and wonderful details you have thought through. Love it.

Excellent build. Very well thought out and the quality looks impressive!!

Very cool car! 👌

Dude man that was cool!

I built a 914 with a renegade kit and a 350 back in the early ‘90s. That was quite a journey and I ended up selling it before I really got to know the car. I’ve always wondered if I’d do it again someday and… who knows? I can tell there has been a lot of innovation over the years since the advent of the internet and all of that. I love what you’re doing here and it’s got me thinking…

Amazing work !

Amazing design and fabrication! Great job!

I love the car and the project. Congrats. from Germany

Damn, Dude. Another beautiful build. Your sense of proportion and your design sense is nicely executed. I want to go through your videos and see how you do your panel recesses. Very nice.

Your sense of style shows thru in every aspect of this beautiful build. Attention to detail is everywhere yet maintaining a simplicity right out of a design shop. The passion for beauty while having race functionality is evident. Actually I kind of dig the unpainted industrial look even though the painted version will probably be a stunner I'm sure. Hope the corrosion above suspension pickup points is addressed as it looks to have perforation, I'm sure it will.

Excellent job. Keep posting

Thank you for sharing, very cool !

I have always loved the look of the 914.

Exyremely cool build. Gteat vision and execution,gotta b a blast to drive and what better place than Sonoma. Wpuldve loved 2 seen it while there a few wks back with my grandsons 4 Sat race with nostalgia trans am cars. Look fwrd 2 seeing more prgress vids.👍

Nice conversion result. In the hands of a pro it’s a beast. Seems it has good habits out-of-the-box. Great road-track car. Reliable, bespoke and aesthetically pleasing (if a 914 can be thought of as such). Def california hot rod.

Very cool! Can’t wait to see it finished! Good luck!

Best 914 build I’ve seen ❤️🇦🇺👍

that engine bay is soo clean!

LOVE the Attention-to-Detail ! I’m a firm believer in design elements that no one ever notices, except Me (or maybe another obsessive builder).

Glad I found this channel. Great fab work. I really like the stamped panels. I’ve always liked the 914, especially when modified . I’ve been following the 914 build with the Cayenne Turbo motor for a few years on the web also as I’m guessing you are as well.

Really cool. Thanks.

solid no nonsense work. that thing has to be a hoot to AX

I am envious. 😀

very clean build... Nice

Cool video - and your build thread is extremely inspiring ... I have taken the leap, and bought a pretty much rust free 72 shell with full cage (needs mods) and other goodies already installed! Used to have a Subie engine, but no engine/trans now. Ripe for an LS and either Cayman GT4 or 930 trans ...

Awesome

Just amazing.

Nice build and you have some nice skills and an open mind. And Randy didn't crash your car as happens with many that he drives. LOL

Really great work innovative nice car

I just stumbled on your YT site. Very interesting projects and a great job showing your work and the thinking behind it. I design and build a wide variety of vehicles and I'm always on the hunt for cool hardware and components. I also work along some VW and Porsche enthusiasts so I'll let them know about your site. I subbed and will be watching more episodes. The LS3 car looks like a blast. Never thought it would fit in there.

Looks cool :-)

That steering wheel control unit is awesome. ❤

Interesting car. Friend of mine use to run SCCA A-Mod with a huge wing and Porsche engine many years ago. Very fast.

As usual, your work is outstanding! Amazing what you can do in that Red Barn. And it seems you're equally adept at shooting and editing ;)

That handles those curves like jelly,,,

Slant nose kit would make this thing……either way it is 110% badass

Fracking awesome

Really sweet build, now I'll have to check out the Ferrari 914! Cheers!

Stupenda vettura sportiva e ottima assistenza tecnica e meccanica.

Impressive!

Great Project Car! Great Work, You Should Pat Yourself On The Back 👌🏿. Your Fabrication Skill Has Grown Considerably... Excellent All The Way Around.

Wish i still had my 914 to kswap it. But this build is badass as well.

Definitely one of the coolest builds. Looks like its going to have all the bugs worked out before it gets its paint job and final spit shine. I think those TV builds do the opposite.

I love this car….you did a spot on job building it …i cannot wait to see her done in paint……honestly the LS car is wayyy better than the ferrari car….the ferrari has the wow factor but im sure this ls3 will kick its ass

The 914 build is incredible. But I’ll bet the most difficult part was getting the (very clever) hood hinges to line up. Come clean, how many attempts? Subscribed for that alone. 👍

Fun project the front end headlight and venting is a cool touch, the paint color is going to be key and possibly highlight or down play the vents. I'm jealous that i Don't have these decisions to make. Great job

I love your build , I don't know how you view it but to me it's Ring Bros quality . And if you don't know them , of course you know of them what am I thinking . Anyways me and my dear old departed dad test drove one for my first sports car but opted for an MGB back in the seventies. Always regretted that day until the day he died , we missed out on a mura that went for 27k well within our budget but a sorely missed opportunity. Dad wanted that Mura worse than me come to find out, I was probably 16 test driving porches and borrowing the DeLorean for Prom Night or something like that , anyways you had to look cool . I love the car , if I was richer I would easily give 150 k even though you got a 100 k in it and it shows . Just trying to show my appreciation of the build no offense intended .

Gad dam it man. If I had half your skill I’d be a jolly happy chap. Please tell me you have had an engineering back ground.

WOW! What a fun ride!!! I'd be interested in what Randy had to say about it and your future plans for it??

Incredible builds! Both cars look like they'd be a lot of fun! I hope to build a V8 914 one day. I got to go for a ride in one a few years ago and it absolutely blew my mind, it was so good! If you ever want some footage of them I'm a local fpv drone pilot and photographer.

Pretty damn cool upgrades and thinking of everything. Bitchen car

With great power comes great responsibility. Does that monster have traction control and/or ABS?? Fantastic resto-mod. Can't wait to see it painted up and finished. And because of the low frontal area and not terrible coefficient of drag and smart fuel management/injection, I bet your fuel economy isn't too bad if you're just cruising along at 40-60.

Great video. Gives me many ideas for my 914 V8 project coming soon. Btw; do you custom make those hood vents for sale?

Randy Pobst, world famous, in the USA............😇

Funny that Randy is in the video. I always thought you two looked and sounded a lot alike. He drives a Volvo with some friends of mine here in Alabama.

Amazing work! I bet that access panel is to be strictly avoided by your arm when up to temp.

Haha! I saw you guys at Sonoma and had no idea you were doing this video.

Did Randy like it? What was his feedback? What a cool build!!

Can't wait for more... IMHO, you've take a not so wonderful looking body design and, as form follows function, it's really becoming a thing of beauty... Is there a rollcage hidden in that roofline (?)...and I'm looking forward to hearing more of this jewel, both from inside and out (!) (BTW, how much does she weigh, at 400 plus HP?)

Love your videos. Can you provide more information and possibly a drawing on that 1991 Buick LeSaber latch/hinge assembly install? I just purchased a 914 LS and would love to modify the rear deck.

Very nice…I like it! Can you provide link to the “spokes led lights”? Thanks!

Beautiful build ! Love its simplicity. what muffler is that it seems deceptively quiet

Great to see the car driveable. I'm wondering what it weighs in at with the tubing and v8, did moving the v8 forward change the weight distribution much? I'm am trying to decide what to do with my bare chassis 914.

wow quality build kudos sir! do you know what the boxster transaxle is rated to?

Fun video. Very nice fab work. What size is the Holley Digital Dash? The smaller 7" or the big one?

This is a cool one! Do you happen to know the shade or paint code of that gray color you used in the engine bay?

Great car and all (amazing car), but how did Randy do for the day?

And he didn’t crash it? Awesome!

You and randy look very much alike.

Can the axle slip out of the transaxle ? That happened to me twice, once 80 miles from home with my 19 year old girlfriend. Not a fun phone call to her parents telling them we had to spend the night. The other time a guy trying it out, the rear wheel fell into a pothole as he was turning at stop sign. Why not use a strap to keep the wheel from falling too far ? Didn’t make sense to me, like a design fault.

I am curious what brand of wireless PDU you are using. I really like the idea of minimalistic switch gear and dash design

923 subs?? You should have 9000 subs!!

Merica ! Fuck yeah

Which oil pan did you use? Any suggestions for the front engine crossbar dimensions/materials? That’s my next project. Car sounds great.

This amazing creation will probably receive paint at some point. I would just comment; not to showy, looking like real business some subtle hue with thoughtful small graphics.

Dude I want burnouts donuts and big roll ons that go forever , fishtail, that drift monster needs an idiot like me behind the wheel for that video . I would do it for free , gently because I bet your so sympathetic to your true love you can't and wouldn't do that to something with that much love in it . And it shows , it's off the flicking charts .

Red barn❤❤❤❤❤😊

Wen you run an adapter plate for the bellhousing how do you compensate for the added distance between the pilot bushing and the input shaft of the transmission?

does the transaxle have the same bolt pattern as the stock one?