Today we remove the front & rear suspension from the 1976 Porsche 914 Restoration Project. Get your 914 parts here: www.restoration-design.com 914rubber.com
I didn't realize the 914 had a steering rack like that... NICE! Those front floor tubs are a bit crunchy. Those will be fun to tackle... If that's the worst of it, you're going to be sailing through the sheet metal.
i have some pads as well as blocks of wood ( i save and collect these whenever i can ).. this gives me something to put jacks or jackstands on to raise them as needed ( which is often depending on what one does ) .. pads can be multiple layers of plywood or plywood and wood pieces combined ... having these makes a safer work place....nothing sucks more than having your project / repair vehicle fall on you...because you didn't support it safely....i also stack my blocks and pads to hold up a project...even if doing something quickly it can drop without warning..hydraulic jacks are not dependable enough to hold a load alone.... wirk smart and Safe..and you will not be injured or dead
it works but is pretty useless to work easily on a vehicle....you can make ( well i can ) a metal one for pretty cheap that will allow better mobility ( his is made to roll only but you could add casters ) and also spin better overall..sometimes cheap is exactly that...fibd used cheap steel and fab one up ..for 1/4 the cost of a bought one...
@@CTmoog it is a plywood fabrication that bolts on and allows you to roll it partway over basically....not that bad but pretty minimal and i'd rather build a proper metal one that can be rolled and rotated better..and the setup can be in the way at times ..and too low too..but check it out and decide for yourself
Another similar design is that lady made on for her VW bus...big metal rings that let you turn the chassis ( that is a old design i saw decades ago....anything works if you figure out what you like....i prefer the classic design that has casters and mounts mainly out of the way in bumper area ( still can be in the way but an adaptor can be made to get it away for work there ) another add on is hydrauluc jacks to raise or lower the chassis as needed ( mainly to balance but can help to adjust work height too )... i'd build one as it can be alot cheaper ( if you are thrifty and handy )
I didn’t know the 914 was rear mid engined like a Boxster/Cayman until lately, I thought it was rear mounted like a 911, Karmann Ghia or Beetle. Now I have 914 Autocross fantasies in my head.
I’m a little confused, is this the same car you were posting videos of about a year ago? I seem to recall you working in the hell hole, then you stopped posting. Is this the same car or do different?
I've owned 4 in the last few years. Didn't do much to them. I sold 3 last year to fund the 1965 beetle project. I found this one a few weeks back. It will be a complete restoration. Stay tuned!
@teleosus1 0 seconds ago Interesting even though some aspects of the 914 are more difficult to work on because of more stuff and the mid-engine design, in other ways like the suspension and steering, it seems simpler to remove and repair. And those longitudinal forward torsion rods, much different than the Beetle.
It gets a whole new life. Most of the dents and breaks on the chassis is repaired / restored / filled with sealant / ignored :D . It has a working motor (from another beetle / project) and some electronic to be on the road again. But a complete wire harness missing, and there is no interior. Just the meters and the driver's seat.
