Porsche 914 - 8 GTT The Build Begins
03-31-2015, 01:45 AM
#94
Pro
All of the operations of the car will be Heads-up on this Haltech data logger dash. Indicator to the right is for the gear selector. Sent the entire dash out today for the Alcantara covering.
04-09-2015, 05:04 PM
#97
Hello fellow forum members,
I thought it was time to give you all our April progress update, so let us dive right into it!
We are continuously welding in the roll cage pieces. Here you can see the finishing touches on the cabin to rear pieces.
Next up is the dash. Upon further inspection, we hit a road block when it came to finishing the interior roll cage work because we were unable to fit the dash in after the roll cage would’ve been welded. So, we had to complete the dash in its entirety before we were able to continue the interior cabin roll cage work.
The idea for this dash was literally 3 years in the making and I’m very happy how it turned out. The idea behind the look of it came from GT racing cars, where they use what looks like the OEM dash, but highly modified for the car’s racing needs. We used alcantara and carbon fiber, sourced from a fellow board member. You know who you are! And thank you for helping us achieve such a design masterpiece. There will be a carbon fiber lower dash addition (not pictured) to hold all the switches.
And back from the upholster:
And installed:
FASTEN SEAT BELT!!
The Haltech Engine Management Elite 2500 came in. This supersedes our older Platinum 2000 unit and will offer us more tuning capabilities:
It even comes with a USB Key!
The LED taillights came in from Spoke too!
Once the roll cage work is done, we will be moving on to Air Jack placement :
That’s it for now!
-Matt
I thought it was time to give you all our April progress update, so let us dive right into it!
We are continuously welding in the roll cage pieces. Here you can see the finishing touches on the cabin to rear pieces.
Next up is the dash. Upon further inspection, we hit a road block when it came to finishing the interior roll cage work because we were unable to fit the dash in after the roll cage would’ve been welded. So, we had to complete the dash in its entirety before we were able to continue the interior cabin roll cage work.
The idea for this dash was literally 3 years in the making and I’m very happy how it turned out. The idea behind the look of it came from GT racing cars, where they use what looks like the OEM dash, but highly modified for the car’s racing needs. We used alcantara and carbon fiber, sourced from a fellow board member. You know who you are! And thank you for helping us achieve such a design masterpiece. There will be a carbon fiber lower dash addition (not pictured) to hold all the switches.
And back from the upholster:
And installed:
FASTEN SEAT BELT!!
The Haltech Engine Management Elite 2500 came in. This supersedes our older Platinum 2000 unit and will offer us more tuning capabilities:
It even comes with a USB Key!
The LED taillights came in from Spoke too!
Once the roll cage work is done, we will be moving on to Air Jack placement :
That’s it for now!
-Matt
05-20-2015, 04:04 AM
#102
Pro
Layout of the bracketing for the forward airjack/ kneebar combination; the thin .125 " steel bracket (not used) is what the mfg. supplies...I don't feel good about lifting the car on anything less than a .375" plate steel bracket.
05-20-2015, 04:15 AM
#103
Pro
Welded with sturdy .375" gussets to the kneebar.
The secondary bracket is detachable from the airjack, to allow removal and servicing. All attached with 1/2" grade 8 bolts.
The secondary bracket is detachable from the airjack, to allow removal and servicing. All attached with 1/2" grade 8 bolts.
