Thursday, November 4, 2010

68 Triumph Daytona Bobber - Project

1968 Triumph Daytona 500cc Bobber project

Thanks Zak at ZK Motorcycles (www.zksportmotors.comand Bill Martin for talking me into it!












It is a stretched (2") welded hardtail
Two half engines (enough to make one full engine)
Forward controls
Triple Trees
19" front laced Triumph wheel
16" laced HD wheel
Standard Triumph front end































Recent Work: 



























Parts:

























Ideas: 
Internal controls and wiring
Custom girder front end (Matchless, AJS, BSA type) soon to be built
Copper/Brass fittings
Copper plumbing
18" laced wheels with 4.00 Firestone Deluxe tires
Beach cruiser bars
BSA C15 Tank
Inverted levers
No battery

1984 Porsche Carrera RSR - Project

1984 Porsche Carrera Targa
Look what the cat dragged in.

Project begins 2005
Rolling shell with minimal rust issues
Fairly complete suspension

On its way to becoming a backdated 1973 RSR lightweight replica























Ideas:
2100 lbs.3.6 liter engine (993 engine)
Straight pipes
Uprated suspension for both street and track
17" Fuchs
Steel widebody
Aluminum hood
Fiberglass front fenders
Lightweight GT3 seats
Hidden roll cage with added structural support (ala FordGT)
No carpeting (finished floor ala Lotus Exige)
Lexan windows (no mechanisms)
No wiper motor
Minimal electric
Racing battery
No creature comforts (A/C, radio, heat)
Racing harness belts

Yup...the first RSR Replica with a Targa I bet. :)















1974 Porsche 911 Targa Wide Body - Project

1974 Porsche 911 Targa 2.7 project 
Steel widebody
Softwindow
Unfinished interior
Engine leaks
Body finished but not well done
Poor Pearlescent paint

Porsche 930s steering wheel (appears original)
Porsche 930s Fuchs (11' rears)
Porsche 964 C2 seats
Porsche Turbo tail


Upgrades or Work Done to date:
Original RUF Speedline 17" wheels (Thanks Todd!)
Engine rebuild, ported and blueprinted and powdercoated
Steel Heat Exchangers
Bursch Turbo Muffler
Refinished interior panels
Transmission rebuild



Pictures: