2021 Garage Tech Talk #1

Come join us for an educational talk about the restoration of a vintage SCCA - EP Production Porsche 914 hosted by fellow member Dave Boyd.

This exciting talk will include the following discussion points and fabrication demos.

• The story of the lost race car.
• Race history of the IO Port sponsored EP Production Porsche 914.
• Unibody construction and how they are built.
• Streetcar to race car. What’s involved?
• Repairing a damaged unibody. How much time is involved to do it correctly?
• Roll cage design and how the engineering is important to handling.
• Types of steel tubing, bending, fish mouthing and fitting.
• Different types of welding and demo of MIG and TIG methods.
• Fitting of a fabricated tube into the roll cage structure.
• Seat and fire safety systems.
• Patrick Motorsport rear control arm and mount stiffening kit installation.
• Tarett Engineering front and rear control arm bushing technology. The old and the 2021 design and how this can improve the handling of the modern P-Car.
• Engine, transmission, brakes and fuel system overview.
• What’s next and the estimated first track session?
• Other question and answer session, plus more bench racing!!

*Coffee and Donuts Provided

*Event may include sparks from Welding and grinding

*Special guest Ricky Freeman from RF Racing Services