Hey, I'm J. T. Have owned one 914 or another for a continuous 36 years. Have owned four in that time. One was an orignal 914-6. Had a '73 911T sportomatic. A friend, Skip Page (RIP) got me into 914's and taught me a lot about them. I once was a mechanic at a Porsche dealer so I could learn more about 914's and mechanics. I learned a lot from Jerry Brown a friend who worked at the dealership with me. Recently Ron Mott (pcar916) has helped motivate and help me get my project car going.

A pic of my first 914. A '73 1.7



another



The way it looked when I had it look the way I wanted it to



While at an auto-x I met a man who had an orignal six for sale. I got info from him and ended up buying it. It was a '70 that was signal orange with flares and the 916 look. Sold the '73 not long after I bought the six. It came with the 2.0 and it was a tough motor. I did auto-x and DE's with it as well as street driving. I came across a "rebuilt" 2.7 and eventually put it in. Drove it with that motor for a few years and finally pulled a stud. I used that motor for a core and got a 3.0. "Broke in" the 3.0 in the orange six doing DE's. The body of the six was getting weak and I wanted a car with a cage and such. I didn't want to cut up an orignal body, so I sold it to a couple I knew. I kept most of the chassis parts and engine & tranny. All the things I needed for a six conversion. The only thing I left with the car was the oil tank.
A few pics of the orignal six......With "Ron's" (pcar916) exhaust pipes which I sold him.



At Hallett Motor Racing circuit, Hallett, Ok.



At Memphis Motorsports Park



At Road Atlanta



And all those miles auto crossing



I bought a '74 for my project car in May '96. Stripped it down to just the wire harness. Gathered parts for it. Fuel cell, fuel pump/filter, Accump, adjustable proportioning valve, ect. Had the front/rear stiffened, full roll cage installed, and then off to the body shop for steel flares installed, windshield installed and paint job. Porsche color Ocean Blue Metallic (3AY).









Projects can go fast or slow or both. Mine was both. You have to be motivated and in the mood to work on one. If you get frustrated on a job, with a project car, there is something else you can work on and get focused again. There were times the car sat in the enclosed car trailer for up to two years. My wife at the time Dana encouraged me to get back on it. I would work on it a little at a time. It took me 13 years from start to finish. While I had the project car just being a project I missed driving a 914 and found one at a used car lot and bought it. It was the Copper Metallic '75. I sold it to a friend after about four years as Dana and I bought a '82 Corvette (her dream car) and needed the spot in the garage for the 'vette. With Ron Mott's help it has been on the road for just over a year now. (4-10) I've done two DE's with it and it is a great car. This last Christmas I bought a set of polished Fuchs for it for street wheels. I've added a digital camera system on it and record all driving and DE's. It has been a labor of love and a project I've always wanted to do. Well worth all the blood, long hours, cussing, and pleasure it has brought to me. A pic of the '75 Copper Metallic....













UPDATE: I bought a '08 Corvette in May of '11 and sold the blue 914-6 to DirtyEvo in June '11. The car is livin' the California life!! Proud to know it's been to Laguna!!! Just wish I could have driven it!! After 37 years with no AC and shifting the 'vette is 6 sp. auto with great air and stereo. Plus....430HP and 30 MPG highway.
In July of '11 I bought back my '75 Copper Metallic 914. Going throught it and getting it road worthy....