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> OU8AVW's Build Thread, On the road again.....
OU8AVW
post Jan 31 2012, 09:48 AM
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I've been lurking here for four years, I signed up the day after I bought my 914. It's a 1971 car and I bought it because the doors clinked shut like a Porsche is supposed to. I have learned allot from this forum and I'll say it again, this is the best auto forum on the intraweb!

Work situations, other car projects, a sailboat and three kids that play Lacrosse, swim, ect I have not really worked on the car at all until recently. I have been prolifically collecting parts, knowledge, and building a network of trusted friends and vendors.

As it stands:
-I have 75% of the sweet parts I need
-Scotty B and I made a good deal to have him paint my car
-I have a running motor with 40 Webers, another fully machined motor with rebuilt heads and six new injectors waiting to be assembled and a sideshift trans.
-My good friend Eric of Willswerks in VA and I trade labor. He's a transmission guru like Dr. Evil. He also has a huge stash of NOS part's he hooks me up with
-I have a full interior with new leather seats, new carpet and new door panels
-A set of sway bars for both ends
-A nice set of 2.0 Fuchs

I need-
-Brakes
-A little pan repair
-A dash
-a few more bits i can't remember now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
-A freakin' garage!

Here's what she looks like now-

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She's supposed to be white and I think I'll go back to the original color. Here's my inspiration:

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post Jan 31 2012, 10:02 AM
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Scotty B should be coming over this week to grab his new 1973 911 and the doors/trunks off the teener to get started. I need to prep the engine bay and front trunk for paint. The PO did a color change that was pretty thorough but not well executed. That is to say they painted almost everything. wires, headlight motors, you name it, it has paint on it. We also have to graft on the proper wheel well flairs and get rid of the crapy PO installed units. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)

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There is a little rust on the car but the longs and hell hole are super solid



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I was even able to remove the battery tray top but save the supports!
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post Jan 31 2012, 11:35 AM
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What do you need in regards to brakes?
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post Jan 31 2012, 01:26 PM
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QUOTE(type47 @ Jan 31 2012, 09:35 AM) *

What do you need in regards to brakes?


I'm going to work with Eric on those. Just getting them all rebuilt with new rotors and pads. Thanks for asking....
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post Jan 31 2012, 01:37 PM
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Known first & last cars in a MY can be significant (at least at some point), and your VIN being 4712900001 marks it clearly as the first 914/4 in 71 MY! Good find!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Here's some more "White" (L80E - Light Ivory officially per VW-Porsche) inspiration -

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Pix, bodywork/repaint to original L80E & 2056 build courtesy of Scotty's left coast body-cousin McMark - This 73 914-2.0 with Beige interior is a near clone to how mine was originally & had at least one of my 914's prior color changes on it (L94K Copper Metallic), & is owned by Brent/bembry on here.

I use it for my "I really do like white 914s 12 step program" - since I'd really prefer to have had Alaska Blue or Marathon Blue metallic with Beige interior on mine, had I not been a starving recent college grad in 75 when I bought my 73 that I'm now slowly restoring. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


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post Jan 31 2012, 01:46 PM
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Seriously? First '71? That's crazy. I did not put 2 and 2 together on that one. Did you check the data base or something? I'm not close to my car now to look. I know I entered it when I joined in '08.

Update: Not sure where that VIN came from. I better check my tittle, my car was built in July '71 and that VIN is not mine.
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post Jan 31 2012, 01:56 PM
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Mike - I'll be at Scott's in the next month or so. I'm bringing down a lot of small, spare parts that I removed from a parts car. It might help pare down your - need to buy list. Mark
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post Jan 31 2012, 03:40 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Jan 31 2012, 11:56 AM) *

Mike - I'll be at Scott's in the next month or so. I'm bringing down a lot of small, spare parts that I removed from a parts car. It might help pare down your - need to buy list. Mark


Sweet, it's the last 10% of the stuff that take 90% of the effort!
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post Jan 31 2012, 08:33 PM
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Hell hole after clean up

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Other side.

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post Jan 31 2012, 08:35 PM
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Are these cool? They are new but really old. I was thinking of mounting them on my bumper like my inspiration pic above.

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post Feb 3 2012, 07:33 PM
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Scotty with his deposit for my paint job! Good to hang out with the body guru.

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post Feb 11 2012, 09:32 AM
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Rainy day, cleaning parts and hittin' the sand blasting cabinet.
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post Feb 11 2012, 12:53 PM
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Here's my seats. They came to me in leather but the bottoms were trashed. I had the inserts redone. Not the best job, but I think they look pretty sweet. Plus, they're leather. Since this pic I got the headrest to fit properly. I think the leather will tighten up nicely.

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post Feb 23 2012, 07:58 PM
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I played hookie from work yesterday and continued prepping for paint. I got a doner floor pan that I'm going to use for some patchwork on the driver's side. All and all not too bad.

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post Feb 23 2012, 08:01 PM
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Scotty said it's one of the cleaner cars he's seen on the East Coast. He should know I guess.

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post Apr 14 2012, 01:58 PM
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Little bit O' progress

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post Apr 14 2012, 01:59 PM
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post Apr 14 2012, 02:02 PM
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I got all my engine parts back from the machine shop, bought a Triad exhaust and some restored heat exchangers, placed my order with PMB, bought a Mega Squirt system and new Pistons/Cylinders, and a bunch of other stuff I can't think of.
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post Apr 14 2012, 06:38 PM
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Mike,

Best of luck on the project. I noticed you're looking to go the MegaSquirt route. You won't regret it - more drivable & better mileage than carbs any day.

Here's a link to my last 914 project which was MegaSquirt, but 2.0L if it can help.
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post May 3 2012, 06:16 AM
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