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[Pat Garvey]

C'mon guys & gals. We need some refreshment!
By that I mean we need some new input.

Why are we getting stale?

Who has ideas?

Pat

[Cairo94507]

OK....I'll bite. Given the title of this thread, I realize I am wading into deep, deep water, but here goes.

So, I have my '71 914-6 ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) ) and it was delivered new as a Gold car. The original owner, about 2 years later, had it color changed to Black. Then sometime after owner two bought it in '74 he likely had it repainted Black again as the exterior is in pretty decent shape. Then of course in the early 80's out came the 2.0 and in went the 3.0 with webers.

So I was originally looking to build a 3.4/3.6 with a 915 transaxle and upgraded brakes, suspension, cooling, etc., with steel factory flares. That was then...

Now that I have this piece of Porsche history I have decided I do not want it to look modified from the exterior. So I am thinking stock body/trim and a soda blast repaint to Ivory White because I just can't abide Gold and always wanted Ivory White. (No offense to those Gold car owners)

So what do you guys think that it will not be repainted the factory delivered color?

Also, after talking to some people I really respect, I may be putting a 3.2 with fuel injection in it and a 915 with a Wevo shifter.

I do not want the car to ride stiff, squeak, etc., so I am going to set it up to drive on the street, be comfortable and not rip itself apart. I am quite sure that when the car is taken apart and any rust issues are addressed, I will do whatever chassis strengthening kits that will not be visible or apparent.

I like the early (15"?) deep six Fuchs wheels and when I find a set I plan to have them refinished with the spokes in satin finish, not polished.

OK, tell me what you think about my plan, keeping in mind nothing is in concrete.

Thanks for reading and your thoughts. Did I mention I love my six?

[Tom_T]

OK....I'll bite. Given the title of this thread, I realize I am wading into deep, deep water, but here goes.

So, I have my '71 914-6 ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) ) and it was delivered new as a Gold car. The original owner, about 2 years later, had it color changed to Black. Then sometime after owner two bought it in '74 he likely had it repainted Black again as the exterior is in pretty decent shape. Then of course in the early 80's out came the 2.0 and in went the 3.0 with webers.

So I was originally looking to build a 3.4/3.6 with a 915 transaxle and upgraded brakes, suspension, cooling, etc., with steel factory flares. That was then...

Now that I have this piece of Porsche history I have decided I do not want it to look modified from the exterior. So I am thinking stock body/trim and a soda blast repaint to Ivory White because I just can't abide Gold and always wanted Ivory White. (No offense to those Gold car owners)

So what do you guys think that it will not be repainted the factory delivered color?

Also, after talking to some people I really respect, I may be putting a 3.2 with fuel injection in it and a 915 with a Wevo shifter.

I do not want the car to ride stiff, squeak, etc., so I am going to set it up to drive on the street, be comfortable and not rip itself apart. I am quite sure that when the car is taken apart and any rust issues are addressed, I will do whatever chassis strengthening kits that will not be visible or apparent.

I like the early (15"?) deep six Fuchs wheels and when I find a set I plan to have them refinished with the spokes in satin finish, not polished.

OK, tell me what you think about my plan, keeping in mind nothing is in concrete.

Thanks for reading and your thoughts. Did I mention I love my six?

Michael -

I had a similar dilemma with my early 73 2.0 ("914S") - being an original L80E Light Ivory, but repainted 2x by OO/PO &/or dealer & 2x by me - & it was Gold when I bought it 3 years old in Dec. 75. Mine still has the matching GA engine, but I was considering doing a 2270, etc. too boot!

After a lot of listening here, looking at the cost of what I would be doing on my resto/repair - it just seemed best to go back to the OE "white" - even though it would not have been my choice if buying the 914 new, which would've been Marathon or Alaska Blue Metallic! Apparently restoring to the original color will garner the best resale value for any 914 respectively, as with 356s, 911s, 912s, 930s, etc.

I learned to live with & like the idea of the original L80E by continual desensitization, Pavlovian training, psychiatric counseling, & the input of George, Pat & others here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

With a low volume 914-6 - one of only 3,000 or so built - the best value & top CW restoration would be to "as it was originally" - color, fitment, engine/transaxle, etc., etc.

That said, if you're doing that much mod to your drive-train, etc. - then your 914-6 will be far from an original or restored example (unless you change direction as I did) - so do a color which makes you happy & damn the torpedoes! However, do save the original engine & transaxle, etc. for someone else to put riht later as "their project".