Palindrome 914 Build Thread, now on the chassis jig Options

[nathansnathan]

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I changed the title of the thread, so it's incognito now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

- Sort of to do with the midengined-ness, my username, and of course the 420 914 thing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)

The car was very original, but quite trashed when I bought it. It's a 49 state car, purchased in Colorado judging by the sticker that was on the back opposite the badge, Bob Hagestad Dealerhip. I don't have a picture of that unfortunately... Both bumpers had 1975 UCLA parking permit stickers.

It is an appearance group car, tan square weave, late enough to get 2 real tan basket weave seats. Original adriatic blue paint, no repaints. The snowplow early rear valence. It has the original red heater lever pull which I don't see very much. Everything was there without having been hacked/modified (besides the door panels). Unmodified but fairly trashed.


Chassis # 174932

-Meaning the chassis was built the 17th week of the year 1972 (I think it is the 17th week with a Monday the way they count it), the 4th day of that week, Thursday April 27th, 1972. -I thought it was 4/20 but I must concede it was probably a week later, the chassis production.
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It is odd, though, the dash doesn't match.

1729556 vs 1749532 which is on the Karmann plate and the trunk.

It would be from just 2 days earlier, but then I was thinking, if it was from another car, it could theoretically be from a 73 or a 74 car, too. It seems like it is original, though, as peple always bodge everything and it was fairly unmolested, the wiring, and hardware of the dash.



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The engine number...
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[realred914]

I started this, a documentation of my build progress, as a blog on the 914club, but I'm not happy with how the order of posts is reversed, the most current being at the top - it ruins the epic-ness, not starting at the beginning. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Also 914club is kinda dead and I would only post over there because my view kept reverting to list on world and I couldn't figure out how to see all the forum responses at once for awhile. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

So that's why I'm starting this here.

I've been working on it for the past 5-6 months.
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uhm, a "420" engine and another post isee recently about a "cracked" crank, maybe we need narcotics annonammus? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)