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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[nathansnathan]

It does look rusty, but honest, just a bit of pitting.
Anyway, going stronger than that, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
taking it to the next level, another car has come to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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It's funny, I realized after contacting the po that it was a guy I got a $2 door handle off of the first week I had my 914, Paul, who works at Rancho Transmission in Santa Ana. He is exactly 16 miles from me and I got it towed here this morning much more affordably than the first one, thankfully, though we did have to wait it seemed 2 hours for the guy to come on his 'day off'. Good stuff though to talk shop with a guy that knows about these things, or Volkswagens anyway.

Tuning was so so, probably would have idled if it got warm. It runs, I should add. The carb is, he told me, a real one out of an actual Pinto. The valves sound good though. I will have to do a compression check. Thinking I may get it rolling with that engine while I put mine together.
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Body is pretty crusty on this one, too, mostly down low though where mine is worse above, well except the hell hole, this one is the worse, the 420 car seems solid in comparison.
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A lot of the interior is there
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It's got some really good stuff that came with it, all 4 rotors are German and new for 1. The driver door may be the one to use. The deck lids are better than both of what I have I think. It came with a a new carpet, black though, not sure how nice it is. The windshield is what I was looking for when I found it. I'd seen it before of course, but it really made sense more looking for a windshield. It looks to be very good, PPG. The top of the front bumper is straight and solid if I can get the chrome off. My plan is to d the bumpers the same as the wheels, in 'wheel silver'. I know it's not stock but I on' like the body color plan and have qualms about the re-chroming chrome route.

Other stuff that came with but probably won't use new-in-the-box 911 ate master cylinder, also in the box the front euro lenses, seemingly more brake calipers than the 4 (no brakes on it now), stainless soft line new. The backpad is pretty nice, early though as it's a 71.

It's pretty exciting just to have an assembled 914... to sit in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif)
Just wait until the battery charges (it sit's in the trunk (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ), I'm ganna start it. Maybe tomorrow after the Classic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)