Another new newb! Options

[Andy]

Hi! I'm finally starting to tear into my 914 restoration and I thought I should introduce myself before starting into my flurry of questions. I've been lurking around for a while and this board seems like a great resource with really great people.

Here's my project car... Looks like a reasonable daily driver doesn't it?

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It's not... But I knew that when I bought it - the previous owner was very upfront about the condition (he even told me about this board!). It' not like it's a basket case, I've got the parts in cardboard boxes... Lots and lots of cardboard boxes... As far as I know this car is a '74 1.8, paint is original (but 30 years of mountain sun mean you can take it down to primer with your fingernail), and I have no idea when it picked up the 2.0 wheels, but I've got 5 of 'em! BTW it had an original windshield too, but my first resto lesson was that 30 year old adhesive is stronger than glass.

Anyway, I know a bit about fabrication from building rockcrawling Jeeps but this a different animal... I'm still looking in the boxes for the radiator (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) ... Thanks in advance for the help!


-Andy Neal

[Andy]

I asked him what was the best car to offroad with, and he said almost anything will work as long as you dont care about it  .

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Exactly!

You want to see a grown man cry, follow somebody that listened to the hype the salesman gave him and bought a new Hummer, Land Rover, Cayenne, etc then took it out to "See what it can really do"... They can crawl up a rock face right until they flip over! After 10 years it still cracks me up to see you many people buy/build a good off-roader but never take it out again once they take some damage.

Jeeps are easier, dents are character - pretty paint is laughed at. I don't doubt I can make a strong car... Making a good looking one may be quite a challenge though! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)