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| siverson |
 Aug 22 2013, 10:06 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,457 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California 
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(UPDATED with comments below)
From the photos, this is what I see that is not correct. Anything I'm missing? Not correct / things to fix: - outside mirror - speaker boxes - after market front air dam - 80s radio - white valve covers - rust (?) spots on carpet - painted (?) headlight motors - 4-cyl center console - color change back to Irish Green - wheel center caps need to be anodized or something - incorrect jack - black plastic threshold plates and carpet cleat should be aluminum Not right but no reason to "correct" (IMO): - Euro lenses - Euro driving lights vs USA fog lights - 15x6 Fuchs (was originally steel) May or may not be correct: - horn button is not correct - center seat fabric should be smooth (Center cushion could be the Colgan aftermarket item, period correct) questions / not sure: - antenna may not be right... ? - repro rear trunk carpet (missing grommet). or might be orig. -Steve Attached image(s) 
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| siverson |
Aug 26 2013, 09:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,457 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California
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An update! The seller and I finally came to agreement (was about 3 weeks of back and forth) and I bought the car this weekend. I flew to Portland this weekend and drove back in 2 days. Just over 1,000 miles in 2 days, and that's more than the car has been driven in 10 years. He really needed it and seemed quite happy to be on the road again (especially south on the I-5 near Sacramento at 1am...).
It's funny how much more you learn about a car just driving it a bunch, even beyond photos, PPI, and close inspection. I've got a long list of items to fix on the car (that got a little longer as I drove home), but it's quite fun to own my first real 6. My 5th 914, but my first real six. And given that I have 3 914s now, the 1971 1.7 will probably be for sale shortly. The wife wants to limit it to 3 914s at any given time, and that actually seems somewhat reasonable to me... -Steve |
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| Gustl |
Aug 26 2013, 09:57 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,711 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
QUOTE(siverson @ Aug 27 2013, 04:45 AM)  The seller and I finally came to agreement (was about 3 weeks of back and forth) and I bought the car this weekend. congrats (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) good luck and lots of joy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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siverson what do you think of this 914-6? [I bought it!] Aug 22 2013, 10:06 PM
siverson 914 Aug 22 2013, 10:08 PM siverson And paint (color change from Irish Green) from the... Aug 22 2013, 10:10 PM Jaymann Looks fun:I would drive it!! Aug 22 2013, 10:11 PM gms
questions:
no center dash vent & no dash vent... Aug 22 2013, 10:21 PM Jeff Bowlsby Euro driving lights vs USA fog lights
Center cushi... Aug 22 2013, 10:37 PM
Jasfsmith
Repro rear trunk carpet (missing grommet)
My ... Aug 23 2013, 10:49 AM Eric_Shea Tool kit doesn't appear to be basket weave... Aug 23 2013, 06:30 AM 396 I believe a previous asking was 35k for this -6 Aug 23 2013, 12:04 PM Chris H. Painted headlight motors!? RUN AWAY... :barf... Aug 23 2013, 12:16 PM siverson Thanks for the feedback. I updated the first post. Aug 23 2013, 05:31 PM JmuRiz It's just what happens with years of owners cu... Aug 23 2013, 05:52 PM lostreasure Gas tank area is suppose to be painted body color.... Aug 23 2013, 07:12 PM Gustl
From the photos, this is what I see that is not c... Aug 24 2013, 11:39 AM siverson > Black plastic threshold plates and carpet cle... Aug 26 2013, 09:50 PM Eric_Shea
All original sixes are like that. Six shock tow... Aug 26 2013, 09:53 PM Cairo94507 Congratulations! You have yourself a nice Six... Aug 26 2013, 09:58 PM Eric_Shea
Only assumptions. I have a video of a 70's ... Aug 26 2013, 10:06 PM r_towle
Only assumptions. I have a video of a 70's... Aug 27 2013, 01:21 PM racerbvd I have the correct front valance if you chose to g... Aug 26 2013, 10:13 PM 396 Steve,
Well educated move. You posted it and asked... Aug 27 2013, 03:08 PM Eric_Shea
All sixes had those too... :blink:
http://www.9... Aug 27 2013, 09:37 PM siverson > I have the correct front valance if you chose... Nov 2 2013, 07:34 PM siverson Well I've been digging into fixing all the thi... Nov 2 2013, 07:54 PM siverson 914 Nov 2 2013, 07:58 PM rick 918-S To me, there are some things that just make sense ... Nov 2 2013, 09:25 PM boxstr Small 914 world. I looked at that 6 for a customer... Nov 2 2013, 10:13 PM sixnotfour studs on lower covers and get SC lowers , as they ... Nov 3 2013, 04:43 AM bcheney What a cool story and project. I hadn't seen t... Nov 3 2013, 10:26 AM siverson > The turbo valve covers must be machined down ... Nov 3 2013, 12:10 PM siverson > fuel lines is one of them
Yup, all the fuel ... Nov 3 2013, 12:13 PM bcheney
> fuel lines is one of them
Yup, all the fuel... Nov 3 2013, 03:09 PM siverson A couple more photos... Nov 3 2013, 12:15 PM Eric_Shea Neither one is correct on the air cleaner, that sa... Nov 3 2013, 03:15 PM JmuRiz Re: valve covers. Do you need to machine turbo cov... Nov 3 2013, 04:53 PM mepstein
Re: valve covers. Do you need to machine turbo co... Nov 3 2013, 05:35 PM rgalla9146
Re: valve covers. Do you need to machine turbo c... Nov 3 2013, 06:27 PM siverson > original -6 housing is plastic, low profile w... Nov 3 2013, 09:15 PM siverson Or is this one correct?
-Steve Nov 3 2013, 09:50 PM rgalla9146
Or is this one correct?
-Steve
That air f... Nov 4 2013, 08:34 AM Eric_Shea :agree:
That's the MFI housing I mentioned. ... Nov 4 2013, 11:18 AM johnhora Steve...
went and took a couple of shots of the ai... Nov 4 2013, 12:18 PM rgalla9146
Steve...
went and took a couple of shots of the a... Nov 4 2013, 05:52 PM siverson Car is back and has a fully rebuilt 2.0 now. Wow, ... Dec 9 2013, 12:02 PM siverson 914 Dec 9 2013, 12:02 PM siverson 914 Dec 9 2013, 12:03 PM JmuRiz Yep, it's sitting too low, check to see which ... Dec 9 2013, 12:27 PM siverson > I thought this car was white
Yup, the car is... Dec 9 2013, 12:37 PM siverson And some more photos... (before and after)
It... Dec 9 2013, 01:18 PM ben*james Nice choice to bring back the Irish Green!... Dec 9 2013, 01:24 PM siverson > I think a Porsche engine rebuild is about the... Dec 9 2013, 01:25 PM rick 918-S
> And I have decided to paint the whole bottom... Dec 9 2013, 01:52 PM siverson This was his roommate while getting worked on (it... Dec 9 2013, 01:41 PM JmuRiz Very cool updated pictures, the change back to iri... Dec 9 2013, 02:15 PM Cairo94507 I agree with you 100% regarding the underside of t... Dec 10 2013, 08:55 AM FourBlades Nice work on a great car! :beer2:
I think y... Dec 10 2013, 06:50 PM wndsnd Real sweet......
:drooley: Dec 11 2013, 04:01 PM siverson I got these photos from the body shop today...
Th... Dec 19 2013, 11:47 PM siverson And the battery box area repair.
Anything the exp... Dec 19 2013, 11:58 PM siverson And the repair...
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Dec 20 2013, 12:03 AM rick 918-S Nice! There moving right along! :sawzall: ... Dec 20 2013, 06:36 AM JmuRiz I think it's safe to say they are all rusted o... Dec 20 2013, 08:31 AM siverson From May 1977 when he was still Irish Green... But... Dec 22 2013, 01:04 PM trojanhorsepower Man that looks great! What are you going to t... Dec 22 2013, 04:31 PM sixnotfour Me and My Six 1979, Irish green all the way :beer... Dec 22 2013, 04:46 PM Ferg Best Color Ever. :headbanger: Dec 22 2013, 05:29 PM siverson > What are you going to tackle next?
The car i... Dec 31 2013, 10:05 PM siverson I haven't seen this before. Maybe it's jus... Jan 5 2014, 11:24 AM siverson The wires were embedded in it a bit...
-Steve
Jan 5 2014, 11:29 AM siverson Why you should fix a loose rear window... Especial... Jan 5 2014, 11:31 AM siverson When I started to pull up all the tar. Note there ... Jan 5 2014, 11:33 AM mepstein :confused:
what your showing in the pic should j... Jan 5 2014, 11:34 AM siverson > what your showing in the pic should just peel... Jan 5 2014, 11:36 AM rick 918-S That's weird about the carpet holders.... Jan 5 2014, 11:50 AM sixnotfour my six has no carpet holders and factory carpet ha... Jan 5 2014, 01:46 PM siverson > my six has no carpet holders and factory carp... Jan 19 2014, 12:16 AM siverson While I love Fuchs on 914s, and 15x6s are one of m... Jan 19 2014, 12:23 AM siverson That's cosmoline in the first picture, but the... Jan 19 2014, 12:25 AM mepstein I like the look of the gas burners. Mine weighed 1... Jan 19 2014, 09:35 AM 2mAn
I like the look of the gas burners. Mine weighed ... Jan 24 2014, 11:37 AM 914Sixer Correct wheels can be a fuzzy area. They can fall... Jan 19 2014, 09:39 AM siverson > Correct wheels can be a fuzzy area.
Sort of... Jan 19 2014, 01:15 PM toolguy That is correct. . .only 14" Fuch's
howev... Jan 19 2014, 01:20 PM sixnotfour My version of the Bible shows em, printed 1/74 Jan 19 2014, 01:58 PM sixnotfour I think wheel choice was a crap shoot, not an opti... Jan 19 2014, 02:10 PM siverson > My version of the Bible shows em, printed 1/7... Jan 23 2014, 10:44 PM sixnotfour
Porsche printed parts list, yes the mahles are l... Jan 23 2014, 11:07 PM Cairo94507 I think the Gas Burner is one of the best looking ... Jan 24 2014, 08:26 AM siverson And one last "test ride" before disassem... Mar 7 2014, 09:47 PM ben*james Way to go! Mar 7 2014, 09:50 PM siverson White, green, and black (spray paint! argh... Mar 7 2014, 10:11 PM siverson One spray painted horn, one not. And... are these ... Mar 7 2014, 10:13 PM siverson Removed old aftermarket sway bar. Anyone know what... Mar 7 2014, 10:15 PM siverson Green, white overspray, and original 914-6 grey st... Mar 7 2014, 10:17 PM siverson All four calipers removed and ready to be restored... Mar 7 2014, 10:18 PM siverson Nice... I'm pretty sure these are the original... Mar 7 2014, 10:20 PM |
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