Saved From the Car Crusher!, Maybe parts should have been crushed???? |
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Saved From the Car Crusher!, Maybe parts should have been crushed???? |
PlantMan |
Jul 4 2014, 12:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 14-May 14 From: Mission Viejo Member No.: 17,352 Region Association: Southern California |
Hey All,
I saved this car, I am sure, from pending doom as it was sitting in a Coparts yard in the SF Bay area, not to mention it was donated to charity........ I thought it had potential so I scooped it up. My last 914 was a 1.7 (72) and I always wanted the 73-74 2.0l, so here we are. Anyways, you can see from the attached photos she is a little long in the tooth!!! BTW, this car is a true California car and appears to have spent it's entire life in NorCal. Who said Cal cars have little rust??? It also appeared to have a trans change-out around 30k miles, interesting. I have gone through 80% so far, got the car up and running, fixed a majority of the oil leaks, and now getting the brakes sorted out so I can road test it. Interior is in very good shape, minus the carpet, dashboard is a solid A grade for 40 years old and the seats and back pad are still quality as well. I am debating the AC system, which I will remove for now, but it might go back in in the future. The motor starts right-up without any problems and after I get the brakes back on I am going to check for vacuum leaks, it has a high idle but I think maybe the AAR maybe stuck. Debating the next step, starting from the front of the car and possibly working my way to the back, doing the body work. I am trying to gather pieces now for the sheet metal clean-up. Enjoy the photos! I did add it to the VIN database as well. [attachmentid=457 680] [attachmentid=457 688] Attached image(s) |
Valy |
Jul 7 2014, 07:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
If you part it, I want the interior.
N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one comes from there... |
Chris H. |
Jul 9 2014, 09:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,043 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one comes from there... I was gonna say that looks a lot like what happens to a car in the midwest when you park it for several years without washing the road salt off beforehand. Weird rust patterns in odd places due to the salt that just happened to land/collect there. Looks fixable. Definitely a lot of work, but go for it. |
PlantMan |
Jul 9 2014, 12:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 14-May 14 From: Mission Viejo Member No.: 17,352 Region Association: Southern California |
N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one comes from there... I was gonna say that looks a lot like what happens to a car in the midwest when you park it for several years without washing the road salt off beforehand. Weird rust patterns in odd places due to the salt that just happened to land/collect there. Looks fixable. Definitely a lot of work, but go for it. Paint is in really good shape. I am sorry the car was left to rot. Kinda looking forward to cutting into the funk! I am weird that way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Going to start in the front and work my way to the back....at least that is the plan for now. |
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