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alfadoc |
Nov 12 2015, 03:33 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 6-November 15 From: Lynchburg, VA Member No.: 19,340 Region Association: None |
Posted last week that I was considering buying a local car. It will go into dry storage awaiting restoration. Thought I'd share a couple of pics.
Stuck a battery in it. No starter engagement and no fuel pump whir. Maybe I just need to jump the seatbelt relay. Fingers crossed. It's not home yet, so I haven't really had a chance to wrench on it. Really checked out the floors, and they are absolutely solid in passenger compartment and trunks. The battery tray is crusty and there are a couple of little bubbles in the adjacent side panel. Everything I can see and feel below the battery tray is solid. No rust on the battery tray support. Under the jack points there is an area about 1" long where the seams come together that you can stick a screwdriver through. otherwise solid. It does have this one odd rust area on top of the rear quarter. Likely the result of a poor bondo job. Anyway, I can't wait to get this in out of the elements. My first 914. I don't think I did too badly for $1500. Oh, and bonus, it has Konis and a Bursch street exhaust with a cat delete. |
alfadoc |
Nov 13 2015, 05:22 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 6-November 15 From: Lynchburg, VA Member No.: 19,340 Region Association: None |
Damn, I don't even have the car home yet. Y'all have already turned it into a parts car and are telling me to buy a body shell from the west coast. What a depressing lot this is.
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horizontally-opposed |
Nov 13 2015, 10:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,441 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
Damn, I don't even have the car home yet. Y'all have already turned it into a parts car and are telling me to buy a body shell from the west coast. What a depressing lot this is. Don't let the peanut gallery get to you. The same folks will also go above and beyond to help you out. Just wait and see. Looking at the pics, what looks like a straight car with honest, tired paint, what may be good gaps, no cowl rust I can see, and, yes, a corner of a back fender that should probably be replaced wholesale. The good news is, that corner is out there. So is whatever you need around the longitudinals if you need to do any major work on those. Keep us up to date on what you find, and enjoy the ride. Again, there is nothing like a 914. It is one of Porsche's most clever designs, and one of its lightest street cars. pete |
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