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[WAKman]

Hello all,

I'm new to the board, live in the Seattle area. I'm a longtime Porsche guy (911s, 944s, Caymans, a 928), and have been interested in 914s for a long while. Glad to see there are several folks on the board from in the area. But--how come I never see your 914s on the street? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Price-wise, it looks like the 914 is headed he way of the air cooled 911s, which is kind of a shame. I miss the days of old when a nice air-cooled 911 was a $15-20K car, and a nice 914 could be had for peanuts.

Oh well . . . I'll keep hanging around watching others until the right 914 comes along.

[WAKman]

Very nice car. That engine bay is very clean.

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Thank you. That engine bay refresh started as a simple tune up and chase-down of vacuum leaks, and ended up swallowing about $2K in plating, powder-coating, injector rebuilding, and parts replacement. (My wife objected to what she termed as "car cosmetics." My counter that she had spent more than that on cosmetics over the years was a poorly received parry.) Future plans are for electric air conditioning and individual throttle bodies. I write for 911 & Porsche World Magazine on an irregular basis, and this car will be featured in some upcoming issues, as perhaps will the dissolution of my marriage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

In any event, as will my current fixation with 914s. My goal with a 914 would be to find a decent but cheap car, as my 911 was, and bring it up to a similar modest level. Not an outlaw, but more of a misdemeanor car. I realize rust is an issue I didn't face with the later--galvanized 911--but I have some nascent welding skills that I could bring to bear.