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> And so it Begins 75, Reclamation of 75 914
djway
post Jan 9 2017, 06:23 PM
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And so it begins.
I am starting to bring back a 75 that was sitting in a field since around 92. A little damage on the passenger side that only took a short time to rough out.
I modified a couple of old engine stands so I could fully rotate the car.
Most of the damage is the floor and back firewall from a loose rear window. I have not found any rust in the longs, YET.
I just finished a 4 year project restoring a 59 Karmann Ghia. It was my first restoration.
I have not decided where to go with this car yet. I originally wanted to recreate the last 914 I had in the early 90s but we will see where it goes.Attached Image
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Very cool project, and I grew up in a '63 Ghia Convertible, my mom's daily driver from 1973-1982. Black, red/orange interior with white piping iirc, and a white top. My dad picked it up at the factory and brought it back after serving in Germany.

I love this approach to the flares. There was a yellow 914-6 running around in Southern California (and occasionally up at Laguna) with 16x7 or 8 in front and 16x8 or 9 in the rear…but the sides looked nearly stock. Pretty sure the same car was on the cover of VW&Porsche magazine (or possibly European Car) with a number of other 914s. There were a couple of 914s done this way—and really well—up here, too. A dark metallic blue six conversion built by John Holleran with 16x7 and 16x8 951 Fuchs, and a 914 (4?) somewhere in the East Bay with deep (!) VW steelies and dog dish hubcaps that I'm not sure made it out of primer. But those rear fenders sure looked cool…almost like they should have been that way from the start.

I suspect you could start a new thread about your brake upgrade, as it looks very appealing and there are a lot of people who want to move to five lugs and better brakes. I was one of them 30 years ago...back when I was looking through the Richmond Classified Flea Market for Porsche parts. My how things have changed.

Meantime, keep on keepin' on—digging the direction of this! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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djway   And so it Begins 75   Jan 9 2017, 06:23 PM
billh1963   Looks like a great (and ambitious) start!   Jan 9 2017, 06:25 PM
djway   Thanks, I believe it will actually be easier than ...   Jan 9 2017, 06:27 PM
jmill   Just make sure to brace the door gaps if you haven...   Jan 9 2017, 07:07 PM
djway   The doors are braced and I will replaces sections ...   Jan 9 2017, 07:25 PM
Cairo94507   Very nice project. Good luck and may your rust be...   Jan 10 2017, 07:16 AM
mbseto   I like the matching valances. That and the stance...   Jan 10 2017, 09:11 AM
djway   Very nice project. Good luck and may your rust b...   Jan 10 2017, 10:08 AM
djway   Well, I have made a lil progress since my last pos...   Apr 4 2018, 12:58 AM
djway   Strut placement   Apr 4 2018, 01:02 AM
djway   working on some brake boost for olden years   Apr 4 2018, 01:03 AM
djway   Battery out of the way   Apr 4 2018, 01:04 AM
djway   Por 15 in all rust prone areas all over the car   Apr 4 2018, 01:05 AM
djway   It got very Flintstones for a while   Apr 4 2018, 01:07 AM
djway   Moved the fenders out a lil   Apr 4 2018, 01:11 AM
Philip W.   Moved the fenders out a lil See now that is what...   Apr 4 2018, 06:49 AM
djway   Front fenders out   Apr 4 2018, 01:13 AM
mepstein   Wow, nice job on the flares. If we (east coast) l...   Apr 4 2018, 05:05 AM
billh1963   Wow! You must like to weld :headbanger:   Apr 4 2018, 05:05 AM
ValcoOscar   From the looks of it and seeing pics of your first...   Apr 4 2018, 07:04 AM
Edward Blume   Nice! Putting your skills to work! :headb...   Apr 4 2018, 07:13 AM
Cairo94507   Those flares are looking great. If I had another ...   Apr 4 2018, 07:14 AM
jd74914   Those flares are awesome!! I did something...   Apr 4 2018, 10:09 AM
djway   Those flares are awesome!! I did somethin...   Apr 5 2018, 12:19 PM
djway   I have been asked to provide more picts of the pro...   Apr 4 2018, 10:44 PM
djway   more   Apr 4 2018, 10:46 PM
djway   Front   Apr 4 2018, 10:50 PM
djway   If you want to know what the inside of the tunnel ...   Apr 4 2018, 10:57 PM
burton73   Thanks for your help. Bob B :welder:   Apr 5 2018, 11:36 AM
djway   Thanks for your help. Bob B :welder: Keep us p...   Apr 5 2018, 12:16 PM
djway   With all the rain it was lucky that I had alread...   Apr 11 2020, 06:22 PM
Mueller   Great progress so far, you some nice work for sure...   Apr 11 2020, 06:31 PM
djway   For several years I have been tinkering with a new...   Dec 26 2020, 11:51 PM
djway   I had to have the matching rear rotor/caliper comb...   Dec 26 2020, 11:58 PM
DRPHIL914   I had to have the matching rear rotor/caliper com...   Dec 28 2020, 10:42 AM
808 WRX   I had to have the matching rear rotor/caliper com...   Dec 29 2020, 02:34 PM
djway   I had to have the matching rear rotor/caliper co...   Dec 29 2020, 08:17 PM
djway   Da hub.   Dec 27 2020, 12:06 AM
djway   Da hub. The front hub can also be had in alumi...   Dec 28 2020, 11:35 PM
Root_Werks   You've got some seriously good metal skills...   Dec 28 2020, 10:49 AM
horizontally-opposed   Very cool project, and I grew up in a '63 Ghia...   Dec 29 2020, 09:41 AM
pete000   Some one is not afraid of a little :sawzall: :we...   Dec 29 2020, 05:15 PM
808 WRX   What if you could get a 5-lug rear hub that's...   Jan 3 2021, 01:14 PM
UROpartsman   Hi guys, it's part number 914 331 605 5 LUG; f...   Jan 12 2021, 12:04 PM
DRPHIL914   Hi guys, it's part number [url=https://apaind...   Jan 12 2021, 12:28 PM
UROpartsman   does this require a different bearing than we norm...   Jan 12 2021, 02:05 PM
914werke   Hi guys, it's part number [b][url=https://apa...   Jan 12 2021, 02:13 PM
djway   My name isn’t Pete but it’s good information. ...   Jan 12 2021, 03:18 PM


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