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> Found this little beauty for 1500 bucks!, 1974 Porsche 914 build
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post Aug 26 2015, 09:21 PM
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Found this on craigslist. Looks pretty solid. First 914 and I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with it yet. Almost bought Scott Mann's orange peel a couple of years ago. Thinking I might do an 8 or a subie 6.


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post Aug 26 2015, 09:26 PM
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You got to start somewhere. Hopefully not too many of the rust worms.
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post Aug 26 2015, 09:49 PM
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ Aug 26 2015, 08:26 PM) *

You got to start somewhere. Hopefully not too many of the rust worms.




Yep! Me too! Found some in the rain gutter around the hood so far and a little in the hellhole. Battery tray is rusted. Got to dive deeper to see what I really have. After seeing some of the cars on here and how much rust people have dealt with I'm pretty confident just about anything can be fixed. I've got Tig welder and a good size shop. Let the games begin!
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post Aug 26 2015, 09:51 PM
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Looks like a winner. Have fun! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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Terrific! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) With an attitude like that you are going to have a lot of fun and get into some trouble. Fun will be had by all. Welcome again.
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post Aug 26 2015, 10:57 PM
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post Aug 27 2015, 12:30 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) nice deal. I paid more for just my bumpers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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post Aug 27 2015, 09:30 AM
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If you can, I suggest driving it for a while with the stock motor. Far too many people buy the car and yank the drivetrain out first thing; they never get to drive it. Even the ones who finish the swap never get to enjoy the car the way it was originally designed, as a low-powered momentum-preserving grin machine.

Try it, you may like it...

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Note Rick's screen name above .... he's the guy who you can talk with about implanting a Porsche 928 V8 in yours, if you want to keep it all Porsche in your resto-mod build! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Aug 27 2015, 08:30 AM) *

If you can, I suggest driving it for a while with the stock motor. Far too many people buy the car and yank the drivetrain out first thing; they never get to drive it. Even the ones who finish the swap never get to enjoy the car the way it was originally designed, as a low-powered momentum-preserving grin machine.

Try it, you may like it...

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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I'm still daily driving my stock 71 (1.7)
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post Aug 27 2015, 09:03 PM
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Just make it run safely, clean it, wax it, and drive it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/signal914.jpg)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) and enjoy!

When you want to do something major to it, get another one instead so you can still enjoy your 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


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post Aug 27 2015, 09:12 PM
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Just make it run safely, clean it, wax it, and drive it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/signal914.jpg)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) and enjoy!

When you want to do something major to it, get another one instead so you can still enjoy your 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I agree, drive it for a few months then work on it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Get addicted first, then you are more likely to finish it in a reasonable amount of time.
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post Aug 28 2015, 12:56 PM
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Thanks everyone! Glad to be here. I wish it were ready for the road! I'd happily drive it the way it is. They are great just the way porsche made them but this one, unfortunately, doesn't run in its current incarnation. Not sure I want to spend the money to rebuild it. I appreciate the idea of restoring a car to what the factory envisioned but its all pistons and con rods to me. I just like mechanical things. You go back far enough all cars are related to Otto.
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post Aug 28 2015, 06:34 PM
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That's why I said "if you can". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Often enough, these are bought with non-running engines ("a little JB weld can fix that hole in the crankcase!") or without drivetrains.

If it doesn't run, then it's a total blank canvas. Have fun with it, just don't let it sit on jack stands too long! These cars like to be driven, and get upset when they aren't.

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I agree with Dave. Clean it up a bit and drive it. More power would be great, but I have more fun just cruising with my gf with the top down. They think it's fast b/c it says PORSCHE down the side. Plenty of pointing, smiles and thumbs up as is.

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post Aug 28 2015, 09:34 PM
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Aug 28 2015, 05:34 PM) *

That's why I said "if you can". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Often enough, these are bought with non-running engines ("a little JB weld can fix that hole in the crankcase!") or without drivetrains.

If it doesn't run, then it's a total blank canvas. Have fun with it, just don't let it sit on jack stands too long! These cars like to be driven, and get upset when they aren't.

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Gonna dive right in! Just got a Haynes tear down manual in the mail. Thanks Dave
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post Aug 28 2015, 11:19 PM
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Congrats! Now lets see pics of the longs and hell hole. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
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