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Posted by: Binford Nov 22 2011, 05:34 PM

My son is a Life Scout and expects to make Eagle in a year or two. The agreement I've made with him is that "we" will start shopping for a 914 the day following his Eagle Court of Honor.

Not for him, but for "us."

Ever since I was 15, I've wanted one. I owned a '77 924 for quite a while, but it didn't do it for me. Gotta have a 914.

What am I getting myself into?!

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 22 2011, 05:35 PM

Do you own jackstands?

Posted by: pt_700 Nov 22 2011, 05:44 PM

our sincere condolences...

lucky for you two, there's a great community of teeners in the northwest.

welcome to the madness!

Posted by: ripper911 Nov 22 2011, 05:44 PM

You're getting yourself into a fun little car!

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Nov 22 2011, 06:24 PM

I am going to scoot this thread over to the Garage for a proper introduction. ;-) The sandbox is our OT area.

Binford is a long time old Military Vehicle guy, m715 nut, etc.

Glad you made it over here!
Zach

Posted by: messix Nov 22 2011, 06:32 PM

You're a sick man..... Into old military jeeps, now gonna get into 914's .

Posted by: Gint Nov 22 2011, 06:33 PM

You got it made. You already have an extra pair of hands.

Posted by: PanelBilly Nov 22 2011, 06:36 PM

Great father son project.

Welcome to the world of rust

Posted by: keske968 Nov 22 2011, 06:52 PM

A lot of work. A lot of fun. A great time to experience frustration and victories with your son. It will be a great bonding experience for you two.

Posted by: Tom Nov 22 2011, 06:58 PM

Binford,
I also live in Port Orchard and have a 914 taking up space in my garage. Several of the PNW guys have seen my car and you are welcome to discuss it with any of them. If you want pics, send me your e-mail address and I'll send some to you. better yet, come on over for a look see. I live out toward the PO airport.
Tom

Posted by: jimkelly Nov 22 2011, 07:01 PM

rust.

find a rust free car.

by rust free - i mean - no obvious rust - and no hidden rust.

rust repair can severly impact a budget build.

one of my favorite rust threads - enjoy.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

jim

Posted by: Binford Nov 22 2011, 07:05 PM

Thanks, Zach. My very first post here and I get moved. Noobs....

So what's "OT" mean?

I honestly don't know what I'm thinking. I sold my 44-year-old M715 (you've been away from the Zone for a while, Vacca, so you may have missed that!) to better afford the 31-year-old Glasply cuddy-cruiser/salmon fishing boat I bought this past summer, and now I'm considering picking up a 38-year-old 914....?!?! I really need some help....

Thanks for the welcome, folks. I've got a year or two before I have to really worry about this. So for now I'll just pick up what knowledge I can so I'll be semi-educated when I go to look for a 914.

Cheers....

Posted by: Binford Nov 22 2011, 07:13 PM

Amazing! I hate rust....



Hey, Tom! Ya know, I've never seen a 914 around here. Weird. (Though I have seen my old 924 around a time or two! It's the white "Champion Edition" with red and blue racing stripes and three black hood stripes, if you ever see it around town.)

I live out past McCormick Woods; between there and Sunnyslope, near where they are wanting to build the 2nd high school.

Wait, you're not selling your car, are you? It might be fun to bring my son out to look at it, though.

Mind you, every vehicle I own now is a 4-wheel-drive. That M715 was so tall it was hard to climb in to! So my mom get's a new(er) Toyota and asks me to sell her old Camry, so I give my son, Nick, a ride home in it from school. He's amazed at how low the car rides! When I tell him Vacca said his seat is about 7 inches off the ground, he thought that was the coolest! He is absolutely stoked about this deal we have (to buy the 914 when he gets his Eagle), so I'd love to fan the flames with a visit some time if you're good with that.

Meanwhile, shoot a few photos my way! timulator at gmail dot com.

Stay dry!

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Nov 22 2011, 07:26 PM

OT is Off Topic - Same as the BS Board on the Zone.

Noob. ;-)
Zach

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Nov 22 2011, 07:28 PM

Going from a 914 to a regular car tends to make the regular car feel like a truck, and a truck feel like a monster.

Zach

Posted by: ripper911 Nov 23 2011, 03:01 PM

Makes an old Beetle feel like a school bus.