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Posted by: Reiche Oct 13 2004, 10:16 AM

Greetings all. First post. My story:
I first fell for 914s almost 20 years ago. My best friend bought one and appointed me to be his mechanic after the local VW shop screwed things up one time too many and the local Porsche shop gave him the NARP cold shoulder. I worked at both a Porsche resto shop and a German auto repair shop for a while. At both places I was considered the 914 guy, but only because no one else wanted to be. While at the resto shop my brother and I bought a '75 that had sat under a tree for a few years. The pans were a bit rusty but it had solid longs and was only $600. We were going to restore it, then I got laid off so the bosses' nephew could have a summer job. After that I restricted myself to maintaining my best friend's 914, which I did until I moved. He still has it but I no longer live close enough to him to fix it. My brother picked up a running '71 (now parts) and a bunch of extra parts a few years later. They all currently rest at his house in O-side, CA. I am trying to motivate him to get the '75 done. If I can't I will have to do it myself. Soon....

Though I am technically not an owner, I have spent a lot of time working and thinking on Porsches and 914s. It has been a few years though so I can't say I will bring as much to the forum as I will take, but I will try. I will try to get both my friend and brother on here too. They need motivation.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 13 2004, 10:18 AM

first off, welcome! yarg


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Posted by: SirAndy Oct 13 2004, 10:19 AM

Posted by: Steve Thacker Oct 13 2004, 10:45 AM

Welcome aboard!

Our 914 club motto is,..If we can't fix it,...It's broke!

Posted by: Headrage Oct 13 2004, 10:46 AM

Welcome. Nice to meet ya.

Posted by: Reiche Oct 13 2004, 10:47 AM

Thanks fellas. I feel right at home in the company of pirates and Germans since I am a little of both.

Posted by: Brando Oct 13 2004, 10:49 AM

Hi there old-time fan of 914s

I thought the motto was ... if we can't fix it... it's time for a sawzall party?

Posted by: balljoint Oct 13 2004, 11:01 AM

Ooooohhhhh I thought the motto was:

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF FIXING THIS, AND THEN I DECIDED THAT WHILE I WAS IN THERE I SHOULD ALSO FIX THIS AND THAT AND THAT THING OVER THERE AND THESE 3 THINGS TOO AND NOW THE CAR HAS BEEN UP ON BLOCKS FOR 6 YEARS AND THANK GOD I FOUND A CLUB WITH 2000 OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAME DAMNED THING.



Welcome.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 13 2004, 11:04 AM

914 club motto "while im in there....."

Posted by: seanery Oct 13 2004, 11:14 AM

Dirk Wright for President!

Welcome to the club! :finger2:

Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 13 2004, 11:17 AM

Motto:

"Well yeah it ran before I......"

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 13 2004, 11:23 AM

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 13 2004, 12:31 PM

Welcome!
Does that GH stand for Gig Harbor or for Grays Harbor??

Come to Dave Hunt's engine fire off party this saturday to meet all the local 914 nuts. See the thread for directions.

Geoff

Posted by: DNHunt Oct 13 2004, 12:50 PM

Reiche

Welcome

If that's Gig or Grays Harbor come on over Saturday about 4. You can meet some of the local folks and watch me sweat bullets starting my new engine. Food and beer supplied. Girlfriends and wives welcome.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=18451

Hope to see you there

Dave

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 13 2004, 01:21 PM

What time does the salsa band show up?

Posted by: Reiche Oct 13 2004, 02:17 PM

DNHunt, Bleyseng:
Yes it's Gig Harbor! Dave, thanks for the generous invite. I will be there. Firing up a new engine, fun! Looking forward to meeting you. I'll bring some salsa if you need some but I can't help with the band. I looked at the map and you are just a few miles away (I'm currently on Raft Island.) I think I have seen your car around town before. I have seen others too. One of the teachers at my son's school (Mrs. Fox?) has two I think: a silver and a bright green. I've seen them in the parking lot there.

Brando: I'm not old! (but I am older than acox914 if that's a recent photo) I consider myself young-middle-aged.

All those mottoes sound WAAAAAY too familiar.

Posted by: dinomium Oct 13 2004, 02:21 PM

Gig Harbor?!?! RITE ON! Another teener-head on the correct side of the Narrows! Look forward to meeting you at DH's! Be sure to comb your hair, Geoff will be snapping pix, he is funny like that!

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 13 2004, 02:43 PM

Yep, don't show up in earthshoes, a greasy grey sweatshirt and funky shorts as Roger has dibs on that outfit.

Geoff

Posted by: DNHunt Oct 13 2004, 02:57 PM

Here is proper attire for a 914 function. Note 1) oil and grease stains as they always leak, 2)red tinted dust from the ever present rust, 3) a tool of some sort because there is always something to fix, 4) worn ratty clothes because all of the extra money goes into the car.

Also worth noting is the general appearance of fatigue because keeping these things going is a second full time job.

Dave


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Posted by: dinomium Oct 13 2004, 03:09 PM

Dave, you really should dress better at your Dentist office! hehehehehe

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 13 2004, 03:11 PM

I don't want to meet the guy who has a mouth big enough for that filling grinder!

Geoff

Posted by: DNHunt Oct 13 2004, 03:11 PM

No body seems to care how I dress at the office if I have that thing in my hand.

Dave

Posted by: dinomium Oct 13 2004, 03:19 PM

man, that look on yer face IS PRICELESS! We should start a new thread with a write yer own caption contest!