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Posted by: Gustl Nov 13 2004, 02:23 PM

I've found this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4502239071&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT on eBay - not really amazingly

this is very close to my favourite 914

so, what do you think about it ?
is it worth 21k ?
if the car is that good as it's description, I should consider a serious bid ...

Gustl

Posted by: anthony Nov 13 2004, 02:30 PM

If it's everything the guy says it is, it's worth the money in my opinion.

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2004, 02:34 PM

no heat ...

nice car tho, i'd love to see it sell for that price ...
Andy

Posted by: Lou W Nov 13 2004, 03:24 PM

Very Nice

Posted by: Steve Nov 13 2004, 03:33 PM

Its a beautiful car but where's the original parts?
-Heat exchangers?
-Air cleaner?
-16" fuchs?
I thought they only came with 14" fuchs?

Posted by: joea9146 Nov 13 2004, 03:34 PM

Looks like they took the MFI off the 2.2E

Posted by: Gustl Nov 13 2004, 03:48 PM

original were 5 1/2 x 15" steel wheels, optional 5 1/2 x 14" Fuchs or my favourite 5 1/2 x 15" Gasburners ....

I think if selling the 16" Fuchs, you could afford at least a set of the original wheels

Posted by: hargray2 Nov 13 2004, 03:57 PM

Am I stupid? What is this?


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Posted by: brant Nov 13 2004, 04:01 PM

six cylinder throttle linkage...
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Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2004, 04:05 PM

yupp

/6 throttle linkage ...
Andy

Posted by: hargray2 Nov 13 2004, 04:11 PM

Sheesh! I thought so. Kinda hard to believe the factory would build a piece of shit rig like that.

Why go all the way back to the tranny? Why go around your asshole to get to your elbow?

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2004, 04:40 PM

to get the right angle ...

remember, the /6 engine is mounted the wrong direction in 9elebens ...
Andy

Posted by: hargray2 Nov 13 2004, 04:48 PM

I completely understand the engine position.

It still looks way over-engineered.

But, I'm no car designer and I don't have a /6.
If they would have made the sixes for 7 years, they probably would have simplified it
a bit. Who knows?

Thanks Andy

Posted by: Red-Beard Nov 13 2004, 04:54 PM

Geez, the 6 Thottle linkage is art compared to the 4 cylinder tranny shaft linkage!

Posted by: hargray2 Nov 13 2004, 05:05 PM

Very true. But they did attempt to improve it.

It's kinda unavoidable.

Posted by: aircooledboy Nov 13 2004, 05:55 PM

I seem to recall this car up on Ebay some time ago, and since I rarely look at E bay anymore, it must have been a while ago.

BTW, "original retractable seat belts" on a 6?

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2004, 06:35 PM

you can retract them by hand ...

Andy

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 13 2004, 06:54 PM

Don't even think, about it Wolfgang. First of all the guys here will verbally rip this car apart from front blinkerglas to exhaust tip and you will not want it at any price for all of its flaws...that we point out.

Secondly, as much as we like you Wolfgang, no one is allowed from this time forward to take redelivery of these USA 914s back across the pond. It is verboten. We might however consider trading certain valuable 914GTs, 916s, 914/6GTs and even a 914 prototype or two in exchange for each 914 you may be interested in.

This is an old law I just made up.

Posted by: skline Nov 13 2004, 06:58 PM

He does state in the auction that H/E's were installed in the last 500 miles. New stainless as a matter of fact.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 13 2004, 07:02 PM

I hope it goes for that too...

(you're welcome to take mine anywhere you want)

Posted by: J P Stein Nov 13 2004, 07:29 PM

I gotta admit, the throttle linkage looks like a Rube Goldberg SOB.....but it works great. Had they done as well with the shift linkage, 914s wouldn't have gotten the (well deserved) bad rap when they came out.

Posted by: scott thacher Nov 13 2004, 07:52 PM

if you want i can do a PPI on it, i am not that far from it and i think i could make time in my busy, busy day to go spank... oh i mean test drive it for ya

Posted by: ein 6er Nov 13 2004, 07:56 PM

someone here pointed out to me that there was a retactable belt available in the early cars, (dealer option?). page 5, (werkfoto), in the "guide to authenticity", you can see a retracting reel on the drivers side, mounted at the top belt mount point. there is a side view somewhere that shows this reel also, but i can't find it now.

this is a nice looking car!! with the documentation AND 2 engines. i think it's worth $21k ..... IF ... there is no rust hidden somewhere.

someone check it out!!

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2004, 08:00 PM

i know you can retrofit VW-Bug belts to fit the 914.

they were mounted like that, maybe that was an factory option?
Andy

Posted by: Gustl Nov 14 2004, 03:05 AM

Sorry Jeff, US law is not so familiar to me

But I've got something to trade ... my teener is held as a hostage for more than 5 years now It came from Cherry Valley, CA.
There is a prototype car, too ... http://www.sirandy.com/prototypes/pix/914120/914120_front.jpg

btw - well spoken German

Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 14 2004, 01:23 PM

I had a prototype 914 once... Brad stole it. <_<

Posted by: type47 Nov 14 2004, 07:21 PM

wow, right in my backyard too.... hope it's not raining on saturday