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Posted by: MarkV May 26 2003, 05:06 PM

Should be interestig to see if this sells.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2416988025&category=6430

Posted by: MarkV May 26 2003, 05:10 PM

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Posted by: Chris H. May 26 2003, 05:16 PM

Exterior is good for the most part.... the wood interior is a little much though.... that would be very easy to change.

Maybe not "stunning" but very clean.... a few changes and it might be...

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 26 2003, 05:18 PM

was just about to post this! jk....its even got an oil cooler next to the driveshaft! gotta give the guy some credit.....all it needs are some early style bumpers and thats about it

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 26 2003, 05:19 PM

i dont like the body color rockers......doesnt look too good like that

Posted by: Qarl May 26 2003, 05:27 PM

Don't particularly care for the wooden interior and the gauges.

I also don't like the black trim on the sail panels, windows and windshield.

This could be a better car. Restore the interior to original and maybe we're talking.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 26 2003, 05:39 PM

why weber 40's on a 2.4l ? seems to be starved alittle on the powerside......i like the wheels....
it has konis on it.....

lets start guessing on howmuch it will sell for:

i say $6500

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover May 26 2003, 06:30 PM

That is ONE BEAUTIFUL CAR! Sure, it's not gonna appeal to the purists, but you gotta appreciate the workmanship that went into the customizing. I believe it will go for more than $10,000 as well it should. Not to a CW, of course, but someone who wants a VERY nicely done custom car. I like the look of the blacked out chrome with the tinted windows.

Posted by: boxstr May 26 2003, 06:38 PM

Rust may not be anything to worry about, but termites will or maybe carpenter ants.
CCLINWOODIEVILLE

Posted by: MarkV May 26 2003, 06:40 PM

CCLINLUMBERYARD

Posted by: URY914 May 26 2003, 06:48 PM

Stunning?
What's stunning is WOOD door panels!!!
Give me a break! Did Bob Vila or Norm Abrams own that thing? Things were going along fine until I saw that.

These cars burn easy enough with out throwing wood on the fire.

Paul

Posted by: anthony May 26 2003, 06:57 PM

This is going to be a tough sale.

Whoever buys it better watch out for the armor-all'd tire tread:

Posted by: 72Signal914 May 26 2003, 07:41 PM

That whole front end needs to GO!!! Definately early style bumpers and fogs w/ the special edition spoiler NOT painted. That interior looks horrible. Granted to probably took a shit load of time but I would never do it. I'd rather have the carbon fiber look but not wood. Wood is for luxury cars not small racers. Very well done but still needs work before they show it.

PS- it probably did get shown, just the Porsche enthusiats laughed at him, seriously.

Posted by: Bruce Allert May 26 2003, 07:56 PM

Totally agree, I'd take that car in a minute then I'd have a woody to match the interior
Nice car... really
bruce

Posted by: Mueller May 26 2003, 08:05 PM

Stunning?? Parts of it

I dig the color and Fuchs on it.

I'd say a better description would be Illegal for use and sale in California
(Webers)

They must have had a sale on Porsche Crests or he really, really needs to be reminded what kind of car it is

Posted by: Chris H. May 26 2003, 08:59 PM

It's up to almost $8K. Someone must like it a lot!

Sure there are some odd cosmetic things, but I think it's cool overall. I wonder what those little colored buttons or lights do on the console?

Posted by: tod914 May 26 2003, 09:25 PM

he definetly spent more than a few 100 on it. The paint has alot of orange peel to it . Like the color though. a custom car is a hard sell

Posted by: mskala May 26 2003, 10:29 PM

For the record, that's not the special ed spoiler, that's a FlexDam.
Aftermarket, but good, of course normally all black looks better.
Mark S.
'70 914-6

Posted by: Elliot Cannon May 26 2003, 10:58 PM

Yah Ok the wood is a bit much but it is a nice looking car. My only question is how do you smog this thing? It's a 75 rite?? Whatever you may thinkabout it, a lot of love went into this machine and I got to respect that. (The wood reminds me of a boat my friend restored years ago.)
Cheers, Elliot

Posted by: bernbomb914 May 26 2003, 10:59 PM

I like the painted rockers and valances. you purests nit pick any changes from stock. I think change is good as it gives the car your personalty if it makes you happy. I would give my eye teeth for seats like that.

Bernie

Posted by: Alexlitov May 26 2003, 11:00 PM

good parts car.

Posted by: Qarl May 26 2003, 11:04 PM

Wood!

Posted by: ChrisReale May 26 2003, 11:08 PM

I think its a nice car.
I dont want it, or do I really like it though. I dont like the seats, I dont like the way the Tach and speedo are positioned, I dont like the wood, it is missing a cooling tin that covers the thermostat. Get rid of the late bumpers, and all those Porsche crests on hte calipers. Other than that, it is nice

Posted by: Dave Cawdrey May 27 2003, 01:15 AM

I kinda dig the "blacked out" chrome. Check out the door handles...

Stealth

Posted by: vortrex May 27 2003, 05:21 AM

oh my god. $9600!?! could a 914 be any more ugly?

Posted by: nomore4 May 27 2003, 05:48 AM

Outside it looks cool!! I like the black trim and window chint but the interior is something else . Needs a tiller for steering and a prop on the tranny tail. Said it was restored in to 80's so it could be worse. I'm surprised it does'nt have a big turbo tail ( J.D.??).

Posted by: rhodyguy May 27 2003, 05:59 AM

ad reads like a novel. why install a breather and then use the carbs for draw off? think it comes with a bottle of old english for the wood trim?

kevin

Posted by: Anton May 27 2003, 06:15 AM

It's overdone. The exterior is looks fine with nice polished Fuchses, but the psychedelic interior with an endless array of lights (looks like a Saturday Night Fever dancefloor ; and I have already seen that movie), yellow brake calipers, yellow sheath metal, and a complete Brazilian rain forrest transplant is just too much. Did I mention that it's overdone?

Posted by: DrifterJay May 27 2003, 08:57 AM

Man that interior was painful..Can you imagine the splinters...Does it come with some kind of endangered species residing in it...It is a beautiful car on the outside with some well done custom touches. And I forgot who called it selling for 10g, but you were on the button..curious as to see if it goes higher...
Jared

Posted by: Qarl May 27 2003, 09:09 AM

$10,500 already! Suckers! Probably some rice-loving Porsche-owner wanna be's.

"Hey, I bought this here Porsh (pronounced wrong of course) on E-bay"

Regards,

Karl

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 27 2003, 09:56 AM

The exterior is nice... the interior isn't to my taste.

I really like the front trunk treatment. Is that carpet around the fuel tank some option that I've never seen before?

-Rusty


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Posted by: Brad Roberts May 27 2003, 10:22 AM

Interesting that the current high bidder lives 20-30 minutes away from the car (north).

I think 90% of the car was done pretty damn good. The wood door panels make me PUKE.. The reason for the large wood handle to pull the door closed... the power window setup goes on the outside of the door panel (old-school JC Whitney style) so.. they built this log cabin over the top of it to conceal the mechanism.

The dry rotted 008's have to go.. they Armor all'd them because they where cracked..LOL

It will never pass smog in Ca...which is why it had low mileage on it.. (they couldnt drive it without a illegal smog cert)

B

Posted by: Ferg May 27 2003, 12:48 PM

Rusty I agree with you, I like that piece around the gas tank. I've never seen it before either?? I am thinking about making one now for my car though. Ferg.

Posted by: Anton May 27 2003, 03:05 PM

That custom fuel tank cover is about the only thing that doesn't scream in your face... But what about accessability to the brake fluid reservoir?

Posted by: my15window May 27 2003, 06:17 PM

I like the kick panel custom speakers, cool idea

Posted by: Mueller May 27 2003, 06:47 PM

The carpeted cover just slips off, I have one very similar on my car.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 27 2003, 09:15 PM

wow, 10.5k and not meeting the reserve!
i like the wheels! is that engine a time bomb, being a bigbore? i like the carpet piece.....nice touch

Posted by: echansen May 28 2003, 03:18 AM

the yellow 914 is a bit much - rather cheesy, but whatever. To the forum, I'm in the process of buying my dad a 914 - at least looking for a good one. He is sick with cancer and loved his old 914 when I was a kid. I'm looking at a 1970 914, is the 1.7 ok (don't think it is a 2.0), the hp is very low, though this would be a extra car. Any suggestions or decent ones out there (in No. Cal). Anyway to get golf clubs - out of the bag - in the back? I want to get one for him soon. As a past MBZ and BMW driver, I got a Boxster now - damn great daily driver (have gone from CA to TX and back 2x also - long story)
Thanks

Posted by: Bruce Allert May 28 2003, 07:24 AM

I lke the cheesy statement

As for the golf clubs, I can get both, my wifes set and mine still in their bags in the rear trunk with room for a small cooler (beer), shoes, jackets & whatever.
Good luck on a good one.

My Bro-in-law is selling his 74 2.0. Body in pretty good shape but needs paint. Strong engine but smokes a little on deceleration. Needs a passenger cushion too. Has the fuchs & center console package and is all original. Drives nice.
bruce

Posted by: Brad Roberts May 28 2003, 09:30 AM

Aaron,

If you read what he says... it blew up somewhere along the line and they built it again.

So.. to answer your question.. YES. It will not last.

B

Posted by: echansen May 28 2003, 11:50 AM

Thanks for the info Bruce. Have a nice one

Posted by: PorschePony May 28 2003, 12:25 PM

I like the carpeted cover in the front trunk which covers everything but the gas tank filler. That makes the front end alot cleaner! Is that custom part or available somewhere?

Posted by: Andyrew May 28 2003, 10:55 PM

I think the overall car looks pretty good, although I think the interior could use some work, 1st thing to go would be the wood, then the 80's seats... Hehe, I love the tires, Have some one's on my car that arent going to last much longer..
Whats the deal on this cooler? is it a trani cooler? if its an oil cooler, its smaller than the stock one, am I right?



Anyways, the buyer will probably be a first time Porsche buyer, that really wants a 911, but decides on a 914 because its cheaper. More power to them, raise the value of our cars!

Posted by: krk May 28 2003, 11:07 PM

Rusty,

It's probably not stock.

But if you have a 914/6 owners manual, check out page 25 -- the section marked "Fuel Tank Filler Pipe". It appears to show a felt covered "cover" for the area around the filler, somewhat similar to the one in the picture. (I'll scan a pic tomorrow if I get a second) I asked about it once upon a time on rennlist, because I've never seen one. iirc, there were comments to the tune of "you can't actually believe what you see in the pics as they might be taken before the final options were settled on".

But I agree, it sure cleans up the front trunk nicely!

kim.

Posted by: krk May 29 2003, 01:17 AM

So here's the piece from the drivers manual.

kim.


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Posted by: joea9146 May 29 2003, 04:10 AM

Looks nice until you get to the interior..... Maybe a Burl Walnut would have been the
way to go.....

Love those tires....

Posted by: seanery May 29 2003, 08:12 AM

Andyrew,

look where the cooler is located. I don't see how it would do much good at all. It sits on top of the heat exchangers and looks to be touching at the bottom of the cooler. Also, look how it's mounted-2 tiny L brackets. I don't see anything at the bottom. That would need to be addressed post haste.

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 29 2003, 10:41 AM

Metallic cobalt blue wasn't a stock color, and I didn't repaint my trunks when I painted my car. I have to decide how to deal with that eyesore - and a cover might be part of my answer. Looks to be made of matching material to the firewall. I wonder what kind of backing is on it.

-Rusty

Posted by: Neal May 29 2003, 02:31 PM

No matter what people might think individually there was a sh*# load of work done to this car and and I applaud anyone that invests that kind of time on a project. I like the car except the interior and even that I have to give props to the amount of hard work that it took to create.

Neal

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Jun 5 2003, 10:33 AM

Bidding is closed! Hmmmmmmmm

Posted by: anthony Jun 5 2003, 01:27 PM

First, I can't believe the bidding went to $14.1K. Second, I'm finding it hard to believe that the reserve is greater than that for a 4 cylinder car. Heck you can build your own dream 914/4 for 14 grand.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Jun 5 2003, 05:01 PM

Did you see the scam bidder 11036....pumped the price is all he did....ZERO feedback...he's a real legit bidder huh....

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jun 5 2003, 05:08 PM

ive heard that called "buddy bidding". you have something you want to sell....you tell jimbo to raise the price, and then wait for a legit bidder to be had. a scam

Posted by: ninefourteener Jun 5 2003, 05:11 PM

Yea...It's probably the owner with another identity pumping up the cost of hios own car. It's nice, but you'd think he were selling his first born child.

The interior though....whew...gotta go. What the hell was her thinking.

Did you notice the only place he DIDN'T put a Porsche crest was on the front trunk???

Duh.

I do like the custom speakers he did on the floors though...crafty little devil wan't he?

Posted by: seanery Jun 5 2003, 06:28 PM

If the reserve isn't met, then what good is it to do that?
Either someone is willing to pay the reserve or not!