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Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 2 2015, 11:41 AM

Good Day 914 Enthusiasts.

I wanted to take the opportunity to share my passion with you all.
Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

There has been a few 911 cars during this journey however,
The 914 truly has my heart, and brings back so many great memories.
I hope you all will enjoy following along in this process with me.

This is a documented car with matching #'s Engine & Pan.
This is a documented car and holds a certificate of authenticity. ( COA )
Bumble Bee was purchased off this site. 3 years ago in July when I signed up. Newbie..!

Vin # 4742914863

1) Bee was a running driving car that made the trip from Fullerton to LA.
2) Bee was sanded down to bare metal inside & out. From outer to inner floor pan.
a) No accidents.
b) No Rust.
c) No bondo in any of the uni-body or quarter panels.
d) Bondo used to smooth out some door dings. That's it.
3) Bee is in for paint and I will document all panels sprayed.
a) Bee was not painted on a roticery however, Was painted on a lift.
b) Bee had Pan (Exterior/under) Sprayed with textured anti corrosion finish.
c) Bee had Pan ( interior ) Sprayed seats and back pad out. Doors bare.
d) Bee had Wheel Wells Sprayed with textured anti corrosion finish.
e) Bee had Engine bay Sprayed & new Batter tray from Sierra Madre welded in.
4) Bee Motor going out to West Coast Core tomorrow for a complete rebuild.
5) Motor bay pictures to follow tomorrow.
6) Suspension pieces going out to Powder coating.
7) Engine tin going out to Powder coating.
8) Complete new interior to follow.
9) New dash I found off this site to be installed.
10) Wheels going out to Gorrilla to media blast then paint.
11) Yellow Porsche decal from 914 rubber
12) Complete Rubber kit from 914 rubber
13) New wiring harness Jeff Bowsbly

Running totals:
$8,500 Paint
$1,572. Powder coating
$5,000. Motor and components. NEW: Starter / Alternator & belt / Cap / Rotor / Points / Plugs / battery )
$550 Seats
$550. Dash
$500 Carpet kit
$125 Mats
$440 Wiring harness
$499 Rubber Kit
$650 Tires mount & balance
$150 Wheels media blasted
$270 Switches & cover
$175 Clutch & throttle cable

$18,981.00 Parts & Labor budget to date.

Here is a before picture as it was when purchased.
http://bowlsby.net/914/CanAm/zReg14863.jpg

Here are some pics in paint.
Threw in one pic of my latest daily driver. The 930.
Too much to list..... Stay tuned...!


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Posted by: KELTY360 Mar 2 2015, 11:47 AM

Sweet!

Posted by: Big Len Mar 2 2015, 12:24 PM

Would like to see a pic of both cars side by side when done. Good luck.

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 2 2015, 12:28 PM

Would like to see a pic of both cars side by side when done. Good luck.

Here are a couple side by side pics in LA. Other cars.



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Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 2 2015, 01:46 PM

Interior Pan Pics
Front Clip Pics.



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Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 5 2015, 07:52 PM

Engine off to West Coast Core. Full of brand new parts from the west coast's
Largest distributor of VW parts.. EMPI out of Anaheim..Thank you MO for the ride along..!


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Posted by: tumamilhem Mar 6 2015, 07:30 AM

Fantastic! Congrats of the restoration!
Welcome to LE Club!

Posted by: FourBlades Mar 6 2015, 08:37 AM

LEs rule!

John

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 6 2015, 12:09 PM

Pic of my 911 after paint. Here is an example of the quality of paint job that JJS performed on my 911.
That whole left front fender was trashed. There was so much rust in front of the gas tank, we cut everything out and welded in a new pan section.
Came out straight as an arrow. Perfect gaps & rust free.


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Posted by: siverson Mar 6 2015, 01:33 PM

Looking good.

> Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

Funny... I've owned 5 914s starting in 1991 at age 15.

-Steve

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 6 2015, 01:38 PM

Steve,
That is funny..! 15 wow before a drivers license in CA.
Now that is planning ahead. Looks like we both like signal orange as well..!
Would be cool to meet up as I am planning on going to the West Coast BBQ,
In Corona Del Mar this Saturday if you can make it.

Scott


Looking good.

> Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

Funny... I've owned 5 914s starting in 1991 at age 15.

-Steve

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 7 2015, 04:43 PM

Block torn down in Raw form.


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Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 12 2015, 04:43 PM

Engine done.
New Starter & all parts, New everything..!
OVER BUDGET = Worth it..!


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Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 12 2015, 05:16 PM

You know that the screen over the fan is not original, right?

--DD

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 12 2015, 05:42 PM

We still have time to get it right.

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 12 2015, 05:45 PM

I told the guys to go nuts & they added one too many new parts.
The mechanic can pull that aftermarket part off before the motor goes in.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Mar 12 2015, 05:55 PM

That alternator harness looks pretty sketchy too. They always fail right where they pass through the tin...do you see any exposed metal wire in that area?

Posted by: Bleyseng Mar 12 2015, 07:55 PM

yes, but using a Bus screen sure keeps the crap out of the fan

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 12 2015, 08:41 PM

Jeff,

Not sure IF we have any exposed metal however;
I believe you are correct to purchase.

1) Alternator harness
2) Wire harness
All at the same time.

Going to complete the paint & body,
Go to 914 Rubber to complete the rubber kit 1st.

Already 5K over budget. The life of an enthusiast.

Posted by: Larmo63 Mar 12 2015, 08:54 PM

Bitchen car, can't wait to see it done. I didn't see you at the CdM barbecue though…..

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 12 2015, 09:02 PM

Back to 914's

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Mar 18 2015, 01:01 PM

ENGINE COMPARTMENT:

We ran into some delays in the body shop when;
We found small pin sized rust holes in the " Hell hole ",
Right side under the brain.

The following pieces were purchased from Sierra Madre.
Please refer to the Restoration & design website for the following part #'s.

http://www.restoration-design.com/store/category/914

P-319 Engine Tray ( Right side )
P-317 Battery Tray Support
P-315 Battery Tray Clamp
p-316 Battery Tray

Also:
Vin # documentation for window
Vin # documentation for boot

This completes the documentation for "All" Vin #'s on the Bee


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Posted by: tumamilhem Mar 18 2015, 01:43 PM

Glad to see another Bee will sting again! Wishing you well on the restoration and congrats on your engagement!

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com May 4 2015, 11:21 AM

Came out amazing. Motor is out hence the stance.
Dusty at the shop, black glass underneath. Cant wait to bring it home.


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Posted by: JawjaPorsche May 4 2015, 12:40 PM

Looking Good! Looks so much better without rear tits.

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com May 6 2015, 08:32 AM

couple more


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Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com May 6 2015, 08:38 AM

Looking Good! Looks so much better without rear tits.


Only one place i like tits...And its Not on a 914.!

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com May 6 2015, 10:20 AM

The Bee is Home at last. View from the barn. Interior & rubber kit. Last up.


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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby May 6 2015, 10:11 PM

Turning out great Scott. Send me some good photos when its done and I will update the LE Registry.

Note to speculators: Its interesting that the VIN of Scotts car is in a long line of L041 (factory black) LE cars. Scotts LE (VIN 14863) is real, yet just three VINs away, VIN 14860 is also an L041 (the black 74 2.0L currently on ebay), but its not an LE, it only has the appearance group.

Posted by: PanelBilly May 6 2015, 11:14 PM

Did you paint the fan shroud? It looks shinny rather than flat. Here's how it looks if you have it bead blasted

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 7 2015, 06:15 AM

That Bee look very nice and so does that engine.

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com May 7 2015, 05:14 PM

Side by side.
Bee will be finished in the next 3 months with additional resources..!


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Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Jan 26 2016, 05:17 PM

Hey Jeff will be looking for that alternator harness to start in March. Will get the full wiring harness in April.

Posted by: RobW Jan 26 2016, 06:57 PM

Nice work! LEs are special... You've done good!

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Apr 26 2016, 11:04 AM

Posted by: sda4property@gmail.com Oct 20 2016, 02:50 PM

Bee is at PMB Performance:
Complete suspension & brake restoration in process.