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Posted by: GaroldShaffer Nov 25 2019, 02:48 PM

So after talking it over with my wife, it has been agreed to keep 4742914807 Bumble Bee LE. So this will serve as my long term restoration thread

(edit) I have a 5 year goal of driving it by end of 2025. This winter the plan is to make room in the garage, get it stripped down to a rolling tub and then talk with some of our localish 914 body work gurus on rust repair plans.

I have known about this car for over 15yrs or so. Got the call a few weeks back that owner is having health issues and is selling off his collection of projects. Deal was made on Nov 9th and I dug it out of the pole barn and brought it home.

Here are the pictures of that day.


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Posted by: GaroldShaffer Nov 25 2019, 02:49 PM

The interior has been trashed by racoons and mice.




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Posted by: GaroldShaffer Nov 25 2019, 02:53 PM

Today I spent a hour or so cleaning out all the racoon crap and shredded interior bits on the passenger side. The pan looks pretty good. Surface rust by the bulkhead up front. Cross member is toast and will need some rear pan work and rear inside long repair.



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Posted by: Cairo94507 Nov 25 2019, 02:54 PM

That LE is in great hands and I know it will be returned to its former glory.

Posted by: sixnotfour Nov 25 2019, 04:33 PM

I think he is still in exploratory mode.....

Posted by: 914werke Nov 25 2019, 04:52 PM

that has GOT to smell BAD!

Posted by: billh1963 Nov 25 2019, 06:34 PM

Damn, Garold. I'm a sucker for projects. But, wow!

Posted by: GaroldShaffer Nov 25 2019, 06:55 PM

It is ripe I'm wearing a respirator, long gloves and goggles.



What? Its not that bad. Trunks are solid, no past crash damage, I have the correct front & rear bumpers, outer longs are solid, hell hole looks to have just surface rust only. I can pull everything I need for the interior from my stash of crap valuable parts I have collected over the years.

Ture, it is by far the worst interior I have ever seen, but overall it has solid bones.

Posted by: GaroldShaffer Dec 30 2019, 11:38 AM

since it was 61 here yesterday I dove in and finished cleaning out the rest of the racoon trashed interior. Change of plans for the winter. Going to be stored until end of April then brought back home and the disassembly will start. On the bright side it is starting to smell better now.

Stay tuned...….


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Posted by: Superhawk996 Dec 30 2019, 11:53 AM

I follow this thread just to make my own project seem less daunting.

Posted by: Mueller Dec 30 2019, 12:18 PM

That would be a great hazmat training vehicle.

Glad you rescued it, will be watching for updates.

Posted by: gms Dec 31 2019, 03:49 PM

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=865 you were going to save the carpet for me!

Posted by: Blue6 Dec 31 2019, 04:23 PM

Glenn, I know you like NOS, but new old smelly