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Posted by: mihai914 Dec 21 2021, 02:10 PM

Hi to all,

Today, I went over to have a look at a 914 that was bought by a local shop and I didn't need to get intimate with the car since you had to pull up on the doors to be able to close them.

I had already sent some links to some good restoration threads on here but this is beyond what I've seen tackled threads.

So can anyone pinpoint me towards a good basket case restoration so I can show the shop what they are getting into?

The good news is that the car is a 74 2.0 and everything is there except the Fuchs.

Thanks for the help.

Posted by: rjames Dec 21 2021, 02:27 PM

My favorite restoration thread:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

Posted by: barefoot Dec 21 2021, 02:28 PM

Look at the current "Rust repair before paint" thread, a good one

Posted by: mihai914 Dec 21 2021, 02:42 PM

Thanks Robert, I already sent him Michelko's classic thread.

Thanks Barefoot, that's a good one but it's a solid car compared to what they have to work with.

Edit: Here are images of the car as advertised but those must be old pictures since it's not far from the red car.

I kind of hinted that finding a cleaner tub would be a better route in the long run.


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Posted by: Mark Henry Dec 21 2021, 03:39 PM

You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run.

I never realized that was a song about 914 restoration.
Once heavy scale terminal rust sets in it's hard to fix, last pic you'd only save if it was a /6.
I have a 73 yellow like that, doors suck, but it has good floors and the rest is workable.

Posted by: mepstein Dec 21 2021, 05:41 PM

If the shop can’t figure out what they are getting into, they might not be the right shop to do the work.

Posted by: emerygt350 Dec 21 2021, 06:17 PM

But just think of all the trouble they could get into if they were not working on this?

Posted by: rjames Dec 22 2021, 12:24 AM

QUOTE(mepstein @ Dec 21 2021, 03:41 PM)