I've been wanting a driver 914 again for a while now. With gas prices going up and up, it seemed like a better idea all the time. I bought this from the Classifieds section. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=20&t=35986. It's got a few rust spots on the cowl and rear trunk, the battery tray has fallen off and there is a small rust hole or two on the inner fender where the tray mounts, but the hell hole(s) actually don't look bad and the car doesn't sag. Runs and drives pretty damn well. I don't plan to sink a lot of money into it, just required repairs and the occasional $10 beauty part.
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Nice score. You have about what....... 3 months of driving weather before it gets garaged?
Use the time wisely...
QUOTE (Headrage @ Sep 2 2005, 04:25 PM) |
Nice score. You have about what....... 3 months of driving weather before it gets garaged? Use the time wisely... |
congrats mike!
its a good driver
(just don't try to fix it to concour standards our you'll have to sell that -6 shell to me!!!!!!)
brant
I'm just gonna drive it and fix what I have to. It needs a few little odds and ends already. Maybe a rear wheel bearing or cv joint too. Front brakes squeal, some piece of tin is rattling, wipers not working, etc...
The plan is to get it into shape for the run to Moab for RRC.
I LOVE the plan...
good for you!
(I'm definitely not driving the van now!)
I also think I'll be the only non-914 in the friday caravan
brant
Ummmm, watch out fer slow cars.....
QUOTE (Gint @ Sep 2 2005, 03:35 PM) |
The plan is to get it into shape for the run to Moab for RRC. |
Hey Gint!
Congrats on the pickup -- I have to catch up on your resto project (give me time )
Hope things are well!
kim.
Dang! Sweet!
I like the front spoiler...what kind is that?
QUOTE (krk @ Sep 3 2005, 12:56 AM) |
Hey Gint! Congrats on the pickup -- I have to catch up on your resto project (give me time ) Hope things are well! kim. |
QUOTE (thesey914 @ Sep 3 2005, 02:52 AM) |
I like the front spoiler...what kind is that? |
speaking of front spoliers,
I used to have the "Ultimate Air Dam" on my car...it left me with about 1 monkey hand of clearance...I kept on scraping it over everything.....
it broke in the wreck, so i bougth a low profile one.
looks shorter than mine though....
nice car..
Nice appearance in that photo. Share more photos as you can. Good luck.
Thanks Mike
Mike
QUOTE (Gint @ Sep 2 2005, 04:28 PM) | ||
Garaged!?!?! You CA guys need to get out more. Unless there is actually snow on the ground, you can drive a 914 in Denver all year 'round. Especially a car that I don't really care about the finish. But thanks! BTW I didn't pay nearly that price for it. |
QUOTE (Gint @ Sep 3 2005, 05:44 AM) | ||
Thanks Kim! Where have you been hiding? |
QUOTE (cooltimes @ Sep 3 2005, 12:55 PM) |
Nice appearance in that photo. Share more photos as you can. Good luck. Thanks Mike Mike |
QUOTE (krk @ Sep 3 2005, 02:10 PM) |
Well, it's actually a long story -- we're in the mode of (hopefully) adopting some kids and, well... guess where my "spare time" went.... ;-) Yeh, they (two girls, 4 & 6) are living with us now (yea!) and between them and the county, we're just a tad short on free time. But we've gotten through the big part of the process and as it settles, I'll get a bit of my old world back again. 'Course, I won' t get it all back (!), but c'est la vie. I'll at least move my status up to "lurker" from "where the heck is he?". kim. |
New pic
nice. can't wait to see it on the road next to mine.
(i used to have that same rear window sticker on my first car, 81 scirroco)
Drove it some more today. I found myself driving down I25 to get on 36 (you know, where the construction and major slow down is), grinning like the village idiot. I had to check myself before the other drivers thought I was absolutely nutz. I really did forget how much fun it is to blast around in one of these cars.
Cool, sounds neat. I think that was a very smart move too to get a car while yours is under construction - that was the biggest mistake I made. I didn't drive a 914 for -5 YEARS- while I was "re"building mine, and started to really forget why I was doing it?!?! But now I remember!
-Steve
This is exactly how I started. Dad's car needed a lot of work, so I bought the Blue car "just to drive until Dad's was done". 5 years later, replaced most everything on the Blue car, including new paint, and ain't done diddly on the other car. It's an obsession, I tell ya!
BTW, the car looks good (from a distance). What color is that?
QUOTE (markb @ Sep 16 2005, 06:24 PM) |
This is exactly how I started. Dad's car needed a lot of work, so I bought the Blue car "just to drive until Dad's was done". 5 years later, replaced most everything on the Blue car, including new paint, and ain't done diddly on the other car. It's an obsession, I tell ya! :D BTW, the car looks good (from a distance). :) What color is that? |
Hi Mike,
Congrats. And please do tell us more about the "hotsy rental."
Jeff
QUOTE (jsteele22 @ Sep 16 2005, 08:51 PM) |
Hi Mike, Congrats. And please do tell us more about the "hotsy rental." Jeff |
I'm glad you bought that car
Looks nice, too.
What color green is that?
Will you keep the car after the SIX is completed?
i want it...heh heh
Nice score...
KT
QUOTE (Gint @ Sep 16 2005, 11:18 PM) |
Hey Jeff. I'm going to rent a Hotsy tomorrow (Saturday) to clean this beast. A Hotsy is basically a pressure washer. They use a lower pressure and have a burner to heat the water. Nothing cleans a motor/tranny better than a hotsy or steam. It melts the grease. Does your 914 need a clean on the underside? Come on up to my house tomorrow. I posted on the local list. It would be worth the trip to really get all of that grease off if you need to. I just need to have everyone out by 5. |
QUOTE (trekkor @ Sep 17 2005, 12:06 AM) |
I'm glad you bought that car Looks nice, too. What color green is that? Will you keep the car after the SIX is completed? i want it...heh heh Nice score... KT |
QUOTE (Lawrence @ Sep 17 2005, 05:08 AM) | ||
Yeaaah... You're really looking for yet another way to piss off your neighbors, huh? Nice score on the car, dude. More and more, I'm starting to like the look of black early bumpers. You've got your powdercoating rig still, right? Think about it... strip all the chrome, black it out with powdercoat, some nice paint... |
Can't wait to see it later. Sweet!
Mike that is a shweet car , you guys down south...a little rust....you lucky buggers, a little rust 'round here means the whole suspension console gone, the longs gone, afew holes here and there....i can't wait to go 914 shopping again, down south!
nice lookin car, i like green!
Good deal! Not a bad looking car.
I'm curious about the color. The photos make it look like it has a bit of blue or aqua in the green. Is the color accurate or is it just the photo?
QUOTE (maf914 @ Sep 17 2005, 12:00 PM) |
Good deal! Not a bad looking car. I'm curious about the color. The photos make it look like it has a bit of blue or aqua in the green. Is the color accurate or is it just the photo? |
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