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Posted by: skline May 22 2006, 04:01 PM

I just took delivery of a car for a PPI and delivery to the port for shipping to Australia, a 1974 914 from Camp914. It's a very nice car from what I have seen so far. Not perfect but not very far from being an extremely nice car. I took it for a quick drive around the block and it runs quite well. The batteries in my camera went dead so I will take more when they recharge but here are a few of the ones I took so far. I will do a complete PPI on it today and tomorrow to check everything out including a compression and leak down. What I have found so far is the trans shifts very nice, the second gear syncros are not too bad, if you drive it normal, it is fine however it will grind going into second if you accelerate hard going in but it's not bad at all. The power is very good in all gears and does not smoke at all. I will check it out more later today and tomorrow. It handles pretty good too considering there are no sway bars and Boge shocks.

Where do you find all these great cars Craig?


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Posted by: Aaron Cox May 22 2006, 04:18 PM

nice looking car scott. maybe you should ship the shalom and keep this one

nice car. nice thing to help out with too scott.

Posted by: Joe Sharp May 22 2006, 04:45 PM

He has a list and he checks it twice
and he knows whos been nauty and whos nice.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

Posted by: pete-stevers May 22 2006, 04:48 PM

next car i buy...i will be checking craigs inventory first!

Posted by: skline May 22 2006, 07:31 PM

I cant believe there are more replies to this thread, A nice 914 is getting ready to leave the country and nobody cares? What kind of club is this again?

Posted by: SirAndy May 22 2006, 07:36 PM

CSOB-Club ?


Andy

Posted by: anthony May 22 2006, 07:53 PM

You're the one helping send it on it's way. What do you want us to tell you?

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 22 2006, 07:56 PM

send the chalon instead.... what a surprise he would have LOL

Posted by: carreraguy May 22 2006, 08:46 PM

Not too surprised. Tried like heck to sell mine locally at what I thought was a VERY fair price all considered but it went Chris (USAF) in Germany! Maybe because it was a '76 in California?

Posted by: Ferg May 22 2006, 08:52 PM

I woulda bought your car many times over, and your price was low IMO, but the color killed if for me.

Ferg

Posted by: drewvw May 22 2006, 08:55 PM

maybe I missed but...what engine? 1.8 I assume...

Posted by: jimtab May 22 2006, 09:27 PM

ok....for the last time...no matter what anyone says...it's NOT a club...no club would knowingly have us as members....

Posted by: skline May 22 2006, 11:27 PM

Well, I figured when I posted a pic of the engine compartment that everyone would know what engine it was by the air cleaner. It is a base 2.0 liter car. No sway bars, no appearance group, just the 2 liter Fuch alloys and a stock 2.0 with FI. The car runs exceptionally well. I just took it out for a night time drive with the top off out to Long Beach and back and took it up to around 85 or so on the freeway. The car runs so smooth I can hardly believe it. No shimmy or shakes like most of the other ones I have driven. It does need sway bars installed for sure but it really drives nice. It will make an outstanding daily driver for someone.

Posted by: Rick_Eberle May 22 2006, 11:31 PM

Cool, send us MORE!!!

Any idea where in Australia it's coming to?