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> restoration of 914-6 #1937
bam914
post Dec 17 2020, 08:27 PM
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So my dad purchased this car in the spring of 1992. It was a pretty straight car minus the really bad color change. We started working on it later that year. I started on some of the rust repair and got a good bit of it done. Then life and other projects took over. Then I got married had a kid other projects came up. Then about 6 years ago I decided it was time to get this project going again. We took it to a painter that came highly recommend. Well it sat there for nearly six years with the only work that was done was having it sand blasted the first year it was there. So we decided to go pick it up and I would finish the rest of the rust repair. That was in July. I finally have it ready to go to the new painter in January. This chassis had a lot of pin hole rust under a bunch of the seam sealer. I was able to weld up all the pin holes up. It was a ton of work. During the last couple of years I have cleaned up the carbs and the transmission. We had all the hardware replated. I am now working on getting all the engine hardware replated so I can start putting the engine back together. Here are so pictures of the progress so far.


(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-1378-1608258468.1.jpg)IMG_6150 by Blake Meredith, on Flickr]My Webpage[/url]
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post Dec 17 2020, 08:31 PM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-1378-1608258665.1.jpg)Untitled by Blake Meredith, on Flickr]My Webpage[/url]
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post Dec 17 2020, 09:04 PM
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Nice to have another -6 coming back to life (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Dec 17 2020, 09:38 PM
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Cool project. Crazy story. Good luck with it.
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post Dec 18 2020, 07:00 AM
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Great project. I had a flash back when you said it sat for nearly 6 years...... Glad you are on it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Dec 18 2020, 10:32 AM
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Very cool story and nice progress! Keep it the great work.
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post Jul 8 2021, 07:56 AM
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Blake,

Looks like a great project, how is it coming! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I am close to putting the engine you built me so long ago into my IMSA 914.

Hope you are well.

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post Aug 17 2021, 07:05 PM
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Car is back from the painters.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-1378-1629248733.1.jpg)Untitled by Blake Meredith, on Flickr]My Webpage[/url]
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Oh Boy! Now let the fun begin. Paint looks nice- huge milestone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 17 2021, 08:36 PM
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post Aug 17 2021, 08:39 PM
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post Aug 17 2021, 10:18 PM
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Wow. Looking great and with meaning.

Hey, is you dad Al? I’ve talked to him sometime ago and he is a very kind man. A really solid likable guy. Hope that’s him!
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post Aug 17 2021, 10:19 PM
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Wow. Looking great and with meaning.

Hey, is you dad Al? I’ve talked to him sometime ago and he is a very kind man. A really solid likable guy. Hope that’s him!
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post Aug 18 2021, 06:27 AM
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QUOTE(roundtwo @ Aug 17 2021, 09:18 PM) *

Wow. Looking great and with meaning.

Hey, is you dad Al? I’ve talked to him sometime ago and he is a very kind man. A really solid likable guy. Hope that’s him!


Yep That's my dad.
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post Aug 18 2021, 06:45 AM
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That looks like a great project.

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Hey, is you dad Al? I’ve talked to him sometime ago and he is a very kind man. A really solid likable guy. Hope that’s him!


Your dad is an all-around great guy. I remember when he helped me out when I was a brand new 914 owner just coming out of school.
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post Aug 18 2021, 10:28 AM
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Cool story, looking forward to the next update (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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QUOTE(bam914 @ Aug 17 2021, 09:05 PM) *

Car is back from the painters.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-1378-1629248733.1.jpg)Untitled by Blake Meredith, on Flickr]My Webpage[/url]



Al\Blake,
Great job! Your car was in a lot better shape then #597.
When did Porsche stop cutting the large round hole for fan belt adjustment?

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post Sep 1 2021, 10:07 AM
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@mate914 Porsche, to the best of my knowledge, assuming you are talking about an access hole cut into the firewall, never cut a large round hole for fan belt adjustment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Sep 1 2021, 12:07 PM) *

@mate914 Porsche, to the best of my knowledge, assuming you are talking about an access hole cut into the firewall, never cut a large round hole for fan belt adjustment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)



Thanks,
I did not know that... I'm still learning.
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post Sep 1 2021, 11:26 AM
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No worries. That's the cool thing about 914 World we all learn all of the time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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