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Mark Henry
post Apr 1 2021, 09:20 PM
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I don't usually show customers cars but member Warren914 from Halifax nova Scotia has a 1975 914 that will be an interesting project. His teen has never run right in the 20 years he's owned it so it's in for a full engine restoration.
His 914 arrived from Halifax this week and at first glance it's nothing special, tired paint with lots of chips and dents. But a quick check shows it has little to no filler in the body.

Warren told me this crazy story about the PO being a aircraft mechanic for CP Air, a now defunct Canadian airline.
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post Apr 1 2021, 09:27 PM
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First order was to get the rockers off, which turned a 3 hour job because the PO used windshield urethane to glue them on. We found the jack posts were rotted so they'll need to be replaced....but the rest of the long was in surprisingly good shape.
Hmmm...


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post Apr 1 2021, 09:27 PM
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Explain the CS bit Mr. Henry.
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post Apr 1 2021, 09:31 PM
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Typical couple pounds of sand that comes out of rockers that haven't been cleaned in over 20 years.


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post Apr 1 2021, 09:32 PM
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Explain the CS bit Mr. Henry.


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post Apr 1 2021, 09:37 PM
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So we started to drop the engine and transmission....what a freaking greasy mess!


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What is this colour I see peaking out under all the grime????


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post Apr 1 2021, 09:44 PM
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What the fuch???


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post Apr 1 2021, 09:52 PM
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So no this isn't a creamsicle... but it has a creamsicle suspension.

Actually it has a Canadian Pacific Air (CP Air) inspired suspension, orange and white was CP Air's colours and the PO obviously painted it at work. I think it's powder coat, which 20-30 years ago was still a relatively new paint technique.

Warren914 wants to keep the colour even though it's not "correct" so I'm going to get the bottom of the teen dry ice blasted.
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post Apr 1 2021, 09:59 PM
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Ohhh and the jack posts are bad so the longs must be boned right?

And WTF is going on with the floors, WTH is it with all these bolts in the floors????

It must be a rusty bondo bucket right?


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post Apr 1 2021, 10:01 PM
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Holy Carp!

Look at this hell hole! OMG!


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WTH is it with all these bolts in the floors????

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post Apr 1 2021, 10:26 PM
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I think all the bolts are some sort of aircraft reinforcement, I bet you could jack from the middle of the floor. They have long strips of metal running under the bolts, looks like about 1/16" material. I don't think there's any rust issues besides the jack posts, but again we'll have to wait to see as I'm trying to figure all this out myself. All the body gaps a perfect.

So I'll update this in a week or so once we get it dry ice blasted.
Warren's car won't be correct, but it's looking like it will be super solid and once fixed up, it should be a real nice teen.
Did you notice the Bilstein shocks? I bet the fronts are billy bobs as well.

Yes I lied about it being a creamsicle...but it is for sure a diamond in the rough.
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post Apr 2 2021, 06:43 AM
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Apr 1 2021, 09:52 PM) *

So no this isn't a creamsicle... but it has a creamsicle suspension.

Actually it has a Canadian Pacific Air (CP Air) inspired suspension, orange and white was CP Air's colours and the PO obviously painted it at work. I think it's powder coat, which 20-30 years ago was still a relatively new paint technique.

Warren914 wants to keep the colour even though it's not "correct" so I'm going to get the bottom of the teen dry ice blasted.


Take good care of my car!

The car wasn't red from the factory. PO did an almost complete color change. Inside the doors is red, around the fuel tank, engine bay, and even under the carpets. There's only one place where the original color may still be in place. It's well hidden...

I was told the white was used on landing gear of the aircraft. Trunk hinges, engine, transmission, and many other small parts have been plated. Don't know where the orange originated. Restoring the car to concourse is not practical. I'm not going through a full color change again, removing rear reflector, and so on. Can't explain the bolts in the floor. I didn't think anything of it given that they are fully sealed in the undercoating. It seemed original factory.

This summer's project is the drivetrain and other minor repair. I'm hoping it gets home in time to enjoy before snow flies. Next year the car will get dents and dings removed and a new coat of paint. The windshield has to be replaced. I have OEM front and rear valences to attach, center caps for the wheels, etc.
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post Apr 2 2021, 07:27 AM
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Same here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

I'm looking forward to the transformation.

Keep the photos coming.

Once done, I have a special 914 Care Package for you two.

Here is a teaser photo

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post Apr 2 2021, 08:16 AM
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It won't be done this time around, it will still need paint and new seat covers, but at least it will be driveable.

I imagine I should I do the jack post repairs after the dry ice?
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post Apr 2 2021, 08:35 AM
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The car wasn't red from the factory. PO did an almost complete color change. Inside the doors is red, around the fuel tank, engine bay, and even under the carpets. There's only one place where the original color may still be in place. It's well hidden...




It was a silver car, wasn't hard the Karmann tag says L97A, I also checked in a hidden area as well.
It's more than you think Warren, the PO disassembled the whole car to paint it red, longs are red and under the dash is red with zero over spray.

Funny thing is it's a BC car, a colour change but real in good shape structurally and mechanically (except for the engine) that's has sat in storage for years and eventually it traveled east.
That's almost the exact same story as my 914.
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The floor bolts are really strange.
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The floor bolts are really strange.


They had me totally fooled, I thought "oh no...not a bondo bucket", then it was like what the hell? Did he bolt on new factory panels???
I think it's all pristine, original floors and panels that has been reinforced .
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