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post Jun 5 2022, 05:07 PM
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Hi everyone,

I'm new here so please take it easy on me.

Let me start off by saying this is my buddies car. It is a 74 914 with a body kit done by Beachboy's Racing. I'm not sure what year the kit was installed but it has some major wear and tear. With all that said, this car has been a dream of his since he saw a picture of one in a magazine when he was in high school. He picked the car up about two years ago and has been planning the rebuild from day one. Recently he asked me to help him with the project and I said yes. Here are some pictures of the car when it arrived at my house.
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post Jun 5 2022, 06:48 PM
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Oh dear lord... My skin is itching already
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post Jun 5 2022, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE(Van B @ Jun 5 2022, 05:48 PM) *

Oh dear lord... My skin is itching already

Yes there will be A LOT of fiberglass work once all of the rust and structural damage is repaired.
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post Jun 5 2022, 06:56 PM
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Well they have their place in 914 (abuse) history. Whats with the GT3 front , planning on grafting that on? Ok, should be interesting. Good luck and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

PS I do like the colour !
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post Jun 5 2022, 06:57 PM
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First thing we did was to strip what was left of the car.

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post Jun 5 2022, 07:00 PM
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Well they have their place in 914 (abuse) history. Whats with the GT3 front , planning on grafting that on? Ok, should be interesting. Good luck and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

PS I do like the colour !


Yes, he wants to update the look and thanks we are going to need it.
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post Jun 5 2022, 07:03 PM
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What is left of the front end. Who does this?
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post Jun 5 2022, 07:28 PM
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OMG (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) You think that was on purpose?
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post Jun 5 2022, 07:35 PM
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post Jun 5 2022, 07:53 PM
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OMG (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) You think that was on purpose?


Unfortunately yes it had a V8 conversion. The radiator was mounted there and poorly done at that. I was wondering how the trunk stayed closed going down the road, all the support was gone.
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post Jun 5 2022, 07:59 PM
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And if you thought the front was bad............
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I think whoever removed the V8 used a chainsaw.
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post Jun 5 2022, 08:21 PM
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That must have been one helleva flexi-flyer!
Did the conversion peeps re-enforce those longs anywhere?
Scary. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Jun 5 2022, 08:32 PM
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That must have been one helleva flexi-flyer!
Did the conversion peeps re-enforce those longs anywhere?
Scary. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

Surprisingly no and they are the only thing on the car that isn't bent or rusted. They will be reinforced heavily when we are done though.
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post Jun 5 2022, 09:13 PM
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A little bit of dry ice and a few minutes of work and the sound deadener is all gone.
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Not a lot of rust but enough to require some new metal.
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post Jun 5 2022, 09:34 PM
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I wonder if this is the light gold BBR car on the cover of VW&Porsche magazine? Had set of 17-inch Ruf wheels at that time, and I wouldn't be surprised if those had been sold off. Have not seen the car in a long, long time.
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post Jun 5 2022, 09:41 PM
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I wonder if this is the light gold BBR car on the cover of VW&Porsche magazine? Had set of 17-inch Ruf wheels at that time, and I wouldn't be surprised if those had been sold off. Have not seen the car in a long, long time.

I' have no idea but it would cool if it was.
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post Jun 6 2022, 09:04 AM
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As alarming as those photos are, I respect this is your friends life long dream and you are helping him realize that. Whom ever butchered that chassis the way they did has no business even driving a car let alone working on one. Good luck as you make her sound and put her together for him. I look forward to watching. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)
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post Jun 6 2022, 09:32 AM
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Wow. You made me run out and hug my 914... Welcome aboard... plenty of work for sure.

If you don't have a donor car for metal, I recommend... https://www.restoration-design.com

Lots of chassis stampings.
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post Jun 6 2022, 10:11 AM
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There was another beachboys conversion on ebay that just ended. It had a cool look to it, but I wonder if this is how all the conversions were done...
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post Jun 6 2022, 12:55 PM
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As alarming as those photos are, I respect this is your friends life long dream and you are helping him realize that. Whom ever butchered that chassis the way they did has no business even driving a car let alone working on one. Good luck as you make her sound and put her together for him. I look forward to watching. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)


Agreed 100%
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