Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> What I have been into since 914s
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:31 PM
Post #1


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
I have owned probably 35 914s & 914-6s over the years, but being the skin-flint that I am I have transitioned into another Porsche Model.

Near 50/50 Balance
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
2 Pages V  1 2 >  
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
Replies(1 - 19)
Freezin 914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:34 PM
Post #2


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 873
Joined: 27-July 14
From: Wisconsin
Member No.: 17,687
Region Association: Upper MidWest
QUOTE(carr914 @ Aug 12 2023, 03:31 PM) *

I have owned probably 35 914s & 914-6s over the years, but being the skin-flint that I am I have transitioned into another Porsche Model.

Near 50/50 Balance


9 4 4
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:34 PM
Post #3


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
Long Time ago (after & during my 914s days) I Owned a 944NA that I tracked in the Early Days of PCA DEs

Attached Image

Attached Image

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:51 PM
Post #4


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
then a few years ago I bought a 951 with a Ls

Attached Image

Attached Image

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:53 PM
Post #5


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
then bought a 944s2 Caged car for Pennies

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:55 PM
Post #6


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
Sold the LS car and worked on the Track car, but never tracked it due to Covid, etc

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:57 PM
Post #7


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
Issue with the Track Car is with my Knee Replacement I could hardly get in & out.
I put it up FS but the market for Track Cars is weak

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 02:59 PM
Post #8


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
a couple of Months ago I bought a 944s2 Cab ( I have always wanted since I worked for Porsche in 89-90) with a bad motor

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 03:01 PM
Post #9


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
so I parted out the Race Car ( 15k motor, clutch, gearbox, coilover suspension, Brakes, Wheels) and sold it as a Roller

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 03:03 PM
Post #10


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
and transfered all the goodies to the Cab

Attached Image

Attached Image

Attached Image

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 03:08 PM
Post #11


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
Gold or Silver

Attached Image

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Freezin 914
post Aug 12 2023, 03:18 PM
Post #12


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 873
Joined: 27-July 14
From: Wisconsin
Member No.: 17,687
Region Association: Upper MidWest
Looks good either way.

Didn’t like the LS car? Just out of curiosity….
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
r_towle
post Aug 12 2023, 03:24 PM
Post #13


Custom Member
***************

Group: Members
Posts: 24,588
Joined: 9-January 03
From: Taxachusetts
Member No.: 124
Region Association: North East States
Welcome to the cab world….best way to enjoy a ride!
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
r_towle
post Aug 12 2023, 03:25 PM
Post #14


Custom Member
***************

Group: Members
Posts: 24,588
Joined: 9-January 03
From: Taxachusetts
Member No.: 124
Region Association: North East States
Lower the rear……just sayin
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
technicalninja
post Aug 12 2023, 03:54 PM
Post #15


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,336
Joined: 31-January 23
From: Granbury Texas
Member No.: 27,135
Region Association: Southwest Region
Silver "pops" better than the gold for me on that color.

Nice Cab.
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Shivers
post Aug 12 2023, 04:29 PM
Post #16


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,427
Joined: 19-October 20
From: La Quinta, CA
Member No.: 24,781
Region Association: Southern California
I like the silver too. That came out righteous
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
FlacaProductions
post Aug 12 2023, 05:02 PM
Post #17


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,616
Joined: 24-November 17
From: LA
Member No.: 21,628
Region Association: Southern California
I love these cars and prefer the silver on your white - but i'm a cup guy...
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
NARP74
post Aug 12 2023, 06:10 PM
Post #18


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,073
Joined: 29-July 20
From: Colorado, USA, Earth
Member No.: 24,549
Region Association: Rocky Mountains
Oh, a real Porsche
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
carr914
post Aug 12 2023, 06:15 PM
Post #19


Racer from Birth
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 119,001
Joined: 2-February 04
From: Tampa,FL
Member No.: 1,623
Region Association: South East States
QUOTE(Freezin 914 @ Aug 12 2023, 05:18 PM) *

Looks good either way.

Didn’t like the LS car? Just out of curiosity….


Fast as Hell, but Manual Steering & Manual Brakes
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
bkrantz
post Aug 12 2023, 07:24 PM
Post #20


914 Guru
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 7,803
Joined: 3-August 19
From: SW Colorado
Member No.: 23,343
Region Association: Rocky Mountains
Reminds me how timeless the 9/24944 design is, and created only a few years after they penned the 914.

I had a plain vanilla 1987, and may have to have another.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · 914World Garage · Next Newest »
 

2 Pages V  1 2 >
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 8th June 2024 - 11:37 PM
Invision Power Board v9.1.4 © 2024  IPS, Inc.
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community!
We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ...