 What do you think of this car?, 1973 914 2.0L |
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| HeelnToe |
 Mar 11 2008, 08:58 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 9-March 08 From: Woodinville, WA Member No.: 8,787 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Okay, folks, could use some help here. I'm taking a look at this car on Thursday. It looks pretty good in the photos, but being new to 914s, I'd love it if the folks here could let me know if you see anything I should be worried about.
I've posted an entire set of photos to Flickr here: http://flickr.com/photos/jeffreysmith/sets...57604097717696/ (IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/2328288390_34f9401e67.jpg) |
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| ericread |
Mar 12 2008, 12:14 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
IMHO, there are three things to watch out for; rust, rust and rust. Everything else is fixed much easier. If you can get the owner to pull the rocker panels, look especially in ther area around the jack holes. Water just loves to get in there and muck about. What initially looks to be a tiny hole can hide an amazine amount of rust.
When I got my first teener about a year ago I looked primarily at the underbody, suspension and engine. If the fundamentals are good, every thing else is a (figuratively) piece of cake. Good luck, blue skies and green lights! |
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HeelnToe What do you think of this car? Mar 11 2008, 08:58 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT Do you want anyone to come look at it with you? It... Mar 11 2008, 09:07 PM Pat Garvey Tell us some of the specifics about the car. Look... Mar 11 2008, 09:08 PM HeelnToe So, here's what I know.
It's a three-owne... Mar 11 2008, 09:39 PM GeorgeRud Looks nice, but drive it and check under the batte... Mar 11 2008, 09:48 PM cobra94563 Looks very nice from the pics. Mar 11 2008, 11:24 PM roadster fan Looks nice, but I would look very carefully at the... Mar 11 2008, 11:25 PM
HeelnToe
Looks nice, but I would look very carefully at th... Mar 12 2008, 12:00 AM roadster fan
Looks nice, but I would look very carefully at t... Mar 12 2008, 01:20 PM 73Phoenix20 A few minor details...
Wrong shift boot and knob ... Mar 12 2008, 09:14 AM James Adams
Wrong shift boot and knob ... looks like it came ... Mar 12 2008, 02:33 PM HeelnToe
The owner also just informed me that he has the ... Mar 12 2008, 02:47 PM Rand If the hellhole is as nice as the rest of the car ... Mar 12 2008, 11:32 AM HeelnToe Okay, newbie question here: what exactly is the ... Mar 12 2008, 12:49 PM Rand
In your pic, if the battery and ECU were out of ... Mar 12 2008, 01:01 PM HeelnToe So, looking at the photo, basically right in line ... Mar 12 2008, 01:05 PM Rand
So, looking at the photo, basically right in line... Mar 12 2008, 01:26 PM Twise Looks a little rusty, but no holes. Buy It. I ha... Mar 12 2008, 01:05 PM Ferg Rennshift is a huge bonus, better than the origina... Mar 12 2008, 02:51 PM HeelnToe
I can only add to inspect that drivers quarter cl... Mar 12 2008, 02:56 PM Ferg
I can only add to inspect that drivers quarter c... Mar 12 2008, 04:43 PM championgt1 A piece of the sticker should not just fall off. T... Mar 12 2008, 09:59 PM 914-8
A piece of the sticker should not just fall off. ... Mar 12 2008, 11:15 PM HeelnToe
Someone, somewhere, posted about that exact car a... Mar 13 2008, 12:04 AM Rand Yup, "bird" is Pelican Parts Forums Mar 13 2008, 12:07 AM HeelnToe
Yup, "bird" is Pelican Parts Forums
O... Mar 13 2008, 12:15 AM HeelnToe :(
Well, that didn't work out the way I hope... Mar 17 2008, 01:58 PM 914-8 Good job on getting a PPI. The car seemed suspect... Mar 17 2008, 02:35 PM championgt1 This car has also been floating around on craigsli... Mar 17 2008, 09:49 PM ericread Sorry the car didn't work out for you. Keep l... Mar 19 2008, 08:31 PM HeelnToe Thanks, everyone. The search continues. You'll... Mar 19 2008, 09:04 PM championgt1 :headbanger: Keep up the search! Mar 19 2008, 09:05 PM 6freak RUST UNDER BATTERY TRAY AND A LITTLE UP FRONT JUST... Mar 20 2008, 08:29 AM |
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