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Gots me a new one |
sww914 |
Aug 27 2008, 10:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
Thanks to Markb for hooking me up with his old 914.
I love finally having a 914 that I can drive around. All these years I've only ever had a racecar. I've always wanted a 914 since I was about 15, I've had the racecar for 10 years now, but I've never had anything streetable until now. With an injected 1.7 it certainly nowhere near as fast as I'm used to but I can't believe how much fun it is to roll around in an old NARP. I'm looking forward to painting it. I'll try to put it off for awhile and Mark says he doesn't think I can go 3 months without jumping into it. I must admit that I was at my shop today thinking, well it wouldn't take me too long to bang out that dent in the fender and get it in primer. It's a slippery slope. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
r_towle |
Aug 28 2008, 08:27 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
This is exactly why I said bring it to Maaco...(fill in shop name here)
I did not know you were setup to do paint and body work though. My point is try to resist the temptation to take the car apart and just get it cosmetically OK, not perfect, just something you can live with and DRIVE the car... You will have time in a few years to restore it and then you can go hog wild. BTW, if you wait for the 1.7 liter to die, rest assured it probably wont die. Its a tank of a motor that lives and lives and lives. I have been waiting for 8 years now and I autox it and drive it alot...still wont die...and still gets 32-35mpg... The best part is that it starts every day and needs less real maintenance than my wifes volvo... Rich |
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