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1973 Restoration, I need help navigating thru a restoration |
Mary Shortridge |
Jul 31 2009, 03:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 221 Joined: 27-July 09 From: Garden City, KS Member No.: 10,616 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I have my brother's 1973 1.7 Porsche. Lee was killed in a car accident in December, and my dad and I are having "Buttercup" restored in his honor, as Lee had dreamed of doing. I have several of his friends advising me, but no one has "914" experience. I have a MILLION questions, and would really appreciate any advice and help.
I want to make sound decisions on what to replace while we have the car torn apart, but after browsing the price of parts, I know I am rapidly blowing my budget. I know I need an engine; where's a good place to buy one? GEX? I live in southwest Kansas, but have access to a trucker to bring it home. I may need to replace the heater's muffler that is located in the rocker panel because of mice. Isn't there something I could substitute? There are two holes in the "sail" area that appear to be filled. Was there an emblem there? I haven't found any photos of 914s with such. I need misc. body parts... any suggestions besides ebay? Any junkyards known for such stuff? THANKS A MILLION for any help! ~Mary |
Mary Shortridge |
Aug 1 2009, 10:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 221 Joined: 27-July 09 From: Garden City, KS Member No.: 10,616 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
My main goal is to have a dependable driver. I want to make everything as good as possible while the car is being worked on. I had planned on replacing stuff like rubber seals, but after the heart attack on prices, I am now planning on a lot of sweat equity to spruce as much original stuff up as I can. I know you can polish plexiglass aircraft windshields, so I am going to try my hand at Porsche lenses. I am paying a bodyshop for most of the work, but want to do any little things myself that I can. My brother was not a member; he had just started enjoying the internet recently. He was an amazing craftsman with wood, and was a backyard mechanic all his life. Thanks for your interest!
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