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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 |
A&PGirl |
Aug 1 2009, 08:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 5,367 Region Association: None |
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I'm sorry to hear about your brother. Do you have any of the engine left (like cases, heads, jugs 'n' barrels...?) or misc. engine related parts? This really your starting point to determine what you want to do. I suggest a Raby kit or if you have a core put a Raby valvetrain kit in. In addition, you should probably have your heads rebuilt by HAM. Both Raby & HAM are topnotch guys. Some of the metal can be obtained from Restoration Design and Auto Atlanta. Some can even be obtained from Porsche for the right price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Mikey914 is your guy for the seals, bumper tops and shift knobs. You can get a lot of stuff from hwgunner & markb in California too. They set me up pretty good with the parts I needed. The brake rear brake calipers can be rebuilt by Eric Shea (member) who does a darn good job. Dr. Evil can whip your transmission into shape for a decent price. You can probably restore the interior by yourself which would save you a lot of change in that department. Feel free to ask around for parts. Many of us have more then we need in the garage, the back porch, the sheds, the storage units, mother's sewing room... |
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