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mrholland2 |
Jun 3 2013, 05:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 7-September 11 From: Santa Maria,CA Member No.: 13,531 Region Association: Central California |
Well, in my ignorance I, apparently, bought a death trap piece of shit.
So. . I put a new motor in it. . etc etc etc. . about 10K in something that I've just been told is going to fall apart? Totally frustrated and no clue what to do. |
worn |
Jun 4 2013, 10:15 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,166 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Well, in my ignorance I, apparently, bought a death trap piece of shit. So. . I put a new motor in it. . etc etc etc. . about 10K in something that I've just been told is going to fall apart? Totally frustrated and no clue what to do. It may be better than you think. Most running 914s including mine have significant rust issues. They still work, and I think they can be safe. The devil is in the details and you need to have someone who knows and who isn't a perfectionist tell you what the problems are and whether or not you should try just enjoying the investment. Then over time you can ponder alternatives. If the car is bending in half that is another story. There are a lot of ways you can get that clutch tube to work, but if the control arms aren't contolling then you canna steer, and that is a show stopper. Even that can be dealt with though. Go to the restoration designs web site. FWIW, I bought a "rust free Texas car". The clutch tube isn't physically attached to anything and just when I was fitting in the rear floor replacement last night I found some holes in the front floor under the center. As Joe Walsh put it, welcome to the club. |
mrholland2 |
Jun 4 2013, 10:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 7-September 11 From: Santa Maria,CA Member No.: 13,531 Region Association: Central California |
well, this was the guy that I was told to use. . so, maybe I need more "grounded" advice or a less intense person to scrutinize it?? It seems to have steered fine when I lived in Siskiyou County and had windy highways and around corners here in the South Bay??
Well, in my ignorance I, apparently, bought a death trap piece of shit. So. . I put a new motor in it. . etc etc etc. . about 10K in something that I've just been told is going to fall apart? Totally frustrated and no clue what to do. It may be better than you think. Most running 914s including mine have significant rust issues. They still work, and I think they can be safe. The devil is in the details and you need to have someone who knows and who isn't a perfectionist tell you what the problems are and whether or not you should try just enjoying the investment. Then over time you can ponder alternatives. If the car is bending in half that is another story. There are a lot of ways you can get that clutch tube to work, but if the control arms aren't contolling then you canna steer, and that is a show stopper. Even that can be dealt with though. Go to the restoration designs web site. FWIW, I bought a "rust free Texas car". The clutch tube isn't physically attached to anything and just when I was fitting in the rear floor replacement last night I found some holes in the front floor under the center. As Joe Walsh put it, welcome to the club. |
SirAndy |
Jun 4 2013, 11:51 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,682 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
well, this was the guy that I was told to use. . so, maybe I need more "grounded" advice or a less intense person to scrutinize it?? Now we need a name. Who is this person that is "too intense"? Out with it ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
montoya 73 2.0 |
Jun 4 2013, 12:46 PM
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Lack of consideration to others, and Selfish! Group: Members Posts: 1,791 Joined: 27-October 04 From: Paso Robles, Ca. Member No.: 3,016 Region Association: Central California |
well, this was the guy that I was told to use. . so, maybe I need more "grounded" advice or a less intense person to scrutinize it?? Now we need a name. Who is this person that is "too intense"? Out with it ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) and we still pictures! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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