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I bought another 914...*update*, Car will be heading to a new home to be repaired |
'73-914kid |
Jul 3 2013, 07:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,473 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Vista, CA Member No.: 9,714 Region Association: Southern California |
Since I bought my 914-4, I had been wanting to do a six conversion. Always have I suppose..
Anyways, one way or another, this car came up for sale, and kind of fell in to my lap I'd say, and I got it for a great deal. Yes, I bought a real 914-6. The original plan was to yank the motor, and all complete drivetrain components, and do a direct swap into my 4, however after going of to the owners house last night to take care of the paperwork, I don't know if I have the heart to gut it and part it... The engine is a 2.7 RS motor with S cams, IDA's, 964 oil pump, hydro tensioners, etc. It's a bulletproof 7200 RPM engine.. so you can see why I'm interested in pulling the motor and gearbox parting out the car.. As you can see in the pictures, the car was wrecked pretty hard. I'm not sure what speed he hit the pole, but it was fast enough to severely damage the car. I know it will need a front clip, but I noticed the targa top didn't quite fit perfectly... so..It's a little tweeked. That means celette bench.. After it had been wrecked, the car was taken to a shop, and was quoted $15k to weld up a new clip, and pull it back into spec. That honestly doesn't sound like a terrible price, but it certainly isn't in my budget, and I'm really not the kind of person that pays shops to weld.. So, now I'm torn.. I want to keep it and fix it, but part of me wants to do the swap into my 914-4.. What would you do? And for those of you who are experts on these kind of repairs, how difficult is a repair like this? (the welding is no issue for me, it's the chassis pulling that is daunting) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i260.photobucket.com-9714-1372859958.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i260.photobucket.com-9714-1372859958.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i260.photobucket.com-9714-1372859958.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i260.photobucket.com-9714-1372859959.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i260.photobucket.com-9714-1372859959.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i260.photobucket.com-9714-1372859959.6.jpg) |
rick 918-S |
Jul 3 2013, 02:18 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,493 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Bring it up to McMark's after you pull the engine and front suspension. DO NOT cut anything off the front sheet metal damage. The car needs to be as crashed for the best results when it get's pulled 90% of the front sheet metal can be repaired. Maybe even the right inner wheelhouse. If you don't know what your doing don't start trying to pull on it.
Do what you want with the engine. Either sell the chassis with the dash and column intact to someone that will have it repaired or have the chassis repaired. It is a very repairable car. It looks worse to an un-experienced repair tech or even a repair tech that has not fixed a 914 than it really is. Check the bottom of page 7 of this post There is a before and after photo of the inner wheel house that was completely wrinkled. There is no body filler on the wheelhouse. These cars pull out nice if you think things through. both fenders are repairable. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...4128&st=120 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/assimilate.gif) |
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