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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) |
brilliantrot |
Jul 4 2013, 10:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 27-April 07 From: Costa Mesa Ca. Member No.: 7,699 |
The early 911 and 914/6 cycle will bust soon...it's inevitable. Take the money and put it away to buy a nicer one when the bubble bursts. Or, take the money and pay cash for a nicely running 6 conversion that you can modify to your heart's content. Best advice yet. Early Air cooled Porsches are cool but there is no way that they are $50k+ cool for a clean stock car, too many other option in that price range. 914-6s to the majority of collectors are like a 912. The only reason they want one is because they can't afford an early 911 or already have one so they will sell for less then the equivalent 911, pretty much like how it was when they were new. It is a rare breed of buyer who prefers a 914-6s to early 911s and few of those guys are willing or able to pay big money for one. To fix the car right, you are looking at easy $30k by the time it is painted unless you do a lot of the body work yourself and it will always be branded as a repaired car even if you do it in an indistinguishable from factory. Sell the roller, that will pay for the conversion on the Yellow car and with the $20k+ you will save not fixing the -6 (in dollars or time) you can do or buy a lot of other cool things. But maybe don't listen to me, my 914 was the only car I have owned and never regretted selling. |
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