my search for a 914..., no room for a project yet...but Im still looking for one Options

[2mAn]

Some of you may have seen the few threads Ive been posting about picking up the 74 roller from Noel (ndfrigi). We've come to an agreement and tomorrow I will be making it official!

Here are some pics I took when I went and saw the car a few weeks ago. He purchased it and removed the interior and some other parts. I will be getting it as a rolling chassis, which is exactly what I was looking for.

This is where it currently sits. The other 914 in the background is his.
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These pics show all the bad stuff. I believe the car sat for a while outside, but since this is SoCal, it shouldnt be too much work to fix the rust.

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I plan on adding some GT style front fenders to match the rears, not sure about metal or fiberglass yet. We'll see...

These are the best pics I could get of the battery tray and hell hole, overall it doesnt look too intimidating, but we'll see how bad it is once the engine is out of the way

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Heres the pics of the longs, couldnt get a better pic of the pass side since there was another car right next to it

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and this is the rest of the bad stuff...

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and heres the pic of the "interior"
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[Old Yella]

I bought my first 914 from "Honest Rob" and then found all the hidden faults.

If there isn't any thing to do to the car, what's the point in the build. If you are going water cooled you probably wont need the battery tray and support or the engine trays, That's a big saving. Straight sheet metal isn't that hard to repair but the restoration design parts save a huge amount of time and stress as they are very nicely made and fit well.

Post pics of the shell so we can all see the extent of the corrosion and maybe give you some positive advice.

Forgot to add, Fixing the hell hole is you right of passage into the 914 world.

Attached is my experience. If I did it again I would do some things differently but I still enjoyed the process if not the cost burden. If you would like some positive encouragement drop me a line.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-914...s-914-club.html


Cheers and Good luck

[2mAn]

there will be more pics soon when Noel and I yank the engine/ trans out