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Mar 1 2014, 09:09 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 21-October 13 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 16,542 Region Association: South East States |
Hello all - I want to first thank all who help provide this awesome friendly 914 resource! My name is Eric and I am located in the mountains near Asheville NC. I have been a VW fanatic since 1996 and have owned Bugs and Buses and Things and Ghias and Squarebacks. I have always wanted a 914 and finally got one! I found this 1975 through a VW friend in TN. It had been sitting in his barn since 2004. It appears to be a very complete car with a (very neglected) stock looking FI system intact. Unfortunately it has bad rust in the Hell Hole that the PO neglected to tell me about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) These cares are EXTREMELY rare in these parts so I really would like to bring this one back from the dead...
Photos oldskool style (sorry) here: Where to start??? I need a good battery for it so I can start to see what I have got myself into. What Sealed AGM batteries do you all use? Also what about the color - is it original? And those wheels - anyone know if they are OG? Thanks!!! |
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Mar 12 2014, 10:10 AM
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Howdy Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 30-April 06 From: Burnsville, NC Member No.: 5,956 |
Your rust situation is pretty bad. Your inner long will need some extensive repair, your inner rocker obviously needs work, your floopan is shot, and you will have to repair the bottom of the firewall... and that's only underneath.
I can't tell from the pics but your engine shelf will likely need repaired/replaced and there will likely be rust creeping behind your mount mount (the one that welds to the inner long). A good resource for repair panels is Restoration Design http://www.restoration-design.com/index.html There are also many restoration threads on here which will help you learn more about your rust situation and how to make repairs. Oh and some will probably chime in calling it a parts car but its still quite repairable IMO. I just hope you didn't pay too much for it to begin with. |
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