So sad CrashDown's car for sale, Sharp and unique ride. Options

[matthepcat]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5344179077.html


Good luck on your next move. Great looking car.

[CrashDown]

hey guys, thanks for the kind words. I'm gonna be moving soon, and I cant take the 914 with me so it's time to sell it. The bodywork has held up over the last 10 years. There are some cracks in the front bumper just from the nature of the beast of molding fiberglass to metal. But they can easily be fixed. And the cowl panel is gonna need to be refinished. The windscreen molding flew off while I was on the freeway and took a chunk of paint with it. Also gonna need a new windshield. Here's a list of what it needs.... let me know if 10k is still a reasonable price.

First thing done was the motor was pulled an a carbd 2.0L with a side shifter was installed, engine has approximately 15,000 miles since rebuilt.

- body and paint. For an almost 10 year old paint job, the paint has held up really well, I did the body and paint - welding of new sheet metal to replace rusted parts etc. I am a painter by trade. There are some cracks in the Front bumper. But that’s the nature of the beast when you mold fiberglass to metal. You're going to get cracks, just a matter of time. The quarters were "T" cut and flared for THESE WHEELS. So the wheels come with the car. The rear spoiler was adhered with 3m structural adhesive, and then glassed, and then body worked and painted. You will need to repaint the cowl area and around the windshield. The windshield trim ripped off on the freeway and took a few chunks of paint along with it . Front glass will need to be pulled and replaced. It's got an absolutely epic crack in it.

-Door handles. They work, but need the locks rekeyed so you can’t lock the doors
-Seals – new door seals body side and door side. Will need the targa top seals and the vertical seals that go on the tracks on the sail panel. Hood Seal is ripped, will need a new one.
- The wheels are JongBloed 3 piece. You can alter the width of the wheels by either putting the center sandcast piece on the outside of the outer hoop making the wheel a 6", or in between the outer and inner hoops making the wheel a 7". There are a few guys that have the 5 lug version of these. There are the 4 lug, and according to JongBloed, extremely rare. The wheels are my favorite part of my car.... will be sorely missed.

- There is a hole in the small rectangular panel next to the engine lid grate that I was going to mount the antenna for the radio on so it's hidden. Never got around to it though. But the hole is there and ready to be hooked up. - Brakes. 911 master up front with the BMW caliper upgrade. In the back are rebuilt stock calipers with drilled rear rotors. - Suspension. KYB's in the front. All the front suspension bushings are Poly. And I added the stock front sway bar. Out back are the stock springs (I have another set of springs which are stiffer that will go with the car) around Bilsteins. No rear sway bar. Swing arms were rebuilt. Everything was stripped and painted. New bearings and poly bushings were installed on them as well.
- Exhaust.... I have no idea what muffler it is. Saw it at EASY. Thought it looks awesome. Bought muffler.
- Glass. Needs a new windshield and windshield trim - Top. The top I had for it was bad. Found the current one at Easy. In really good shape, just needs to be refinished, and seals need to be replaced.

-Gauges. All the gauges work, but the mileage counter gear is broken. I did a top end rebuild around about 5k, maybe less miles ago on the motor. Just came back from a tune up by Bill Eason up in Oakland. He gave it a clean bill of health. Sounds really good.

-Interior. Like I said, we had a little short to ground issue in the front left headlamp harness that melted the entire harness from the dash forward. I ended up buying a cherry harness off of a 914world member, and then using all the correct colored wiring, my dad and I wired up that switch panel. The panel switches are from left to right {Turn signals} {Low Beams} {High Beams} {Headlamps up and down} the black button is unused. Was going to wire the horn to it, never got around to it. And finally {running lights}. I will include a ton of spare harness stuff if you want to redo the wiring and have the stock switches. -- That's about all I can think of. I love this car, I really do and watching it go is going to be really hard. But it's time to move on, let someone else enjoy her and make her their own.