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Pictures of my unrestored 1975 914. Just got it |
22truckie |
Jun 25 2016, 10:40 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 23-June 16 From: Lake Stevens WA Member No.: 20,138 Region Association: None |
This car has 45,000 miles on it. Untouched except for the carpet ( nos carpet has been purchased). Mayan Green is the color. Bought from original owner
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22truckie |
Jun 26 2016, 05:53 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 23-June 16 From: Lake Stevens WA Member No.: 20,138 Region Association: None |
Tom. Thanks so much for all the info!! Trust me, I am probably the most anal originality preservation guy around. I only clean and detail my cars and only pick rust free cars. The entire carpet looks to have been replace sadly, however I found ( pieced together from other sorces, a complete NOS set. That's as good as I can do. I could get in a bunch of times with muddy feet to make them look like they have always been there LOL. I will post a question on the infamous tool kit. As mine is different from the ones I've seen in a black pouch. Was told it was the original set and looks it. Check out my next post I will be doing. Great detective work on the color! I will post the pic of the tab later next week. BTW, I have the original wheels that have not been restored. They will be going back on the car shortly
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Tom_T |
Jun 26 2016, 09:19 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Tom. Thanks so much for all the info!! Trust me, I am probably the most anal originality preservation guy around. I only clean and detail my cars and only pick rust free cars. The entire carpet looks to have been replace sadly, however I found ( pieced together from other sorces, a complete NOS set. That's as good as I can do. I could get in a bunch of times with muddy feet to make them look like they have always been there LOL. I will post a question on the infamous tool kit. As mine is different from the ones I've seen in a black pouch. Was told it was the original set and looks it. Check out my next post I will be doing. Great detective work on the color! I will post the pic of the tab later next week. BTW, I have the original wheels that have not been restored. They will be going back on the car shortly They are judging how clean the cars are for the PCA Concours, so muddy boots aren't going to help! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) You can probably make the case that the carpet replacement is 25% or less of the interior. But usually the pieces behind the seats, up on the sides by the speakers & above the pedals/under the dash stay pretty unworn & can be just steam cleaned & re-installed. So don't assume that they were all replaced before, unless the OO can confirm it. It was more common to replace just the floor mats, & maybe the tunnel & on the longitudinals if needed (my PO/OO did the floor mats only once & I did them & added Coco Mats - during my 73's 1st 13+ years & 172000 mi of DD use). The tool kits changed over time, with the grey plastic bag also used. They had less tools. Look in your owners manual for a pic of the kit. Unfortunately that p914.com website had a lot of great pix & info on them & other stuff you'll be asking about. So let's hope they get it back up online soon. As for: "Also. How common is it to have the original muffler? Just curious if they commonly lasted" - with that low mileage it wouldn't surprise me that it could be the original (I only replaced mine at about 120K-ish in 79-80 IIRC, & that one's still usable but needs a rust blast & repaint). Things like mufflers, tires, brakes, etc. which are service/maintenance items are generally not expected to last, so aren't considered in the 75% original rule - only exterior (paint/chrome/etc.) & interior. BTW - I'm going by our PCA Zone 8 Concours Rules here for SoCal/AZ/SoNV area on this, but you should double check online for the PCA Concours rules in your area, & know that non-PCA CdE's will have theri own rules & classes/divisions to research. Post pix of the original wheels when you can too. I'm curious to see what they were. Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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