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New 914 Owner, Lots of questions |
SLKWrx |
Oct 12 2004, 06:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 318 Joined: 28-September 04 From: Woolwich, NJ Member No.: 2,845 Region Association: North East States |
Hey All,
I've been a bit of a lurker lately, trying to pick up hints and tips for when I finally took ownership of my "new" 914. First off, I just want to thank all of you here, I have been reading up a lot and you guys have helped me out immensely. Now to my questions: 1) I'm trying to get the VIN off the car, but the plate on the passenger side in the front trunk area is a little banged up. Trying to make out the numbers but its not really visible. Can anyone help me translate this into a real VIN? Looks to me like "4Z"732927U41 (the 2 #'s in " " I'm not sure if they are numbers or just scratches). 2) The engine code for the car is GA 001294. I'm told this is a 2L or a 2.1L, anyone have any insight? 3) Last one, the body has some rust on it. There is a hole in the rear pass corner of the cabin (where the longs meet the floorpan it looks like), as well as a hole in the driver sail (where the vinyl would go), and a few other patches. I'm trying to decide whether repairing them is the way to go, or to scrap the body and get a shell. How much does a nice shell normally go for? Any chance of finding one, or slim? Thanks all for your help. I can't wait to get going on this thing! Had one ride on a finished one at an auto-x and fell in love! With my nose in the service manuals, -- Steve |
Rusty |
Oct 12 2004, 07:10 AM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,942 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
A belated welcome... and we're glad you're not a lurker anymore.
Most of the the rust descriptions you've posted sound cosmetic... but I agree with Andy. Post some pictures so we can get a good visual on what you're dealing with. We may ask for more pictures. Lots of times it's not the rust you can see... but the rust that's not immediatley apparent that's a killer. have a great day! -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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