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| GeorgeRud |
 Aug 18 2016, 08:35 PM
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A friend of mine just moved down to Baton Rouge, LA last month, and had his cars in storage as they were having a large garage built at their new home. Of course, they were involved in the flooding up to the top of the windows. Besides his 914 2.0 and his Porsche tractor, he last a Jaguar XKE, Jensen Healy, 67 Ford Mustand, and a 35 Ford Coupe. At least their home is on higher ground and didn't flood so they are OK!
Has anyone ever had any luck resurrecting a flood car? Since his was nice and straight, I wondered if it could be stripped to a bare chassis then rebuilt? Same ? about he Porsche tractor. |
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| earossi |
Aug 18 2016, 08:45 PM
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QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Aug 18 2016, 09:35 PM)  A friend of mine just moved down to Baton Rouge, LA last month, and had his cars in storage as they were having a large garage built at their new home. Of course, they were involved in the flooding up to the top of the windows. Besides his 914 2.0 and his Porsche tractor, he last a Jaguar XKE, Jensen Healy, 67 Ford Mustand, and a 35 Ford Coupe. At least their home is on higher ground and didn't flood so they are OK! Has anyone ever had any luck resurrecting a flood car? Since his was nice and straight, I wondered if it could be stripped to a bare chassis then rebuilt? Same ? about he Porsche tractor. The mechanicals of the car can be salvaged if they are dealt with quickly following the flooding. The issue with most cars is the wiring and the electronics. No way to really assure yourself that moisture hasn't done any damage to these items. Since the 914 is much less complicated than other cars, it is possible that the car can be resurrected. I would be more concerned about the XKE and Jensen Healy since they are much more valuable cars,and parts are relatively harder to come by for them. The Porsche tractor can be easily resurrected. I believe that you simply have to drain the water and then fill the block with oil to guard against corrosion. I would be devastated if this happened to my cars. But, nothing that money can't fix. Hopefully, he had full insurance on the collection. |
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GeorgeRud Flood damaged 914 Aug 18 2016, 08:35 PM
mepstein I would take the insurance money and move on. The ... Aug 18 2016, 08:42 PM zambezi I just got my friends 2012 Camry back up and runni... Aug 18 2016, 09:08 PM boxsterfan It's hard to find straight cars. Strip the 914... Aug 18 2016, 09:42 PM
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It's hard to find straight cars. Strip the 91... Aug 18 2016, 10:01 PM Krieger
It's hard to find straight cars. Strip the 9... Aug 18 2016, 11:05 PM gms it might be a good candidate for the e-coating pro... Aug 18 2016, 10:10 PM Vapor_locked
it might be a good candidate for the e-coating pr... Aug 18 2016, 10:30 PM Mikey914 Bows by could do a wiring harness, I think with th... Aug 18 2016, 11:04 PM sixnotfour fresh water..ok salt water ..doitnow
Das Boot f... Aug 19 2016, 05:49 AM ThePaintedMan :agree: save it. Every one of those cars should be... Aug 19 2016, 06:20 AM billh1963
:agree: save it. Every one of those cars should b... Aug 19 2016, 06:25 AM GeorgeRud Fresh water, but muddy!
Aug 19 2016, 07:15 AM loux951 I live here in Louisiana and I feel for your frien... Aug 19 2016, 08:05 AM zambezi Looks savable, but with lots of cleaning. Again i... Aug 19 2016, 08:10 AM Perry Kiehl Clone If he can get those cars gone over soon it's a... Aug 19 2016, 11:01 AM shuie I'd take Jim (zambezi) up on his offer to help... Aug 19 2016, 12:39 PM 396 Sorry to hear of your friends collection.
Regardin... Aug 19 2016, 02:01 PM mbseto It's not water alone that's the problem, i... Aug 19 2016, 02:16 PM forrestkhaag i agree with take the money and run but onyour way... Aug 19 2016, 02:46 PM r_towle strip it and redo it.
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[quote name='GregAmy' post='2387234' date='Aug 19... Aug 20 2016, 05:06 PM rick 918-S Fresh water and limited electrical. Piece of cake.... Aug 19 2016, 08:04 PM RobW Nothing is impossible. Just don't roll it outs... Aug 20 2016, 07:09 AM ThePaintedMan Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying to ... Aug 20 2016, 08:35 PM GregAmy
Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying to... Aug 21 2016, 07:02 AM rick 918-S
Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying t... Aug 21 2016, 07:34 AM GregAmy So your telling me no 914 even drove down a dirt r... Aug 21 2016, 08:12 AM mepstein
Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying to... Aug 21 2016, 08:45 AM sixnotfour keep the Porsche tractor Aug 21 2016, 08:28 AM gms the one thing I forgot to consider is the reductio... Aug 21 2016, 08:29 AM DirtyCossack There's another odd option here nobody has men... Aug 21 2016, 08:56 AM dakotaewing
There's another odd option here nobody has me... Aug 21 2016, 10:03 AM rick 918-S With rising values in the 914 market I don't a... Aug 21 2016, 12:25 PM GeorgeRud Hagerty was great with the valuation of all his ca... Sep 10 2016, 01:19 PM zambezi Yes its a shame. That 993 I resurrected after the... Sep 10 2016, 02:21 PM ConeDodger These cars? :blink: Sep 10 2016, 06:36 PM GeorgeRud This is what they saw when the water receded! Sep 10 2016, 06:48 PM JawjaPorsche :( :( :( Sep 10 2016, 06:57 PM zambezi The 993 I was trying to save for the guy was only ... Sep 11 2016, 12:14 AM dakotaewing George,
Tell your friend to get a couple of good ... Sep 11 2016, 11:26 AM |
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