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Just wandering if anybody here bought the recently listed 74 Black 2.0 that was on Tampa Bay Craigslist? I looked at it first thing this AM and passed on it.
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 19-December 18 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 22,736 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Just wandering if anybody here bought the recently listed 74 Black 2.0 that was on Tampa Bay Craigslist? I looked at it first thing this AM and passed on it. Yes. Well, my father-in-law did as a project for him, his son, and myself. I'm the only one active on car forums so that's why I'm here and not them hah. I will post a brief intro once we take possession. It is currently at the previous owners residence but we hope to have it in the garage tonight (weather looks to be pretty crappy this evening), or within the next week or so. I have not personally seen it yet but from what he told me it doesn't seem too bad. But we'll know for sure once we have some time to look at it. We will throw some new tires on it and send it in for an inspection and decide what route we want to take with it...AKA keep it or dump it. While we are all VW/Audi/Porsche enthusiasts, we don't know much about the 914 in particular except for some quick research before purchasing it. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,835 Joined: 1-July 03 From: Knoxville, TN Member No.: 874 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Just wandering if anybody here bought the recently listed 74 Black 2.0 that was on Tampa Bay Craigslist? I looked at it first thing this AM and passed on it. Yes. Well, my father-in-law did as a project for him, his son, and myself. I'm the only one active on car forums so that's why I'm here and not them hah. I will post a brief intro once we take possession. It is currently at the previous owners residence but we hope to have it in the garage tonight (weather looks to be pretty crappy this evening), or within the next week or so. I have not personally seen it yet but from what he told me it doesn't seem too bad. But we'll know for sure once we have some time to look at it. We will throw some new tires on it and send it in for an inspection and decide what route we want to take with it...AKA keep it or dump it. While we are all VW/Audi/Porsche enthusiasts, we don't know much about the 914 in particular except for some quick research before purchasing it. Good news: it runs fairly well, engine is fairly dry with no apparent oil leaks andd oesn't appear to have been in any accidents. Bad news: it was a NY car with northern style structural rust issues that have been (mostly) addressed, but not very well. The flat steel repair panel under the passenger side stretches from the center tunnel all the way out to the longitudinal and upward. The repair left the car sitting a little too high on the passenger side and the passenger door gap is a little bit too wide. It could be restored, depending on your skill level, patience and budget. It would involve a significant amount of structural metal replacement on both sides, etc. ![]() |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 19-December 18 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 22,736 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Good news: it runs fairly well, engine is fairly dry with no apparent oil leaks andd oesn't appear to have been in any accidents. Bad news: it was a NY car with northern style structural rust issues that have been (mostly) addressed, but not very well. The flat steel repair panel under the passenger side stretches from the center tunnel all the way out to the longitudinal and upward. The repair left the car sitting a little too high on the passenger side and the passenger door gap is a little bit too wide. It could be restored, depending on your skill level, patience and budget. It would involve a significant amount of structural metal replacement on both sides, etc. ![]() Thank you for the info. We will be picking up the car over the weekend and bringing it back to the garage. Then we'll be taking it over to the shop to have it looked over. None of us are experienced in major bodywork, let alone structural work. Most of that work (if not all) would be done by a shop and not by us. So I suppose after the car gets inspected, we will make some decisions regarding how we'd like to proceed. We don't intend to have this car be a pristine example or even close to being a show car, so as far as "restoration" goes it will be relatively mild. It will just be a fun weekend toy to mess around in and autoX. So with that being said, how much of an issue are the structural rust issues going to be in this case? Was the work performed good enough to get us by? Or regardless are we going to be putting some money in to fix these things correctly? Any other tips or knowledge you would care to share would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again! |
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