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| FUEL14 |
 Jul 19 2019, 04:57 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 11-August 18 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 22,382 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand  |
Hi Folks,
I'm new to the forum. I've been trying to get my project up and going for a couple of years now and it's finally about to get some momentum over the coming months. I tried to start a thread in the 'Restoration and Build Threads' area but I got a note saying that I didn't have permission to do so. Is it cool to start a build thread in this part of the forum? Thanks and greetings from Australia. // Luke. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| FUEL14 |
Jul 19 2019, 11:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 11-August 18 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 22,382 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
Thanks very much for the welcomes. I'll back up a bit and fill in some history from the last few years.
I'm a Brit, living in Australia since '06. I have a media brand called Fuel Tank http://fueltank.cc/. I bought this car in the motherland in 2001, shortly after it had been imported there from California. I did a few bits and pieces to make it my own (lowering, seat trimming, Bilstein shocks, Autometer gauges, covered the targa roof in Mercedes convertible fabric and a few other cosmetics) and enjoyed driving it lots and lots. This is how it was then. This is was at a photoshoot for Ultra VW magazine in 2004 at Rockingham Raceway in the UK where the relatively shortlived 'ASCAR' series was held. The car in the back was being raced at the time by Ben Collins, the original Top Gear 'Stig' and Daniel Craig's Bond stunt driver. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600975.1.jpg) After enjoying the car in Europe for five years, I was offered a job here in Australia and I locked up the '14 and made my way here and I've been here ever since. The car sat for quite a while and I finally got round to bringing it over here a couple of years ago. Here are some pictures of what it looked like on the day that I dragged it out of the lock-up in the UK and sent it off on a flatbed to start its journey to Australia: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600976.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600977.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600978.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600978.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600980.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-22382-1563600981.7.jpg) |
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FUEL14 Aussie '75 Build Jul 19 2019, 04:57 AM
mepstein :wttc: Jul 19 2019, 05:24 AM Chris H.
Yes. Definitely yes.
:wttc: Jul 19 2019, 08:26 AM bbrock :wttc: :popcorn: Jul 19 2019, 08:36 AM porschetub :wttc: you have come to the right place,great grou... Jul 19 2019, 09:31 PM jagalyn Welcome... Jul 19 2019, 09:55 PM FUEL14 When we started stripping it back, we found that t... Jul 20 2019, 07:01 PM burton73 Nice work. Welcome to the 914World
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Bob... Jul 20 2019, 07:28 PM
FUEL14 Thanks Bob. It's all a steep learning curve fo... Jul 20 2019, 07:36 PM FUEL14 Things are looking up. I've been told that I... Aug 18 2019, 10:10 PM FUEL14 I just signed the final colour off yesterday and t... Aug 31 2019, 01:23 AM daytona Welcome Luke,
That should be a beautiful car when ... Aug 31 2019, 07:39 AM FUEL14 Thank you, Bill. Yes, fibreglass front and rear bu... Aug 31 2019, 07:03 PM Tdskip Belated welcome, thanks for the thread mate Sep 1 2019, 12:45 PM FUEL14
Belated welcome, thanks for the thread mate
Tha... Sep 11 2019, 04:02 AM FUEL14 After the best part of a year since first contacti... Sep 11 2019, 04:36 AM FUEL14 ...and paint is finishing this week. Apparently, s... Sep 11 2019, 04:48 AM nrc914 [quote name='FUEL14' date='Sep 11 2019... Sep 11 2019, 07:00 AM jim_hoyland Terrific project, thanks for sharing ! :) Yo... Sep 11 2019, 05:12 AM TravisNeff I love the green! Sep 11 2019, 11:22 AM Coondog Very nice. So what’s the cost to paint a car in... Sep 11 2019, 01:55 PM FUEL14 Here's the green, it's based on a rare 356... Sep 13 2019, 03:15 AM FUEL14
Terrific project, thanks for sharing ! :) Y... Sep 13 2019, 04:42 AM FUEL14 She arrived home today and is now tucked up snug i... Sep 16 2019, 06:09 AM FUEL14 Things are ticking along here. The front end is ou... Jan 28 2020, 09:10 PM Literati914 Hey that's looking great Luke, I'm envious... Jan 28 2020, 10:17 PM FUEL14
Hey that's looking great Luke, I'm enviou... Feb 8 2020, 12:26 AM FUEL14 Some lockdown progress from me. I've done a fe... May 24 2020, 09:04 PM FUEL14 I stripped the old covers off the driver's sea... May 24 2020, 09:09 PM FUEL14 I installed a layer of sound deadening on the floo... May 24 2020, 09:32 PM FUEL14 And, most recently, I've mocked up a few inter... May 24 2020, 09:36 PM Retroracer Great photos and awesome build! keep the posts... May 25 2020, 08:32 AM wonkipop am in melbourne too fuel14.
just put mine back on... May 27 2020, 04:09 PM FUEL14 Hi there, please get in touch. If you use Facebook... May 27 2020, 07:06 PM porschetub What's with the shifter over a stock one? chee... May 27 2020, 10:23 PM wonkipop @ FUEL14
we are all in the karmann club (me not y... May 28 2020, 03:03 AM tygaboy Wow, GREAT looking color! And you're a bra... May 28 2020, 07:59 AM bbrock Loving the progress! FYI, if you put a damp t... May 28 2020, 08:14 AM FUEL14
What's with the shifter over a stock one? che... May 31 2020, 06:02 PM FUEL14 I've been working away at the custom dash pane... Jul 8 2020, 11:39 PM tygaboy Nice work on that dash! I think that'll be... Jul 9 2020, 07:54 AM FUEL14
Nice work on that dash! I think that'll b... Jul 9 2020, 06:22 PM FUEL14 The engine is pretty much done and being installed... Aug 12 2020, 04:33 AM Cairo94507 That may be one of my favorite colors! Looks ... Sep 14 2020, 06:12 AM Frankvw great color car and that shifter is a piece of art... Sep 14 2020, 06:55 AM FUEL14
What kind of airfilters are you running ?
Vin... Sep 16 2020, 07:36 PM FUEL14 I made a start on the door cards today. Matt from ... Nov 26 2020, 11:28 PM FUEL14 A fair bit has happened recently, but I'll jum... Jan 20 2021, 11:50 PM FUEL14 I then made a start on the carpet, also from Carbu... Jan 20 2021, 11:50 PM FUEL14 After final assembly, the interior is now finished... Jan 20 2021, 11:53 PM wonkipop for once being down here means i get to see one of... Jan 21 2021, 01:47 AM FUEL14 Thanks. Nearly there...
for once being down her... Jan 21 2021, 03:27 PM abes914 WOW! Nicely done! :headbanger: Jan 21 2021, 05:37 PM djway BEAUTIFUL
I went to the Thorotec website and can... Jan 22 2021, 10:32 PM FUEL14
BEAUTIFUL
I went to the Thorotec website and can... Jan 23 2021, 07:37 PM tygaboy :agree:
:woohoo: :worship: :wub: :trophy: Jan 22 2021, 10:41 PM FUEL14 I rolled the car out into daylight for the first t... Jan 31 2021, 02:23 PM watsonrx13 That is one bad ass 914... Fantastic... Jan 31 2021, 03:40 PM FUEL14
That is one bad ass 914... Fantastic...
Thank y... Feb 1 2021, 01:40 AM Shivers It's definitely yours. All sorts of cool touch... Jan 31 2021, 06:49 PM FUEL14
It's definitely yours. All sorts of cool touc... Feb 1 2021, 01:41 AM wonkipop oh
can't wait to see it mate. Feb 1 2021, 02:50 AM Cairo94507 Great looking car- finished out nicely. I hope yo... Mar 5 2023, 09:36 AM MSGGrunt Beautiful. I too like the monochromatic color. My ... Mar 5 2023, 07:18 PM |
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