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New to 1976 Porsche 914 project, introduction 914 2.0 engine restoration project |
pistorman |
Oct 9 2019, 02:17 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 8-October 19 From: Spring, TX Member No.: 23,546 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Hello everyone. I am a newbie on Porsche and decided to begin with a "simple" restoration of a 1976 Porsche 914. I'm actually vying to own a 911 soon enough, but I like to hobby around car projects and so far I have finished about 6 cars in addition to working full time in my profession. Naturally I have a lot of the work done by others, but I do direct the restoration, get parts, and research and understand how things are to go in classic restorations.
I bought this 914 from a Copart auction which was an interesting place to find one. The car seems solid. If it has the hell hole issues they will be taken care of. The car doesn't come with an engine but it does come with a transmission. For the entry price I am not frightened of the task. Three years ago I fully restored a 1979 VW Campervan Westfalia with a 2.0. I am looking forward to see that 2.0 work with a 5 speed transmission and a lower stance and lighter load. I look forward to all your comments and recommendations. I am picking up the car on Monday and I'll post more pictures then. Meanwhile here are the auction photos. [attachmentid=715 124] Attached image(s) |
SirAndy |
Oct 30 2019, 11:56 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,662 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Looks like that car sat with the belly in the dirt for years.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) If it were me, i'd remove every part that looks even remotely usable and get another project car to build. |
malcolm2 |
Oct 31 2019, 11:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,745 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States |
Looks like that car sat with the belly in the dirt for years. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) If it were me, i'd remove every part that looks even remotely usable and get another project car to build. You will get lots of repairable parts with this method. Then find another. If you can, put the VIN in the members VIN page. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=membervins Good luck |
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