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PO Repair Hall of Shame, Let's see all the nasty, half-a** repairs we can blame on somebody else |
bkrantz |
Apr 5 2020, 08:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,803 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Here's one of mine. A 2 inch lap joint in the rear fender, with a raw, open edge inside. And lots of bondo outside.
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tygaboy |
Apr 6 2020, 07:20 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,314 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
Man, our poor little cars... I know there are other makes/models that have likely been subjected to the same nearly unbelievable levels of hack-fuckery, but I have to believe that, % wise, our little cars are in the top 10.
I start to laugh, but then it hits me... and I shed a tear for these unfortunate victims. Let's raise a glass to them and remember them in the moment they rolled off the assembly line and into the hands of their excited original owners. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
Superhawk996 |
Apr 7 2020, 05:30 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Man, our poor little cars... I know there are other makes/models that have likely been subjected to the same nearly unbelievable levels of hack-fuckery, but I have to believe that, % wise, our little cars are in the top 10. I start to laugh, but then it hits me... and I shed a tear for these unfortunate victims. Let's raise a glass to them and remember them in the moment they rolled off the assembly line and into the hands of their excited original owners. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) I feel the same, but, then I think about how desperate people were to keep these 914's on the road. That desire to have something different than what 99% of the population was driving. Mid-engine, light weight, great handling, steering, and braking in a era of overweight domestic land yachts. When I had my 914, my winter car was a 76' Chevy Caprice Classic. Spring never came fast enough! Though some of the "repairs" are just plain ridiculous, they somehow prevented some of these cars from becoming scrap as early as the 80's. 914's continued to survive and become potential "resucue projects" for those of us not smart enought to just go buy a clean CA tub! |
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