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| Mark Henry |
 Apr 1 2021, 09:20 PM
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that's what I do!  Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada  |
I don't usually show customers cars but member Warren914 from Halifax nova Scotia has a 1975 914 that will be an interesting project. His teen has never run right in the 20 years he's owned it so it's in for a full engine restoration.
His 914 arrived from Halifax this week and at first glance it's nothing special, tired paint with lots of chips and dents. But a quick check shows it has little to no filler in the body. Warren told me this crazy story about the PO being a aircraft mechanic for CP Air, a now defunct Canadian airline. Yeah-yeah what ever dude (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| Mark Henry |
Apr 1 2021, 10:26 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
I think all the bolts are some sort of aircraft reinforcement, I bet you could jack from the middle of the floor. They have long strips of metal running under the bolts, looks like about 1/16" material. I don't think there's any rust issues besides the jack posts, but again we'll have to wait to see as I'm trying to figure all this out myself. All the body gaps a perfect.
So I'll update this in a week or so once we get it dry ice blasted. Warren's car won't be correct, but it's looking like it will be super solid and once fixed up, it should be a real nice teen. Did you notice the Bilstein shocks? I bet the fronts are billy bobs as well. Yes I lied about it being a creamsicle...but it is for sure a diamond in the rough. |
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Mark Henry A creamsicle chassis Apr 1 2021, 09:20 PM
Mark Henry First order was to get the rockers off, which turn... Apr 1 2021, 09:27 PM JeffBowlsby Explain the CS bit Mr. Henry. Apr 1 2021, 09:27 PM
Mark Henry
Explain the CS bit Mr. Henry.
All in good time ... Apr 1 2021, 09:32 PM Mark Henry Typical couple pounds of sand that comes out of ro... Apr 1 2021, 09:31 PM Mark Henry So we started to drop the engine and transmission.... Apr 1 2021, 09:37 PM Mark Henry :WTF:
What is this colour I see peaking out unde... Apr 1 2021, 09:41 PM Mark Henry What the fuch??? Apr 1 2021, 09:44 PM Mark Henry So no this isn't a creamsicle... but it has a ... Apr 1 2021, 09:52 PM Warren914
So no this isn't a creamsicle... but it has a... Apr 2 2021, 06:43 AM Mark Henry
The car wasn't red from the factory. PO did ... Apr 2 2021, 08:35 AM Mark Henry Ohhh and the jack posts are bad so the longs must ... Apr 1 2021, 09:59 PM VegasRacer
WTH is it with all these bolts in the floors????... Apr 1 2021, 10:16 PM Mark Henry But wait a minute?? :WTF:
Holy Carp!
Look a... Apr 1 2021, 10:01 PM Mark Henry :wttc: Apr 2 2021, 07:27 AM ValcoOscar Same here :wttc:
I'm looking forward to the ... Apr 2 2021, 07:45 AM Warren914 The car won't be complete this summer. Once Ma... Apr 2 2021, 10:21 AM Warren914
Same here :wttc:
I'm looking forward to the... Apr 15 2021, 07:41 AM Mark Henry It won't be done this time around, it will sti... Apr 2 2021, 08:16 AM mepstein The floor bolts are really strange. Apr 2 2021, 09:03 AM Mark Henry
The floor bolts are really strange.
They had m... Apr 2 2021, 10:03 AM Warren914
Tim bought the car and took it to Vancouver in 1... Apr 2 2021, 10:36 AM 914werke The floor bolts are really strange. original fl... Apr 2 2021, 10:13 AM Root_Werks
[quote name='Mark Henry' post='2904964' date='Apr... Apr 2 2021, 10:31 AM Mark Henry The verdict is in on Warren's engine troubles,... Apr 2 2021, 10:39 AM Warren914
The dreaded dropped valve seat, #3 intake this ti... Apr 2 2021, 11:09 AM Mark Henry Things are not torqued proper, if it didn't lo... Apr 2 2021, 10:58 AM Mark Henry Yes but later I'm to greasy to be touching any... Apr 2 2021, 11:33 AM MM1 Thanks for sharing!
I truly hope "we... Apr 2 2021, 11:55 AM BENBRO02
Thanks for sharing!
I truly hope "we... Apr 2 2021, 12:46 PM 930cabman
Thanks for sharing!
I truly hope "we... Apr 2 2021, 01:26 PM Warren914
[quote name='BENBRO02' post='2904999' date='Apr 2... Apr 2 2021, 02:31 PM CptTripps I'm planning to retire by 31 December 2022. Th... Apr 3 2021, 02:43 AM wonkipop i reckon that car is pretty ace.
been worked over ... Apr 3 2021, 01:42 AM 930cabman What percentage of our +/- 50 years old 914's ... Apr 3 2021, 06:56 AM Mark Henry Dropped engine and the unfortunate dropped valve s... Apr 3 2021, 08:10 AM sixnotfour The Horror.. clack clack Apr 3 2021, 08:45 AM Warren914
The Horror.. clack clack
It was running! S... Apr 3 2021, 11:05 AM 930cabman
The Horror.. clack clack
It was running! ... Apr 3 2021, 11:38 AM Warren914
It was running! Sounded like a really bad ex... Apr 3 2021, 12:25 PM Mark Henry
The Horror.. clack clack
It was running! ... Apr 3 2021, 12:05 PM Warren914
That was because the other side head was a smog ... Apr 3 2021, 12:16 PM Warren914 Two years since the last update. I'm getting m... Apr 15 2023, 10:48 AM mepstein
Two years since the last update. I'm getting ... Apr 15 2023, 11:14 AM Montreal914 :) perfect season timing! :driving:
But...... Apr 15 2023, 11:19 AM |
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