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bmangetspaid69 |
Apr 10 2024, 07:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 4-March 24 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 27,981 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Hi 914world,
I purchased this '74 914 about a year ago and recently went to a Porsche dealership to ask about some shops to do some body work (need floors and clean up some of the rust throughout) for a restoration project. They had one come over who said it would be near impossible for them to do and there is only 1 guy (in Vegas, I am in the midwest) who could do it, but it would cost $100k... thought they were joking but I guess not. Does anyone have any idea if this is real? / gotten body work done and have an estimate of how much body work should cost and if its possible to weld in new floor pans? |
bkrantz |
Apr 10 2024, 08:29 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 |
Looks like at the very least you need a new floor, and likely have to deal with rust in other panels that attach to the floor. To do this even half right, that means careful undoing of original welds and/or surgical dissection of rusted panel sections. And then welding in new pieces. Some of these are available as reproductions but others have to come from donor cars or be fabricated. Then there is all the mechanical work involved in disassembly and reassembly. And finally finish work and paint. My guess is at least a few hundred hours, and work that is essentially all "custom". $100k sounds high, but $20k (or more) would not be surprising.
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