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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? |
rjames |
Apr 11 2024, 11:15 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,948 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
It sucks hearing that you may have a parts car on your hand unless you have the skills to repair it yourself or have the $ to pay someone else to do it right. Unfortunately, many of these cars get sold looking pretty on the outside when in reality there isn't much holding them together.
A perfect example of that is this car: And here's the link to what it looked like underneath, and what it took to repair it correctly. Digging Into Hell On the positive side, there are good tubs to be had out there for a lot less than what it would likely take to get your car road worthy, and swapping parts over isn't that hard to do. |
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