1975 Laguna Blue - 1.8, Collection of work on my 1975 914 1.8 Options

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Hello 914 World!

I just picked up my first 914 on Friday, August 8th, 2025. I have wanted a 914 for many years, came close to buying some needy projects in the past, but always seemed to pass for one reason or another. After a ton of looking around I finally found a good candidate for my next project.






The car was being auctioned off on Bring A Trailer but it did not meet reserve. The car was located about 45 minutes from my house so I ended up working out a deal a few days after the auction expired.

Here is how the car looked back in 2019 when it first sold on BAT:


Kind of interesting to see how it changed over the years.

Thanks for tuning in,
Ted

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Good news! FedEx managed to locate the package and delivered a day or so late. Unfortunately Auto Atlanta sent me two right hand fog light grills and the bumper topper was slightly damaged from an errant stable in the AA box which kind of hung me up a bit.

Anyway - a few updates that I'm sure you've all seen on other cars in the past.


Trunk Panel:
While waiting for the package I decided to remove the old/faded Porsche crest of the rear trunk panel. Thankfully it was just a sticker, so no holes to fill in.


Removed with some fishing line and some elbow grease:


Rear Bumper:
BUB removed and tabs ground off. Ooops... blew through the panel there. Need to lower the bumper a bit maybe.


More eyeballing:


Few different angles:





Front Bumper:
Didn't take too many photos of the spot weld removal and the grinding down on the front lip. BUB Removed and new bumper offered up for some eyeballin


Horns installed after I filled the holes from the BUB bumper mounts:



Need to tweak it a bit more, also waiting for the rivnut tool to arrive so I can mount the driving lights. Maybe I'll get the correct driving light grills this week: