What am I Doing?, I have no idea much less a clue |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
What am I Doing?, I have no idea much less a clue |
Johny Blackstain |
Jul 17 2007, 08:27 PM
Post
#1
|
Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Please visit the members VIN page & read about Knikki. Once you've read what she is tell me am I preservation or restoration? I have no fuching idea & it's starting to bother me. I don't know what to do, don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong. I am a major virgin rookie to this concours stuff.
Attached image(s) |
Pat Garvey |
Jul 17 2007, 08:58 PM
Post
#2
|
Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Please visit the members VIN page & read about Knikki. Once you've read what she is tell me am I preservation or restoration? I have no fuching idea & it's starting to bother me. I don't know what to do, don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong. I am a major virgin rookie to this concours stuff. Al, I'm convinced you are Preservation. Let's check some things out, and the TOTAL is important: Has the 914 been repainted, particularly with a color change? Has the interior been redone? From what I know of your 914, it is a Preservation candidate, and you should do well. But....get more info from PCA.org. If you can answer "yes" to the two above questions, you may need to move to restoration. If only one yes, you should be OK. But....I'll defer to Jafsmith on these, since he has the most recent experience. James? Pat |
Jasfsmith |
Jul 18 2007, 08:53 AM
Post
#3
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Bangor, ME Member No.: 2,882 Region Association: North East States |
From what I know of your 914, it is a Preservation candidate, and you should do well. But....get more info from PCA.org. If you can answer "yes" to the two above questions, you may need to move to restoration. If only one yes, you should be OK. But....I'll defer to Jafsmith on these, since he has the most recent experience. James? Pat From my LIMITED experience, you'd do well in Preservation, though you will take a hit on the comprehensive repaint (must be the same color). ANYTHING that is not OEM spec for that year/model (i.e. your directional lense, unless yoiu can document it) may also earn you a "dermit" depending on how knowledgeable the judges are. Watching the Restortion class judging, they appear to score equally on quality of the restoration (those items restored) and condition (cleanilness) of the rest of the car. Originality seems to be secondary. |
Johny Blackstain |
Jul 18 2007, 09:05 AM
Post
#4
|
Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
From what I know of your 914, it is a Preservation candidate, and you should do well. But....get more info from PCA.org. If you can answer "yes" to the two above questions, you may need to move to restoration. If only one yes, you should be OK. But....I'll defer to Jafsmith on these, since he has the most recent experience. James? Pat From my LIMITED experience, you'd do well in Preservation, though you will take a hit on the comprehensive repaint (must be the same color). ANYTHING that is not OEM spec for that year/model (i.e. your directional lense, unless yoiu can document it) may also earn you a "dermit" depending on how knowledgeable the judges are. Watching the Restortion class judging, they appear to score equally on quality of the restoration (those items restored) and condition (cleanilness) of the rest of the car. Originality seems to be secondary. James- sorry, that pic is misleading. I no longer have euro lenses on her, all US spec. The only thing Euro on her are her pistons, which are OEM Euro Mahles. I just always liked that photo. There is also the tire question, which I addressed in the headlights thread & no-one seems to want to confront. The exterior repaint was done to LE specs, using Sikkens. No door jams or trunks were re-shot, they're all original. The interior is virgin & extremely unmolested- I just have to take the new Blaupunkt out & put the old Blaupunkt back in. |
Jasfsmith |
Jul 18 2007, 12:29 PM
Post
#5
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Bangor, ME Member No.: 2,882 Region Association: North East States |
[Jeff- sorry, that pic is misleading. I no longer have euro lenses on her, all US spec. The only thing Euro on her are her pistons, which are OEM Euro Mahles. I just always liked that photo. There is also the tire question, which I addressed in the headlights thread & no-one seems to want to confront. The exterior repaint was done to LE specs, using Sikkens. No door jams or trunks were re-shot, they're all original. The interior is virgin & extremely unmolested- I just have to take the new Blaupunkt out & put the old Blaupunkt back in. I missed the tire thread. FYI, last year at the Portland Parade, I received a dermit for not having the correct size tire (one of those offered in the Owne's manual) I corrected it this year. Other than looking a bit funny (going from a 195/60/15 to 165H15) the road improved. As to the headlights, so long as it has a DOT on the lense (usually with the manufacture info), yiou should be golden. BTW, I can't recall seeing any LE's without the vinyl sail. Can I assume they came that way in '74? When you replace the Blaupunkt nback to original are you going to put the original speaks back in as well? <grin> |
Johny Blackstain |
Jul 18 2007, 03:19 PM
Post
#6
|
Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
[Jeff- sorry, that pic is misleading. I no longer have euro lenses on her, all US spec. The only thing Euro on her are her pistons, which are OEM Euro Mahles. I just always liked that photo. There is also the tire question, which I addressed in the headlights thread & no-one seems to want to confront. The exterior repaint was done to LE specs, using Sikkens. No door jams or trunks were re-shot, they're all original. The interior is virgin & extremely unmolested- I just have to take the new Blaupunkt out & put the old Blaupunkt back in. I missed the tire thread. FYI, last year at the Portland Parade, I received a dermit for not having the correct size tire (one of those offered in the Owne's manual) I corrected it this year. Other than looking a bit funny (going from a 195/60/15 to 165H15) the road improved. As to the headlights, so long as it has a DOT on the lense (usually with the manufacture info), yiou should be golden. BTW, I can't recall seeing any LE's without the vinyl sail. Can I assume they came that way in '74? When you replace the Blaupunkt nback to original are you going to put the original speaks back in as well? <grin> As far as I & Jeff Bowlsby know only one LE, a creamsicle from Colorodo, has sail panel vinyl. None of the others have it. I can't stand the idea of giving up my H4's but such is life. Looks like I'm going to take a hit for my tires for I cannot afford to spend any more money on wheels & tires. Having 2 Teeners is very taxing on my wallett. The price of being spoiled (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) If you would like to conduct a historical/archeological dig at the Rockville dump we might be able to find my original speakers, or what's left of those things (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) . Thanks for the clarification James & I guess I'll be seeing you in Charolette in the "fine preserves" division. (every time I hear Preservation all I can think of is strawberry jam (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) ) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 28th May 2024 - 01:55 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |