Looking at a 72 914 Tomorrow! NEED HELP Options

[chewy]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to purchase this 914, I'm going to see it on Saturday. It's currently being listed on ebay. First Question, is there anyone in the Charlotte, NC are are willing to come with me to see this 914? Also, what should I be looking at on this 914? He mentioned a 4inch diameter hole under the passenger seat that has rusted completely through but has been "repaired" I need advice on what are some things I should look at on Saturday. Also, what are some of your guys opinion of a fair price for this one?


Here is the link to the car:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-914...sspagenameZWDVW


Thanks and hope to get some good responses! Here is the description & some pictures, more on ebay!

1972 Porsche 914 Targa 1.7 Liter 5 Speed Daily Driver

Vehicle Description

914 has had extensive restoration to drive train, all new fuel system,brake system. Bushings on pedal assembly, converted to weber carb, new tires , new exhaust system ,new heat exchanger.new hoses on everything ,new heater blower, fresh paint, orginal color orange, console with guages, blue dot blauplunkt radio , driven daily, a side shift trans would make this a perfect car 30+ miles per gallon....Front pan perfect...Rear Pan perfect...Battery Box Perfect...some rust repair where firewall joins seat pan Pictures tell the story..will e-mail more photos

[Joe Owensby]

I live in Spartanburg, and could perhaps come up to look at the car with you on Sunday afternoon. I agree with all the above comments. I am currently finishing up on a repair of rust on my car that I have had for 34 years, and I let sit out for a while in the rain. My back window leaked, and ended up rusitng the floorboard, and also the back firewalls behind the seats. So, I pretty well know what to look for. Sometimes it is hard to see the extent of the damage. If my car wasn't one that I had bought new, I would have maybe tried to find a verified rust free car , maybe from AA or maybe get one from California. That said, 914's around here that ae in half decent shape go from 3-5,000. I paid 1500 for a parts car last year. It had been "restored" sometime before. I mainly bought it for the FUCHS, the 2.0 engine, the good dash, a rear quarter panel, sway bars, and AC unit, so I knew what I was getting. However, after I got it home, I thought I could maybe cut out the firewall section and use it. When I started cutting, I found that it had been rusted, and re-painted over, and although looked good from the outside, it was o-good inside. I ended up not using any of the firewall metal.

I would at least ask him to pull off the rocker panels to see inner longs, as well as check out the area around the battery tray and below the battery tray- the hell hone area. Leave me an email if you would like me to come up. Joe