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> My Official 914 Restoration, The Black Beast is coming to life!!!!
EdArango
post Aug 12 2010, 06:27 PM
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OK.....You guys must think I'm nutz by now!!

Over the last couple of weeks my son and I have decided to keep the car and begin re-doing it. As most of us I would love to have a 6 cyl. but cash and time is preventing me from moving forward with that idea.

What I think I'll do is clean this car us as much as I can, get the rust issues taken care of (see pics)....(I don't know the the PO was thinking, there is expansion foam in all the openings in the car, such as hell hole & pass. longs)..... upgrade the engine to 2056, leave it as a 4 lug but upgrade the suspension, add a front sway-bar, change out the A-arm bearings with the Elephant stuff and I think I'll be good to go for a while.

What do you guys think????????

ED

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EdArango   My Official 914 Restoration   Aug 12 2010, 06:27 PM
914Sixer   Nothing more than the usual places, SO far.   Aug 12 2010, 06:29 PM
EdArango   Nothing more than the usual places, SO far. So M...   Aug 12 2010, 06:33 PM
SirAndy   Should I continue looking for more rust?? Do you r...   Aug 13 2010, 04:28 PM
EdArango   On another subject....Did I ever show you guys wha...   Aug 12 2010, 06:37 PM
Tom   Ok, I'll bite. What are they? Tom   Aug 12 2010, 06:40 PM
EdArango   Ok, I'll bite. What are they? Tom...   Aug 12 2010, 06:47 PM
Spoke   Porsche 917 In my eyes, this is the most beau...   Aug 13 2010, 06:40 AM
Tom   LOL, too funny! Tom   Aug 12 2010, 06:57 PM
Tom_T   Ed - Man - I want my garage to look like yours som...   Aug 12 2010, 07:32 PM
EdArango   Ed - Man - I want my garage to look like yours so...   Aug 12 2010, 07:51 PM
Tom_T   Tom!!! You are a bank of knowledge...   Aug 12 2010, 10:00 PM
Tom_T   Hey Ed - Spoke/Jerry just pointed out that when yo...   Aug 13 2010, 03:31 PM
charliew   Spoke I'm sorry but that is a nice race car, n...   Aug 13 2010, 04:21 PM
strawman   Hi Ed -- I'm in the latter end of a full body...   Aug 13 2010, 04:45 PM
EdArango   So Emilio and I got the engine out. Now what?? ...   Aug 24 2010, 04:45 PM
Tom_T   Time for a cool one? :D   Aug 24 2010, 05:36 PM
EdArango   It's been a while since I've posted...... ...   Sep 9 2010, 12:49 PM
SirAndy   Do you guys think this is salvageable??? Yes. :we...   Sep 9 2010, 02:28 PM
EdArango   Do you guys think this is salvageable??? Yes. :w...   Sep 9 2010, 02:30 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 12:52 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 12:53 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 12:54 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 12:54 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 12:55 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 12:56 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 01:00 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 01:01 PM
EdArango   As you can see in this pic a chunk of the metal...   Sep 9 2010, 02:33 PM
SirAndy   what do you guys think?? I think you should buy th...   Sep 9 2010, 03:19 PM
EdArango   RE: My Official 914 Restoration   Sep 9 2010, 01:02 PM
Root_Werks   :welder:   Sep 9 2010, 02:06 PM
mepstein   I'm wondering if there isn't more problem ...   Sep 9 2010, 04:24 PM
Tom_T   Ed - most of those parts are available in panels f...   Sep 10 2010, 03:57 PM
Zaney   Ed, I too am in the later stages of a rustoration ...   Sep 10 2010, 05:54 PM
FourBlades   That looks like a fairly solid car that can be rel...   Sep 10 2010, 10:35 PM
EdArango   It's been awhile since I've moved forward ...   Nov 24 2010, 03:27 PM
abayer1969   :Qarl: :Qarl: Good job Ed dont give up on it. No...   Nov 24 2010, 03:31 PM
EdArango   :Qarl: :Qarl: Good job Ed dont give up on it. N...   Nov 24 2010, 03:56 PM
EdArango   Well, this last weekend things didn't go all t...   Jan 12 2011, 10:36 PM
mepstein   Well, this last weekend things didn't go all ...   Jan 13 2011, 06:44 AM
ONTHEGRIND   I am at the same place as you are   Jan 12 2011, 11:28 PM
EdArango   I am at the same place as you are Hey...so how a...   Jan 13 2011, 08:20 PM
sean_v8_914   I enjoyed hangin out in your garage. a beer would ...   Jan 13 2011, 02:33 AM
sean_v8_914   I thought I had done some rust repairs till I saw ...   Jan 13 2011, 02:40 AM
sean_v8_914   I am fixturing up a 914 tomorrow. I will post pics...   Jan 13 2011, 02:42 AM
sean_v8_914   in your future I see...   Jan 13 2011, 08:24 AM
sean_v8_914   if you look closely, this photo shows us why the j...   Jan 13 2011, 08:28 AM
EdArango   Thanks Sean - Thanks Mark, I guess what I've g...   Jan 13 2011, 09:21 AM
ONTHEGRIND   I worked on it the last couple of days with no u...   Jan 13 2011, 09:49 PM
MrHyde   IMHO... from those pics I'd say fix the car yo...   Jan 13 2011, 09:55 PM
rjames   IMHO... from those pics I'd say fix the car y...   Jan 13 2011, 10:29 PM
ONTHEGRIND   I agree with Mr. Hyde It is pretty fun hacking the...   Jan 13 2011, 10:06 PM
roadster fan   I have looked at alot of used 914 chassis, and I w...   Jan 14 2011, 12:17 PM
bembry   Ed--what's your final plan for the car, other ...   Feb 3 2011, 08:24 PM
EdArango   Ed--what's your final plan for the car, other...   Feb 7 2011, 09:04 PM
socalstuttgart   Hang in there Ed. There is a big light at the end...   Feb 7 2011, 10:17 AM
EdArango   Hang in there Ed. There is a big light at the en...   Feb 7 2011, 09:09 PM
mepstein   http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...motor...   Feb 8 2011, 07:15 AM
ScottD914   Looking good Ed! And all too familiar. I...   Feb 8 2011, 09:12 AM
Vacca Rabite   The inside-the-longs pictures you posted looked pr...   Feb 8 2011, 10:03 AM
EdArango   Here are a few pics of the inside of my longs i wa...   Feb 8 2011, 08:01 PM
silver74insocal   :drooley: awesome!! care to elaborate on t...   Feb 8 2011, 08:05 PM
silver74insocal   nvrmd just used your linky.   Feb 8 2011, 08:08 PM
EdArango   I've been slow in the progress but here are a ...   Mar 22 2011, 12:54 PM
Tom_T   Hey Ed, several people on here have had pr...   Mar 22 2011, 01:16 PM
EdArango   Hey Ed, several people on here have had p...   Mar 22 2011, 02:43 PM
silver74insocal   wow Ed that's some dam fine work! hope to ...   Mar 22 2011, 03:00 PM
EdArango   wow Ed that's some dam fine work! hope to...   Mar 22 2011, 03:41 PM
silver74insocal   wow Ed that's some dam fine work! hope t...   Mar 22 2011, 03:49 PM


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