New Member from Australia Options

[sclarke7171]

Hi all,
Well let me tell you a little about me and my 914

Myself, Live in Melbourne, Australia. 40yo Tradesman. 2 sons, Ben ansd Alex. Divorced so i have all the time in the world for cars...
My car relationship. Cut my teeth on the cars from the BMC stable and Volvo's...
Had many British cars, incliuding a mint Austin 1800 Utility. Many Volvo's and rallied a few as well.
Current car fleet is 2 Landrover 110's, Volvo 242GT, Ford Tbird 1978 RHD, Volvo 850R estate, 2010 Holden Ute and of course the 1975 914 2.0

So what convinced me to buy a Porsche??
10 years ago i nearly bought a 968CS.... i so wanted it, but bought another property instead.... i still want it...lol

I was at a car auction in March and was looking at the Volvo 850R i bought and saw the 914 on the program, so i had a look and did some quick research on the net.
It was listed as a 1973 1.7 litre. But later forund out a 1975 2.0 GC engine
It had been writen off by the insurance company due to water damage, as we had a flash flood that gave it a fresh0 water swim.
So i bid on it, bought it and took it home

1st thing was to find what was missing as the previous owner had attempted to repaint it with a Pressure pack spray can.
Wipers were missing and a few small trim items like badges and books ect..
Masking Tape had been left on the trim for the past year as the $50 paint job did not go to plan....lol so lots of citrus oil and its coming off...

A dry out in a mates heated spray booth revealled all the problems..... Bugger all...
Engine was drained and dried and oils changed 5 times before i was happy it was not wet.... Gear box was water tight, but oils changed anyhow...

It took some playing with to get started, the D-Jet was being typical, but my luck is i know D-jet like the back of my hand as i have had many Volvo's with D-Jet... and plenty of spare parts laying around.... Have to try a Volvo 164 Pressure switch to see if they work.....

But last weekend i took it out for a Drive and was very happy, it's just like a Beetle with attitude.... Ha Ha....

So i'll post Pix soon....

Lots to do, but i'm getting it ready for a RWC so i can get it registered..

Ive bought a few things of Fleabay for it, like wiper arms, headlight motors and lots of books.....

So after i get it on the Road and i make room in my Factory, i'll strip the yellow paint off and work out if it goes back to the Original Gold or the Grey it was painted in the 80's or a new colour......

History as i know it...
Imported in 1993 from the US, Converted in Western Australia (poorly) and then registered there.... it came to Victoria in the past 3 years and the owner neglected it.... i wont say who he was, but im disheartened as i contacted him asking many questions and was given the cold shoulder.... the parts missing like badges, trim and wiper arms he claimed he threw out after the flood as they were damaged... I find that hard to believe.. He also said he had a box of new parts he threw out....
I'm not fussed to be honest as it was a cheap car, cheap enough i payed for it with the cash i was carrying at the time.....

So that's me and my 914

Question, What colour do i paint it, its not getting a full Resto yet as i want to use it and enjoy it before it ends up in bits for the next 8 years while i rebuild it...lol

Regards
Clarkie