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> Flood damaged 914, Ouch
GeorgeRud
post Aug 18 2016, 08:35 PM
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A friend of mine just moved down to Baton Rouge, LA last month, and had his cars in storage as they were having a large garage built at their new home. Of course, they were involved in the flooding up to the top of the windows. Besides his 914 2.0 and his Porsche tractor, he last a Jaguar XKE, Jensen Healy, 67 Ford Mustand, and a 35 Ford Coupe. At least their home is on higher ground and didn't flood so they are OK!

Has anyone ever had any luck resurrecting a flood car? Since his was nice and straight, I wondered if it could be stripped to a bare chassis then rebuilt? Same ? about he Porsche tractor.
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GeorgeRud   Flood damaged 914   Aug 18 2016, 08:35 PM
mepstein   I would take the insurance money and move on. The ...   Aug 18 2016, 08:42 PM
earossi   A friend of mine just moved down to Baton Rouge, ...   Aug 18 2016, 08:45 PM
zambezi   I just got my friends 2012 Camry back up and runni...   Aug 18 2016, 09:08 PM
boxsterfan   It's hard to find straight cars. Strip the 914...   Aug 18 2016, 09:42 PM
SirAndy   It's hard to find straight cars. Strip the 91...   Aug 18 2016, 10:01 PM
Krieger   It's hard to find straight cars. Strip the 9...   Aug 18 2016, 11:05 PM
gms   it might be a good candidate for the e-coating pro...   Aug 18 2016, 10:10 PM
Vapor_locked   it might be a good candidate for the e-coating pr...   Aug 18 2016, 10:30 PM
Mikey914   Bows by could do a wiring harness, I think with th...   Aug 18 2016, 11:04 PM
sixnotfour   fresh water..ok salt water ..doitnow Das Boot f...   Aug 19 2016, 05:49 AM
ThePaintedMan   :agree: save it. Every one of those cars should be...   Aug 19 2016, 06:20 AM
billh1963   :agree: save it. Every one of those cars should b...   Aug 19 2016, 06:25 AM
GeorgeRud   Fresh water, but muddy!   Aug 19 2016, 07:15 AM
loux951   I live here in Louisiana and I feel for your frien...   Aug 19 2016, 08:05 AM
zambezi   Looks savable, but with lots of cleaning. Again i...   Aug 19 2016, 08:10 AM
Perry Kiehl Clone   If he can get those cars gone over soon it's a...   Aug 19 2016, 11:01 AM
shuie   I'd take Jim (zambezi) up on his offer to help...   Aug 19 2016, 12:39 PM
396   Sorry to hear of your friends collection. Regardin...   Aug 19 2016, 02:01 PM
mbseto   It's not water alone that's the problem, i...   Aug 19 2016, 02:16 PM
forrestkhaag   i agree with take the money and run but onyour way...   Aug 19 2016, 02:46 PM
r_towle   strip it and redo it. The inner heater baffles are...   Aug 19 2016, 02:49 PM
GregAmy   So let's think about this is purely economic t...   Aug 19 2016, 03:10 PM
r_towle   Since when does logic weigh into these decisions? ...   Aug 19 2016, 03:20 PM
blackmoon   Since when does logic weigh into these decisions?...   Aug 19 2016, 03:58 PM
dakotaewing   [quote name='r_towle' post='2387242' date='Aug 19...   Aug 19 2016, 07:27 PM
mepstein   So let's think about this is purely economic ...   Aug 19 2016, 08:21 PM
dakotaewing   [quote name='GregAmy' post='2387234' date='Aug 19...   Aug 20 2016, 05:06 PM
rick 918-S   Fresh water and limited electrical. Piece of cake....   Aug 19 2016, 08:04 PM
RobW   Nothing is impossible. Just don't roll it outs...   Aug 20 2016, 07:09 AM
ThePaintedMan   Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying to ...   Aug 20 2016, 08:35 PM
GregAmy   Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying to...   Aug 21 2016, 07:02 AM
rick 918-S   Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying t...   Aug 21 2016, 07:34 AM
GregAmy   So your telling me no 914 even drove down a dirt r...   Aug 21 2016, 08:12 AM
mepstein   Greg, that's awful advice for folks trying to...   Aug 21 2016, 08:45 AM
sixnotfour   keep the Porsche tractor   Aug 21 2016, 08:28 AM
gms   the one thing I forgot to consider is the reductio...   Aug 21 2016, 08:29 AM
DirtyCossack   There's another odd option here nobody has men...   Aug 21 2016, 08:56 AM
dakotaewing   There's another odd option here nobody has me...   Aug 21 2016, 10:03 AM
rick 918-S   With rising values in the 914 market I don't a...   Aug 21 2016, 12:25 PM
GeorgeRud   Hagerty was great with the valuation of all his ca...   Sep 10 2016, 01:19 PM
zambezi   Yes its a shame. That 993 I resurrected after the...   Sep 10 2016, 02:21 PM
ConeDodger   These cars? :blink:   Sep 10 2016, 06:36 PM
GeorgeRud   This is what they saw when the water receded!   Sep 10 2016, 06:48 PM
JawjaPorsche   :( :( :(   Sep 10 2016, 06:57 PM
zambezi   The 993 I was trying to save for the guy was only ...   Sep 11 2016, 12:14 AM
dakotaewing   George, Tell your friend to get a couple of good ...   Sep 11 2016, 11:26 AM


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