 Junkyard 914, You never know what you'll find |
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| Nie Zu Alt |
 May 26 2010, 12:22 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 1-June 05 From: Centennial, CO Member No.: 4,184 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
So, last week my son calls me in the middle of the day saying that he found a 914 in the local pick-n-pull lot. He is a thrifty (broke) college student always on the prowl for Subaru parts. He sends me a picture on the phone, and I bail out of work, grab a change of clothes and am at the car an hour later. Sure enough, it's a fairly complete '74 1.8 liter. I'm not sure about you guys, but finding a 914 in a junkyard here in Colorado is pretty rare. This poor car was pretty beat down. It was obviously care for at one time, then looked to be left in a barn or garage. Not a lot of sun fade and the rubber parts were still soft and pliable...but plenty of mouse droppings and nests, pounds of it! Rust - plenty of that too. Completely rusted floors and longs on both sides. Even so, there were plenty of good parts to harvest. I spent the rest of the day till closing and the following morning stripping the car. It just goes to show that you never know where one of these cars will show up.
    The VIN number has been entered into the database - 4742908417, Manuf Date: 11/73, Color: L99A Delphi Green |
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| 70_914 |
May 26 2010, 12:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 395 Joined: 4-December 09 From: Roy, WA Member No.: 11,096 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I bought my 1970 parts car from a junkyard. It had dual carbs, and started once I put a battery in it. There was another car close to me in a junkyard. Owner of the yard said the guy went out of town, came back and somebody stole his engine and transmission. Think it was a 75- red with plaid interior. Bought a bunch of parts off that car...
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| carr914 |
May 26 2010, 12:50 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 124,669 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
Hope you grabbed that Blaupunkt
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| Nie Zu Alt |
May 26 2010, 12:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 1-June 05 From: Centennial, CO Member No.: 4,184 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(carr914 @ May 26 2010, 12:50 AM)  Hope you grabbed that Blaupunkt No worries, it was only a Saphire. Actually, I left it. The mice had made a condo out of the entire dash. That area was so corroded with petrified mouse pee. Very nasty behind the dash. |
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| SirAndy |
May 26 2010, 01:03 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,199 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Nie Zu Alt @ May 25 2010, 11:22 PM) The VIN number has been entered into the database - 4742908417, Manuf Date: 11/73, Color: L99A Delphi Green Thank you sir! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) VIN updated with picture and link to this thread ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Andy |
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| lotus_65 |
May 26 2010, 04:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,609 Joined: 21-March 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,795 Region Association: Northstar Region |
what's with the drivetrain? i see a bursch.
also spotted a leather shift boot and the stock bakelite knob, you got those, yea? |
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| Gint |
May 26 2010, 05:44 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,096 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Is that the one of Peoria Doug? Delphi... bummer. I don't think those guys will sell an entire car.
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| Nie Zu Alt |
May 26 2010, 07:16 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 1-June 05 From: Centennial, CO Member No.: 4,184 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(Gint @ May 26 2010, 05:44 AM) Is that the one of Peoria Doug? Delphi... bummer. I don't think those guys will sell an entire car. It's at Colfax and Tower Rd. They said they would sell the entire car, but didn't give me a price. Rex was looking into it. |
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| Nie Zu Alt |
May 26 2010, 07:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 1-June 05 From: Centennial, CO Member No.: 4,184 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(lotus_65 @ May 26 2010, 04:49 AM) what's with the drivetrain? i see a bursch. also spotted a leather shift boot and the stock bakelite knob, you got those, yea? It has a stock exhaust that has a big dent in the center/bottom when they placed the car on the stands. The knob and boot are actually in rough shape. I did grab all parts that were worth grabbing out of the interior. There was a lot of rodent damage. |
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| Sleepin |
May 26 2010, 07:37 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,647 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Grand Junction, Co. Member No.: 8,357 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
A rare find in Colorado indeed!
I finally got pictures of that craigslist car in Durango if anyone is interested. |
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| Krieger |
May 26 2010, 07:43 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,801 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None 
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Sad ending for the car. I always feel bad when I'm at a pick n pull and see any cool old car there awaiting the end.
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| Drums66 |
May 26 2010, 01:03 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Grab the muff and the knocker's! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| hot_shoe914 |
May 26 2010, 09:00 PM
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on ramp passer Group: Members Posts: 3,806 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None |
Ken (7275914911) went last Saturday and stripped a teener at a U-Pullit here in Memphis. I am going to go back and get the vin# so Andy doesn't put a curse on him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)
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| Root_Werks |
May 27 2010, 09:28 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,653 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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There's one up here at a pull-a-part I snagged parts off of and either kept or sold. Totally rusted out (Already gave Andy the VIN). There is a thread with pics about it somewhere.
I went back to the place last weekend for something else and the 914 was still there. I wasn't able to get the pass door open because you could tell it was holding the center off the ground. Someone did get it open though and sure enough, the center of the 914 was on the ground. If I go up again, I'll take pics and post them. Sad ending. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| sww914 |
May 27 2010, 10:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
That's the kind of car to do a V-8 conversion on. Mouse shit, rust, repainted a bad color, PERFECT!
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