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| Germancar-Junkie |
 Jan 14 2012, 12:01 PM
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Man pedals aren't just for men  Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 14-January 12 From: Weekdays, MD - Weekends, WV Member No.: 14,004 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Hi All, I am new to the world of car restoration and 914's. While cruising c's list I found a deal I couldn't refuse, and the rest is history. She runs, but she's rough. I trailered her home, drove her throught the neighborhood a few times then put her in the garage and have spent a few weekends chipping away at the cosmetic flaws. There's a lot of rust. But not in the places that I keep reading about (hell hole, floor pans, etc.) Currently, I'm torn. Do I put band-aids on the boo-boos and spend 7 months out of this year driving it like I stole it? Or start the grueling project of disassembly, rust repair and re-assembly? In the case of the latter, I won't get to enjoy her for a couple years... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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Germancar-Junkie I didn't even know I loved 914's Jan 14 2012, 12:01 PM
rohar IMHO, restore it piece by piece. No more work tha... Jan 14 2012, 12:06 PM
mrbubblehead
IMHO, restore it piece by piece. No more work th... Jan 14 2012, 12:07 PM
Gint IMHO, restore it piece by piece. No more work tha... Jan 14 2012, 02:33 PM no1uno ahh the age old question, to restore or drive. i ... Jan 14 2012, 12:06 PM Lennies914
ahh the age old question, to restore or drive. i... Jan 14 2012, 12:11 PM Tom :wttc:
Get it in drivable condition and drive... Jan 14 2012, 12:11 PM Germancar-Junkie
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Get it in drivable condition and driv... Jan 14 2012, 12:26 PM carr914 :wttc:
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:ttiwwp: Jan 14 2012, 12:28 PM Germancar-Junkie
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Ran to the garage just ... Jan 14 2012, 08:48 PM damesandhotrods With the Mayan calendar ending soon, I’d say put... Jan 14 2012, 02:19 PM KELTY360 Drive it like you stole it for awhile. Get to know... Jan 14 2012, 02:42 PM mrbubblehead :agree: i think that is the smartest approach. th... Jan 14 2012, 03:49 PM johannes :wttc: Jan 14 2012, 04:58 PM struckn
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Drive it for as long as you can. When yo... Jan 14 2012, 05:21 PM markb :wttc:
It's an addiction
There is no cure
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So what do you think? :idea: Is there hope? .... Jan 14 2012, 08:58 PM kg6dxn :wttc:
Get rid of that single carb for a set of 4... Jan 14 2012, 09:00 PM Germancar-Junkie
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Get rid of that single carb for a set of ... Jan 14 2012, 09:55 PM kg6dxn
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Get rid of that single carb for a set of... Jan 14 2012, 10:24 PM Vacca Rabite Yes, the difference with dual carbs will be night ... Jan 15 2012, 06:36 AM Germancar-Junkie Okay, I'm holding my breath. Here are the ugl... Jan 15 2012, 08:39 AM kg6dxn
Okay, I'm holding my breath. Here are the ug... Jan 15 2012, 02:41 PM saigon71 :wttc:
I agree with what what others have told y... Jan 15 2012, 09:11 AM Vacca Rabite On that last picture, you want to know what is und... Jan 15 2012, 12:22 PM brant take the rockers off and check.
but my experience ... Jan 15 2012, 12:28 PM saigon71 I revise my original recommendation after seeing t... Jan 15 2012, 04:01 PM Germancar-Junkie
I revise my original recommendation after seeing ... Jan 16 2012, 06:38 AM ThePaintedMan That is the unfortunate part about these cars. The... Jan 16 2012, 08:27 AM Germancar-Junkie That is the unfortunate part about these cars. The... Jan 17 2012, 06:56 AM rnellums before you crush it at least pull some of parts of... Jan 16 2012, 09:28 AM Vacca Rabite Seriously, strip it for parts. List them for sale.... Jan 16 2012, 10:05 AM zymurgist
Seriously, strip it for parts. List them for sale... Jan 16 2012, 10:13 AM Vacca Rabite I did not even see that you were local.
have a car... Jan 16 2012, 11:24 AM jsayre914 Sorry to hear its too far gone.
I agree with the ... Jan 16 2012, 11:32 AM Germancar-Junkie Okay. Let me take a step back here. Since I put ... Jan 16 2012, 04:42 PM Vacca Rabite That sounds fine. There are actually several of us... Jan 16 2012, 04:57 PM Garold Shaffer Well I guess I am a glass half full kind of guy. I... Jan 16 2012, 05:12 PM Germancar-Junkie Remember when I said she was shot???? Well, here ... Jan 21 2012, 08:43 PM ClayPerrine
Yep. That's my hand. I'm female, but m... Jan 21 2012, 11:48 PM saigon71 Our stories are similar. I bought my car from a s... Jan 21 2012, 09:10 PM kg6dxn You East Coast people are crazy :blink: I would ... Jan 21 2012, 11:03 PM Vacca Rabite We make do with what we have over here.
Go Dawn... Jan 21 2012, 11:10 PM Vacca Rabite Learning to weld at the CC is the "right... Jan 22 2012, 09:31 AM Germancar-Junkie I don't like to think of myself as the West Co... Jan 22 2012, 01:40 PM wndsnd Well I for one am jealous of you! I bought mi... Feb 19 2012, 01:32 PM  |
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