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> How long can you take to finish a restoration?
How long did it take you to finish your project car?
How many years?
Less than a year [ 8 ] ** [9.41%]
Nearly 2 years [ 11 ] ** [12.94%]
Closer to 5 years [ 34 ] ** [40.00%]
In the teens [ 8 ] ** [9.41%]
My kids have grown up since I started [ 8 ] ** [9.41%]
Maybe before I die [ 16 ] ** [18.82%]
Will I finish mine before Greenie does?
Yes [ 43 ] ** [50.59%]
No [ 34 ] ** [40.00%]
No, he has other to deal with [ 8 ] ** [9.41%]
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post Dec 3 2012, 08:25 PM
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Do I ever plan on finishing my car? I just keep putting projects in the way. What's it going to take to get me to put this baby back on the road?

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post Dec 3 2012, 08:29 PM
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post Dec 3 2012, 08:32 PM
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post Dec 3 2012, 08:37 PM
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A few Teener Tuesdays and you should be fine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Let me know if you need some help, happy to come down on a Saturday or Sunday.
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post Dec 3 2012, 08:41 PM
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I'm going to do some garage cleaning tonight and see if I can make enough space to open the doors!
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post Dec 3 2012, 08:45 PM
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It starts so simply..."man, this thing doesn't look to bad, what a deal, I will be cruising with the top off before long!"

Next thing you know, you are buying a grinder, metal cutting wheels and a mig welder.

While you are cutting out rusted metal, you are reading 914world.com and see the need to update some things....

You order parts you will need in the future as you find the right deal in the 914world.com classifieds or group buy.

You regularly attend Porsche shows and 914 outings without a driveable car...

Its a sickness and there is no cure.

I bought my car in the spring of 2009.

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post Dec 3 2012, 08:50 PM
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My dad has had his 914-6 for 20 years. It has been apart for 19 1/2 years. I was 18 when we got and was going to help restore. Then life got in the way. That all ends next week. It comes over to the house to finish the rust repair I started 15 years ago.
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post Dec 3 2012, 09:15 PM
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QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Dec 3 2012, 06:25 PM) *
How long can you take to finish a restoration?

There's only two ways to restore a 914:

1. Do it right the first time and spend a lot of time and money to get every last bit the way you want. This can easily take 5 years or more.

2. Do it somewhat quicker by cutting corners. When you're done, you'll enjoy the car for some time but all the while you'll have that nagging feeling that you didn't do it right the first time so eventually you'll end up doing it all over again. See 1.

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post Dec 3 2012, 09:27 PM
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Take a bet with someone 2 years from now. Say around $500 if you lose and make $100 if you win. Pain in the losing and then bet to building....

I did this with my in-laws and I had to get to it or represent myself as a loser.
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post Dec 3 2012, 09:36 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 3 2012, 09:15 PM) *

QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Dec 3 2012, 06:25 PM) *
How long can you take to finish a restoration?

There's only two ways to restore a 914:

1. Do it right the first time and spend a lot of time and money to get every last bit the way you want. This can easily take 5 years or more.

2. Do it somewhat quicker by cutting corners. When you're done, you'll enjoy the car for some time but all the while you'll have that nagging feeling that you didn't do it right the first time so eventually you'll end up doing it all over again. See 1.

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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I started 7 years ago disassembling it. It laid dormant for 6 years I started getting the bug a year ago and joined the forum in July. I have decided to do it right which has set me back even further. I have tore apart things I did 8 -12 months ago. I do know that I will be happier with the end result whenever that might be.
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post Dec 3 2012, 09:38 PM
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QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Dec 3 2012, 06:25 PM) *

What's it going to take to get me to put this baby back on the road?

A Dead Line

WCR 2013! You got 6 months...

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post Dec 3 2012, 10:04 PM
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The problem with finishing a car... what do you do when you're done?
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post Dec 3 2012, 11:40 PM
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post Dec 4 2012, 12:10 AM
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Now that my '75 (bought in late 2006) is pretty much all together (good enough for a driver), I'll be focusing more on my wife's '71. We started the tear down in 2008, but I have been gathering new and rebuilt parts for it in the mean time.

It's true that other things get in the way ... I just started back working on a '66 912 that I bought in 1988. I haven't touched it since 1989.

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If that's not bad enough, I have another car that I bought in 1977 that won't get worked on until all the other cars are done (and some sold off) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

Having the time (retired now) and space (have an organized shop now) really helps (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Dec 4 2012, 12:38 AM
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QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Dec 3 2012, 06:25 PM) *

Do I ever plan on finishing my car? I just keep putting projects in the way. What's it going to take to get me to put this baby back on the road?

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Looks like you need a windshield and to tighten the lugs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

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Too specific!!

I have finished many cars in less than a year and I have sat on cars for over 10 years!!

It depends on the car and my life at the time!
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post Dec 4 2012, 06:14 AM
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QUOTE(saigon71 @ Dec 3 2012, 06:45 PM) *

It starts so simply..."man, this thing doesn't look to bad, what a deal, I will be cruising with the top off before long!"

Next thing you know, you are buying a grinder, metal cutting wheels and a mig welder.

While you are cutting out rusted metal, you are reading 914world.com and see the need to update some things....

You order parts you will need in the future as you find the right deal in the 914world.com classifieds or group buy.

You regularly attend Porsche shows and 914 outings without a driveable car...

Its a sickness and there is no cure.

I bought my car in the spring of 2009.

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That's my story right down to the bought my car in 2009!
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post Dec 4 2012, 06:23 AM
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Just passed the three year mark. Two cars, completely stripped to bare metal tubs and back, NOS parts that are like questing for the holy grail . . . I am at the reassembly stage for both.
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post Dec 4 2012, 07:28 AM
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QUOTE(saigon71 @ Dec 3 2012, 09:45 PM) *

It starts so simply..."man, this thing doesn't look to bad, what a deal, I will be cruising with the top off before long!"

Next thing you know, you are buying a grinder, metal cutting wheels and a mig welder.

While you are cutting out rusted metal, you are reading 914world.com and see the need to update some things....

You order parts you will need in the future as you find the right deal in the 914world.com classifieds or group buy.

You regularly attend Porsche shows and 914 outings without a driveable car...

Its a sickness and there is no cure.

I bought my car in the spring of 2009.

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Boy, This sounds familiar... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
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post Dec 4 2012, 08:47 AM
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one restoration leads to another. They are never done.
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