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> 3RD time is a charm/restoration thread, So many choices
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post Jan 15 2013, 10:37 AM
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Ok, here we go. My wrecked 74 still sits in my garage, and then i find this 75 that has been in a garage for the last 8 years that came from Idaho and is amazingly rust free, and to boot the interior is mint! So my plan is to go ahead and get this one painted, what color is first choice. Do i stick with original or go with a complete color change that will require lots more work and money? Engine and trans out of 74, both have less than 10,000 on complete rebuild, easy solution for time being. I have just about a complete 5 lug set up with brakes and rims in boxes. Parts car should fill every need i might have, then a big sale on everything else. Sounds all easy, for some this could take years, for me, once paint is complete its all down hill as long as money issues don't arise too much.
Step 1: Finalize outcome of wrecked 914 in my garage.
Step 2: Scotty B, I will need a ball park estimate of same color and one for complete color change.
Step 3: Jump in!
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post Jan 15 2013, 07:10 PM
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I'm debating a color change myself, but my car is completely apart and on a rotisserie.

My car is originally black, so I will probably keep it black, but I like yellow and signal orange a lot.

That said, there were a lot of great colors and your car is one of them...I would not do a color change on that car IMHO.
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post Jan 18 2013, 07:39 PM
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Car has been repainted before. I found it on a couple of weather seals. I must be blind the first two times I look at the car. I did have flu the first time, but missed this the second time. Front trunk inside is great condition, rear has some surface but I don't think it requires any more than sanding/painting. Not much else to report, too cold to mess around in garage. Honestly, not much motovation either. BLAH.
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post Jan 19 2013, 10:28 AM
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post Jan 19 2013, 10:29 AM
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post Jan 19 2013, 10:30 AM
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post Jan 19 2013, 11:10 AM
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Looks like the hell hole has been worked on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Possibly on both sides


I take that back. What I thought was weld looks like it might be a cobweb. But what's going on with the firewall in that corner? It looks a bit beat up


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post Jan 19 2013, 11:59 AM
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Good eye, its just cob webs, put my hand on it and looked it over. Nothing there its all perfect and solid. Maybe whatever was used to paint has a discoloration. Its good. What you think about rear trunk Scott? Are you ready to paint this thing soon? Same color!
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post Jan 20 2013, 12:56 PM
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That spare looks like a no/little use factory OE Dunlop SP57, which might be salable to the CW crowd for concours only use, maybe to help offset your resto costs Chris.

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Nobody should rely on it as a spare - let alone drive for real on it (maybe on & off the trailer to the concours field).

Clean it & list it with a link from an O&H forum topic to the parts ad.

That area where Scotty circles the firewall in red is worth looking further too, since the OE heat/sound pads made with sisal would hold any moisture that got into the engine bay & "help" the tinworm.

It was worse on the early 914s with the flat bottomed rain trays, which would warp in the heat & then let a waterfall pour onto & behind the pads. My firewall suffered that fate all alone the engine ledge/wall juncture. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Looks like a fun project Chris, & look forward to hearing more when you get to the left coast.
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post Jan 20 2013, 03:15 PM
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Thanks Tom
Spare tire is for sale if anyone is interested.
The firewall is fine, just cob webs and illusion when taking picture.
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post Jan 20 2013, 03:23 PM
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call me tomorrow when you have time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 20 2013, 04:25 PM
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Nice looking car, Chris...I like the blue. Look forward to seeing this tooling around in Q-town, and I hope I won't be too far behind you with my project.

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post Jan 20 2013, 08:36 PM
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Ed,Small world, I'm here to help you with whatever you need! Can you believe we were in the same meeting at work last week??? Ed picked me out after meeting and asked if I was the 914 guy.
Scott, I will call you.
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post Jan 21 2013, 12:32 PM
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Hey Chris, just FYI & not to muddy the blue waters, but there was also a 70-72 Adriatic Blue which was a bit darker than the Laguna Blue on your 75 (& a lot darker than the 73-74 Olympic Blue) - if it's the lightness of the blue which concerns you?

It would still be a Porsche & 914 blue (non-metallic), if not the original. You can back track on the links below to see the other 914 colors on pix of actual cars.

70-72 Adriatic Blue:
http://p914.com/p914_paint_L50E_70.htm

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Your 75-76 Laguna Blue:

http://p914.com/p914_paint_L50C_75.htm

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Looking forward to seeing pix of whatever you decide, after Scotty does his thing!
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post Apr 24 2013, 08:56 AM
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Looks like this one is coming to South Carolina..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 24 2013, 01:11 PM
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I like the blue. With some better wheels and backdated bumpers, the color will look better on that car. Nice find!
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post Apr 24 2013, 08:12 PM
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Looks like this one is coming to South Carolina..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) It's like the 914 Ellis Island (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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post Apr 25 2013, 08:01 AM
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Give me your tired, your rusty, your non-running 914's yearning to drive once again. The wretched refuse of your garage and backyard.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my sawzall and wrenches beside the garage door
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post Apr 25 2013, 09:17 AM
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Do you want me to find more fine example east coast cars for you Bill?
Although this one came from mid west at some point. About every 6 months I find a good one hiding somewhere.
So everyone knows, Bill will be taking all my 914 stuff.
Bill, engine swap is coming along already.
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post Apr 25 2013, 11:18 AM
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Do you want me to find more fine example east coast cars for you Bill?
Although this one came from mid west at some point. About every 6 months I find a good one hiding somewhere.
So everyone knows, Bill will be taking all my 914 stuff.
Bill, engine swap is coming along already.


Chris...no more, please! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I'm good. I think 5 is enough.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

Actually, I'm going to pare it down to three. The blue one will get rolled fenders, 5 lug Fuchs and either a big 4 or even a 6.
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post Apr 25 2013, 01:37 PM
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We will be watching.
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