Erben's Build Thread, adding photos Options

[Erben914]

Hey all.
I bought a running and driving 1974 2.0 white (not light ivory) with the appearance package914 in December of 2012. Since then I have joined this awsome site and have been doing some (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) , (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) and wrenching . I wanted to document what I have been doing and get some more help along the way. I have already met a bunch of generous and helpful people here on 914 world. (jsconst is my hero) I h made it to two events already. The panckake breakfast in Freemont and the Sacramento area meet last month.

The best thing about these cars is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) right? I am doing all that I can to fix it up while keeping it on the road. I have a reoccuring nightmare of putting it on jackstands and never driving it again. (See I have learned a lot from this site already) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

My plan is to get everything working and in good shape before I tear it completly apart, do the hell hole work and bring it back to the original light ivory color.

Here is what I have done so far....
Brought it home 150 miles on a trailer. It ran but the guy I got it from said the transmission was going out. It wouldnt go into 1st or reverse without grinding. It just needed the clutch cable adjusted! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

Got some ramps after reading about the "Jack stand incident" thanks again world

[Erben914]

I am going to revive this build thread. I have been doing a bare metal resto. I started in November of 2013. I finished in September of 2014. I did not keep up on the documentation here on the world but I took lots of pictures along the way. I am so happy that I got the bug for these odd little cars and built one from the ground up.
This is my first restoration of any vehicle. I made some mistakes along the way but learned a lot. I could not have done it without this site and help from the members like Jeff stroud and others.
I am very proud of the transformation. I had my two sons Zachary 14 and Justin 19 lending a hand here and there too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) It is something that we will always have together.
Job one was to make the decision to pull it off the road and dismantle everything. Reading the fourm scared me a little. I see so many of us that never get to enjoy driving for a long time after this step. I will be posting a few photos as I get time.
Here we go!