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| 73six |
 Oct 22 2013, 09:46 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 22-October 13 From: Alberta Member No.: 16,545 Region Association: Canada  |
[font=Arial]Hello all.
New member here but a previous owner and longtime admirer of the 914. My first experience with the 914 came in 1970 when my older brother and I walked into the local VW-Porsche dealer and there she was, a gold 1.7 with the targa roof off. I was 11 and it was love at first sight. I vowed then and there that one day I would have one. The salesman was kind enough to give me a brochure and I pored over that for weeks on end. My first ride came in 1971 when my older American cousin in Oregon bought a new 914/6 and I was hooked! My first 914 was a 72 1.7 that I bought in 1988 from the proverbial little old lady, original owner with only 42,000 miles on it. It was stock down to the steel wheels, 165 Michelins and hubcaps. I regretfully sold that car 10 years later to a guy who had hounded me for years to sell it. Fast forward to last week. I bought 2, count em 2, rust free 914s from a local guy here in Calgary that were advertised on the Samba. One is a 73 914 six conversion with a 2.2 from California and the other is a 75 2.0 from Arizona. The six has 78 911 struts and calipers all around with Porsche cookie cutter wheels. It also has unusual flared / stretched rear fenders that are all steel and really well done. There is no evidence of any metalwork from inside the fender so I think they may actually be complete rear fenders with flare that were welded on. It is not a GT style flare but a subtle widening about 3 inches or so. They look great! The other unique thing about it is an original, all steel, GT front bumper with the notch in it! It has a great interior with a rollbar with angled brace that is mounted to the passenger floor. Not sure what brand it is. The car has been raced in the past as it has a fuel cell with race pump and spin on fuel filter assembly. No front oil cooler though. The Webers are freshly rebuilt with new K&N housings. As the car has 911 calipers on the rear there is no park brake per se. What it has is a brake line-lock device that holds brake line pressure when you flip the activation lever then press the brake pedal. It came with NIB Bursch 914/6 headers and NIB Bursch muffler. It has a 914/6 tach and gauges as well. The 75 2.0 already has 916 bumpers on it or that would have been job one. It has a new, with receipts, 2 liter from JCS in Irwindale, California that the PO had shipped up here and installed. According to the mileage recorded by the installation shop at the time of install, it has only 500 miles on it and it looks it. Unfortunately it has Webers on it, however, they were rebuilt and set up at the same time as the new engine was installed. It came with many extra parts including the fuel injection which I hope to reinstall. This car has a full, weld-in roll cage with door bars from Tangerine Racing that the PO just had installed. Wheels are still 4 lug but they are Minilites! First project will be 5 lug hubs, steel GT flares and Fuchs wheels. I plan to order the Tangerine Racing headers with heat exchangers right away. No pics yet as I don't bring them home until this weekend. Sorry for the long post but I am excited about being a member of the 914 community again and hope to become a valued member of this forum. |
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 22 2013, 09:48 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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| ConeDodger |
Oct 22 2013, 10:04 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,587 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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| 914itis |
Oct 22 2013, 10:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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| Gustl |
Oct 22 2013, 10:11 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,503 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) ... from far, far away (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| 73six |
Oct 22 2013, 10:40 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 22-October 13 From: Alberta Member No.: 16,545 Region Association: Canada |
Thanks for the welcome guys!
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| JawjaPorsche |
Oct 23 2013, 05:49 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
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| hot_shoe914 |
Oct 23 2013, 06:02 AM
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on ramp passer Group: Members Posts: 3,802 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None |
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Unfortunately, we can't talk to you until you provide us with pictures. You might really have Fiat X19's and we wouldn't know it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) So hurry up and post those pics, Dave needs new friends. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Shoe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| KELTY360 |
Oct 23 2013, 06:24 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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| Cairo94507 |
Oct 23 2013, 06:43 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,759 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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It sounds as if you might have come across a nice car or two. Looking forward to seeing the pictures. |
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| green914 |
Oct 23 2013, 08:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California |
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| CptTripps |
Oct 23 2013, 08:51 AM
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:: Punch and Pie :: Group: Members Posts: 3,584 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Mentor, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
2! You're jumping right in!
Welcome... |
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| StratPlayer |
Oct 23 2013, 11:55 AM
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StratPlayer Group: Members Posts: 3,278 Joined: 27-December 02 From: SLC, Utah Member No.: 27 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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| nolift914 |
Oct 23 2013, 12:39 PM
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Autoxer Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 24-May 09 From: Rockaway Beach NY Member No.: 10,399 Region Association: None |
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| Drums66 |
 Oct 23 2013, 01:49 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 |
.....WELCOME...
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