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Willow Green '71 build, this is my baby |
IanS |
Mar 16 2014, 09:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 27-February 12 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Member No.: 14,190 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I'm finally getting some forward progress on my '71 build project so I thought I'd start posting for real instead of lurking and reading for a couple years. My first 914 is a '72 that I thought was going to be my first running 914 but it had been in a right rear collision and it ended up having some extensive wrinkling in the longitudinals as a result. I put that on hold while I was looking for a suitable donor body, and I learned a lot while taking it apart. I still have the car sitting mostly disassembled.
I went to a local 911 indy repair shop to see if he knew any 914 people and there she was. It was love at first sight...a '71 in willow green. She had some rust in the usual places but had been sitting in a shop since '84 (that's when the window and license plate stickers stopped) and other than being dusty and in need of TLC you could tell she was in good shape. The engine and transmission were already out of the car too. I negotiated a deal for yet another non-running 914 and they even loaded her on a trailer and delivered to my shop! Here she is after a quick cleaning with a sponge and bucket - some faded paint and chips but you can see massive potential for restoration to glory Fast forward 2 years (getting finances in order, slowly disassembling on the weekends). Willow has been on jackstands and getting completely disassembled for restoration. The odometer read 91412 miles (no kidding 914xx miles) but since she sat so long inside a lot of the parts were in really good shape. I just bought a super-fancy rotisserie that I hope to use many times on many cars and I should get her all bolted up and hauled off to a media blaster and shop to do the body work and paint parts in the next couple weeks. The rest I intend to do myself. This has been the most fun and has made me the most obsessive I've ever been. I appreciate this board and all of the knowledge on here so much. Here are a couple of choice shots, mostly from initial disassembly. Previous owner moved the battery to the front trunk, I'm moving it back here after the hell hole repair is done. At least they sprayed it down with the right stuff to try and prevent more rust. Finally here's Willow this week with my John Deere green rotisserie and some of Chris Foley's chassis braces. I should be getting adapter brackets and mounting those up this coming week. |
boxsterfan |
Mar 16 2014, 09:15 PM
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914's are kewl Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California |
Nice ride. Your hell hole looks like mine.
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dangrouche |
Mar 16 2014, 09:20 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
don't sell off those seats; unless, you don't fit them. They appear to have the makings of a Koenigs or Scheel seats beneath that yellow fabric
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speed metal army |
Mar 16 2014, 10:08 PM
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Waiting for the rain to stop... Group: Members Posts: 1,060 Joined: 4-September 10 From: PNW Member No.: 12,137 Region Association: Canada |
Cool! Looks good! Green is the fastest color, despite what you may read on here.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Ferg |
Mar 17 2014, 09:08 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Love Willow Green! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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rgalla9146 |
Mar 18 2014, 03:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,544 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
I'm finally getting some forward progress on my '71 build project so I thought I'd start posting for real instead of lurking and reading for a couple years. My first 914 is a '72 that I thought was going to be my first running 914 but it had been in a right rear collision and it ended up having some extensive wrinkling in the longitudinals as a result. I put that on hold while I was looking for a suitable donor body, and I learned a lot while taking it apart. I still have the car sitting mostly disassembled. I went to a local 911 indy repair shop to see if he knew any 914 people and there she was. It was love at first sight...a '71 in willow green. She had some rust in the usual places but had been sitting in a shop since '84 (that's when the window and license plate stickers stopped) and other than being dusty and in need of TLC you could tell she was in good shape. The engine and transmission were already out of the car too. I negotiated a deal for yet another non-running 914 and they even loaded her on a trailer and delivered to my shop! Here she is after a quick cleaning with a sponge and bucket - some faded paint and chips but you can see massive potential for restoration to glory Fast forward 2 years (getting finances in order, slowly disassembling on the weekends). Willow has been on jackstands and getting completely disassembled for restoration. The odometer read 91412 miles (no kidding 914xx miles) but since she sat so long inside a lot of the parts were in really good shape. I just bought a super-fancy rotisserie that I hope to use many times on many cars and I should get her all bolted up and hauled off to a media blaster and shop to do the body work and paint parts in the next couple weeks. The rest I intend to do myself. This has been the most fun and has made me the most obsessive I've ever been. I appreciate this board and all of the knowledge on here so much. Here are a couple of choice shots, mostly from initial disassembly. Previous owner moved the battery to the front trunk, I'm moving it back here after the hell hole repair is done. At least they sprayed it down with the right stuff to try and prevent more rust. Finally here's Willow this week with my John Deere green rotisserie and some of Chris Foley's chassis braces. I should be getting adapter brackets and mounting those up this coming week. OT but does your car have a square bottom rear bumper ? ( does the license plate panel have square outer corners or rounded outer corners ?) Please see discussion of "real 6 rear bumpers" . What is the build date of your car ? Any/all info is appreciated Nice car, love the Willow Green |
IanS |
Mar 20 2014, 08:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 27-February 12 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Member No.: 14,190 Region Association: Southwest Region |
My car was built in 7/71.
I don't think it has the square rear bumper, here are some pics I took today - it doesn't look as square as the ones I've seen on here. |
Larmo63 |
Mar 21 2014, 12:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
Yellow is faster than green. By a long shot.
Cars on jackstands (like mine) are all slow. |
lonewolfe |
Mar 21 2014, 04:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 819 Joined: 12-September 11 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 13,549 Region Association: Northern California |
Very nice find! Willow Green is an awesome color. I have a '72 that's Irish Green that I'm working on. These are my two favorite greens for 914's.
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saigon71 |
Mar 21 2014, 06:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,993 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Looks like a pretty decent shell to start with. That rotisserie will be invaluable for your restoration - smart move.
Good luck and keep the pics rolling in! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Cairo94507 |
Mar 21 2014, 06:47 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,698 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
That is definitely the later rear bumper. My car is a late '71 build and has the same rear bumper.
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76-914 |
Mar 21 2014, 07:53 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,481 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Any green is good with me and yours is sweet. However, you just reminded me how much I like JD green and they're building a Tractor Supply down the road from me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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IanS |
Apr 20 2014, 02:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 27-February 12 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Member No.: 14,190 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Got the car media blasted Friday, still cleaning it up. As has been said many times before - that media gets everywhere. But man does it look neat in steel color again!
before: during: after: |
jeeperjohn56 |
Apr 20 2014, 02:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Antioch,Ca. Member No.: 6,407 Region Association: None |
Your car looks like in great shape, nice job of media blasting keeps the pictures coming will keep watching your progress. John (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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lonewolfe |
Apr 20 2014, 03:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 819 Joined: 12-September 11 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 13,549 Region Association: Northern California |
So awesome! I wish I could do this to mine!
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914work |
Apr 21 2014, 08:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 9-November 11 Member No.: 13,762 Region Association: None |
be careful of what you wish for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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