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> Saved From the Car Crusher!, Maybe parts should have been crushed????
PlantMan
post Jul 4 2014, 12:13 AM
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Hey All,
I saved this car, I am sure, from pending doom as it was sitting in a Coparts yard in the SF Bay area, not to mention it was donated to charity........
I thought it had potential so I scooped it up. My last 914 was a 1.7 (72) and I always wanted the 73-74 2.0l, so here we are.
Anyways, you can see from the attached photos she is a little long in the tooth!!!
BTW, this car is a true California car and appears to have spent it's entire life in NorCal. Who said Cal cars have little rust??? It also appeared to have a trans change-out around 30k miles, interesting.
I have gone through 80% so far, got the car up and running, fixed a majority of the oil leaks, and now getting the brakes sorted out so I can road test it.
Interior is in very good shape, minus the carpet, dashboard is a solid A grade for 40 years old and the seats and back pad are still quality as well. I am debating the AC system, which I will remove for now, but it might go back in in the future.
The motor starts right-up without any problems and after I get the brakes back on I am going to check for vacuum leaks, it has a high idle but I think maybe the AAR maybe stuck.
Debating the next step, starting from the front of the car and possibly working my way to the back, doing the body work. I am trying to gather pieces now for the sheet metal clean-up.
Enjoy the photos!
I did add it to the VIN database as well.

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PlantMan   Saved From the Car Crusher!   Jul 4 2014, 12:13 AM
914Sixer   It has potential. It has AC too!   Jul 4 2014, 05:58 AM
Java2570   Looks like a lot of good parts on that one.....my ...   Jul 4 2014, 06:15 AM
bandjoey   Put it on ebay Europe and it's a $5000 ca...   Jul 4 2014, 10:30 AM
johannes   Put it on ebay Europe and it's a $5000 c...   Jul 4 2014, 11:55 AM
SirAndy   Those are some odd places for rust (well, besides ...   Jul 4 2014, 12:18 PM
PlantMan   Those are some odd places for rust (well, besides...   Jul 7 2014, 10:14 AM
Mike Bellis   Yep. that's a parts car. Not worth the amount ...   Jul 4 2014, 12:23 PM
mepstein   Yep. that's a parts car. Not worth the amount...   Jul 4 2014, 12:30 PM
boxsterfan   Wanna sell the fuel pump?   Jul 7 2014, 11:53 AM
Valy   If you part it, I want the interior. N. CA Pacifi...   Jul 7 2014, 07:36 PM
PlantMan   If you part it, I want the interior. N. CA Pacif...   Jul 8 2014, 11:22 AM
Chris H.   N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one...   Jul 9 2014, 09:55 AM
PlantMan   N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this on...   Jul 9 2014, 12:16 PM
Chris H.   Paint is in really good shape. I am sorry the ca...   Jul 10 2014, 08:38 AM
Vacca Rabite   TONS of good parts there! Zach   Jul 7 2014, 08:51 PM
green914   :wttc:   Jul 8 2014, 11:38 AM
Bleyseng   Get the ECU hanger piece so the the ECU hangs off ...   Jul 9 2014, 08:55 AM
PlantMan   Get the ECU hanger piece so the the ECU hangs off...   Jul 9 2014, 09:52 AM
Chris H.   And I agree you should move the ECU back...just no...   Jul 9 2014, 10:04 AM
blabla914   And I agree you should move the ECU back...just n...   Jul 9 2014, 11:07 AM
Chris H.   Maybe the battery tray can be moved back?   Jul 9 2014, 11:58 AM
PlantMan   Maybe the battery tray can be moved back? Thank...   Jul 9 2014, 12:08 PM
PlantMan   Couple new photos. Removed the back pad. Not good....   Jul 10 2014, 12:03 AM
boxsterfan   This car makes my 914 worth $1,000,000...errr...   Jul 10 2014, 12:45 AM
Claus Graf   Save the Porsche! It has rust in all the plac...   Oct 20 2016, 02:11 PM
PlantMan   I have held on to this car for a long time! Ea...   Dec 30 2020, 02:23 PM
pete000   My the force be with you ! :welder:   Dec 30 2020, 02:30 PM
KELTY360   Smart! You waited til your boys were old enoug...   Dec 30 2020, 03:42 PM
ctc911ctc   I just rebuilt one that was much worse - NOT a par...   Dec 30 2020, 03:57 PM
Superhawk996   Great father & son project. Cheers to you for...   Dec 30 2020, 04:13 PM
Unobtanium-inc   It's a twofer, Save them all and get the kids ...   Dec 30 2020, 04:48 PM
rgalla9146   The cowl/windshield frame rust is unusual. The...   Dec 30 2020, 05:01 PM
wonkipop   can see why you'd be torn about that car. it l...   Dec 30 2020, 08:50 PM
bbrock   Good for you for diving in! :trophy: If you ...   Dec 30 2020, 09:07 PM
r_towle   Abel’s (rocket) first car came in 20 boxes. He l...   Dec 30 2020, 09:13 PM
930cabman   Great decision to go for it, keep us updated and h...   Jan 3 2021, 05:26 PM
PlantMan   Cant believe it has been two years here and have b...   Jan 17 2023, 08:48 AM
drem914   @PlantMan Was this car sitting by the OC airport ...   Jan 17 2023, 08:59 AM
PlantMan   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Jan 17 2023, 05:45 PM
bbrock   I have seen everyone do it a bit different but i...   Jan 17 2023, 10:10 AM
Root_Werks   What a cool story! Can't wait to see some...   Jan 17 2023, 11:41 AM
930cabman   What a cool story! Can't wait to see som...   Jan 17 2023, 01:51 PM
PlantMan   What a cool story! Can't wait to see so...   Jan 17 2023, 05:49 PM
Dion   Well being a bit crazy and on the advice of a fell...   Jan 17 2023, 02:20 PM
PlantMan   Well being a bit crazy and on the advice of a fel...   Jan 17 2023, 05:52 PM
914sgofast2   The rust makes me think that car used to live in t...   Jan 17 2023, 02:41 PM
PlantMan   The rust makes me think that car used to live in ...   Jan 17 2023, 05:47 PM
PlantMan   Some of this work happened a couple months back, e...   Jan 23 2023, 02:52 PM
930cabman   The longs are double thickness, staggering your la...   Jan 23 2023, 03:34 PM
bkrantz   You might already know this, but acid-rusted metal...   Jan 23 2023, 08:37 PM
PlantMan   You might already know this, but acid-rusted meta...   Jan 24 2023, 09:42 PM
PlantMan   A little progress over the last couple weeks. Sta...   Feb 10 2023, 05:14 PM
930cabman   What could take a higher priority than repairing a...   Feb 10 2023, 06:27 PM


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