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> Bumble Bee Restoration thread, 914 Can AM Bumble Bee
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post Mar 2 2015, 11:41 AM
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Good Day 914 Enthusiasts.

I wanted to take the opportunity to share my passion with you all.
Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

There has been a few 911 cars during this journey however,
The 914 truly has my heart, and brings back so many great memories.
I hope you all will enjoy following along in this process with me.

This is a documented car with matching #'s Engine & Pan.
This is a documented car and holds a certificate of authenticity. ( COA )
Bumble Bee was purchased off this site. 3 years ago in July when I signed up. Newbie..!

Vin # 4742914863

1) Bee was a running driving car that made the trip from Fullerton to LA.
2) Bee was sanded down to bare metal inside & out. From outer to inner floor pan.
a) No accidents.
b) No Rust.
c) No bondo in any of the uni-body or quarter panels.
d) Bondo used to smooth out some door dings. That's it.
3) Bee is in for paint and I will document all panels sprayed.
a) Bee was not painted on a roticery however, Was painted on a lift.
b) Bee had Pan (Exterior/under) Sprayed with textured anti corrosion finish.
c) Bee had Pan ( interior ) Sprayed seats and back pad out. Doors bare.
d) Bee had Wheel Wells Sprayed with textured anti corrosion finish.
e) Bee had Engine bay Sprayed & new Batter tray from Sierra Madre welded in.
4) Bee Motor going out to West Coast Core tomorrow for a complete rebuild.
5) Motor bay pictures to follow tomorrow.
6) Suspension pieces going out to Powder coating.
7) Engine tin going out to Powder coating.
8) Complete new interior to follow.
9) New dash I found off this site to be installed.
10) Wheels going out to Gorrilla to media blast then paint.
11) Yellow Porsche decal from 914 rubber
12) Complete Rubber kit from 914 rubber
13) New wiring harness Jeff Bowsbly

Running totals:
$8,500 Paint
$1,572. Powder coating
$5,000. Motor and components. NEW: Starter / Alternator & belt / Cap / Rotor / Points / Plugs / battery )
$550 Seats
$550. Dash
$500 Carpet kit
$125 Mats
$440 Wiring harness
$499 Rubber Kit
$650 Tires mount & balance
$150 Wheels media blasted
$270 Switches & cover
$175 Clutch & throttle cable

$18,981.00 Parts & Labor budget to date.

Here is a before picture as it was when purchased.
http://bowlsby.net/914/CanAm/zReg14863.jpg

Here are some pics in paint.
Threw in one pic of my latest daily driver. The 930.
Too much to list..... Stay tuned...!


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sda4property@gmail.com   Bumble Bee Restoration thread   Mar 2 2015, 11:41 AM
KELTY360   Sweet! :wttc:   Mar 2 2015, 11:47 AM
Big Len   Would like to see a pic of both cars side by side ...   Mar 2 2015, 12:24 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Would like to see a pic of both cars side by side ...   Mar 2 2015, 12:28 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Interior Pan Pics Front Clip Pics.   Mar 2 2015, 01:46 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Engine off to West Coast Core. Full of brand new p...   Mar 5 2015, 07:52 PM
tumamilhem   Fantastic! Congrats of the restoration! :d...   Mar 6 2015, 07:30 AM
FourBlades   :wttc: LEs rule! John   Mar 6 2015, 08:37 AM
sda4property@gmail.com   Pic of my 911 after paint. Here is an example of t...   Mar 6 2015, 12:09 PM
siverson   Looking good. > Through out my life I have own...   Mar 6 2015, 01:33 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Steve, That is funny..! 15 wow before a driver...   Mar 6 2015, 01:38 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Block torn down in Raw form.   Mar 7 2015, 04:43 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Engine done. New Starter & all parts, New ever...   Mar 12 2015, 04:43 PM
PanelBilly   Did you paint the fan shroud? It looks shinny rath...   May 6 2015, 11:14 PM
Dave_Darling   You know that the screen over the fan is not origi...   Mar 12 2015, 05:16 PM
Bleyseng   You know that the screen over the fan is not orig...   Mar 12 2015, 07:55 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   We still have time to get it right.   Mar 12 2015, 05:42 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   I told the guys to go nuts & they added one to...   Mar 12 2015, 05:45 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   That alternator harness looks pretty sketchy too. ...   Mar 12 2015, 05:55 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Jeff, Not sure IF we have any exposed metal howe...   Mar 12 2015, 08:41 PM
Larmo63   Bitchen car, can't wait to see it done. I didn...   Mar 12 2015, 08:54 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Back to 914's   Mar 12 2015, 09:02 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   ENGINE COMPARTMENT: We ran into some delays in th...   Mar 18 2015, 01:01 PM
tumamilhem   Glad to see another Bee will sting again! Wish...   Mar 18 2015, 01:43 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Came out amazing. Motor is out hence the stance. ...   May 4 2015, 11:21 AM
JawjaPorsche   Looking Good! :beer2: Looks so much better w...   May 4 2015, 12:40 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Looking Good! :beer2: Looks so much better w...   May 6 2015, 08:38 AM
sda4property@gmail.com   couple more   May 6 2015, 08:32 AM
sda4property@gmail.com   The Bee is Home at last. View from the barn. Inter...   May 6 2015, 10:20 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   Turning out great Scott. Send me some good photos...   May 6 2015, 10:11 PM
Cairo94507   That Bee look very nice and so does that engine.   May 7 2015, 06:15 AM
sda4property@gmail.com   Side by side. Bee will be finished in the next 3 ...   May 7 2015, 05:14 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   Hey Jeff will be looking for that alternator harne...   Jan 26 2016, 05:17 PM
RobW   Nice work! LEs are special... You've done ...   Jan 26 2016, 06:57 PM
sda4property@gmail.com   :driving:   Apr 26 2016, 11:04 AM
sda4property@gmail.com   Bee is at PMB Performance: Complete suspension ...   Oct 20 2016, 02:50 PM


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