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> Yes! I closed the deal, Picking the car up next Wednesday
thieuster
post Mar 26 2015, 12:08 PM
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Yes! It's official now! I've bought the car. Earlier this morning the seller and I agreed on the price etc. I'll be picking it up next Wednesday.

I will move the car to a friend's classic car workshop (10 mls to the NE) and start working there:
- drop the engine
- start cleaning all engine parts
- replacing the pushrod tubes and seals
- cleaning the engine bay
- taking off the tins for powder coating ( I can blast them myself)
- taking car of the spaghetti under the bonnet: new hoses etc.
- new tyres (just the original 165/15s - this time from Vredestein @52 euros a piece)

From there I will start cleaning everything under the bonnet etc.

The interior looks better irl than on the pics. Has to do with the flash of the camera. However... I know it's a totally original car, but I have my eyes set on the grey tartan seat covers.

Menno

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post Mar 26 2015, 12:09 PM
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Congratulations! What color?
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post Mar 26 2015, 12:48 PM
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Congratulations! What color?


L 96D: silver metallic!

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post Mar 26 2015, 01:12 PM
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Very cool. Can't wait to see some great pictures of it before you begin work. Best wishes.
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post Mar 26 2015, 01:31 PM
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Congrats !
914 interiors are not photogenic .
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post Mar 26 2015, 02:02 PM
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Thanks for posting. Interesting to see the steering wheel has Wolfburg instead of Porsche crest. (I know they were sold in VW dealerships in Europe.) Plus your Flasher and Fog buttons are different than US 914's.

Post more pictures when you get a chance and nice score! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Mar 26 2015, 03:22 PM
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Cool looking with the Euro parts. Not used to seeing a crackless dash in this part of the country.
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post Mar 26 2015, 03:46 PM
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Congratulations! Looks to be a pretty nice car. Good luck.
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post Mar 26 2015, 07:14 PM
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Nice find. Keep us posted.
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post Mar 26 2015, 07:48 PM
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Congrats. What a great day when you get a new 914. I closed the deal on one today too. Details to come soon.
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post Mar 26 2015, 09:47 PM
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Very nice interior with original radio (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Very interesting to see the differences between EU and NA models. From what I can see this is a 73 2.0, but it didn't come with the console or the sway bars. Does it have Fuchs?
Also, there is a lot of seat belt going on there, middle passenger (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Mar 26 2015, 09:51 PM
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post Mar 26 2015, 09:54 PM
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Mar 26 2015, 08:47 PM) *

Very nice interior with original radio (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Very interesting to see the differences between EU and NA models. From what I can see this is a 73 2.0, but it didn't come with the console or the sway bars. Does it have Fuchs?
Also, there is a lot of seat belt going on there, middle passenger (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
Good luck with your project (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)



I saw that. I was thinking that they may not have required the retractable shoulder belts in EU in that year?
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post Mar 26 2015, 10:59 PM
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QUOTE(thieuster @ Mar 26 2015, 11:08 AM) *

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Interesting Decel Valve placement, I kinda like it. Its usually shares the MPS mounting bolt, but that adds more hose length. your location cleans up the engine bay.
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post Mar 27 2015, 02:57 AM
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QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Mar 27 2015, 05:59 AM) *

QUOTE(thieuster @ Mar 26 2015, 11:08 AM) *

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Interesting Decel Valve placement, I kinda like it. Its usually shares the MPS mounting bolt, but that adds more hose length. your location cleans up the engine bay.


That's interesting. I'm still a little puzzled bij de spaghetti-style routing of the various tubes and hoses. I was just thinking about asking for a few pics of a nicely & correctly routed engine bay. 'Well sorted' is the term, I think.

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post Mar 28 2015, 09:20 AM
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Update: I arranged with my good friend Henk that he will trailer the car behind his BMW to the workshop on Wednesday. Reasons for having it trailered:
- forecasts are really bad for Wednesday, massive rain... Not something I want to experience in an unfamiliair little sportswear
- tires are old
- I want to be sure that all oil is off the exchangers before I drive the car. I'm afraid I'll poison myself inside the cabin with the targa on when the oil is burned...

A said, it's only a few miles to the workshop. And really, it's one straight straight road, no bends, but next to a deep canal...

Menno

A pic of the shop where the car will undergo some cosmetic attention...

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