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> newbie 74 1.8 project, rustoration turning into a GT lookalike
jmitro
post Jul 30 2015, 08:48 PM
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Hey guys, what's up?
Newbie checking in; been tinkering with & racing cars for 20 years; lots of BMWs and Porsches (944, 996, 912, 911SC). My newest project is this 74 914 1.8; picked it up for $1500US. Looks like it has factory air conditioning and option wheels.

From my initial look it appears complete and almost rust free; it hasn't been registered for almost 20 years, so probably hasn't run for that long either. Cool thing is the car still has the ORIGINAL purchase invoice from Forest Lane Porsche in Dallas, Texas.

EFI has been replaced by some sort of carb setup. This will be my first experience with a carb engine. Any suggestions on how to get the motor going? I need to make sure it turns by hand first.

Anyhow, this board looks like a wealth of knowledge and I will be reading often. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


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post Sep 17 2015, 11:11 AM
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some of the sheetmetal is in decent shape.

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Planning on a 5lug swap using the PMB drilling method. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Sep 17 2015, 11:13 AM
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post Sep 17 2015, 11:17 AM
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Hell hole will need some thorough inspection and probably a lot of work.

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Front bumper mounts are rusty; sheetmetal attached to them has rusted through and will need to be cut out and patched at least.

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post Sep 17 2015, 11:20 AM
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pulled the engine and transmission

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post Sep 17 2015, 11:37 AM
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found a dead rat and lots of hornets nests; I won't post a photo of the rat like socalandy did LOL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

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post Sep 17 2015, 11:39 AM
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Broken headlight lens and Lots of really crusty rubber. Fiberglass bumper dam is so severely damaged it probably cannot be saved. Foglights appear to be in good shape, however.

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post Sep 17 2015, 11:41 AM
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Spent the last 4 weeks fabricating my own rotisserie. Finally got the car mounted last night, now will remove the suspension pieces, windshield, and start drilling out spot welds and replacing bad metal.

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post Sep 17 2015, 11:41 AM
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post Sep 17 2015, 11:47 AM
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Do future-you a favor: Pull off the plastic caps on top of the outboard rear suspension mounting point bolts, and spray some PB Blaster or Kroyl into them. Then put the caps back on. That will help save future-you (and future-wheel-alignment folks) a whole lot of aggravation later.

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post Sep 22 2015, 03:45 PM
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QUOTE(jmitro @ Sep 17 2015, 09:03 AM) *

Air conditioning condensor, drier, compressor, hoses, console all going in the trash.



Passenger floorpan under the seat was a cesspool of dirt, rust, trash, screws, old carpet, etc




You might try selling the console on the classifieds here. AC consoles seem to be hard to come by. There is a member here who rebuilt consoles and sold them for charity. Even the AC bits could put extra cash back in your pocket. Good luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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post Sep 22 2015, 04:43 PM
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Great work on that rotisserie. So far the rust isn't too bad at all. Definitely a keeper (except for the single carb).
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post Oct 8 2015, 01:31 PM
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Like I Previously mentioned, the PO had some creative methods of hiding rust with some stock sheetmetal. This piece was riveted to the outer long sheetmetal. After removing it, look what was underneath:

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post Oct 8 2015, 07:48 PM
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post Oct 9 2015, 09:56 PM
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Rocker cover removed to reveal the underlying cancer in the hellhole. This is going to take a lot of work

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Removed the rotten passenger side rear floorpan. Yuck!!


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post Oct 9 2015, 10:00 PM
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Rotisserie finally completed and the car can be rotated 360 degrees. For now it's on the side so I can access the floorpans and hellhole.

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with the passenger rear floorpan cut out, you can see just how rotten the bottom edge of the firewall really is. I'll cut this out and graft in some fresh metal.

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post Oct 9 2015, 10:06 PM
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Passenger front fender had a rust hole at the bottom corner that was filled with literally gobs of bondo. Haha. Another patch to be done.....

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To begin my parts collection, the first parts of the "new" car came today. 15x7/8 Fuchs reps.
Thanks John!

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post Oct 9 2015, 10:33 PM
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I have to ask - are you sure that you want to continue with this tub? From years of personal experience and reading threads on this board, you would most likely be much better off finding a better tub in SoCal or AZ and having it shipped to you. Perhaps you enjoy welding and grinding, but I fear that you have only discovered the tip of a very big iceberg.

However you proceed, good luck! It looks like you have some talent, so this should be a fun thread!
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post Oct 9 2015, 11:02 PM
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QUOTE(bigkensteele @ Oct 9 2015, 11:33 PM) *

I have to ask - are you sure that you want to continue with this tub? From years of personal experience and reading threads on this board, you would most likely be much better off finding a better tub in SoCal or AZ and having it shipped to you. Perhaps you enjoy welding and grinding, but I fear that you have only discovered the tip of a very big iceberg.

However you proceed, good luck! It looks like you have some talent, so this should be a fun thread!


believe it or not, I looked for a car that needed work. I enjoy the cutting, grinding, welding, and making something new out of this old tired chassis. It will be a long process to fully restore this car, but I enjoy the restoration journey as much as the end result (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Oh yeah, I'm also training for the Houston Marathon in January. With a family and full time job. I'm living life to the fullest! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post May 18 2016, 12:38 PM
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Past few months have been busy moving, setting up my new workshop, running the Houston Marathon, and finally getting back to work on the 914.
I was lucky enough to buy a nearly new house with a 9000lb two post lift in the second garage. Here the car is upside down on the rotisserie, working on the front trunk floor

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New front trunk floorpan welded in place

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