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First Post: Disaster, crashed my '75 yesterday |
Whitney Mic |
Jul 24 2016, 12:45 PM
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What sort of chicanery is this? Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 29-June 16 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 20,157 Region Association: None |
I had hoped that my first post would be to show off the cool new sound system I hoped to put in, but life had other ideas.
As far as accidents go, it was good, everyone walked away okay. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Earlier, I had a case of food poisoning and was on the way home from the hospital (already a really fun Saturday), and didn't make it back... and because I was ill when I left for the hospital, I forgot my phone, so I can't post the grisly damage pics. I will update tomorrow with pics after I get a ride to the body shop where the car was towed after the accident. I swerved to avoid deer around a corner on highway 9, instead, I hit a Jaguar parked on side of road. Almost no damage to the Jag, my front end is pretty well crumpled up. If the car isn't salvageable as a whole, I want to see that as much of it as possible can get put to use on other 914s. The problem is that I am living in an apartment and don't have a place to store the car. If "totaled" I will need to sell it; if so, I really want to sell to someone with an interest in parting it out in the local to Santa Cruz/ San Francisco bay area. If anyone local is interested, the car is a White '75, L-jet, 1.8 liter engine. I bought it from my brother (mechanical genius, he will be part of the team building the giant Tesla Coil at Burning Man in a month or so), who had updated to a stiffer suspension. I was not only upgrading the sound system, but was just starting to get after the always ready to attack rust monster, but I think the body parts not damaged in the accident are in fairly good shape. Doors, windows, rear trunk all fine. one of the rear Targa top latches snapped it's pin off, I think the right front fender is straight as well. The engine and tranny are well used, but serviceable. There are a lot of stock interior parts, some in better condition than others. Mostly in good shape except the seats and upper console, both of those are worn. I had been planning on getting replacements from 914 Rubber. If anyone needs something from my car, you can email me. Once I have an idea of the damage, I can let you know if parts are available from the car. Also, anyone in the area that can help me make those decisions is welcome to contact me as well. I am out of my knowledge zone here, this was my first accident, and frankly, am not the best mechanic. osyryousartis@me.com Wish I had better news for my first post to the forum. If my 914 is done, I will be looking for another one. I am very impressed by the way this one took the damage but kept me safe. --Whitney Mic |
Whitney Mic |
Jul 30 2016, 02:21 PM
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What sort of chicanery is this? Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 29-June 16 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 20,157 Region Association: None |
Hi everybody,
Time for an update: I have been told by my prospective buyer that he won't be able to get back to my area for two weeks. He was in the area last Wednesday and Thursday, the insurance company called Thursday at noon to say that they don't want to pay $80.00 daily storage fees, and I need to move the car by Monday. This was too late for the transfer to be arranged with the buyer. If I can arrange storage for the car, he might still want it, but suggested that I put the word out again on the forum to say that if anyone can get the car before he gets back to buy it, that they should make me an offer. I know that there is some really nice equipment on the car, and have asked my brother for a list of the extras he installed when he owned it. I do know there are at least *three* good Fuchs 2.0 four spoke rims on the car. I suspect the fourth is probably okay as well, if it can be removed from the car without damage. I think that's around $1,500-$2,000 value alone. There are also Koni adjustable struts in the back that should be fine. Transmission is good, it was time to adjust the clutch, other than that it shifted well. Lots of fair to good quality vintage body dashboard and cabin parts. The other side: Paint is oxidized, some surface rust, but nothing I can see as far as deep corrosion. You would probably be refinishing and repainting body parts anyway, so not too much a loss there. The engine is closer to overhaul than rebuilt condition. Not sure of the hell-hole's condition, but I don't think it is too bad. The car has been in Santa Cruz for a few years, and has been exposed to some salt air, but is really in pretty good shape except for what I did to the driver front end. I know I lose a lot for that damage, but from what I have been seeing on the Craigslist ads, I think this would have been snapped up fast at $5,000-$8,000 as a running restorable project car (I would have put some effort to make it look better before I put in on the block, of course). I might have put it on at a slightly higher price, just to bring it down to where it would sell. If I had ever wanted to sell it, that is... SHREK914 could give a better perspective on the value as someone who knows Teeners. He has actually seen my car on the wrecker's lot. While I am willing to take a loss in the pocketbook to get this car recycled and reused by the right people, I can't afford to hold it forever. Please contact me if you think you can help. I still don't know what the buy back price will be on the car, but will negotiate a fair price from that number once they give it to me. I know there must be someone out there who can help me turn my personal nightmare into someone else's good dream. Let's make it happen. -- Whit |
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