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914 score of the Century, The investigation begins |
dcheek |
Feb 6 2017, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 30-May 06 From: Westfield, New Jersey Member No.: 6,103 |
A very good friend on mine scored what I think could be deal of the century. He is a VW collector and has restored/modified many air cooled VW's over the years. He is not that familiar with Porsches and has asked me to give him advise as to what he has purchased and what he should do with it.
I got a call this past Sunday that he purchased a Porsche 914- 6 from an estate for $1000.00 !!! Of course, the first question I asked was what the serial number was to determine if it was a real "6". Turns out that it was a '74 converted to a "6". From the pictures it looks like it has an early naturally aspired 911 motor. My question is where is the serial number on the motor? We are curious as to how old the motor is and determine what the displacement could be. The motor does turn and there is no outward signs of rust including the Hell Hole. Tomorrow I will accompany him to inspect further and take some more pictures. I would like to find the engine number at that time. Dave Attached image(s) |
PeeGreen 914 |
Feb 17 2017, 07:43 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) What happened to my car? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
Any chance your friend wants to sell it back to me? I miss this car so much. I had to sell it to save my house at the time but I have wanted to get it back ever since. Jon 206.954.3006 |
dcheek |
Feb 18 2017, 07:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 30-May 06 From: Westfield, New Jersey Member No.: 6,103 |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) What happened to my car? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) Any chance your friend wants to sell it back to me? I miss this car so much. I had to sell it to save my house at the time but I have wanted to get it back ever since. Jon 206.954.3006 Jon, After reviewing the pictures and description, this is definitely your car. Once again World comes through and solves another mystery. As Unobtainium has stated, I don't think you could stomach the return of your beloved 914. Time has taken it's toll. As mentioned earlier, this car has been left out for, what was purported to be a year. I'm positive its been way longer that that. And, to make it worse it was parked under a mass of trees, so leaves and debris have built up in all the crevices - much of it has turned to mud. There are also some rust spots along the top of the front fender that are perforated through. The paint is toast. On the plus side, underneath and in the engine compartment look solid. Likewise with the rear trunk - solid as a rock, as it didn't leak. We can't open the front trunk. We will have to remove the bumper and manually release the latch. Like I said we plan on putting on my lift tomorrow to get a better look underneath and power wash the exterior to expose what needs to be done. I will post pictures of the progress. I have convinced my friend to take the car on a trailer to a professional independent Porsche mechanic and racer. I've known this guy for 40 years and know his knowledge and ability. He will be hired to get the car running. From what I can tell the previous owner didn't use the car that much. He had many collector cars which were garaged. I guess the 914 had a low priority since it was relegated to the driveway. That being said I think that the motor is sound and can be restored to running condition without a teardown. You know, rebuild carbs, plugs, fluids, gas tank flush etc. should do the trick. I just think this should be done be someone that has rebuilt many early 911 engines and can prevent a catastrophic event upon startup. Unfortunately Jon, I don't think any amount of cajoling or money will pry the keys away from my friend. This is his first Porsche and he's on cloud nine. Dave |
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