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> 914 score of the Century, The investigation begins
dcheek
post Feb 6 2017, 08:19 AM
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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

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post Feb 20 2017, 08:37 PM
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It's heartbreaking that Jon had to let it go, and that it sat neglected, then picked up so cheap. But holy wow, what a save. Really happy to see it in the hands of someone who will give it better care. She deserves to shine again. To the new owner: You scored beyond belief and we hope you treat her well.
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dcheek   914 score of the Century   Feb 6 2017, 08:19 AM
Shadowfax   Awesome find! If your buddy wants to triple hi...   Feb 6 2017, 08:33 AM
db9146   You can find the engine # on a 911 engine to the r...   Feb 6 2017, 09:27 AM
dcheek   You can find the engine # on a 911 engine to the ...   Feb 6 2017, 09:31 AM
tomeric914   Will I have to remove the right air cleaner? Nop...   Feb 6 2017, 09:51 AM
dcheek   Will I have to remove the right air cleaner? No...   Feb 6 2017, 09:57 AM
struckn   :popcorn: WOW!!!!! That has ...   Feb 6 2017, 10:26 AM
R_u_dd   What a dream to find a six, even an original four ...   Feb 6 2017, 10:36 AM
Mark Henry   :blink: Wow and I thought my boy scored a deal. D...   Feb 6 2017, 12:39 PM
RobW   You can use your iPhone to take a picture of it. L...   Feb 6 2017, 12:41 PM
Larmo63   The type of motor is located facing up close behin...   Feb 6 2017, 12:56 PM
mepstein   The type of motor is located facing up close behi...   Feb 6 2017, 02:17 PM
rgalla9146   The serial number is on the drivers side of the fa...   Feb 6 2017, 02:36 PM
malcolm2   Google it.... "911 engine number location...   Feb 6 2017, 02:53 PM
timothy_nd28   What does the green arrow mean? :confused:   Feb 6 2017, 03:32 PM
malcolm2   What does the green arrow mean? :confused: I c...   Feb 6 2017, 03:39 PM
mb911   That is awesome.. Very cool   Feb 6 2017, 04:29 PM
PanelBilly   Right place/ right time!   Feb 6 2017, 04:54 PM
My 914   It just goes to show you that there are still a fe...   Feb 6 2017, 05:02 PM
dcheek   I'm bringing the following to inspect the car:...   Feb 6 2017, 06:43 PM
rgalla9146   I'm bringing the following to inspect the car...   Feb 7 2017, 12:51 PM
pete000   Fiberglass fenders?   Feb 6 2017, 09:21 PM
Dave_Darling   Bring a screwdriver, or other poking implement. U...   Feb 6 2017, 11:11 PM
porschetub   Certainly sets a new bench mark in the "barga...   Feb 7 2017, 12:11 AM
horizontally-opposed   Even if things like hell hole and longs need work,...   Feb 7 2017, 01:15 AM
Luke M   Nice score... looks like a MFI engine see the pic....   Feb 7 2017, 01:30 PM
dcheek   Update We have to wait until Saturday February 11...   Feb 7 2017, 03:21 PM
sixnotfour   exhaust is JPs old exhaust ???   Feb 7 2017, 06:14 PM
JmuRiz   exhaust is JPs old exhaust ??? Conversion done i...   Feb 16 2017, 06:46 PM
whitetwinturbo   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:   Feb 7 2017, 09:42 PM
SKL1   Wait- it has leaves, etc in the engine compartmen...   Feb 7 2017, 09:50 PM
dcheek   Picked up the car today (finally). It has fibergla...   Feb 14 2017, 02:53 PM
billh1963   The engine number is 46122821. I thought all 6 c...   Feb 14 2017, 03:07 PM
defianty   The engine number is 46122821. I thought all 6 c...   Feb 14 2017, 03:51 PM
dcheek   The engine number is 46122821. I thought all 6 ...   Feb 15 2017, 06:38 AM
mountainroads   The engine number is 46122821. I thought all 6 ...   Feb 15 2017, 10:12 AM
flyer86d   [quote name='defianty' post='2454639' date='Feb 1...   Feb 15 2017, 10:39 AM
mountainroads   [quote name='defianty' post='2454639' date='Feb ...   Feb 15 2017, 10:42 AM
Mike Fitton   Post a picture of the engine number it does not st...   Feb 15 2017, 07:49 AM
defianty   There should be an engine type number stamped too ...   Feb 15 2017, 08:14 AM
Unobtanium-inc   Reminds me of one I looked at in CT several years ...   Feb 16 2017, 05:15 PM
brant   I was once told the 1973.5 CIA heads were Unique t...   Feb 16 2017, 11:02 PM
porschetub   I was once told the 1973.5 CIA heads were Unique ...   Feb 17 2017, 12:41 AM
JmuRiz   People with '73.5 CIS cars would love to have ...   Feb 17 2017, 08:13 AM
dcheek   Car going on the lift Sunday morning. We are supp...   Feb 17 2017, 10:36 AM
Dave_Darling   P.S. Who is JP? JP Stein, late member here. S...   Feb 17 2017, 03:26 PM
rhodyguy   I wonder if that is Jon bovey's ex car.   Feb 17 2017, 12:04 PM
jd74914   I wonder if that is Jon bovey's ex car. Thi...   Feb 17 2017, 12:34 PM
SirAndy   I wonder if that is Jon bovey's ex car. Think ...   Feb 17 2017, 02:09 PM
jd74914   If it is, here is the FS ad for it Dave. It would ...   Feb 17 2017, 12:39 PM
JmuRiz   Woah...that makes the find 100x better 914world cr...   Feb 17 2017, 01:34 PM
sixnotfour   the car has all 914-6 parts for the conversion , O...   Feb 17 2017, 03:20 PM
sixnotfour   JP http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-car...u...   Feb 17 2017, 03:35 PM
PeeGreen 914   :unsure: :blink: :WTF: What happened to my car?...   Feb 17 2017, 07:43 PM
Unobtanium-inc   :unsure: :blink: :WTF: What happened to my car...   Feb 17 2017, 09:08 PM
dcheek   :unsure: :blink: :WTF: What happened to my car...   Feb 18 2017, 07:24 AM
PeeGreen 914   Yeah, but this car is different. It's like a...   Feb 17 2017, 09:28 PM
SirAndy   Yeah, but this car is different. It's like ...   Feb 17 2017, 09:35 PM
PeeGreen 914   Yeah, but this car is different. It's like...   Feb 17 2017, 09:44 PM
messix   jon didnt you cut the rear body panel behind that ...   Feb 17 2017, 10:05 PM
mepstein   Here's the old ad for the car. http://www.91...   Feb 18 2017, 06:52 AM
PeeGreen 914   Well if he has any questions on it let him know I...   Feb 18 2017, 10:01 AM
sixnotfour   it had bubbles in the fenders cowl and at the tail...   Feb 19 2017, 10:41 AM
PeeGreen 914   it had bubbles in the fenders cowl and at the tai...   Feb 19 2017, 10:54 AM
pete000   They should call this site "It's a small ...   Feb 19 2017, 11:31 AM
rhodyguy   After the Washington build comment it was pretty e...   Feb 19 2017, 11:41 AM
dcheek   Spent all day today vacuuming and powerwashing. Go...   Feb 19 2017, 02:52 PM
jmill   OMG! WTF! That was my all time favorite ...   Feb 19 2017, 03:02 PM
PeeGreen 914   He sure he doesn't just want to make a quick p...   Feb 19 2017, 04:36 PM
dcheek   He sure he doesn't just want to make a quick ...   Feb 19 2017, 08:05 PM
My 914   Its pretty amazing and sad what neglect can do to ...   Feb 20 2017, 06:34 AM
dcheek   Its pretty amazing and sad what neglect can do to...   Feb 20 2017, 06:49 AM
greenie   Its pretty amazing and sad what neglect can do to...   Feb 20 2017, 08:39 AM
Front yard mechanic   Wish the po would offer to buy my rust bucket back   Feb 20 2017, 06:51 AM
rgalla9146   That front spoiler looks great. Where is it from ?   Feb 20 2017, 07:41 AM
sixnotfour   Rember it was an estate sale, the owner is dead ri...   Feb 20 2017, 01:22 PM
billh1963   Rember it was an estate sale, the owner is dead r...   Feb 20 2017, 02:01 PM
greenie   Rember it was an estate sale, the owner is dead r...   Feb 20 2017, 02:05 PM
championgt1   Bummer to see the car in the current condition. ...   Feb 20 2017, 01:38 PM
dcheek   The Cleanup. Rear trunk no rust Front trunk no ru...   Feb 20 2017, 02:48 PM
pete000   Nice to see it re enter the World ! :headban...   Feb 20 2017, 03:20 PM
Beeliner   Fabulous!!!! Great car!! :...   Feb 20 2017, 04:04 PM
PeeGreen 914   SHE'S SOOOOO PURTYY :wub: I love that after...   Feb 20 2017, 04:21 PM
dcheek   SHE'S SOOOOO PURTYY :wub: I love that afte...   Feb 20 2017, 04:38 PM
PeeGreen 914   SHE'S SOOOOO PURTYY :wub: I love that aft...   Feb 20 2017, 05:03 PM
rhodyguy   It cleaned up nicely. A well done conversion with ...   Feb 20 2017, 08:08 PM
Rand   It's heartbreaking that Jon had to let it go, ...   Feb 20 2017, 08:37 PM
sixnotfour   Speedware was a speed shop in Bellevue WA ,, so i...   Feb 22 2017, 01:15 PM
dcheek   Trailered to the mechanic today. They will start n...   Feb 24 2017, 01:13 PM
rhodyguy   unless the car has been seriously dinked with, oth...   Feb 24 2017, 02:51 PM
PeeGreen 914   Too loud? :rolleyes: :Qarl: :woohoo: This eng...   Feb 24 2017, 05:02 PM
dcheek   Can't wait to get her going again to hear that...   Feb 24 2017, 08:16 PM
plays with cars   This engine will go to 7500 RPM without issue and...   Feb 24 2017, 09:49 PM
sixnotfour   This engine will go to 7500 RPM without issue an...   Feb 25 2017, 12:11 PM
plays with cars   [quote name='plays with cars' post='2458063' date...   Feb 25 2017, 11:44 PM
PeeGreen 914   Mark, by the time you get your mfi figured out the...   Feb 28 2017, 07:47 PM
dcheek   Update. Working on trying to free up the throttle...   Mar 1 2017, 08:30 AM
PeeGreen 914   Perhaps it is time to go to some nice new PMOs :l...   Mar 1 2017, 05:04 PM
JmuRiz   Might as well seeing as the car was so cheap for w...   Mar 2 2017, 08:17 AM
dcheek   Got a call from the mechanic today. Great news, c...   Mar 10 2017, 05:42 PM
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