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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.

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post Apr 25 2017, 01:07 PM
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If you are curious what is in the box you have a Guard TB diff with M S 3rd AND 4th. Rather spendy box.
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post Apr 25 2017, 01:59 PM
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QUOTE(PeeGreen 914 @ Apr 25 2017, 11:07 AM) *

If you are curious what is in the box you have a Guard TB diff with M S 3rd AND 4th. Rather spendy box.


Thanks for the info. Just another piece to the puzzle. Truly a stellar build.

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post Apr 25 2017, 02:20 PM
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Classic vid...forgetting to take the e-brake off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) We've all been there.

And once it's off....vroooom!
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post May 15 2017, 06:03 AM
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We are trying to come up with a value for an agreed value insurance policy. I'm pretty good with values for stock 914's but not versed in modified cars. Any thoughts on what we should insure it for? I was guessing $20-$25 K ????

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You have to decide how much you would want to collect if the far was totaled. I would say at least 25k.
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post May 15 2017, 03:58 PM
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You have to decide how much you would want to collect if the far was totaled. I would say at least 25k.

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post Jun 21 2017, 08:50 AM
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post Jun 21 2017, 10:41 AM
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Man, I still remember my first ride in this one, which was my first ride in a 914 also. After that I fell in love with 914's and knew I had to have one. Such an amazing car. Glad it's getting the attention it deserves.
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post Sep 7 2017, 05:52 AM
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Its been a long time since I posted an update.

There has been a minor setback. Something got sucked into cylinder #5, causing the plug electrode to bend, Also the rings and piston and valves were damaged causing zero compression. The engine has been removed and semi dismantled to assess the damage. New parts have been ordered and are on the way. While it's being repaired the engine tin and fan shroud will be repainted.

I will post pictures soon.

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post Sep 7 2017, 07:47 AM
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Crap! I think we all hate to hear this.
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post Sep 7 2017, 10:16 AM
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Hate to hear news like that. Any idea of how it happened with all the work being done?
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post Sep 20 2017, 06:03 AM
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Here is a picture of the spark plug. Obviously something got sucked in there and damaged the tip. While every effort was made for this not to happen, unfortunately it did. There was 5 years of tree droppings deposited on the car. It's amazing this is the only cylinder that was damaged.
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post Sep 20 2017, 08:45 AM
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Kablamo thanks to an acorn or something. Should be a simple fix (fingers crossed) or you can just dump that lemon and sell it to me cheap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 20 2017, 10:32 AM
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"Something got sucked in?" No air filters? WTH? How does this happen? What do you mean by "every effort was made for this not to happen?"

Sorry if my tone is harsh, but dang. This poor beautiful car has been so poorly treated it's heartbreaking.
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post Sep 20 2017, 11:12 AM
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A velocity stack nut or washer bomb. Given the price, there's plenty of room for fixes.
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post Sep 20 2017, 12:29 PM
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Remember he had a shop clean the carbs
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post Sep 20 2017, 12:53 PM
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What are the odds the piston isn't ruined? Or the cyl? Or the head?
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post Sep 20 2017, 02:01 PM
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Sep 20 2017, 09:12 AM) *

A velocity stack nut or washer bomb. Given the price, there's plenty of room for fixes.

QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Sep 20 2017, 10:29 AM) *

Remember he had a shop clean the carbs

Yikes, that's more likely. Shame when someone 'fixes' something and does more harm.

I remember when we finally sold our '77 Malibu Classic Wagon after owning it for 30 years to a kid. He had a shop "give it a tune up" and it burned up w/in a week.
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post Sep 20 2017, 02:09 PM
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I have dropped my fair share of washers etc over the years down intakes.. Somewhere someone didn't do a count when it was time to put back together.. It happens just unfortunate..
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post Sep 20 2017, 02:28 PM
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Ouch. If that's what happened, doesn't the shop have some liability?
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