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post Feb 28 2017, 06:59 PM
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Hello All,

Long time lurker. Recently became a member to purchase a 914. This one to be exact:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=298556

I bought my first Porsche (2000 Boxster S) some years back, but I always felt it was a targa bar short of being a new school 914. I sold it to fund this purchase, which I don't regret in the least.

I've been coming to this site for many years, drooling over the rust repair threads, not the pretty builds mind you, the real dirty 'remove 1/3 of the uni-body' repairs (yes, I'm not well in the head).

I'm very happy with my purchase. I will post photos of what I uncovered while going over my purchase.

I think it important for new 914 owners to find out how their car measures up, literally. I found the webpage with the car dimensions and where to measure what, however, I couldn't bring my computer into the garage. So I created a PDF that you can print and fill out with your car's measurements. The PDF is attached, enjoy. No, I haven't measured my car yet, but I will and I will use this when I do.

Thanks for reading

Attached File  Worksheet_Dimensions_Porsche_914.pdf ( 116.51k ) Number of downloads: 416
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post Feb 28 2017, 07:11 PM
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Welcome to the madness. You get extra points for bringing gifts... so stop by anytime!
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post Feb 28 2017, 07:21 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Good to see the silver 2.0 has a new home.

Thanks for the body dimension worksheet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 28 2017, 07:33 PM
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post Feb 28 2017, 09:38 PM
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post Feb 28 2017, 09:58 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Nice car to start with. You are going to love this project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 28 2017, 10:19 PM
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post Feb 28 2017, 11:01 PM
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post Feb 28 2017, 11:27 PM
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post Feb 28 2017, 11:44 PM
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Do think you might like to hang out in motel parking lots? Whilst drinking copious amounts of beer, discussing
arcane Porsche related minutiae in beach chairs with other people who own 914s?


The weirder you are about these cars, the better you'll fit in here.


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post Mar 1 2017, 12:22 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Drive it, make your list to repairs you want to do and try not to keep it on jack stands too long.
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post Mar 1 2017, 07:43 AM
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This was taken the day I drove it home. This car is just a pleasure to drive. It handles better than the MINI Cooper S, I owned and is more communicative than the Boxster. I may get some guffaws, but manual steering should be standard on sports cars. I was looking into converting the Boxster steering rack as this years project, before I came across this car.

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post Mar 1 2017, 08:10 AM
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My first project was getting the locks to work with the ignition key. This was a "fun" project to get all of the tumblers out of their locations. The bad one, for me, was the glovebox lock. I did figure out the glovebox door springs, and I will keep that information to myself since that seems to be a rite of passage for new 914 owners. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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post Mar 1 2017, 04:32 PM
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Nice looking car. You'll like the action of the locks once they've been cleaned and lubricated. 40 years of accumulated crud does interfere wth smooth operation on the lock cylinders. Post more pics as you go along.
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post Mar 1 2017, 04:40 PM
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post Mar 2 2017, 07:59 AM
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post Mar 2 2017, 01:49 PM
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The car came with an Optima REDTOP® battery that I want to take good care of. I went to Amazon and purchased the NOCO Genius 7200 charger. From my research the Optima batteries are AGM, and NOCO chargers have an AGM specific mode.

https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-Genius-G7200-GC...oco+genius+7200

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I also found the engine number and based on the VIN chart I found on the p914 website, the engine number is well within range for my VIN (4732912466). Combine that with the invoices I have for the car, and I believe this is the original engine. The second engine the car came with is number GA008974, which is from a 74 having a VIN between 4742900001 - 4742921370.

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The door plate confirms the L96D (Silver Metallic) paint code. The chassis number is 0339569, and that translates to a 1/16/1973 birth date. How many chassis could Karmann build in a day? Was my car really the 569th chassis to roll off the line that day? I find that impressive for 1973.
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post Mar 14 2017, 12:58 PM
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I was looking over the car, making a list of items to buy that are either missing or worn beyond restoring. I though there was something wrong with the plastic for the seat-belt light. I then removed it to look for a part number and to my surprise, a gum wrapper... I checked under the passenger seat and the relay is gone so I assume an earlier owner did the gum wrapper "mod" and a later owner removed the relay.

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post Mar 14 2017, 02:21 PM
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post Mar 14 2017, 02:23 PM
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QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Mar 1 2017, 12:44 AM) *

Do think you might like to hang out in motel parking lots drinking beer, discussing arcane Porsche related minutiae in beach chairs with other people who own 914s?

The weirder you are about these cars, the better you'll fit in here.


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Good Point,

Also check out the Hershey Thread!
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