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> '73 2.0, a yellow storage unit find
arne
post Mar 27 2017, 11:01 AM
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Well, as I posted at the end of my intro thread ( http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=303932&hl= ), I bought my 914 over the weekend. We've all heard of barn and garage finds, this car was found in a large storage unit.

Details - '73 2.0, 4732924138, yellow. Appears to me to be Saturn or Chrome yellow, but I never looked at the paint plate to say for sure. Will confirm that and correct later. Confirmed, L13M, Saturn or Chrome Yellow. Odometer shows just over 72k miles, seller claims that is correct, but I haven't gone through the paper trail to verify. The car does look like that could be accurate. I am the fourth owner.

Rust seems limited to the battery tray, passenger floor and right sail panel (where water obviously got trapped behind the vinyl). The hell hole looks solid at this point. None of the rust appears to be holes yet. Definitely some work to do there.

The car was said to run when it was parked in the unit, other people not involved in the sale confirmed that it drove in under its own power. Been sitting for 6 years or so. After it got in, the seller began very rudimentary prep for restoring it, but life got in the way. So about all that was done was to pull all the lenses off.

I'm waiting for a flatbed to gather it up now, should have it in my garage later today. Here are a couple of pictures to show the beginning.

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arne   '73 2.0, a yellow storage unit find   Mar 27 2017, 11:01 AM
arne   Reassembly has begun. Will have some time to work ...   Aug 7 2017, 09:37 PM
arne   All the lights except the license plate lights in ...   Aug 8 2017, 08:41 PM
Cairo94507   Very nice and just exciting to see another one goi...   Aug 8 2017, 09:33 PM
arne   Starting to look like a functional 914 again. Stil...   Aug 11 2017, 06:11 PM
arne   RE: '73 2.0, a yellow storage unit find   Aug 11 2017, 06:12 PM
euro911   Read up on how to lower the front suspension :sha...   Aug 11 2017, 07:06 PM
horizontally-opposed   Read up on how to lower the front suspension* :s...   Aug 29 2017, 09:09 PM
horizontally-opposed   [quote name='euro911' post='2516052...   Aug 29 2017, 09:14 PM
euro911   Read up on how to lower the front suspension* :sh...   Aug 29 2017, 10:19 PM
horizontally-opposed   Paint, bling and gizmos added 500 pounds? More ...   Aug 29 2017, 11:20 PM
arne   Looks worse in the wide angle photos than it is, b...   Aug 11 2017, 07:13 PM
arne   Speaking of things that don't work, it's ...   Aug 13 2017, 06:23 PM
arne   Easing back into things now that I'm back home...   Aug 25 2017, 06:43 PM
euro911   Looks like you're making great progress :D   Aug 25 2017, 07:02 PM
arne   Looks like you're making great progress :D ...   Aug 26 2017, 03:35 PM
arne   Rear window is back in the car. The defroster grid...   Aug 28 2017, 04:29 PM
Eric_Shea   Arne, you kicked this one in the ass. Great job.   Aug 28 2017, 04:48 PM
euro911   Finding a good, working defrost glass is like find...   Aug 28 2017, 04:51 PM
arne   Took a bit more of the dash apart today, to prepar...   Aug 29 2017, 08:07 PM
JRust   Looking kick ass Arne! Nice job. I can't w...   Aug 29 2017, 09:27 PM
horizontally-opposed   Ok, finding that wasn't as hard as I thought: ...   Aug 29 2017, 11:31 PM
horizontally-opposed   And you can watch it self lower as parts go back o...   Aug 29 2017, 11:33 PM
horizontally-opposed   ...   Aug 29 2017, 11:35 PM
arne   Never occurred to me to find a scale and weigh min...   Aug 30 2017, 09:22 PM
arne   Installed new dash face vinyl, dash top from 914ru...   Sep 1 2017, 07:24 PM
horizontally-opposed   Looks GREAT!!! Kind of a strange requ...   Sep 1 2017, 10:31 PM
bigkensteele   Looks GREAT!!! Kind of a strange req...   Sep 2 2017, 05:14 PM
Mikey914   Looks GREAT!!! Kind of a strange re...   Sep 2 2017, 11:09 PM
arne   Will get the Nikon out tomorrow instead of the pho...   Sep 1 2017, 11:10 PM
arne   Pete, give these a look. The camera is immaterial,...   Sep 2 2017, 03:17 PM
horizontally-opposed   Pete, give these a look. The camera is immaterial...   Sep 2 2017, 09:31 PM
arne   Today's work - glovebox and radio. Actually s...   Sep 2 2017, 07:02 PM
euro911   Continuous run of vinyl from the steering column t...   Sep 2 2017, 07:45 PM
arne   Continuous run of vinyl from the steering column ...   Sep 2 2017, 08:20 PM
JRust   I got it! No windshield wipers :evilgrin:   Sep 2 2017, 08:59 PM
arne   And if you look closely at these pictures, sharp e...   Sep 2 2017, 10:25 PM
horizontally-opposed   Seatbelt light delete. I dig. Always felt it was a...   Sep 2 2017, 10:46 PM
cuddyk   :agree: did that on my 73. looks great!   Sep 2 2017, 10:58 PM
arne   Seatbelt light delete. I dig. Always felt it was ...   Sep 2 2017, 11:25 PM
ConeDodger   Seatbelt light delete. I dig. Always felt it was...   Sep 4 2017, 09:45 PM
euro911   :thumbsup:   Sep 3 2017, 01:46 AM
arne   Picking away at tasks this weekend, as I try to st...   Sep 4 2017, 05:23 PM
arne   Let me think on that, Rob. My thought was to leave...   Sep 4 2017, 10:53 PM
arne   I have an appointment tomorrow for the new windshi...   Sep 7 2017, 04:41 PM
914 7T3   I have an appointment tomorrow for the new windsh...   Sep 7 2017, 06:16 PM
rhodyguy   Turned out very nice. Does the lense on the 911 sw...   Sep 7 2017, 05:09 PM
ndfrigi   Congratulation Arne! One of the fastest restor...   Sep 7 2017, 05:18 PM
arne   Turned out very nice. Does the lense on the 911 s...   Sep 7 2017, 06:01 PM
ndfrigi   Turned out very nice. Does the lense on the 911 ...   Sep 7 2017, 06:07 PM
arne   Looking good Arne! The car is so clean, you s...   Sep 7 2017, 07:34 PM
arne   A few additional thoughts. The car's ride seem...   Sep 7 2017, 09:40 PM
arne   The new windshield was installed yesterday, along ...   Sep 9 2017, 07:14 PM
raynekat   Looking great!   Sep 9 2017, 09:30 PM
napasteve   Looks fantastic Arne. Great work.   Sep 9 2017, 09:34 PM
arne   More progress today. The passenger door assembly i...   Sep 10 2017, 07:17 PM
Cairo94507   That is a terrific looking car and someone is goin...   Sep 11 2017, 08:29 AM
Perry Kiehl   Did you take the wiper rack out Arne? If not igno...   Sep 11 2017, 10:53 AM
arne   That's a good tip. Perry. I have experienced s...   Sep 11 2017, 11:17 AM
LowBridge   OK.. I thing I can speak for everyone here.. slow ...   Sep 11 2017, 11:28 AM
arne   Ran some errands in the car after the oil/taco pla...   Sep 11 2017, 06:44 PM
napasteve   Arne, maybe I missed something; where did you get ...   Sep 12 2017, 08:21 AM
arne   Arne, maybe I missed something; where did you get...   Sep 12 2017, 08:51 AM
napasteve   Thanks Arne. Any issues getting the new plate from...   Sep 12 2017, 08:59 AM
arne   Thanks Arne. Any issues getting the new plate fro...   Sep 12 2017, 09:50 AM
arne   I've started making a punch list of items that...   Sep 12 2017, 09:29 PM
arne   As I continue to wrap up various parts, I've b...   Sep 17 2017, 03:42 PM
ConeDodger   Check your shock nuts in the trunk. Hard to get a ...   Sep 17 2017, 05:15 PM
arne   Check your shock nuts in the trunk. Hard to get a...   Sep 18 2017, 10:35 AM
ConeDodger   Check your shock nuts in the trunk. Hard to get ...   Sep 18 2017, 10:52 AM
arne   Unfortunately, it is the RF strut insert. I was ho...   Sep 18 2017, 02:32 PM
mepstein   Arne - I’ll sell you a pair of brand new, oem Sa...   Sep 18 2017, 02:45 PM
mepstein   Arne - I’ll sell you a pair of brand new, oem S...   Sep 18 2017, 02:47 PM
arne   Arne - I’ll sell you a pair of brand new, oem ...   Sep 18 2017, 05:35 PM
ConeDodger   Koni still rebuilding them?   Sep 18 2017, 05:46 PM
arne   Koni still rebuilding them? Some disagreement on...   Sep 18 2017, 05:56 PM
ConeDodger   Koni still rebuilding them? Some disagreement o...   Sep 18 2017, 09:23 PM
euro911   Yes, they do ... http://www.koniracing.com/service...   Sep 18 2017, 06:00 PM
arne   Got in touch with Mark, he has the new front Sachs...   Sep 18 2017, 08:08 PM
arne   I had a pair of Bilstein inserts rebuilt 12 or so ...   Sep 19 2017, 08:54 AM
arne   I’ve been checking a few things off of the punch...   Sep 19 2017, 08:53 PM
arne   I’ve got the shock/strut situation figured out t...   Sep 20 2017, 11:48 AM
arne   Looking good Arne! The car is so clean, you s...   Sep 20 2017, 12:29 PM
arne   Realized I hadn't posted the most recent pictu...   Sep 21 2017, 11:23 AM
arne   Finally tested the repaired rear window defroster ...   Sep 21 2017, 09:02 PM
arne   Checked a few more things off the punch list recen...   Sep 23 2017, 06:34 PM
arne   And the shocks and struts (which the mailman broug...   Sep 24 2017, 07:02 PM
914 7T3   :trophy:   Sep 24 2017, 07:07 PM
arne   Today’s work was the new AGM battery and hold do...   Sep 25 2017, 06:26 PM
napasteve   Jesus Arne, drive it for a while and enjoy it...   Sep 25 2017, 08:12 PM
arne   Jesus Arne, drive it for a while and enjoy it...   Sep 25 2017, 09:24 PM
Larmo63   I'm surprised you haven't fallen a bit in ...   Sep 25 2017, 09:29 PM
arne   I'm surprised you haven't fallen a bit in ...   Sep 25 2017, 10:17 PM
napasteve   Well Arne, let me say that I have enjoyed watching...   Sep 25 2017, 10:24 PM
Larmo63   :agree:   Sep 25 2017, 11:23 PM
arne   Goes in for PPI on Thursday. I will still wrap up ...   Sep 26 2017, 05:49 PM
dax1969   Goes in for PPI on Thursday. I will still wrap up...   Sep 27 2017, 05:49 AM
arne   Woow sold before even advertised ? I missed alread...   Sep 27 2017, 10:48 AM
dax1969   Nice... just build another one... for me :) :D   Sep 27 2017, 11:27 AM
arne   Nice... just build another one... for me :) :DHa...   Sep 27 2017, 02:30 PM
arne   PPI found no new issues, all is as expected. Will ...   Sep 28 2017, 11:06 PM
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