Calling all 914/6 owners past & present, Need advice Options

[GaroldShaffer]

It's been 3 1/2 LONG years since I sold my beloved 73 914 2.0 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) to help with a down payment on our new house. In two years I will turn 40 and plan to be a 914 owner once again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) .

So starts my quest for knowledge on 914/6's. I have driven many a 914 and plent 911s and feel that a 914/6 is what I want to get. I know two years is long way a way, but I just started my 914 fund, my wife agrees with my two year plan to save and purchase my NEW 914/6.

This car will be my sunny day driver / weekend car with maybe a driver eds event twice a year (never done one before). My questions are what type of issues are seen with a six? I know all about the 914 rust, been there, done that! Is there any reason a conversion car (done right ) is better of worse than and orginal six? What should I look for to make sure a conversion to a six is done correctly. Of course, any 914 that I think I am interested in enough to purchase I will have PPI done. Please help a fellow 914 addict. Thanks - Garold

One more thing, to any six owners (914 owners in general) in the Chicagoland / South Bend IN area I would love to check out your car and talk shop. I live in Portage Indiana, about 40 miles East of Chicago. Thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

[campbellcj]

I think one of the major decision points is to figure out if you want a "stock-ish" car, a street hot-rod, a full blown race car, or some combination/compromise thereof.

I would not be afraid of conversion cars and in fact they will probably offer more performance bang-for-the-buck, with collectibility/resale value being the trade off. (Factory sixes almost always get higher sales prices than equivalent conversions).

A 73 or later conversion will usually have a better (side-shifter) transmission, interior, and probably suspension (swaybars) than a factory six or early conversion.

The other big factor is IF you plan to do any competitive driving events with the car, read the pertinent rule books and figure out what class you want to fit into and whether you can be safe, fun and competitive in the class with your budget. Otherwise you could end up with a $15K car that's a blast to drive but is classified with the $100K monsters and super experienced drivers who would leave you in the dust.