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Uniquecoaches |
Jan 13 2020, 11:21 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 13-January 20 From: North Pekin, Illinois Member No.: 23,823 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thank You for allowing me to become a member here on 914World. Derrek Johnson is the name and I hail from a little village outside of Peoria,Illinois. My beginnings with 914s was one of a rather distaste for the little boxy cars. Now before I am banished from this page and sent back to cry alone with my old air cooled VWs, allow me to tell you what changed. I left the military after 14 years and began my civilian life and I wasnt sure what to do. I loved cars and more specifically vintage German autos. My Dad and i decided to build a shop and build hotrods for a living. He retired from Komatsu Mining as an engineer and we discovered that we work together quite well and are having a blast. About the 6th year into building hotrods a guy showed up at our shop that I have known for a long time but never worked for. Many of you may know him as he has a little shop that goes by the name 914Limited. Brad approached my to paint his copper 914 and we did. From that day on we have been doing a ton of work for Brad and enjoy doing it. Along the way he convinced me to take his Copper 914 out for the weekend and enjoy it. Nancy and I took the targa off and drove the Illinois River valley and it was instant love. That 914 handled fantastic, road great and had great acceleration. I have purchased my own 914 from Brad, its a total basket case but is one of the few that is completely rust free. Not sure what direction that I will be taking it as the drivetrain is all gone so its basically a blank canvas. A Porsche 718 drivetrain has been dancing around in my cranial bucket but so has a svx 3.3 with a turbo. As soon as I finish my 1962 beetle, I will start building it so that gives me about a month to decide. I have been devouring page after page of this forum and am excited to become a stalker here.
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Jan 14 2020, 07:37 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 13-January 20 From: North Pekin, Illinois Member No.: 23,823 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thank You all for the warm welcome. Basket case car is exactly that. Its not a complete car as it was disassembled and then acid dipped. Sadly,somebody shot it with cheap primer and then it sat outside so it will need a light media blast before we start. It will never be an original numbers matching car so it wont be a restoration. I have done 53 of these Porsches for Brad and his customers and friends. Also done 8 early 901 series 911s and 2 356s. Countless other German cars as I grew up building VW beetles. There is no seam sealer or sound deadener on my 914 so I can go in any direction. A Singer style 914 is what really sticks out the most.
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