Irish Green '71 "Resto", Update: the 914 has been sold! |
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Irish Green '71 "Resto", Update: the 914 has been sold! |
jaredmcginness |
Mar 9 2020, 12:23 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Hey guys,
I figured I would make a build here. I am very active on the facebook group and have received some great feedback and help from the guys over there. I will try and remeber to update this as I complete some work. I'm in my late 20's and have wanted a 914 for a long while now. I've been through 11 or 12 VW's water and aircooled - Rabbits, Caddys, Beetle, etc... so it's natural progression I suppose. I found this car in Louisville and towed it home last summer. A friend looked at it for me. Gave me the OK, said there was minor rust, but a solid project. I paid for the car, and drove out that weekend. Upon arrival I found there to be a pretty severe case of rust... I stored the car the rest of the year - bit the bullet and decided to go to town on the structural repairs. It is the color and the car I want. I work in fabrication by trade, so I am not too scared to take on this project. I will not be driving the car until I feel it’s solid. I am cutting some corners - depending on how you look at it. This is a budget build. But I will be using as many replacement parts (AA and RD) as I can. Without removing too much of the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Car: 12/70 vin. Added to database. Off the road since 1998. 1.7 gunky motor. Toasty interior. 70k miles shown, iirc. So probably 170k Came with late style black adjustable seats. Plan: Fix structural rust so I can drive the car ASAP I’d like to keep original paint (too late) Fix as much rust as I can. (Hell hole, shelf, passenger long, floors) Drop in replacement motor Run new brake and fuel lines 5lug swap. 2.0 down the road? So what's been accomplished? As of July/2020 Structural rust fully repaired. Top end of 1911cc is done, bottom end in the works. 5 Lug swap Replaced all interior components. Tail and window rust, outer body rust Side markers deleted. 924 Retractable seat belts. Drank sh*tload of beer. Spent a good deal of cash. tons of other little things. So much stuff! This will be a cars and coffee cruiser, not a concour restoration (sorry!) I just want to drive MY 914! The car as I found it: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779074.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779075.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779364.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.2.jpg) Quick Buff: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583780005.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583780006.2.jpg) |
horizontally-opposed |
Mar 15 2020, 06:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,430 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
Nice work—great to see someone in their 20s working on one of these (said as someone who is still working on one 30 years later...after starting in his teens... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) ).
Those Fuchs were a great score—there's something about Fuchs without black backgrounds that works. They'd look great on your car, or you can generate additional project funds if you choose to resell that set as-is or properly repainted—as a 914-6 or 911E owner might want correct 14s. Meanwhile, 15x6s or 16x6s are where the good tires are at. What rear tire size are you on? They look beefy... |
jaredmcginness |
Mar 15 2020, 06:43 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Nice Those Fuchs were a great score—there's something about Fuchs without black backgrounds that works. They'd look great on your car, or you can generate additional project funds if you choose to resell that set as-is or properly repainted—as a 914-6 or 911E owner might want correct 14s. Meanwhile, 15x6s or 16x6s are where the good tires are at. What rear tire size are you on? They look beefy... Cheers! Not a bad tip. I think I would like 15x7 better, plenty of good tire options there. Wasn't trying to spend $1500+ right now on them though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stick.gif) The tires I have on these 15s are 195/65. Which is similar to what I'd run on the 14x5.5s I believe that is near stock size, but a hair shorter. |
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