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Laguna Blue '75 build |
andrewck |
Jul 26 2020, 11:30 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 5-July 20 From: Denver Member No.: 24,461 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Greeting from Denver. I was at a 996 meetup a few weeks ago and started talking to a guy selling his 914 project car. A week later, I am said owner of a 1975 Laguna Blue 914 with two 2.0L motors, a couple of transmissions, and lots of parts to put it together. To top it all off, I made a new friend in the PO and have had a warm welcome into the 914 world.
PO spent a lot of money and effort to addressing rust so I'm starting off with a fantastic chassis. I'm spoiled as I come from the 996 world where I don't have to worry about many of the issues that come with 45+ year old cars. I'm decent with a wrench, though I have no fabricating skills and have never rebuilt a motor, so this is all a learning experience. The plan is to clean the "complete" motor and redo seals, belts, gaskets, other basic things to get it running and just drive it. Meanwhile I'll explore options on the second block, and am already looking into a 2056 build. Step one of getting the car back on the road looks relatively straightforward, but the catch is I don't have a garage/shop to work on the car, so much of it will be done in my livingroom and parking spot. Already appreciate all the knowledge posted here and I'm finding inspiration in a lot of your builds. The search function has been my friend, but I'm sure I'll be asking questions going forward. -Andrew |
DRPHIL914 |
Sep 1 2020, 06:54 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,760 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
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the airbnb garage idea is really cool, there is a similar place near us here in SC. my first bike was a '73 Bmw r90/6 , wish i had kept it! Dad was into all aircooled stuff. cars and bikes. Colorado is a beautiful place been there many times while living in MN and Iowa, but ended up east in SC so NC and Tn blue ridge mountains now are our playground when not at the beach, plenty of fun roads for the bike and cars for sure. I have friends in Longmount and in Berthoud Co. but love the Frasier and Winter Park area. Good luck with the 914 build, i think what you need to do based on that bio is turn it into a rally car! big knobby tires probably fiberglass or rubber flares, light bar front and top with of course a ski and fishing pole rack on top too. But you need more power so put that 2.o original motor aside for now and put in a suby, if you are on a tight budget but have the ability to do most of the work yourself, this would be a great way to go. Just a thought but... if iwere living in Colorado, or even up full time herein the blue ridge, that would be my next project. Good luck and keep us posted on the progress. Phil |
andrewck |
Sep 6 2020, 09:03 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 5-July 20 From: Denver Member No.: 24,461 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) the airbnb garage idea is really cool, there is a similar place near us here in SC. my first bike was a '73 Bmw r90/6 , wish i had kept it! Dad was into all aircooled stuff. cars and bikes. Colorado is a beautiful place been there many times while living in MN and Iowa, but ended up east in SC so NC and Tn blue ridge mountains now are our playground when not at the beach, plenty of fun roads for the bike and cars for sure. I have friends in Longmount and in Berthoud Co. but love the Frasier and Winter Park area. Good luck with the 914 build, i think what you need to do based on that bio is turn it into a rally car! big knobby tires probably fiberglass or rubber flares, light bar front and top with of course a ski and fishing pole rack on top too. But you need more power so put that 2.o original motor aside for now and put in a suby, if you are on a tight budget but have the ability to do most of the work yourself, this would be a great way to go. Just a thought but... if iwere living in Colorado, or even up full time herein the blue ridge, that would be my next project. Good luck and keep us posted on the progress. Phil That's quite the thought. Has the 'safari' trend hit 914s yet? This first one is going to become my canyon/weekend car, and maybe the 996 gets sold to fund another 914 offroad build? haven't looked into how these do with snow tires yet, but now you have me thinking.... |
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