NEED HELP, Put Husband’s Car Back Together Options

[PDrinkwater]

Hello Everyone, I don’t know if this is the right venue or if I am doing this right but I am looking for some help to put my husband’s 1974 914LE Porsche back together. Here is my story. I am a Widow, who lives in Fergus, Ontario, Canada,. I lost my husband in 2017 from cancer that he got having volunteered in NY during 9/11 for the Red Cross for 5 weeks. We found out in 2014 that he had it and he fought and we thought we had it beat but then in April 2017 we found out it came back big time and in June my husband lost his battle. During the time that he was ill he started to work on his Porsche to distract himself from what was going on, but didn’t have the chance to put it back together. I have tried over the last three years to find someone to help me to put it back together with no luck. They have either misunderstood and thought I wanted to sell it, or wanted to charge me a lot of money just to come look at, or bring it to them to look at, or said yes they would help but have never shown up, Or too busy to help, or not interested in helping, or friends (or so I thought) who accepted over $1000 worth of my husbands tools and promised to help but hasn’t shown up and now ignores my phone calls and emails. I am asking for help on here now because I am down to the wire. I have just sold my home and have to be out by Oct 2 and I need to be able to move my husband’s baby as he left it to our daughter and I would like her to have it. The car is not completely torn apart. The wheels are off, the two doors, and hoods are off. The motor is still in. I’m sure other things are off but I don’t know enough about it to tell you, and with just sitting for these years I don’t know what that does to a car. Everything that he has worked on is on shelves right by the car or in the car. I know with COVID it maybe difficult but the car is in my husband’s shop, which is on our property so no one else would be around. Please I need help and I don’t know where else to turn. I know my husband was on Porsche forums, because every time I would come n to check on him when he was suppose to be sleeping he was talking on them. Lol. Maybe if a couple of you guys could work on it, it would get done with ease. Please I would really appreciate help, this car meant a lot to him and I just don’t know where else to turn. Thank you for listening to me. I hope one or two or however many of you can help me.

[JeffBowlsby]

Sorry for your loss!

Please post your husbands name or his screen name from this forum. Alternatively, post the VIN of his car which should be visible on a plate at the drivers side windshield frame, through the glass. Starts with 474....

Also it would be helpful to post a bunch of photos of the car and its related uninstalled parts to help us determine what needs to be done to the car.

[fixer34]

This sounds very familiar... Someone with better search skills than I check the Garage earlier this year.

[fiacra]

This sounds very familiar... Someone with better search skills than I check the Garage earlier this year.

I believe you are thinking of this thread

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2839879

To the OP: Sorry about your current situation. Jeff's advice is spot on. The internet being what it is you need more pictures and more information to generate interest and confirm legitimacy. You've been scammed once so you understand that everyone has to be a bit skeptical.

[Front yard mechanic]

Just get aaa to tow to your new location they typically will put on two wheels to make it towable without an additional charge . One month is not enough time to reassemble your car with borrowed help Best wishes

[fixer34]

This sounds very familiar... Someone with better search skills than I check the Garage earlier this year.

I believe you are thinking of this thread

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2839879

To the OP: Sorry about your current situation. Jeff's advice is spot on. The internet being what it is you need more pictures and more information to generate interest and confirm legitimacy. You've been scammed once so you understand that everyone has to be a bit skeptical.

Yep, that was it. Let's see where this one goes.

[Mark Henry]

Go to facebook and join the "Porsche 914 Canada" group, here's the link.
There's a few members in that group in your area. I'd offer to look at it but I'm 2 hours away (each way) and it sounds like it could be several weekends of work.
Post pics and we can tell you if making it a roller for moving is an easy or hard job.

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[sixnotfour]

Keith Drinkwater

[JeffBowlsby]

Need a VIN to verify if the car is on the 914 LE registry. The name does not sound familiar.

[PDrinkwater]

My husband’s name is Keith Drinkwater. I don’t know what his screen name would have been. Thank you all for answering me. I will post the Vin# and some pics tomorrow. I really do appreciate the response.

[PDrinkwater]

Good Morning, The Vin # for my husband Keith’s Porsche is #4742915758. Here are some pics I took this morning. Ok so I tried to post pics but all that comes up is a number. Could someone please explain to me how to post pictures? Thank you.

[JeffBowlsby]

Mrs D, Your husbands car is listed on the 914 LE registry, under someone elses name, probably the previous owner.

Here is how to add photos, your photos are probably just too large to add more than one:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=13637

[PDrinkwater]

Here are some pics.







Ok so this is how the pics keep coming up when I hit the add into post button so I only did 2 until someone can tell me what I did wrong. Also someone named Wmshott offered to post the pics for me so I emailed them to him so maybe he’ll get the job done. Can I ask some advice, if it comes back that I can’t get help to put the car together is it possible to sell it 8n the condition it is in, how much would I ask for it, and where would I advertise it? Thank you all for your help so far

[PDrinkwater]

Ok so once I posted it the pics came up so here are the rest of them.

[PDrinkwater]

[PDrinkwater]

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

my best advice would be to sell it as is and ease the pain, Mrs Drinkwater. I talked with Keith a lot over the years and sorry for your loss. The logistics are just not good for someone with the skill to reassemble the car properly are just not there. As is the car should be worth 15 thousand max as it needs obviously paint, and looking at the engine, the colors are not right so am worried about what else is not correct, so a buyer would be taking a bit of a chance.

[JeffBowlsby]

I know that the car was previously serviced at Mikes 914s in Colbourne, which I think is near enough to you. Perhaps reach out to Mike and see if he is willing to take it on.

243 Industrial Park Road, Colborne, Ontario, K0K 1S0, Canada
phone: 905-355-2703 www.mikes914s.com

[PDrinkwater]

Mrs D, Your husbands car is listed on the 914 LE registry, under someone elses name, probably the previous owner.

Here is how to add photos, your photos are probably just too large to add more than one:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=13637

Thank you Jeff as you can see your input helped me put the pics up, thank you.

[PanelBilly]

Just saw my email with the photos. I’m glad you were able to get them posted.