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> 1970 914/6 GT Replica Build
Bullethead
post Mar 31 2022, 07:06 PM
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It took 12 years to start making headway with this project, but the past 18 months have progressed well. I bought this car in June 2010 and it sat in the shop for a long time, but parts accumulation continued, even while I completed two other restorations.
Anyway, thanks to some skilled people and plenty of ransom payments, it's closer than it has been in nearly 30 years to being a car again.

This 1970 914/6 #914 043 1396 (Prod Nr. 130 1505, Engine Nr. 640 4878) was sold in California on April 15, 1970. Somewhere in it's early life it was given correct flares and some GT mods; old ads for the car specified remote oil cooler, lightweight lids, etc.
It was suggested by it's last two sellers (one in Autoweek circa 1984, the other in 2007 on eBay) that it has some race history. It's clear the old girl was rode hard and put away wet, but aside from maybe autocross, I think competition claims were dubious.

A few posts here for clarification: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...74301&st=80

Thanks to Gustl for reinforcing the abbreviated history I got from KJ, who sold the car to me after scavenging what he could from it. No complaints, it was a very cheap roller AND it's a real 6. So why not get the right stuff and build a GT?

Here's what it looked like forever........... and when I got it. Photo is from the eBay ad 15 years ago (!)

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post Mar 31 2022, 07:12 PM
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So like I said, nothing happened except parts buying, which was another adventure. But last year, the ugly began. Doesn't look too bad prior to stripping...

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post Mar 31 2022, 07:17 PM
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It's the early '70s... braze that shit! The patchwork repairs really makes you wonder what happened to this thing?

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post Mar 31 2022, 07:28 PM
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post Apr 1 2022, 08:29 AM
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A hidden surprise and angle iron repair.

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post Apr 1 2022, 08:44 AM
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Given the amount of weathering and stress these little cars undertake over decades, doesn't look that bad to me.

It'll suck to redo all that brazing. Gotta admit, back in the 70's, probably nobody that "built" this 914 thought it was going to be around in 2022.

Hope to see lots of pictures of this project, looks cool!

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post Apr 1 2022, 10:30 AM
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Thanks for the moral support. Didn't look that bad to me either, but it was... right side was rotten.

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post Apr 1 2022, 10:47 AM
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So odd. Rust in places that made sense, in others that you'd think were dry.

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Pans looked decent before stripping, but were perforated all the way around. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Restoration Design to the rescue. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Apr 1 2022, 10:58 AM
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Same with the trunk floor... and it along with the taillight panel had apparently already been replaced at some point, the number was missing.

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post Apr 1 2022, 11:20 AM
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Sweet!

So happy to see a build of this stature going on in FLA. Progress looks amazing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
Where in Florida are you? Hope to see your GT in the future.

Best of luck with the project!

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post Apr 1 2022, 11:31 AM
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Great project, will follow it !
Keep us updated !
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Pans, inner and outer longs, LS targa bar base, vents, pedal box, frunk & trunk floors... a LOT of steel. But that was the worst of it, and by January 2022 it started to look like a car again.

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Chassis reinforcements...

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Cockpit floor completed, seat perches for the Scheels and handbrake relocation up soon.

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The shop's fabrication skills are exceptional... asked for a simple cover similar to factory GT's and they produced this Satanic detail:

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Engine mount and suspension reinforcements...

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GT Fuel tank and oil cooler mods were straightforward...

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Test fitment: like buttah! Yes, that is a real-deal NOS GT tank. I sold a kidney.

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