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> Sale Pending - My purchase of 9140431482, Just facts; no spin or opinion
Rufus
post Jan 19 2024, 03:07 PM
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This’s the advertisement for the 914/6 I bought in 2020:

QUOTE(mountainroads @ May 31 2020, 03:56 PM) *

Update: Car has been SOLD. Thanks.

VIN 9140431482. 126500 miles. Non-matching 2.7 liter engine. Original (AFAIK) transmission converted to side-shifter. Car appears mostly stock at first glance, hiding multiple subtle upgrades. Mildly flared fenders accommodate 7X15 Fuchs. Engine pulls strongly to redline and is an absolute blast to drive. Receives many compliments. Always garaged and never driven in rain during my ownership. Car is currently registered as a Collector Vehicle with a clear Washington State title.

I purchased this car in January 2012 with the intent to drive and enjoy it for a couple of years while I figured out exactly what I wanted to do, and then bring it up to a high end, driver-quality car. Local Washington State car its entire life, having originally been purchased new at Humphrey Porsche Audi VW in Everett. I believe I am the fourth owner with previous owner taking possession in 1993. Restored and maintained by best available local talent. Competing time demands and recent health issues cause me not to drive it as much as I hoped or should (~500 miles since I got the car back), so it’s time for someone else to have the pleasure. I’ve received a few word-of mouth nibbles but no follow-through, so offering publically here first, then PCA, then BAT. Detailed restoration documentation and maintenance invoices available. Asking price reflects our current economic reality. $59,500.

Body/Interior
Started no-expense spared restoration in 2014. Paint and body work done by Kirsten Rillos at Rillos Restoration, Kent Wa. Interior by Steve Shepp, Classic Interiors, Ballard Wa.

- Full repaint in original Tangerine (23)
- Only minor surface rust repair needed in a few spots (above left rear taillight, below windshield frame, etc.).
- No structural rust or other body damage.
- New battery tray - the only body part that warranted replacement. No damage to longitudinal, underneath.
- New Wurth underbody sealant.
- Patrick Motorsports rear chassis frame stiffening kit installed to accommodate increased engine HP. https://patrickmotorsports.com/products/bod-914-crk-pmp
- All chrome and bright parts re-plated.
- New windshield. (Original had scratch marks that wouldn’t come out. No cracks.)
- Original rear window defroster.
- All new rubber seals.
- New seat upholstery, back pad, carpeting.
- Original dash in excellent condition.
- New CocoMats.
- 911-E tachometer to better match engine redline. Original working tachometer comes with car.

Engine/Transmission
All engine, transmission, mechanical installation and maintenance work performed by Chris’s Geman Auto Service in Redmond Wa. and Aker’s Porsche, Seattle Wa.

- New Elgin 306/288-106 camshafts.
- New Carrera pressure-fed chain tensioners.
- New 1st gear transmission synchro. Rings, sleeves, bushings, and gaskets as needed.
- New Classic Retrofit CDI+ (6 Pin).
- Original Italian Weber carbs rejetted for 2.7 and new cams.
- Powder-coated original heat exchangers.
- Oil tank cleaned and hot-tanked.
- Fuel tank cleaned, boiled, and resealed.
- New Dansk muffler.
- New spark plugs, ignition wires, cap, and rotor.
- Replaced original plastic fuel line with braided steel line through the tunnel.
- New Optima yellow-top battery.
- All new fluids, etc.

Brakes/Wheels/Running Gear
- 7 X 15 Fuchs with RSR finish, restored by Harvey Weidman.
- Goodyear Eagle GT 205/60R-15 tires.
- 911-S aluminum front calipers.
- Genuine NOS 914-6 GT (not cut down 911) rear brake rotors.
- All brake calipers restored by PMB Performance. (Spacers installed in rears to fit the wider, ventilated GT rotors.)
- New 23mm ATE master cylinder.
- Powder-coated suspension components.
- Koni shocks.
- Tool kit and factory jack.

Additional parts, brand-new Covercraft car cover, factory service manuals come with the car.

Please PM me if seriously interested. I will do my best to respond on a daily basis, but I’m not in the profession of selling cars so please don’t expect an instant response. Apologies in advance for a few of the crappy cell phone pictures. They were the best I could manage at the time. Additional pictures and short running videos available upon request.

Thank you!

- MR

A couple of PRE-restoration and engine ready for re-install pictures, below.
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Rufus   Sale Pending - My purchase of 9140431482   Jan 19 2024, 03:07 PM
Rufus   Before deciding to purchase, I hired Jeff Gamroth ...   Jan 19 2024, 03:22 PM
Rufus   Based on Jeff’s report, I proceeded to purchase ...   Jan 19 2024, 03:34 PM
Rufus   Here’s the resulting invoice I paid for Jeff’s...   Jan 19 2024, 03:45 PM
Front yard mechanic   This car should be awesome…just the fact   Jan 19 2024, 04:06 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   we sure sold the previous owner a bunch of parts   Jan 19 2024, 04:09 PM
Rufus   Since taking delivery, I’ve driven the car 376 m...   Jan 19 2024, 04:37 PM
930cabman   All sounds and looks great, until the last photo. ...   Jan 19 2024, 04:42 PM
Rufus   Headlight /high beam malfunction. Left headlight d...   Jan 19 2024, 05:31 PM
technicalninja   That would make me check grounds first... Look at...   Jan 19 2024, 05:42 PM
Craigers17   Regardless of a person's reputation, as a gene...   Jan 19 2024, 05:43 PM
Rufus   Probably should have posted this first: As receive...   Jan 19 2024, 06:10 PM
Rufus   That would make me check grounds first... Look a...   Jan 19 2024, 06:13 PM
Rufus   Worn firewall shift bushing: https://photos.app.g...   Jan 19 2024, 06:18 PM
Rufus   Haven’t figured out how to post videos. So here...   Jan 19 2024, 06:53 PM
Rufus   Hopefully the work that was performed was done to...   Jan 19 2024, 07:01 PM
Rufus   Venting clearance should be set to spec before ins...   Jan 19 2024, 07:34 PM
Rufus   SS braid hose attachment to gas tank inlet pipe, s...   Jan 19 2024, 08:03 PM
Rufus   Ridgid combustible gas “sniffer” detecting fue...   Jan 19 2024, 08:13 PM
Rufus   Ridgid combustible gas “sniffer” detecting fue...   Jan 19 2024, 08:13 PM
Rufus   Broken fuel tank screen sock:   Jan 19 2024, 08:19 PM
KELTY360   Regardless of the thread title, I suspect there’...   Jan 19 2024, 08:31 PM
Rufus   Carb debris (the first possibly a piece of Porsche...   Jan 19 2024, 08:33 PM
NARP74   Rufus is busy today   Jan 19 2024, 08:43 PM
NARP74   At some point this will get to opinion :popcorn:   Jan 19 2024, 08:45 PM
burton73   @Rufus Body/Interior Started no-expense spared r...   Jan 19 2024, 08:49 PM
Rufus   Regardless of the thread title, I suspect there...   Jan 19 2024, 08:50 PM
KELTY360   Regardless of the thread title, I suspect there...   Jan 19 2024, 09:37 PM
rgalla9146   The braided stainless fuel line and two clamps are...   Jan 19 2024, 09:29 PM
Rufus   “If you had travelled to the west coast to view ...   Jan 19 2024, 10:11 PM
mb911   So if I read this right there is about 70k investe...   Jan 20 2024, 06:17 AM
930cabman   Much of life is in the past, at least for many of ...   Jan 20 2024, 06:42 AM
mb911   Much of life is in the past, at least for many of...   Jan 20 2024, 07:09 AM
Cairo94507   I feel your disappointment. Relying on others to ...   Jan 20 2024, 08:19 AM
fasthonda   If only the floor pan has rust and the rest is sol...   Jan 20 2024, 09:06 AM
lalee914   I saw this car at Rennsport IV in 2011. Have a co...   Jan 20 2024, 09:18 AM
infraredcalvin   Sidebar: That looks like @rick918-S 6 in the backg...   Jan 20 2024, 09:32 AM
lalee914   It was for sale at that time.   Jan 20 2024, 09:19 AM
lalee914   This photo is from July 2013. Don't know wher...   Jan 20 2024, 09:21 AM
Krieger   I see that you paid a significant sum for a PPI. ...   Jan 20 2024, 09:53 AM
technicalninja   So if I read this right there is about 70k invest...   Jan 20 2024, 11:03 AM
Rufus   For comparison to PPI and seller’s 914world adve...   Jan 20 2024, 11:12 AM
Superhawk996   Why do I have a feeling that this isn’t even the...   Jan 20 2024, 12:01 PM
mb911   Why do I have a feeling that this isn’t even th...   Jan 20 2024, 12:10 PM
Superhawk996   Why do I have a feeling that this isn’t even t...   Jan 20 2024, 12:32 PM
Cairo94507   It is very common for these 50+ year old 914's...   Jan 20 2024, 12:20 PM
Superhawk996   The only issue I would have is if someone tried...   Jan 20 2024, 12:34 PM
Cairo94507   Wow! $1K for a PPI that did not identify...   Jan 20 2024, 12:43 PM
Superhawk996   Wow! $1K for a PPI that did not identif...   Jan 20 2024, 12:48 PM
rhodyguy   Buying from pictures is like operating a worm driv...   Jan 20 2024, 01:01 PM
Rufus   FWIW, I have PO’s signature on this … He also...   Jan 20 2024, 01:14 PM
Cairo94507   It depends upon how many owners your car has had. ...   Jan 20 2024, 01:19 PM
Superhawk996   It depends upon how many owners your car has had....   Jan 20 2024, 02:02 PM
73-914   It depends upon how many owners your car has had....   Jan 20 2024, 10:39 PM
Rufus   Most, but not quite all work I approved is shown o...   Jan 20 2024, 02:34 PM
Rufus   Much of life is in the past, at least for many of...   Jan 20 2024, 05:48 PM
Superhawk996   Central will be whether there’s any welding inv...   Jan 20 2024, 07:40 PM
mate914   Much of life is in the past, at least for many o...   Jan 20 2024, 08:27 PM
r_towle   We win/lose on cars. Fix it and enjoy it. Life is...   Jan 20 2024, 06:45 PM
Superhawk996   We win/lose on cars. Fix it and enjoy it. Life i...   Jan 20 2024, 07:41 PM
mepstein   I would start asking around your area to see who c...   Jan 20 2024, 07:43 PM
sixnotfour   Haha I lived in wa ,,,call John ,, ask Gamroth for...   Jan 20 2024, 08:15 PM
Rufus   Thanks for your thoughts guys. I should have bee...   Jan 20 2024, 10:42 PM
Superhawk996   And would it be a good idea to remove the underc...   Jan 21 2024, 06:10 AM
peteinjp   Just read through this thread- sorry to hear of yo...   Jan 21 2024, 07:18 AM
Rufus   Just read through this thread- sorry to hear of y...   Jan 21 2024, 08:33 AM
Rufus   And would it be a good idea to remove the under...   Jan 21 2024, 08:49 AM
dstudeba   I face the choice between making progress by addr...   Jan 21 2024, 09:33 AM
Rufus   I face the choice between making progress by add...   Jan 21 2024, 10:01 AM
jhynesrockmtn   Sorry to hear of your experience with Rothsport. ...   Jan 22 2024, 07:41 PM
iankarr   If the PPI is done by a guy doing the work, and so...   Jan 24 2024, 04:29 PM
Rufus   @jhynesrockmtn [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/...   Jan 24 2024, 11:07 PM
Cairo94507   Congratulations! You will not regret it. :be...   Jan 25 2024, 07:51 AM
MikeK   If my now deceased Father would have left me a car...   Jan 25 2024, 09:18 AM
burton73   @Rufus These pictures make it look easy but, he...   Jan 25 2024, 10:40 AM
Rufus   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Jan 25 2024, 12:33 PM
Rufus   Congratulations! You will not regret it. :b...   Jan 25 2024, 12:39 PM
mountainroads   I stumbled upon this thread while perusing the ear...   Feb 3 2024, 07:08 PM
sixnotfour   The End..   Feb 3 2024, 07:50 PM
mountainroads   The End.. Maybe. More like Paul Harvey's ...   Feb 3 2024, 10:27 PM
mountainroads   Full disclosure: I've edited my post above a ...   Feb 4 2024, 03:10 PM
Mikey914   @rufus I guess that the bottom line is If you cou...   Feb 4 2024, 03:31 PM
mepstein   We do PPI’s at our shop with the caveat that the...   Feb 4 2024, 04:18 PM
Rufus   The first 10 minutes of process of exposing the dr...   Feb 4 2024, 06:03 PM
mate914   The first 10 minutes of process of exposing the d...   Feb 4 2024, 07:38 PM
mate914   The first 10 minutes of process of exposing the d...   Feb 4 2024, 07:45 PM
930cabman   Progress. I am just about 99% convinced there is...   Feb 4 2024, 07:03 PM
Rufus   The first 10 minutes of process of exposing the ...   Feb 4 2024, 07:49 PM
Craigers17   Those floorboards look really solid so far. In a ...   Feb 5 2024, 05:43 AM
mb911   Looks like it will clean up nicely   Feb 5 2024, 05:45 AM
VaccaRabite   Those floors are pristine. You have started so yo...   Feb 5 2024, 10:48 AM
KELTY360   Much ado about very little.   Feb 5 2024, 12:21 PM
Rufus   And after a little wire brushing (under the driver...   Feb 5 2024, 12:50 PM
930cabman   Looks quite pitted, got to be some section loss   Feb 5 2024, 02:14 PM
Superhawk996   Very typical of rust under the tar. Better to g...   Feb 5 2024, 05:28 PM
Rufus   Thanks for your encouragement Superhawk. The screw...   Feb 5 2024, 05:48 PM
Karl R   I have recently had good luck using Evaporust in t...   Feb 5 2024, 07:02 PM
mb911   With a brush or spray bottle use this after you ge...   Feb 5 2024, 07:33 PM
Superhawk996   With a brush or spray bottle use this after you g...   Feb 5 2024, 08:11 PM
sixaddict   Unfortunately this story is far too common. As Mar...   Feb 5 2024, 07:36 PM
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