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| FourBlades |
 Dec 15 2007, 02:02 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin  Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States 
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Hello 914 World Members!
I am starting on restoring a $500 914 that was left in a field for several years with no windshield. The car belonged to the POs older brother and thus has sentimental value. The sold it to me on the condition that I not part it out. I was looking for a project so this was fine with me. This is my first restoration project so I figured I would learn a lot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The car is a mixture of really good sections, appears to have suffered no major accidents, is straight, never been repainted--but it has totally rusted out floors and hell hole. All the suspension mounting points are not rusted. The door gaps are all even and good. If I can replace the floors, I think it will be a good straight car. Many small parts were stolen while it was "stored" and the wiring loom is a complete loss. Thanks for any comments...John |
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FourBlades Starting a 1973 restoration Dec 15 2007, 02:02 PM
jc914 Incredible work once again :trophy: :D :beer2: ... Mar 8 2009, 06:09 PM FourBlades Three coats of color laid on!
Here I am... Mar 14 2009, 04:26 PM ssstikircr Looks GREAT so far!!! :headbanger:
... Mar 14 2009, 04:51 PM carr914 From a throw-away 914 to this far is amazing John.... Mar 14 2009, 05:13 PM al weidman John, as you can see, there are allot of us that h... Mar 16 2009, 04:41 PM FourBlades Hey Al, thanks for the good words. I used 22 gaug... Mar 16 2009, 06:25 PM dlee6204 You get motivated. We get motivated. We all get ... Mar 16 2009, 07:25 PM pjf Great job! My apologies if you have already ... Mar 22 2009, 07:53 AM FourBlades I bought the rockers on ebay. I will have to try ... Mar 23 2009, 09:06 AM ConeDodger Nice work John! Color is so exciting. Now for ... Mar 23 2009, 09:20 AM FourBlades Thanks Rob. I can't wait to put parts on inst... Mar 23 2009, 09:24 AM pjf Thanks for the paint info. If you have the Ebay s... Mar 23 2009, 08:19 PM FourBlades The ebay seller's id was zero-kewl914. Hope ... Mar 25 2009, 07:35 PM jcambo7 Looking great. :popcorn: :Qarl: :driving: :hea... Mar 26 2009, 02:37 AM FourBlades Getting ready to paint the interior. It is critic... Apr 2 2009, 07:36 PM FourBlades Putting the FreeMotion (roller bearing) front susp... May 4 2009, 06:51 PM McMark Yeah! That FreeMotion setup is nice, eh?... May 4 2009, 07:22 PM FourBlades Mark,
That is cool, looking forward to it. The f... May 4 2009, 07:32 PM MrKona Great thread! What size Fuchs wheel is that? W... May 4 2009, 07:38 PM
bcheney Nice looking work John. That color is awesome... May 4 2009, 07:54 PM FourBlades Hey Bryan,
Those are 16x6 wheels with 205/50 R16... May 4 2009, 07:56 PM FourBlades Hey Brian from Orlando, PM me when you will be in ... May 5 2009, 07:13 PM Lou W Hey Brian from Orlando, PM me when you will be in ... May 5 2009, 08:23 PM bcheney John,
You are doing a great job on that teener... Aug 19 2009, 09:05 PM FourBlades I did not know that, Lou, thanks for telling me. ... May 5 2009, 09:13 PM charliew I also painted a vw rear suspension with the silve... May 6 2009, 11:57 AM FourBlades Charlie,
The eastwood paint claims to be UV resi... May 6 2009, 02:03 PM MDG The Adriatic is looking fantastic, John. I lost th... May 6 2009, 02:06 PM FourBlades I got a lot of good suggestions on what to do abou... May 6 2009, 04:20 PM FourBlades How to ruin a door lock cylinder PO stye:
Was w... May 31 2009, 09:28 PM FourBlades I've been working on reassembling the car. I ... May 31 2009, 09:39 PM strawman Hi John --
Keep up the good work! You're ... Jun 1 2009, 09:07 PM FourBlades Geoff,
Just keep plugging a little every week. ... Jun 1 2009, 09:47 PM FourBlades Passenger door glass looks like it will seal ok on... Jun 10 2009, 08:36 PM degreeoff :shocked: she's a beauty man looks great! Jun 10 2009, 09:12 PM ConeDodger Very nice John... :D Jun 11 2009, 08:38 AM jc914 GREAT JOB AGAIN :beer2: :worship: :popcorn: Jun 11 2009, 07:41 PM Wilhelm Great Job! Where do you get the time? I... Jun 11 2009, 07:55 PM FourBlades Show us your tit!
At least it has a nice... Jul 26 2009, 07:05 PM sendjonathanmail Looking good John. Maybe repaint the bumper with t... Jul 26 2009, 07:17 PM FourBlades Putting in the Engman fuse panel. This is a reall... Jul 26 2009, 07:35 PM sixnotfour Great Job !!
IMSAIMSAIMSA Jul 26 2009, 08:14 PM FourBlades I here ya man, I am anxious to get back to the IMS... Jul 27 2009, 07:00 PM netbanshee John,
Excellent job so far! I only happened u... Jul 27 2009, 10:56 PM FourBlades Hey thanks Sean. I really enjoyed the welding and... Jul 28 2009, 07:22 AM FourBlades I spent all day fixing my rear trunk hinges and in... Aug 1 2009, 07:58 PM FourBlades Welded the replacement thingee on. I think my app... Aug 1 2009, 08:21 PM my928s4 John
As always great progress, yours is much ne... Aug 1 2009, 08:55 PM FourBlades Hey John, I did not know Jwest had pivots for the ... Aug 2 2009, 10:10 AM FourBlades Opened up the transmission that came with the car ... Aug 19 2009, 08:06 PM FourBlades More pictures of the transmission.
That i... Aug 19 2009, 08:10 PM FourBlades Brian,
Sounds good, pick a date and time and PM m... Aug 21 2009, 02:46 PM 993inNC Got to say, being new both here and back into the ... Aug 21 2009, 06:14 PM FourBlades Thanks man, I have learned from the masters on thi... Aug 21 2009, 10:15 PM 993inNC
Thanks man, I have learned from the masters on th... Aug 22 2009, 07:02 AM carr914
Brian,
Bring your teener if it is drivable...
... Aug 22 2009, 04:09 AM FourBlades Welded in reinforcements for shoulder harnesses. ... Aug 29 2009, 10:16 PM FourBlades So I was wondering if my fuel tank really needed t... Sep 5 2009, 07:22 PM McMark Nice save! :thumbsup: Sep 5 2009, 10:34 PM FourBlades Inside of gas tank after using Eastwood kit. The ... Oct 24 2009, 09:14 PM FourBlades Windshield and trim in. Need to find the corner c... Oct 24 2009, 09:17 PM FourBlades Went to the Evil Werks transmission clinic. Taki... Oct 24 2009, 09:26 PM FourBlades There comes a time in every restoration when your ... Oct 24 2009, 09:33 PM steveherman HOLY CRAP!
I can wait to come up there.
that i... Oct 24 2009, 10:24 PM 914Tom hi john,
are this carbs dellorto or weber ?
TOM
... Oct 25 2009, 05:02 AM FourBlades Tom,
Those are EMPI copies of Webers that I got f... Oct 25 2009, 09:19 AM Gint (my wife will def. KILL me if i try to get the mot... Oct 25 2009, 10:22 AM carr914 John, I didn't know that you had a Raby/McMark... Oct 25 2009, 10:11 AM FourBlades Hauling the engine out of the house.
Getting re... Oct 25 2009, 06:39 PM FourBlades Engine is almost in there.
Engine is bolted in... Oct 25 2009, 06:43 PM carr914 Damn John, you and that dog are quick workers. :s... Oct 25 2009, 06:52 PM FourBlades TC,
She is a special, German service dog, bred fo... Oct 25 2009, 07:06 PM sean_v8_914 1.5 x thread dia Oct 26 2009, 09:46 AM FourBlades Front bumper with Auto Atlanta front fiberglass va... Nov 26 2009, 01:08 PM oldschool is a advantage to the antique plates? Nov 26 2009, 06:13 PM FourBlades Put in the tangerine racing exhaust and headers. ... Nov 26 2009, 01:19 PM MDG Excellent, John!!
Every time I look at t... Nov 26 2009, 05:08 PM smg914 When transferring a title and purchasing new tags ... Nov 27 2009, 01:10 AM nsr-jamie I love this thread, its amazing all the work you h... Nov 27 2009, 06:09 AM Justin Fischer Great Thread! Awesome progress. The adriatic ... Nov 27 2009, 08:27 AM 'Cause I could of missed it but, I didn't see a trans... Nov 27 2009, 09:29 AM sean_v8_914 rock on John!!! vroom Nov 27 2009, 11:56 AM FourBlades Thanks guys for the positive comments. I do have ... Nov 28 2009, 10:50 AM FourBlades I am surprised my saga of how to get a title did n... Feb 28 2010, 07:12 PM FourBlades First engine start today!!! :Qarl: :... Feb 28 2010, 07:26 PM SirAndy
Second, the idea of recirculating fuel from your ... Feb 28 2010, 08:07 PM McMark :mueba:
Awesome! Drive it out to the WCR. :... Feb 28 2010, 07:53 PM watsonrx13 Looks great John, congratulations... :headbanger:... Feb 28 2010, 07:55 PM URY914 Great job, John. Feb 28 2010, 08:29 PM Gint Looks fantastic! :trophy: Feb 28 2010, 10:03 PM wayne1234 Looks good, :headbanger: you have done alot of wo... Feb 28 2010, 11:35 PM Kirmizi Well Done! :trophy:
Mike Feb 28 2010, 11:55 PM Eric_Shea Great job John. Mar 1 2010, 12:30 AM jcambo7 Congrats man. This build is amazing and was great... Mar 1 2010, 04:17 AM FourBlades Thanks everyone for the comments.
This has taken ... Mar 1 2010, 06:10 AM bcheney John,
I was thinking about your progress on the ... Mar 1 2010, 06:50 AM MDG :trophy: :beer2: :trophy:
Great, John! Mar 1 2010, 06:45 AM FourBlades Hey Brian,
Next time you are over we can actually... Mar 1 2010, 07:45 PM oz371 Awesome work, Awesome thread!!! :beer... Mar 1 2010, 08:28 PM FourBlades Starting the balancing and tuning process for my c... Mar 6 2010, 06:28 AM  |
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