OK everyone, take a deep breath. Sit back and relax. I know all of you who are attending want your car to be perfect, but if you have a lot to do please don't stress over it. The #1 priority should be a safe/reliable car. Cosmetics are another story.

There will be plenty (hopefully) of more WCCs in the future for your car to look its best.

We now return you to your original thread.

What Sean is trying to say is that if your car doesn't look like Rich Johnson's or Thomas Blizniks, then don't showup.
Just kidding. Hey just showup, we don't care what it looks like just be there.
CCLINSANJOSEINTHENEARFUTURE

Mine doesn't have an engine in it right now, is that ok?

Hopefully it will go back in next weekend...

I know there are some nice cars out there but, perfection and 914's don't belong in the same sentence. I think they all have pimples. It's just a case of how much Covergirl you put on. You gotta love the warts and all. Get them safe and get them there then let's have a party.

I got a feeling Thurday night gonna be a bunch of beer and a giant 914 work party. Nothin better than a couple of guys workin and about 10 guys shouting advice.

Can't Wait

Dave

i second that! i have yet to see a "perfect" one.
probably also because "perfect" can mean something completely different to different people.

i have seen quite a few very nice ones!
but i like the ratty ones too, so don't hesitate to come out and play, the worst that can happen to your ratty car at the WCC is that everyone will "sign it" with some rattle-can spray paint!

Andy

I hope not...I don't think the nice people at Avis would like it if I returned their Camero with a new paint job.

Heck don't worry about how nice your car is for the WCC, I'm not even bring one.

And you're telling this to us Perfectionists?! And you're trying to tell me this the week before the WCC?
Damn, I should have left it rusty....

nice knockers! uh I mean balls, oh uh knockers!

I think I'm gonna get one of these installed. I've been freaking out about having the car back together before the WCC.

Jen

Jen,
you were my inspiration for this thread

**sob*** How can I possibly show up in my $2000.00 beater when everyone else has spent $14K**sob***

Hey I'm telling ya! Come this weekend what ever aint done, aint getten done! I am burned out! Fun is starting to turn into work. I'll be there and I'm not making any appoligising for anything. So leave your nit pick at home and have some fun. Get it runnung and get it there.

Yep. Everyone can come admire my beautiful paint job and shoddy interior. I promised Brian a seat, so I have to at least get that installed before the 4th.

I need to get all my lights working though, and fix the low gas light.

Jen

and..........

I don't have the strength or energy to type out the rest. I'll go agro. But thanks for asking.

Jen

Hey Craig (Boxstr.)
Thanks for the kind words. It's the people not the cars that make this great club. Just because a few of us are anal & sit on the big porch dosn't mean everyone has to do it. There's no such thing as a perfect car. There's always someone building the next dream 914. Wait till Karl (Orlando) hits the road with his beauty. He will set the standards for the next generation of dream 914's.

My enjoyment was the learning process and the friends made along the way. Everyone starts with a project. I encourage everyone who can attend to show support for Jeff (and the others) for their dedicated service to the 914 club. If your car don't run, tie a 914 part around your neck and attend anyway.

Tom Bliznik
P.S. I wish I could attend. I can't wait for the pictures and event news to hit the web. I believe this event will wake up the 911 Wine & Cheese Porsche guys. Now everyone will want one.

current state of 914 as of May 24th:

no doors, no interior ( nothing but a roll cage and a bare dash, no carpet.....), wiring harness not installed from the fuse panel back, no wheels, broken drivers side rear brake caliper (inboard adjuster screw stripped, pads way too close to rotor), shift linkage not installed, cables not hooked up.......windshield not installed

good news is that the motor is installed, but I now have 4 exhaust studs that need replacing on the 3-4 side of the motor..........nothing hooked up to the engine, I still need to fabricate a new wiring harness for the fuel injection

and to top it off, the wife pretty much insists that I have some sort of interior (she's pissed off that the roll cage replaced the backpad) and she wants a working radio before our drive down to Monterey that Friday....

I thought I had it bad, I also thought this thread was for me. I got some more parts today but the main one that I need didnt come. Cant put the engine in till I get the timing cover installed. What makes everything worse, this morning my back went into muscle spasms and I went into some heavy pain. I have had these before and the doctors tell me it is brought on by stress. Looks like I will be off for a few days nursing it back to normal. In the mean time, maybe the rest of my parts will show up.

I know this is way off topic, but where can I request a location for the next WCC?

Its going to be in Seattle........

if it's in needleville i'll be sure to attend. <_<

kevin

My wife loves Seattle. I would be in for sure if you can promise me 64 914's.

If any of you ever get to see Tom Bliznik's car in person, look for the gnat in the paint on the drivers side door
I've never seen it, but Tom says it's there.

Hey Curvie,

Now you did it. I just lost points in the CW class. Now that everyone know's about the bug imbedded in the door paint.

Now the car is a driver & worth a lot less. Such is life for anal wennies. I just moved from the big porch to the low ground with the rest of you guys.

Tom

I think it should be in San Diego, must nicer weather day and night. I hear it still gets cold up there at night.

There are atleast 20-30 guys plus another 10-20 Portland guys that would show up for a Seattle WCC. San Diego? How about Phoenix then atleast the weather would be nice and warm.

Geoff

Portland would be gud fer me ifin we can get on that big track ther.

How about Vegas! Its pretty warm this time of year, plus there is lots to do for everyone there.

or florida . we can camp in karl's big back yard <_< . typing of which, where is that boy lately? do it in the sound area and all can camp in my yard, and help me pull weeds. august in washington is pretty nice. 20-30 locals for a big event is conservative. i bet we could rent bremerton. now that, would be fun.

kevin

I was thinking Santa Barbara. Beautiful weather. Beautiful roads. Its more reasonable for so cal people (OC, LA, and SD), and still feasable for no-cal people. Dunno, just a thought.

The problem with locations where that no one would talk to us except the groups we are now hooked up with and the Ventura County Fairgrounds (Seaside Park I think). I've done some stuff at the park and it's very nice, but they were very busy.

How about San Jose, and San Fran? Oh yeah, that's where it actually is.

It seems to me that the next WCC will be closely connected to Mr. Bowlsby. I think he's teaching school on how to do an event like this. Maybe he's moving to Seattle and hasn't told us?

I would actually love a Rocky Mountain Classic!

Move it up and down the West Coast each year, Oregon one year then Washington, then California, etc.
CCLINWCCNOMAD

2 years in Cali, 1 in southern and 1 in northern

Dave

Not Santa Barbara as thats too close to MikeZ.

Geoff

It's killin' me to not be able to make this event. Next year.... Somebody mentioned Colorado.... Trail Ridge road through Rocky Mountain National Park would be SWEEEEEETTTTTT!!!

Jesus Christ!! that looks like a friggin' caterpillar!! you musta taken that pic with an electron microscope!!