forgot to repaint the burned paint around the mounting

frontview

interior shots partially new upholstered

need also new carpets

old and dirty driver seat

Beautiful job man!

vid is nice? what vid the link is broke
can you fix it? id like to see it

I suppose the German (?) says something like: data not found??? Please fix link, the rest of us would love to view it.

Ja bitte !!! ich will auch dass Film anschauen !!

Sorry guy´s , my fault. Needed some online storage and so i deleted the file.
But now.. tada! the video is online again.
here the link (same as the other):

Video again

Here are also some progress pics of the interieur.

Did some carpeting

This colour is awsome in natural. But i think it is very sensitive to dirt.

nother view.

Still have to do the driver side.

Little Off topic but have to share.

Since i had an accident with my new daily driver there was no major Progress the last day´s.

Owned it only for 5 weeks and then had a little problem on the highway

took out all the crushed stuff.

Got it back on the road yesterday.

Still have got it painted.

Got the 5 series back on the road? That's going some. I really like the colour Adriatic blue -and yours is the first 914 I've seen with the reversing lights working. Also noticed you have swapped your wipers to park on the passenger side, well done.

Hi together,
last conversion on the car was changing the old style windows to new style windows and cranks.

No more rattling of the windows!!!

all i had to do was collecting the window parts drill some holes and weld a piece of sheet metal in.

the windows goes very smooth up an down.

Realy worth the work.

nother view

Thanks for posting the pictures of this, what a great conversion idea. Need light doors? Want late regulators? Looks pretty straight forward even. Cool!

Wow......

I just read this thread for the first time. I just got my 914 a short time ago and after reading this thread, I get a feeling that I have no idea what I've gotten myself into.

It's the same feeling I got when my Drill Sergeant started screaming in my face on my first day of Basic Training. (Only without the bad breath).

With people like you and the rest of 914World.com for guidance and inspiration, I am confident that I shall overcome the dreaded rust monster.

I have to start drinking a lot more beer

Hi guy´s
did some work on 5 lug conversion. Got the struts sandblasted and painted with por 15. Reeeaaly nice!!

Last missing part to start the swap is the 19mm master cylinder.

First pic: the raw struts.

nother one

first coat of por 15

the new dust shields

hey cool i discovered the multiple attachment function

and here is the nearly complete Setup. equiped with new bearings , new koni´s etc.

wow! that looks great!

Today i changed to the new style windowregulator on passenger side.
No more rattling windows

Here is a little update on my restoration thread.
Stripped down the underside of the car to the primer, some parts to bare metal.
It´s just amazing how solid this is!!

I think i strip all to bare metal and the using metal ready and por 15.
Not sure how the por15 will stuck to the old primer??

The first two pic´s shows the bottom
Third pic shows the long before restauration.

Unbelievable it the same car!!

Another update n the restoration.
After i stripped the whole floorpan i treated it with metall-ready and painted it with por 15.
Didn´t find any new hole, all solid and nice

Not sure about the further painting. Maybe i will use some modern underbody stuff? or use wax? any suggestions?

I vote for this to be a classic thread once complete?

Jim

this is a classic - no ??

YES. CLASSIC

Michelko, fantastic work. This is a great thread.

while i did the 5 lug conversion i cleaned the left wheelhouse and did some rust treatment

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Used some ellbow grease, marine clean, metal ready and at last por 15

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nothing realy bad (god bless)

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and in paint

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nother with the trailing arm in place

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nice!


one day, i'm gonna clean the underside of mine too. one day ...
Andy

Outstanding Job!! You should be very proud!

Regards,
Ed

I bought a 914-6 that apears to be Adriatic blue. Anyone know the color code? My color plat just says 16 on it with no other numbers.

color chart and codes;
http://members.rennlist.com/chuxter/914Colors.htm

Best. Thread. EvAr. I want to see it with 5 stud wheels

You want pic´s? here they go

Have a nice time

Great work and inspiration for me!

What happened to the six conversion?

Still gathering parts

i have the carbs to bee rebuild by an professional, think they are back mid february
oillines are the last missing parts, so far as i can see.
Engine tin is on the way, i hope it arrives the next few days.
Motor mount is also on the way.
Still have to buy a ignition system, maybe the original cd or an msd?

Will post pic´s of the other parts when they arrive.

Have you converted your oil cooler yet -I'm struggling with mine?

Do you need a headlight blind on the drivers side?

Hi John,
sorry but i forgot to tell you that i was able to purchase a factory set of engine sheet metal. So i don´t need your nice reproduction.

I own the headlight blinds, but have them on the shelf since i have to do some restauration (painting ) in that area. I was a little lazy on that project

Hi James,
i did some research and theoretical design to convert mine. But in the end Rich Johnson offered me a ready converted Cooler.

Hope it will arrive soon.
Will post pic´s of al the parts later.

michelko, how did you strip the underside? What did you use?

Looks great!!