A few have asked how in the heck did I prepay & ship that Rough, matching numbers 914-6 back home to der Fatherland,














more pix here.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1...9512&type=1

well, here is how, photo documentation:D

Well, a project this big, and apart needs planning.. And when the engine is apart, the easiest way to make sure none of the major bits get lost is to semi put it together..

Lay out the parts,

Alright... who was it that asked?

After laying everything out, taking pix(and sending them in "real time" to the buyer in Germany, you figure what goes back in the engine & what gets boxed.




Now, since the P&Cs are long gone, and were completely useless(for me to say that gives you an idea how bad they were... So how do you mount the heads??

Like those composite cylinders...

The parts that don't go back, get bagged, boxed and this too gets photographed to make it easier for the new owner to know where everything is.





The engine almost looks run-able




Time for the exhaust..

I had a few PMs, someone from the Carolina's on this board, and a few others on PP.

Carbs & air cleaner back on..


And now time to start packing & loading the engine parts in the car.




After bagging & boxing, shrink wrap & tape the boxes, place them in the trunk, again, taking pix & sending at each step..


this car didn't floors:D
So I had to get creative..
So anything that could be bolted on was.. And bumpers, shift-rod & drivers seat, being to big for the trunks, and no floors made it one more challenge,

big zip ties & shrink wrap to the rescue...

That poor car came down the line 11 cars after mine! I think it has had a much harder life than my car has endured!

Not me! I promise!

I am quite amazed someone would spend the money to have that shipped to Germany. There must be very few survivors over there that are left...

Good sale! I'm sure your glad to have that pile gone.

Very nice work and Bon Voyage little six.

I still think this'll be the PCA raffle car for next year...hahaha. The 911 they did this past year was REALLY rough too.

Good work on packaging it up and selling it!

Was that car used in a MIL-STD-810 Salt Spray test?

Someone is going to have to spend some serious coin to clean her up.

Wow that is one for the restoration shop at the Porsche factory.

BAM ! 200 grand later and you will have a brand new 914-6 !


Those New Jersey winters were not friendly to this one !

I like the PVC cylinders.

But overall, it would be simpler just to melt it down and send the metal bars to Germany.

Not much can come out of that body...

A restored one just sold for $80K in Germany, this can be done for less than that, plus, there really isn't too many left with the correct matching parts..








Front trunk..


Note, the spare is screwed down...






These bad boys aren't cheap or easy to find either..

I had one like that once, I felt the shipping manifest should have read, "iron oxide sample". Even down to the Fred Flintstone floor......

I smell a VIN swap in the works...

...the "reason" Carolinians ask these questions is because we are relieved to find out that someone likes rusty bits more than we do.

Yo, Bubba, watch me sell my rusty parts back to the original owners

Loading on the carrier to take to the shipper:cheers:

thank goodness for the belt holding onto that truck driver's waist, no?

would be interesting to see what ends up happening to the poor old girl. if no vin swap, perhaps a build thread?

.....Can dig those roaches! (truly blessed)

I asked the new owner (listed as condition of sale, LOL) that I get updates on her. He has restored a lot of 356s, and I'm told that this is in much better shape than many 356s that he has restored

Dang, I wanted that car!

It would be no harder than the IMSA car I am doing now.

I must be learning though because I am not buying any more projects until I finish some.

Glad to see someone is restoring it.

John

80k won't even get that car half way. A vin change is in that cars future, I would bet on it if it was local and documented. 150 would be a challenge on that tub at a real shops prices. Thats not counting the driveline. A german banker must have bought it for a investment.

Just wondering, how many cars have you restored or had restored???

I agree, I would imagine all they wanted was the engine block, paper work, and the chassis numbers.

Quick identity swap to a donor car in Germany. Too bad he has to pay to ship it all over. Could have done it in on small box much cheaper !