Good Day 914 Enthusiasts.

I wanted to take the opportunity to share my passion with you all.
Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

There has been a few 911 cars during this journey however,
The 914 truly has my heart, and brings back so many great memories.
I hope you all will enjoy following along in this process with me.

This is a documented car with matching #'s Engine & Pan.
This is a documented car and holds a certificate of authenticity. ( COA )
Bumble Bee was purchased off this site. 3 years ago in July when I signed up. Newbie..!

Vin # 4742914863

1) Bee was a running driving car that made the trip from Fullerton to LA.
2) Bee was sanded down to bare metal inside & out. From outer to inner floor pan.
a) No accidents.
b) No Rust.
c) No bondo in any of the uni-body or quarter panels.
d) Bondo used to smooth out some door dings. That's it.
3) Bee is in for paint and I will document all panels sprayed.
a) Bee was not painted on a roticery however, Was painted on a lift.
b) Bee had Pan (Exterior/under) Sprayed with textured anti corrosion finish.
c) Bee had Pan ( interior ) Sprayed seats and back pad out. Doors bare.
d) Bee had Wheel Wells Sprayed with textured anti corrosion finish.
e) Bee had Engine bay Sprayed & new Batter tray from Sierra Madre welded in.
4) Bee Motor going out to West Coast Core tomorrow for a complete rebuild.
5) Motor bay pictures to follow tomorrow.
6) Suspension pieces going out to Powder coating.
7) Engine tin going out to Powder coating.
8) Complete new interior to follow.
9) New dash I found off this site to be installed.
10) Wheels going out to Gorrilla to media blast then paint.
11) Yellow Porsche decal from 914 rubber
12) Complete Rubber kit from 914 rubber
13) New wiring harness Jeff Bowsbly

Running totals:
$8,500 Paint
$1,572. Powder coating
$5,000. Motor and components. NEW: Starter / Alternator & belt / Cap / Rotor / Points / Plugs / battery )
$550 Seats
$550. Dash
$500 Carpet kit
$125 Mats
$440 Wiring harness
$499 Rubber Kit
$650 Tires mount & balance
$150 Wheels media blasted
$270 Switches & cover
$175 Clutch & throttle cable

$18,981.00 Parts & Labor budget to date.

Here is a before picture as it was when purchased.
http://bowlsby.net/914/CanAm/zReg14863.jpg

Here are some pics in paint.
Threw in one pic of my latest daily driver. The 930.
Too much to list..... Stay tuned...!

Sweet!

Would like to see a pic of both cars side by side when done. Good luck.

Would like to see a pic of both cars side by side when done. Good luck.

Here are a couple side by side pics in LA. Other cars.

Interior Pan Pics
Front Clip Pics.

Engine off to West Coast Core. Full of brand new parts from the west coast's
Largest distributor of VW parts.. EMPI out of Anaheim..Thank you MO for the ride along..!

Fantastic! Congrats of the restoration!
Welcome to LE Club!

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LEs rule!

John

Pic of my 911 after paint. Here is an example of the quality of paint job that JJS performed on my 911.
That whole left front fender was trashed. There was so much rust in front of the gas tank, we cut everything out and welded in a new pan section.
Came out straight as an arrow. Perfect gaps & rust free.

Looking good.

> Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

Funny... I've owned 5 914s starting in 1991 at age 15.

-Steve

Steve,
That is funny..! 15 wow before a drivers license in CA.
Now that is planning ahead. Looks like we both like signal orange as well..!
Would be cool to meet up as I am planning on going to the West Coast BBQ,
In Corona Del Mar this Saturday if you can make it.

Scott


Looking good.

> Through out my life I have owned Six 914's starting at age 16 back in 1990.

Funny... I've owned 5 914s starting in 1991 at age 15.

-Steve

Block torn down in Raw form.

Engine done.
New Starter & all parts, New everything..!
OVER BUDGET = Worth it..!

You know that the screen over the fan is not original, right?

--DD

We still have time to get it right.

I told the guys to go nuts & they added one too many new parts.
The mechanic can pull that aftermarket part off before the motor goes in.

That alternator harness looks pretty sketchy too. They always fail right where they pass through the tin...do you see any exposed metal wire in that area?

yes, but using a Bus screen sure keeps the crap out of the fan

Jeff,

Not sure IF we have any exposed metal however;
I believe you are correct to purchase.

1) Alternator harness
2) Wire harness
All at the same time.

Going to complete the paint & body,
Go to 914 Rubber to complete the rubber kit 1st.

Already 5K over budget. The life of an enthusiast.

Bitchen car, can't wait to see it done. I didn't see you at the CdM barbecue though…..

Back to 914's

ENGINE COMPARTMENT:

We ran into some delays in the body shop when;
We found small pin sized rust holes in the " Hell hole ",
Right side under the brain.

The following pieces were purchased from Sierra Madre.
Please refer to the Restoration & design website for the following part #'s.

http://www.restoration-design.com/store/category/914

P-319 Engine Tray ( Right side )
P-317 Battery Tray Support
P-315 Battery Tray Clamp
p-316 Battery Tray

Also:
Vin # documentation for window
Vin # documentation for boot

This completes the documentation for "All" Vin #'s on the Bee

Glad to see another Bee will sting again! Wishing you well on the restoration and congrats on your engagement!

Came out amazing. Motor is out hence the stance.
Dusty at the shop, black glass underneath. Cant wait to bring it home.

Looking Good! Looks so much better without rear tits.

couple more

Looking Good! Looks so much better without rear tits.


Only one place i like tits...And its Not on a 914.!

The Bee is Home at last. View from the barn. Interior & rubber kit. Last up.

Turning out great Scott. Send me some good photos when its done and I will update the LE Registry.

Note to speculators: Its interesting that the VIN of Scotts car is in a long line of L041 (factory black) LE cars. Scotts LE (VIN 14863) is real, yet just three VINs away, VIN 14860 is also an L041 (the black 74 2.0L currently on ebay), but its not an LE, it only has the appearance group.

Did you paint the fan shroud? It looks shinny rather than flat. Here's how it looks if you have it bead blasted

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That Bee look very nice and so does that engine.

Side by side.
Bee will be finished in the next 3 months with additional resources..!

Hey Jeff will be looking for that alternator harness to start in March. Will get the full wiring harness in April.

Nice work! LEs are special... You've done good!

Bee is at PMB Performance:
Complete suspension & brake restoration in process.