After Amilia it was off to Chattanooga to pick up Kents -6

pictures of the engine showed what we thought was 5400 on the engine but once I got in close read 5409 with my phone ringing... it was Porsche calling to confirm/deny if 5400 was a match so it was perfect timing and got the confirmation it's a match For 5409

Loaded it up and hit the road

Today's goal is to get to Oklahoma. Crossing old Miss and into Arkansas.

Andy, did you check with the California Coastal Commission, CARB and the EPA about bringing that rusty six into the state?

U coming through Denver?

Good thing the engine wasn't 5400 as that is my engine #. What the chassis #? Mine ends in 2125

Your spending the nite in Arkansas? Now listen to me very carefully. Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT accept any offers to go fishing or camping with anyone. No matter who.

I'm pretty sure I know where Kent got the 6 from..
Get it home and let's see the resto work.

Hey Andy,

If you make it to eastern OK, There's a good BBQ place in Sallisaw called Wild Horse, off the 2nd or western-most exit south of I-40 on US59 & off to the left on old 59 with a sign at the turn-off of the 4-laner (locals can guide you). A Hole in the Wall place, but the pix of folks who have eaten there speaks for it. Get the HOT BBQ if you can take it!

Best place to stay in Sallisaw is the Days Inn across from a small Cherokee Casino at the same exit on 59 north of I-40 (I usually stay there), or the Cherokee Inn by the bigger Cherokee Casino in Roland at the US 64 exit off I-40 (20 miles east of Sallisaw on I40 closer to the AR border).

On the AR side of the line is - the Ft. Smith etc. area & they have more hotel/motel & chain restaurant choices.

Further west the smaller towns are similar with small motels until you get near Shawnee & OKC area, but I don't know theirs as well, since I usually bomb straight thru to my destination of Sallisaw.

So not only is the journey (west) beginning, but the journey again on another resto too!

Safe Travels!
Tom
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We already have our poles in the water

Under no circumstances should you ask someone to give you a worm.

Looks like surface rust, should polish right out! :-)

Take lots of photos of the project.

Excited to watch this restoration. Lots of

Here we go again...you'll just make other jealous!!!

Wish I had the time/skill or money to take something like that on.

No Denver stop Ferg. Staying on the I40.

You might want to take the car off of the trailer & just tow it directly when driving through Flagstaff. They don't use road salt there & use volcanic pumice/basalt instead. It blasts the bottom of the car to bare metal- I know from personal experience.

How's my camera gear

Wow! Cant wait to see this one!

The camera gear is inside the six, under the top, strapped down in the passenger compartment.

It was there last we checked.

Good idea! Stop and see Ferg! He'll go over that thing with a batch of Q-Tips and there will be no restoration needed!

Just kidding Ferg

Struck out fishing so went out for a steak dinner

Had to wrap up the car due to rain

More crusty pics. Goodnight

I hope you enjoyed your steak Andy. I won't be having any dinner tonight, thanks to you.
This picture just killed my appetite.

Why can't I find a six like this....

I want a project 6 if anyone knows of one...

That looks right up Kent's alley.

Too late, sold mine a while back..

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-914...rseas-like.html

DC Automotive has an ad for one in the classifieds right now!

Cool!

Nice....look forward to seeing it.

Are you afraid it might rust ?

I thought the EXACT same thing.

Ah,, warped to keep the rust in?

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754 miles today and it's reward time. 804 miles tomorrow to get home

Anyone know what this is??? Looks like a vacuum device, thks

Not sure Andy but that oil filter...looks like it can be reused

Throttle linkage dashpot. It's to pull the linkage down to the idle position, after the rpm drops below a specific speed. Most of those are long gone

If you were on I40, I'm about 20 miles from exit 126 in TN

Took the 24N to 440 to I40. In albuqurque tonight

Safe travels...

Sold it to save weight.

Hurry home so I can see that Bitch. No, not you Andy.

Hurry home so I can see that Bitch. No, not you Andy.

Here is my 6 (1937) going to the same shop that just painted the AA 916.

Two more questions in that picture.
Why is there an ignition condenser attached to the fan shroud ?
Does the engine turn ?

I have a project six. Not a 914 but a '71 911E.
Plenty of TN rust too!
Matching numbers per COA
Have most/all the missing parts.
Not really for sale, but I would entertain unreasonable offers.

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Don't know and we will see if we can turn the motor in a few hours when we get to the shop. Here's a shot from Flagstaff. Almost done with the cross country round trip

Well done. Bet your glad to be back.

Finally home and got the car unloaded and inside. The -6 was parked after a carb fire since they were not rebuild-able so it was a running driving car at that point. Engine does turn over but we lost the suspension console on the Pass. side along the way but Kent has replaced one before on my project.

More pictures later today...

Wow ... you didn't turn around and retrieve it? It's a REAL SIX console and probably worth at least $20K. Replacement means it won't be a real six anymore.

"Red is gray and yellow white
But we decide which is right
and which is an Illusion"

This is Drew, the seller of the car (this is my brother's account). Glad to see you guys made it across the country alright. I'm ready to see this thing torn down and built back up.