Well its been over 33 years that I have owner this car as the 3rd owner.

I have finally broken down and am getting the surface rust repaired and having the car fully resprayed. I am told it should be ready by Mid August. The car was torn down this week and the good news is that after 33 years of mud and dirt in the rockers that there is no rust. Surprising, as the car first came in to the country in Chicago and wound up spending time in San Francisco before I got it.
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The rest of the car had a few rust bubbles at the base of the windshield and on the passenger door along with the usual dents and dings that come with keeping a car in a garage with little kids opening the car door next to it or traveling the So Cal freeways and picking up misc. road debris impacts.

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The car is going to stay its' original color "Ancona Blue" along with all of the appearance group finishes.

As progress continues I'll continue to update.Thanks for looking.

Good luck with the project. I hope the shop keeps his proposed schedule. The car already looks very nice.

BTW, nice collection of air cooled

Thanks, it was a "20 footer" and I have tried to take car of it as best as possible but the paint is all checked. Seats are torn (also being redone.) Before reassembly I'll be doing the carpets to go with the seats with year-correct Matisse Blue tartan fabric. The other cars aren't mine. Those are the painter's and after seeing the work he did on them and the past history of renovations he has done, I am very confident in the process and timing. He only does one car at a time. Now its time to order a bunch of rubber from 914Rubber.

Make sure that your body shop looks into the area behind the doors below the sails and on the fender sides around the taillights for rusting from the factory foam in those spots holding moisture & rusting from the inside out. If they find any, then have them cut out the rusted sheet metal & the foam there so it won't reoccur, & then patch in 19 GA sheet metal to match the original body panels (or get the RD patch panels.

Same thing around the windshield, cowl-to-fender seams with the rubber gasket on top, bottoms of the doors under the outer door seals, up under the steering rack L & R where the MC &/or windshield washer bottle/hoses can leak down & rust trough the bottom floor of that well - which is where your steering rack attaches to the unibody, & in the hell hole & lower lip/shelf in the engine bay - especially behind the sound/heat pad.

I could go on & on, but you can use Jeff Bowlsby's checklist too - as if you're buying it all over again & doing a deep PPIn...

http://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/zTN_Gen_914CAF.pdf

You &/or they should do a thorough look through & check out all of the nooks & crannies for any rust evidence, as you did behind the rocker covers.

I Ancona Blue!

Happy 4th!
Tom
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Great time to back date those bumpers and lose the warts........

The bumbers are staying, as they are in perfect shape. Besides, it is a '75 and I dont have those extra warts on the bumbers.

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As far as removing the side warts, I am not sure. I already have had the LED turn signals from Spoke and they work great.

Thanks Tom. we are doing that now, but by all acoounts I have some minor surface rust in the trunk back by the lights, under the spare tire and at fender-to-cowl seam on the passenger side and that is it. The car has been garaged since I have owned it and i think that has helped alot. Everything else is good. The painter just finshed up another 914 (his own) a few months ago and is well aware of the other spots that can be problem areas. Even the hell hole is good. Dirty, but good.

I love that blue!

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Assuming it turns out as well as you expect, then you might want to share the shop recco with others in OC/SoCal who may be looking.

As for me, I'm spending the day deconstructing the irreplaceable & unmatchable 1921 ceramic tile around our kitchen sink, so that I can carefully remove it & install the new repro one, then reuse the tile surround to finish in the sink & still match the counter's tile.
Very slow going!

PS - With the darker colors, the OE big bumpers tend to look pretty good, as well as adding some protection from low speed bumps, so you're smart to leave them.

FYI - the reason you don't have the "mini-tits" (bumper warts) on there is because it was originally sold in a state other than CA & MD - which were the only 2 states requiring them in 75-76 MYs.

That also means it legally doesn't have the power robbing CA required emissions eqpt. & crapalytic converter (as well as being smog test exempt) - so it has a tad more HP than the CA GC 2.0s.

Enjoy your 4th!
Tom
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PSS - So once you have her all gussied up, I expect to see her at some of our SoCal PCA Concours - if not judged, then at least on display!

The next ones will be San Diego & LA in September (you just missed OC in June).

You'll have to excuse my on it though!

It's nice to see other long time 914 owners still around too!

PCA Zone 8 2018 Concours Remaining Schedule fyi -

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We will resume our 2018 Series with the San Diego Region’s AMAZING concours at the Spanish Landing Park at the edge of the beautiful Pacific Ocean on September 8. Tom Brown is the Concours Chair for the San Diego Region and you know Tom knows how to plan events, so DO NOT MISS THIS EXTRAVAGANZA CONCOURS. With hundreds of Porsches to feast your eyes on you will have a great day! Please let Tom know you can help with judging: tb911@tbsoftware.net The registration is open at: https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/pcasdr...park-pca-507508

Also in September you will not want to miss the LA Region’s Zone 8 Concours at the world famous Petersen Automotive Museum on Wilshire Blvd. in LA, the amazingly wonderful home of The Porsche Effect display. The event will be September 23 high atop the amazing Petersen Museum, and the LA Region has the knack for making each and every event FABULOUS! Please let Linda Cobarrubias know that you can help LAR with the judging that day: ms993@cobarrubiasbookkeeping.com. The registration will be available soon on motorsportreg.com SAVE THE DATE!

October is also busy in Zone 8 Concours with Santa Barbara Region hosting at the impeccable Sherwood Country Club venue on October 14 and the SGVR hosting in Pasadena on October 21. SAVE BOTH OF THESE DATES!

November will conclude our Z8 Concours Series with the Phoenix Flight hosted by the Arizona Region as a weekend get-away extravaganza November 2,3 &4. SAVE THIS WEEKEND for fun, fun, fun!
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The mock up looks good. When can it be fabricated?

This weekend if all goes well. Clays 4.0 badge is giving me fits, bad programming on my part has meant I've scrapped 5 pieces. I guess that is how you learn

Tom, use a Fein tool with a carbide blade. Don't know what they used 100 years ago as an adhesive, but it beats breaking a few, especially if they're unmatchable.

Have fun...

Will do. I'm not going for concourse originality as this will still be a weekend driver out to Cars and Coffee or other So Cal events. Thanks for the previous recommendations last year on local body shops.

Your half way there on the side marker removal if your painting the car

Thanx Chef,

It's old school mortar setting bed with lime grout, which a decent tool can cut thru with care & time to not let it over heat, but I have a POS tool.

My POS Harbor Fright Chicago one died after about 3-4 days of use - mostly on wood before this grout removal - of course after the 90 day warranty BS.

Now I'm looking at Rockwell or Hitachi with a real 3 or 5 year warranty.

I swear - power & hand tools have gotten to be such crap nowadays!


Tom
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Don't be intimidated by the Concours moniker - it's basically a cleaning, detailing & prep contest - so show her while she's still clean & fresh from the repaint/refurb/resto work.

Originality isn't judged, except that for Preservation Div. the cars have to be 75% original paint & interior, which won't be yours anyway (national Parade does judge some divisions on originality).

Realistically anyone can do it, & they have 914 Class for everything from "Wash & Shine" Div. (exterior & interior judged), Street Div. (adds storage & engine bay judged) or Full Concours Div. (adds undercarriage - 2 sections, with & without engine). So it's more how much do you want to prep for the show judging.

Display only is usually not judged, unless the show has a peoples' choice award.


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Thanks, sounds like fun.

I spy an old beetle! It looks strikingly similar to one Larmo has recently been sporting about....

Congrats on the pristine longitudinals! Love the Ancona Blue and the five lugs! Mark

Well the car is not blue anymore and the rust is gone. Thankfully, all has been surface and nothing through the metal. Now in primer and getting blocked in the coming week and ready for paint in about two.

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While that is going on, I now need to get the seats off for a recover. the fabric on the left is what came on it from the previous owner. A recover of the center panel. Definably not factory original, so I am going back to one of the optional factory plaids. For'75 one of the colors that would have originally been on the car is Matisse Blue #80.
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Stopped by Ron's today to see how he is doing and to do a primer check before heading off to the paint booth in about a week or two. Getting closer and closer to a new 2-stage painting of Ancona Blue. He is doing a great job. Almost all of the little imperfection are gone on the exterior of the body. I should hopefully have it back in my garage in about 6 weeks, were it will sit until I reinstall the interior. Time to get my butt in gear.
Here are some more shots of the car now that is has been wet sanded with 500 grit.
Still some more work to be done in spots like the rear tail light and then on to the trunks and engine compartment.
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Those late bumpers look clean bro.

Wanna sell them?


-Ed

Well it has been a while since I had an update on the paint, but got to see it today after the first full round of color sand. here are some shots of the work to date.
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It is finally getting closer. A couple weeks from now it will be back, getting the engine back in and working on the interior.

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Got a nice message this afternoon from the painter in the form of some pictures. A great way to end the weekend. Getting closer to being able to drive again. Click to view attachment
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Wow nice colour .

Thanks. It's an original color respary in Ancona Blue Metallic. Ron has been doing a great job on the car. i could not have asked for more. I will have it back in a couple weeks to put the engine and and interior back in.

Great looking color. Congratulations on a nice job.

Very nice work!

Looking Good!

Latest update on progress. Getting closer to re-assebmbly.
Door sills are finally done
Sills after plugging Zeibart treatment holes.
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Cleaned up battery tray and engine compartment
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What is a amazing is how the color changes in the photo. The engine compartment is the same color as the rear trunk lid. I know because I have seen it.
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Reassembly has started.

looks great!! beautiful color. Just went thru this so all I can say is take your time on the reassembly, it does take longer than you think it will, especially when you startd looking at your other old trim parts along side the new paint, and decide you will replace a lot of it( well that's what happened to me) . anyway looks like he did a great job! Don't forget to clean all the ground points good, I had issue with my fuel pump firing due to not making sure that ground was good before I put the tank back in lol! I think other than the new door seals, the triangle glass was a real challenge to put back in - but otherwise the thing that was the hardest was getting the sail panel vinyl in properly. there is a nice write up here on world by a member that did a step by step that was helpful.

keep posting pics,

Phil

Some update photos as the re-assembly has begun.
Finally get to put all those boxes from 914Rubber to use
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914Rubber new parts to freshen up the old rubber and plastic
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original windshield chrome back in
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New sail and targa vinyl
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More photos from the reassembly
Even have my new 2.2 emblem attached (provided by 914world member Mueller).
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Front end back together
(914Rubber LED lamps in my original Cibie housings to go with Spokes Euro LED turn signals)
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She looks great, thanks for the update.

Today was the day to get it from the painter and transfer it to the mechanic. Paint and exterior re-assembly is done.

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Carlos made sure it was well taken care of.

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Once again, thank you Mueller. Still trying to decide if I put the letters back on the grill
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Next step is to straighten out some electrical gremlins, put in the engine, trans and interior.

That car is gorgeous! I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I like BUBS. Great car.

Thank you very much. I had a solid car to start with, but I have to ask. What is BUBS?

"Big ugly bumpers"

Thanks, that is what I thought.

Had not posted anything here in a bit. Currently redoing the clutch while the engine and trans are out. I picked these up today from Tony at Autobahn Interiors in San Diego.


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Rails on and ready to go back in the car.

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Been awhile since I updated on what was happening. Installed one of the seats back in the car so it can be test driven. I was hoping to get the car back for Christmas, but that did not happen due to a few unseen issues when the car came back from paint. Before putting the gas tank back in we found out it had rust in it and the fuel filter, for the short amount I drove it, was turning dark rather quickly. Had to get a new tank to replace it and repaint it. Did that and then found out the fresh air box was broken and had to get a replacement for that. Then before putting that back in found out the fan was not working anymore and had to go and find one of those. Ahh the joys of a classic car. The long and short of it is that I am down to now just waiting to get it back, hopefully before the new new and install the rest of the parts waiting in the garage.
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I love your seats.

Beautiful work and progress

What is your tire/wheel combination?

They are replica Fuchs from Euromeister 7x16s with 205/45-16 Hankook tires.

Wow, everything looks great Franz!!!!

I can't wait to see it in the flesh at a cars 'n coffee.