what is wrong with this picture? this was taken at the factory in germany last year while they were restoring a 914/6 ...

take a good look and tell me what's wrong in that picture ...

Andy
PS: Brad and McMark, keep quiet

I think using the "wrong" term is ..well.. wrong.

There is something in the picture that is not normal.

How cool is it that we just utilized the same frame system that the factory uses to restore cars??

Little things like that make me proud!!


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holes for rear reflector

Given your recent experience with the Cellete I'm going to guess (with no evidence to back me up) that maybe they aren't using right jig with the Cellete.

Skip

New suspension consoles for *both* sides sitting in the trunk, I have never seen a drivers side console replacement piece before - no?

Is this what inspired you to restore the six?

Damn!

Travis nailed it quickly!!


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Travis gets a free 1 year membership..LOL


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WooHoo!

Uh..... the rear quarter panel is missing?

The other thing wrong is should of started with a better tub.

we've got a winner!

brand new suspension console for *both* sides, right side with engine shelf already attached, both also have the reinforcement already welded to it!
and then there's the brand new front hood ...

that's why i'd like to find a contact at "Porsche Classic". looks like they still got a few pieces on the shelves that we common folks don't know about ...
Andy

PorscheCB wins a date with Mike Zois!! and a free kick in the ass..LOL


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Andy,

didnt we look it up, and Porsche showed the pieces still available?

We looked it up in the Porsche 914 specific PET system at Yeamans


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It's being fixed properly... that's not normal.

yes. no.

we looked it up, but not all of the three show as still available ... me thinks availability varies with the amount of $$$ in your pocket ...
Andy

Pitch only...no catchee..

It's being fixed properly... that's not normal.

well, you could just call them
their # is on the porsche website


but my guess is that their "stash" is not available to the general public

dude, they're german ... nobody is going to tell me squat unless i know someone who knows someone ... calling their 800 number is like talking to my cat, all you get is a blank stare. and that's not a whole lot, considering i'm going to be on the phone with them ...

Andy

They probably just pulled the stamping dies out and made new ones for this project.

Oh sure, you say that now....




Give him teepee for his bung hole....

i thought the answer was: andy posted a picture in focus

Still, it would be great if someone who had their car restored by Porsche would give us an idea what it cost. I would think a car restored at the factory would hold it's value better than one restored in somebody's garage. That's not a comment on anyone's work caliber, just public perception of the value the factory provenance adds.

Restoration design part??

Will the factory rustproof the tub ?

They will probably restore the factory rust.

Most certainly not ...

If I sent my 70/4 over with enough euros and asked Porsche Classic to make it a /6,
1) would they do it, and
2) would I then have a ''factory" /6

As far as I'm concerned it would be a factory six, but that's not a restoration, it's a "restomod". Not sure if they do those & just do restorations.

Yes. Just like they build that /6 on a '75 chassis for a customer. It's still a factory /6 as far as i'm concerned.

I mean, most of the 916s were build using /4 chassis and you don't hear people complaining about that either ...

Andy, your /6 comes to mind ........

If Andy has enough Euros, he can have the Factory install a flat eight cylinder and have the third one.
Then no one could catch him on the freeway....

Maybe Karl should go this route as he has all the parts needed to assemble a GT sitting in his garage....then it would be a Factory GT.

When I was at the Factory in 2009 the silver 6 was in the "shop" being worked on. I asked and got the "blank stare" Andy talked about when I asked if I could look at it and the shop....