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Three flared teeners...

Words fail me...

Thank God for emoticons...

John

I see the yellow car hasn't been picked up yet....

....sell to the highest bidder?

The Yellow car was picked up later in the afternoon after the picture was taken

Heartbreaking, I really wanted it too. I might end up buying the wrecked '71 back from the insurance company. If you hear of any good flared rollers similar to the yellow car, please let me know!

Where's the envy smiley!



Quite the fleet of flared 914's!

I see your build thread and it motivates me to finish mine. I gotta get back on the ball. Even though life has just been crazy busy, I must finish it.

It's just a daunting undertaking...

I like your meticulous work and attention to detail. I look forward to more pictures...

What a really enjoyable hour or so I've had reading through this thread. Thanks TC! Car's looking great - I can't believe how much rust there was and how it's looking now

How's it coming on?

Rod, not a lot of progress lately - It's Brutal Hot here in the Summer ( I'm getting A/C for the garage before next summer). Plus I was putting in long hours at my last job, (I left that job last month and just got a MUCH better one yesterday). I've been working on the Blue Steel-Top ( good practice for the GT ) which I should have done in a few weeks.

Then I will really get cranking on the GT ( you can see I have 99% of the Parts)

Congrats on the cars AND the new job. Can't wait to see more of that Signal Orange beauty.

Cheers for the reply TC and yes, congratulations on the new job!!

[quote name='carr914' date='Mar 1 2010, 02:24 PM' post='1280788']
The Original 914-6 Tranny Case to be put in storage in case I ever sell the car (Never gonna happen)

.............

Any deals in the works ?

As a matter of fact, yes. I have a legitimate offer that I'm thinking about - the car would be staying in the United States, just a long, long way from me.

Sale Pending

I'm both Sad (that it is going) & Relieved ( I just lost interest - 3 1/2 Years at a Body Shop does that to me, same thing as my Carrera RS)

So now what? You know that you'll have some sort of project within a month.

Got the Deposit Check - the Sale is going to Happen - it's staying in the US (kinda)

Kinda?

Going to an island ?

Yes

Long Island?

No

Key West?

We don't call them Islands down here.

And No

Hawaii?

Bingo, we have Winner

Puerto Rico?
This is fun. I love a good mystery.
What are you going to buy with all that scratch?

What do I win?

Maybe the New Owner will get you Lei'd

Is the new owner a member here? Which island? Maybe I'll see it on the road some day!

Another very good reason to visit the Hawaiian Islands!!!! congratulations and best of everything.

I don't think so, even though he knows of the Site - He has some other Cool Cars.

I've been out there ( in the 80's Click to view attachment) & visited every Island , but don't which is which

The car will be completed in the Western US before it goes Aloha

Suprise,,, In Washington State............
currently at the body shop ?????

The Body & Paint were finished when I shipped it. Bernie is building a Motor & completing assembly

Well, I guess it depends on your standards, cutting and welding have been done..

I haven't talked to the Buyer in a while, so I don't know what he has done. I know that he was going the race car route.

I will see it tomorrow and let you know...

Full GT upgrades,
X brace top
GT roll bar
seat belt reinforcements
windshield A pillar reinforcement
mechanical headlight raisers
sway bar reinforcements
distributor access hole
relay board relocated

Some chassis tweeking

To do list
Tweek rear flairs to fit wheels and tires
fix door gaps right side
straighten out some body work
Repaint

Definately going to the next level

Ha Ha I told you my IMSA car would be done first.

Now if I could just find that motivation that I left somewhere near the beer fridge...

John

Wow...more tweaking / mods...can't wait to see some pictures

I wouldnt take that bet, there is quite an army working on this GT.

Not sure of Full GT Upgrades? It had most everything
X-Top is Cool
He didn't want my Cage (V-Brace)
Needed Belt attachments - it came with REPA Belts
Came with A-Pillar pieces
Came with the Mechanical Headlight raiser - Mikey & I bought a few from Mittle before the Group Buy
the Car ( like most -6s, didn't have Sway Bars & I was going to do something different)
I didn't have the nerve to cut the access hole ( even though I've done it a bunch of times)
Relay Board relocating pieces were there
Chassis Tweeks? It had Chassis reinforcement (Factory, Tangerine & Engman), New Bilsteins, Mono-Balls, Spherical Bearings, Big Springs & New bigger Torsion Bars.

Must be putting much bigger wheels & Tires

Straighten out Body Work & Repaint? Oh well, everyone has to make their car their own.

The Buyer seemed like a Cool Guy & had Deep Pockets.

TC, Remeber GT's are kinda a crap shoot, some had it all most didnt, just reporting whats been welded onto a freshly painted tub, I forgot they beefed up the motor mount too.

Tweeks, I meant it needed some mechanical force to square it up.

Tires and wheels will be here soon , I was told by the body shop.

Ill take some pics next time.

If he's going the race car route and taking the car to Hawaii how is that going to work out? Do they have a track out there or is the car going to be staying on the west coast?

Chad, while the new Owner lives in Hawaii ( & not on the Big Island), it was my understanding that he was going to keep the car in California with some of his other cars.

Amazing; that car was very very nice as it was. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the changes.

But not sure if I want to see it, might get Seller's Remorse

I'm new to this site. I thinking of purchasing a 71 looks stock from a private
dealership. Looks like a bottle of nos between the seats. I read one comment that the 1971 914 is nothing more than a VW that robs the Porsche name only! Not good news. However I love the looks of the car. I like to drop a 6 cylinder in her (Porsche only) but I don't know which motor would be good without major modification in drive-train? What do you recommend? Who do you recommend as far as where to buy such a motor?

John
Granada Hills, Ca
jkroells@msn.com

I'm new to this site. I thinking of purchasing a 71 looks stock from a private
dealership. Looks like a bottle of nos between the seats. I read one comment that the 1971 914 is nothing more than a VW that robs the Porsche name only! Not good news. However I love the looks of the car. I like to drop a 6 cylinder in her (Porsche only) but I don't know which motor would be good without major modification in drive-train? What do you recommend? Who do you recommend as far as where to buy such a motor?

John
Granada Hills, Ca
jkroells@msn.com