914-4

moved on

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:50:01 +0100

well the project has found a new home , i just don't have the time for this project to continue so rich will been rebuilding it in ardmore

914 fully in the buff

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:05:41 +0100

manged to get enough time today to finish the outside panels and all are in great shape bar the pass-side front fender were there is old damage that has been fixed . We will need to do some hammer and dolly work there so not to have to reply on bog.
Given time tomorrow i will strip the inside panels.
The best news is that unlike my 911 project there is NO rust !!! ya hoo

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914 - half in the buff

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:26 +0100

Managed a few hours on the body today , got both rear quaters and the targa bar stripped to bare metal . Nice to see a good solid car underneath with not rust and only a few prior dents that were filled.

So we will keep on this week as times allows but i should have the body done by next weekend and will start the interior sand back .

We will then get the front and rear suspension removed and mount on the rotisserie.

On another note my first child (964 Porsche that is ) was sold yesterday to racing ray Williams , it will be sadly missed as i’m sure many would know after all the hours of work that went in. But big picture we are now looking for a 912 to fill the void.
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First set of photos

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:25:46 +0100

Here are the first set of photos of the 914 , these will give you a good over view of were the car is at and what work to be done .

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914-4 restoration

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:53:10 +0100

If you have been in the forum lately you will have seen that i purchased this car via trade me a couple of weeks ago. What we have is a 1974 914-4 stock ( the vin was in the LE range but alas this is not one )
Craig from giltraps has provided the following off the Porsche kardex;
model 914
year 1974
built 01/05/1974
colour light ivory B8V9
Del USA C02
options 567=windscreen tinted,compound glass, 570=additional seatcushion between seats

The engine with the car is the correct number and i am currently checking the gearbox. The car is but a rolling body and boxes and boxes of parts , which will cause issues because as i did not strip the car and catalog everything it will be a jigsaw to put back together .
The car was imported in to new zealand as a complete but not running car in 1996 , it was never reg. so the LHD issue will have to be dealt with, So as such the car has been in storage for 16 years and is in amazingly good condition with the sills being replaced by the last owner . So what am i going to do with it ? i am currently in discussions with ltnz over the LHD set up and if we get an exemption i will start to get the body ready for repaint . If i can't get an exemption then we will look at building it in to a historic racer for track only.
So pictures to follow .