March 2009

Well, I purchased another project car. I was introduced to this car by Steve. The previous owner was Tom. Tom has owned this car for 11 years. He took it to Dave White to get a quote on restoring it. After deciding that the value of the car would be less than the quote, he decided to sell it and buy a Miata from a co-worker's daughter.

I purchased this car 3 days before Robin and I went on a 1 week cruise on the Freedom of the Seas, currently the world's largest cruise ship. Anyway, that's why there aren't any purchase day/driving home shots. These shots were taken 2 weeks after purchase at my shop.

The car was originally Scarlet red, but was repainted by a previous owner. The engine is the original 2.0l, fuel injection. As you can see, the front suspension has been converted to the 5-bolt 911. The rear also has 5-bolt, vented disk brakes.

All of the chrome trim pieces, around the rear rollbar, has been painted flat black.

A nice 3/4 rear view shot.

This shows the 911 rear reflector on the back, between the rear tail lights.

This shows the rear trunk lid misaligned. The right hinge bracket has broken loose and will need to be rewelded.

This shows the white interior.

A shot of the driver's door.

This shows the Dino steering wheel.

A view from the passenger side of the interior. The clock even works.

A shot of the passenger's door.

A shot of the dash. BTW, that's a cap on the dash top.

This is the first shot of the engine compartment.

Another shot of the engine compartment. The battery tray and passenger hell hole looks great, but, I'll know better once things are cleaned up.

A shot of the driver's hell hole. Boy, there certainly was a lot of oak leaves.

Here's a shot of the rear trunk.

Another shot of the rear trunk, underneath the carpet pad.

A shot of the front trunk.

A shot of the front trunk, underneath the carpet pad.

A shot of the front trunk, underneath the spare tire.

This 1976, 2.0l yellow 914 is for sale. Here's the driver's side view. As you can see, the car has the 911 5-lug wheels, front and rear.

Here's the passenger's side view.

Here's the front view.

Here's the rear view. You'll noticed that it has the 911 rear reflector, between the tail lights.

Here's the driver's view of the interior. You'll notice the factory white interior, very rare.

Here's a shot of the driver's door.

Here's the passenger's view of the interior. You'll notice the factory center console.

Here's a shot of the passenger's door.

Here's a shot of the rear trunk.

Here's a shot of the battery area of the engine compartment.

Here's a shot of the driver's hell hole. You can see the original red paint, L31M (scarlet red), in several areas.

I removed the battery and the computer and was able to get this shot of the passenger's hell hole. Looks pretty good.

Here's a shot of the front trunk.

After I bought this car, I had the full intent of refreshing it, but I received an e-mail from Jim looking for a driver/fixer-upper. I offered this car, with the rear trunk lid hinge and the speedo fixed. Well, today, Jim and his family came by and picked the car up.

Jim and his family came from Ft.Meyers and drove the car home today. Jim I hope you have a lot of fun in this car and look forward to joining us for a Tampa Bay breakfast in your new 914.