A few have asked how in the heck did I prepay & ship that Rough, matching numbers 914-6 back home to der Fatherland,














more pix here.

well, here is how, photo documentation

Well, a project this big, and apart needs planning.. And when the engine is apart, the easiest way to make sure none of the major bits get lost is to semi put it together..

Lay out the parts,

 

After laying everything out, taking pix(and sending them in "real time" to the buyer in Germany, you figure what goes back in the engine & what gets boxed.




Now, since the P&Cs are long gone, and were completely useless(for me to say that gives you an idea how bad they were... So how do you mount the heads??

Like those composite cylinders...

The parts that don't go back, get bagged, boxed and this too gets photographed to make it easier for the new owner to know where everything is.

 

The engine almost looks run-able




Time for the exhaust..

 

Carbs & air cleaner back on..


And now time to start packing & loading the engine parts in the car.




After bagging & boxing, shrink wrap & tape the boxes, place them in the trunk, again, taking pix & sending at each step..


this car didn't floors
So I had to get creative..
So anything that could be bolted on was.. And bumpers, shift-rod & drivers seat, being to big for the trunks, and no floors made it one more challenge,

big zip ties & shrink wrap to the rescue...

 

That's some work! It would be interesting to have a restoration thread from the new owner.

 

that's a lot of rust...I mean...work. Wow.

 

I asked him to keep me updated with pix..








Front trunk..


Note, the spare is screwed down...






These bad boys aren't cheap or easy to find either..

 

My God, was that thing underwater or on a sandy beach somewhere in the salt spray for 30 years??? Holy crap!!

 

1st 15 years at a Marina on the ICW, then moved about 5 blocks from the ocean

 

Loading on the carrier to take to the shipper

 

Great thread! I am happy the car didn't snap in half or have the motor fall out. Thanks for sharing this, it was a good look into saving this car.
How long did the car just sit? Obviously it wasn't driven much as of late.

 

Believe me, that was a major concern, as I have had one fall on me before.




The "Six" sat sat in this location from the mid 80s until I ended up with it..



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Oh the IMSA 914!!! Is that the one that is being restored in the first picture? And what does an original 6 in that condition sell for?? 7-8k?

 

Some story! How did you find it sitting in the sticks like that?

 

No, I picked that one up in the 80s, it made the Six that just went to Germany look solid

It belonged to a buddy, I have known about it for years, but had never seen it before last year, I had no idea that he had it stored like that...