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by zoomiewoz
Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Beetle Carrera ??????
Replies: 18
Views: 1136

Thats what i call a Q car Woz
by zoomiewoz
Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:04 pm
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Beetle Carrera ??????
Replies: 18
Views: 1136

Thanks for that bert yes you could be right with me getting confused with that Golf. It me age ,its me age LOL. Now weres me pipe and slippers :lol: All the best Woz
by zoomiewoz
Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:18 am
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Interesting magazine article - Retro Cars
Replies: 8
Views: 487

Hay Andy yours is a lot prittier looking car ( grovel grovel :lol: ) All the best Woz
by zoomiewoz
Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:12 am
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Beetle Carrera ??????
Replies: 18
Views: 1136

Hi all thanks for the replys. It could be old age and poverty playing tricks with my memory but the car seemed to be more outlandish than the ones you have kindly supplied. I now remember that i had a photo in a large ring binder file that i lent to some one over 25 years ago contaning way out VWs a...
by zoomiewoz
Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Beetle Carrera ??????
Replies: 18
Views: 1136

Thanks for that Steve. Every time i told people about it thay looked at me gone out :lol: Do you know of any photos of the car? all i ever saw was the press side shot.What a car it looked it would be nice to have it tucked up in my garage --------- Wonder if P C G B would let me join :roll:
by zoomiewoz
Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:33 pm
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Beetle Carrera ??????
Replies: 18
Views: 1136

Beetle Carrera ??????

Can any of you 914 buffers remember the Carrera Beetle that was built. If memory serves me well it was a 1303 beetle body grafted on top of a genuine 914-6. I think there were three done and remember seeing it in a VW press pack of the time. I seem to think that the VW factory was involved and from ...
by zoomiewoz
Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: whats your thoughts on this?
Replies: 26
Views: 1230

Hi all i have looked at this car and lets say errrrrr LUCKY escape Helen it aint that nice lots of issuses with it . It was up at 12K !!!!!!!!!! looking at one at 3.5K at the moment and guess whitch is the better car ? Merry Christmas to you all Woz :lol:
by zoomiewoz
Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:45 pm
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: Strange.......
Replies: 9
Views: 639

The path of a very drunk slug ? :roll:
by zoomiewoz
Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:10 pm
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Looking for my old car
Replies: 2
Views: 282

Hi it was a 1973 spec 914 2.0 4 cyl built 1972. I fitted a 2000cc six and all the mods then spun the crank mains so fitted a 2.4 ( this happend comming back from the silverstone 1000k race and cost me going to LeMans with the car ) Wish i still had it. A friend of mine is looking for one to do some ...
by zoomiewoz
Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:58 am
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: Looking for my old car
Replies: 2
Views: 282

Looking for my old car

Can any one help i am wondering if a converted 914 to 916 speck is still around the reg was TAK404Y. Fitted with 2.4t motor. Last saw it many years ago in a very sorry state. It had gone from white to black and the loverly white leather interior had also been given the black treetment. The batery wa...
by zoomiewoz
Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:41 am
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: What engine to put into a 6 conversion?
Replies: 21
Views: 1832

Hi all that 2.2 sounds very retro and inkeeping with the 914-6. I remember when i converted mine back in the mid 80s i was told to be whatch out for chassis flex over 150 BHP and gear box probs also an oil cooler for said box. All depends what you want to acheve with the car but i must admit that fl...
by zoomiewoz
Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:33 am
Forum: Porsche 914
Topic: knowledge pool
Replies: 21
Views: 8080

Vauxhall chavette front pads same as 914 rear but the top hole needs making bigger. A good update is to fit 911 master cylinder with Aeroquip type hoses and fit 911 turbo stearing rack arms ( gets rid of the rubber bushing ) gives a moor posative feel. Woz :bigsmurf: