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Posted by: BillC May 4 2015, 03:33 PM

Howdy,

I just bought my first 914 this past Saturday. Had a nice drive back from Ohio to Maryland with it, got about 30 mpg at "highway" speeds.

It's a '73 1.7, and it's pretty original. Still running the stock fuel injection. It has a few issues, mostly minor, the biggest one is that the first gear synchro is shot. I just sent Dr. Evil a PM to order his 901 rebuild DVD.

My plan is to fix as many of the issues as I can in my spare time, and just drive it around and enjoy it. I think the synchro is going to be the first "big" project. Then, I'll work on adding heat and maybe swaybars over time.

Anyways, here are a couple of pics the previous owner took.



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Posted by: Cuda911 May 4 2015, 03:35 PM

Looks great... congrats!!!!

Posted by: Mike Bellis May 4 2015, 03:41 PM

Posted by: sb914 May 4 2015, 04:06 PM

nice ride

Posted by: theleschyouknow May 4 2015, 04:43 PM

good-looking car I have heard the yellow ones are faster enjoy!
cjl

Posted by: stevegm May 4 2015, 04:45 PM

Great looking car. Love the hubcaps. Welcome.

Posted by: gfg3 May 4 2015, 04:48 PM

Yellow is best! Congrats.



George

Posted by: Big Len May 4 2015, 04:52 PM

No better toy.....good luck.

Posted by: JawjaPorsche May 4 2015, 05:02 PM

Nice score!

Posted by: Shadowfax May 4 2015, 05:56 PM

Car looks clean!

Posted by: arkitect May 4 2015, 06:35 PM

Nice looking teener, nice to start with a runner.

Dave

Posted by: db9146 May 4 2015, 06:40 PM

Welcome and congrats. There are a lot of great folks here with all the 914 knowledge you will ever need!!! I rely on it all the time.

Posted by: KELTY360 May 4 2015, 07:22 PM

Nice car. I had a Sunflower Yellow '73 1.7 brand new. It was a great car and fueled a lifelong attraction to these funny little cars. Enjoy.

Posted by: somd914 May 4 2015, 07:52 PM

Welcome. Nice purchase!

In case you are not aware of regular weekend activities:

Katie's C&C in Great Falls, VA on Saturdays from 7:00-9:00 but during the summer get there by 6:30 to get decent parking. This is the premier C&C in the DC area IMHO.

Annapolis City Dock C&C on Sundays from 9:00-11:00. This is one is hit or miss but seems to be on the upswing.

Posted by: struckn May 4 2015, 08:12 PM

Very original looking 914 in a cool color, congrats....they're a lot of fun and best with the top off IMO.

First Gear is a common thing to get use too. I'm thinking you may want to search the posts about first gear grinding and causes, may not be the sync. Common causes are linkage or clutch cable out of adjustment and worn bushings in the path of the shift rod back to the tranny. When you shift to first try to shift to second first and as you slow down just before stopping, down shift to first......standard 914 procedure.

Posted by: BillC May 4 2015, 08:14 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm sure I'm going to have plenty of questions in the future.

Posted by: campbellcj May 4 2015, 09:41 PM

What's the rust situation like? It sure appears to be a solid original car, congrats!

Posted by: zymurgist May 5 2015, 01:15 PM

Very cool. Hope you have many hours enjoying it.

Posted by: RobW May 5 2015, 01:19 PM

Posted by: montoya 73 2.0 May 5 2015, 01:21 PM

good looking car!

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 5 2015, 01:28 PM

That is a very original looking 914. Take your time and address any issues one at a time so your car does not find itself on jack stands for a prolonged period of time. They seem to like being on jack stands for some reason....

Posted by: BillC May 5 2015, 06:44 PM

QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ May 5 2015, 03:28 PM)

That is a very original looking 914. Take your time and address any issues one at a time so your car does not find itself on jack stands for a prolonged period of time. They seem to like being on jack stands for some reason....