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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:09 PM

I am new to the 914 Club and wanted to introduce myself and the car (1972 1.7) that was delivered to me today from Lake Forest California. I used VIP Transport and it took about 12 days. It seems to be a good company.
I have been lurking here for a couple weeks trying to pickup as much information as I could about these cars. This is my first 914. I paid $3200.00 plus shipping. I wish I had found this great web site before I purchased the car. You guys seem to really know your stuff and are very supportive of others.
I have included some pictures to find out what you think. I didn’t ask the PO to send pictures of the inner rocker panels, so I will need to remove those to get some shots. Hopefully I will be able to do that soon. I had an auto accident (guy ran a stop sigh) in my 63 bug on Sept. 23rd and I have just about fully recovered. Hopefully I will be going back to work next week after seeing the doctor on Monday.
Anyway, back to the car… I will list some things that the PO said needed attention.
Fuel injection system.
Idles too fast.
Brake adjustment.
Clutch adjustment.
Shifter adjustment
Horn, turn signals and gas gauge are intermittent.
New front hood seal.
Chrome window trim loose.
Targa top seals.

Some things that he did recently.
New door seal and window squeegee both sides.
Shifter bushings.
New brake pads front and rear.
New washer nozzles from Porsche and Bosch wiper blades.
New carpet professionally done.
Fixed interior courtesy light and instrument illumination.
A set of new injectors.

I drove the car around the block before putting it in the garage. I didn’t want to drive too far with some of the drugs I have been taking. No problem starting the car, but it does not idle smooth and idles at about 2100 rpm. It does not have the AAR installed, so I plugged the line and the idle went down to about 800 rpm. (I learned that from you guys. I did a lot of searches on D-Jet before the car arrived). It still idled rough.
Both trunks look good with no rust. The front hood seal channels are solid with no rust. The battery tray looks like it was replaced at some time. The hell hole looks very good from what I can see. I don’t see any rust on either side and no signs of patches. No rust in the floor pans looking from the bottom. No rust at the bottom of the firewall. So from what I can tell with just a quick look, California cars live up to their reputation!
I should be able to start working on the car by next weekend. I think I should start with a valve adjustment. Then the fuel injection. I ordered some D-jet stuff off Ebay last week that came in yesterday. (Intake manifold, mps, throttle position sensor, starting valve, aux air valve, four injectors and temperture sensor). Now if I can just figure out how the system should look and what is missing.
Thanks for listening. I am sure I will need lots of help.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:13 PM

Arriving!


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:16 PM

More!


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:19 PM

Sorry...914 club


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:21 PM

Hope I'm not posting too many...


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Posted by: MecGen Nov 23 2005, 07:21 PM

Hey Welcome

Car looks sweeeet !
Wait till you fall in love with it and you start throin gobs of money at it...

There is always the club to the rescue

Later
+Karma

Posted by: Grimstead Nov 23 2005, 07:25 PM

QUOTE (Mickeyb @ Nov 23 2005, 05:21 PM)

Hope I'm not posting too many...

Welcome to the board, looks like a nice car.
And you can never post too many pictures of a 914 here, keep them coming!

Posted by: Lou W Nov 23 2005, 07:28 PM

Welcome, great looking car.

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:28 PM

another


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Posted by: MecGen Nov 23 2005, 07:30 PM

LOL
[/QUOTE]I didn’t want to drive too far with some of the drugs I have been taking.[QUOTE]

Happens to me all the time

Just kiddin....

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:32 PM

another


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:34 PM

drivers side engine bay


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:36 PM

passenger side


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Posted by: LongARM Nov 23 2005, 07:37 PM

nice looking car, and great find.
welcome

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 23 2005, 07:37 PM

Posted by: scotty b Nov 23 2005, 07:39 PM

I think maybe you had better bring that Split window over to my shop and let me take it off your hands You can't have that piece of junk siting around all those Porsches, it makes then look bad Nice teener

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:45 PM

Lots to do here!


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:46 PM

more


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:48 PM

firewall

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:50 PM

whoops!


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:51 PM

more firewall


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:55 PM

This looks bad...


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:56 PM

trunks look good


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:57 PM

more


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 07:59 PM

Not sure what this is...


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Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 08:01 PM

Ok, I guess I have posted my quota...


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Posted by: Verruckt Nov 23 2005, 08:06 PM

Looks like a very solid car, congrats!

Just to make you feel better, I have never seen a teener that didn't need at least "a little" work.

Posted by: Series9 Nov 23 2005, 08:11 PM

Looks like it could be a legit Euro version: VW horn crest and no side markers.

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 08:38 PM

Thanks for all of the positive comments! I really have a lot to learn about these cars. Joe, I thought maybe the side markers were shaved. What else should I look for to find out if it is a Euro version?

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 08:41 PM

Scotty, the split hasn't been restored. I am still collecting parts for the 25hp engine. They are getting hard to find.

Posted by: grasshopper Nov 23 2005, 09:02 PM

QUOTE (914RS @ Nov 23 2005, 06:11 PM)

Looks like it could be a legit Euro version: VW horn crest and no side markers.

looks like it has MPH speedo on it though.... that could have been changed though

Posted by: ClayPerrine Nov 23 2005, 09:11 PM

Welcome to our mutual obsession!!! Glad you are here.


As for if it's a true euro model, check the front turn signal buckets. If they are factory split lights, then it was probably a euro model.


BTW... it's a great looking car!!

Posted by: Bleyseng Nov 23 2005, 09:12 PM

Looks like it got hit in the rear so they installed the 916 rear bumper?


nice find

Tons of work to do on the engine!

Posted by: Mickeyb Nov 23 2005, 09:40 PM

Geoff, I don't see any damage in the trunk. I will take a close look under the bumper to see if I can find any sign of repairs.
The engine is a mess. There are wires, and hoses just hanging. I wish I had a detailed picture of a 1.7. The Haynes manual has a pretty good diagram.

Posted by: seanery Nov 23 2005, 10:04 PM

congrats Mickey! It looks to be a good starting point.
Welcome to the club! Are ya married? If so, warn the wife, these things are addictive like crack!

Posted by: r_towle Nov 23 2005, 10:59 PM

QUOTE (Mickeyb @ Nov 23 2005, 10:40 PM)

Geoff, I don't see any damage in the trunk. I will take a close look under the bumper to see if I can find any sign of repairs. The engine is a mess. There are wires, and hoses just hanging. I wish I had a detailed picture of a 1.7. The Haynes manual has a pretty good diagram.

PM me your email...

I will take some pics fri if you want...

I ahve the stock FI installed...its not perfect..but it shows where everything is plugged in...

Rich

Posted by: Gint Nov 24 2005, 12:34 AM

Welcome to the club. That's a fine looking 914. Looks like a decent buy.

Posted by: Rick_Eberle Nov 24 2005, 02:46 PM

The car looks great!

It looks like the accelerator cable is fraying. Make sure that when you replace it, you buy another to keep in the trunk as a spare. Clutch cable too. they fit nicely in the spare wheel.

Posted by: mudfoot76 Nov 24 2005, 07:08 PM

Beautiful car, welcome to the club

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Nov 24 2005, 09:05 PM

here's the link for teh "Ultimate D-Jet resource"
http://members.rennlist.com/pbanders/

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Nov 24 2005, 09:06 PM

hose diagram

http://www.pelicanparts.com/914/technical_specs/914_17FI_diag.htm

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Nov 24 2005, 09:09 PM

be careful with buying 914 stuff on EBAY untill you learn proper market values for teh patrs you seek. I have seen things on EBAY go for a very high price