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Posted by: rick 918-S Jan 24 2008, 12:25 AM

I heard about a 912 for sale cheap locally. The guy told me one of the carbs needs work.... I'm thinking this must have had the F.I. removed.... Weren't all these F.I. like 914's or were the early ones carbed?

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jan 24 2008, 01:21 AM

The first series of 912s (66-69, maybe some 65s?) were 911 bodies with 356 engines. Paired dual-throat Solex carbs, IIRC.

They revived the 912 monicker in 1976 with the 2100-car run of the 912E, this time with the 2.0 914 engine with L-jet EFI.

So the early 912s came with carbs, yes. I like the looks of that earlier body style better than the "short-hood" 74+ body anyway.

--DD

Posted by: rick 918-S Jan 24 2008, 07:53 AM

Thanks Dave, I haven't seen the car yet. Just heard about it from a friend that knows a guy that heard of a car etc.... Who knows, up here in the rust belt it could be half a car by now.

Posted by: rhodyguy Jan 24 2008, 07:59 AM

stick a set of reworked webers on it and you're good to go.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jan 24 2008, 09:50 AM

Or stick the engine you yanked out of our 914 in there...

--DD

Posted by: rick 918-S Jan 24 2008, 02:14 PM

I have two bullets under the work bench...

Posted by: 2-OH! Jan 24 2008, 02:32 PM

Rick:

Currently rebuilding a 68 912 myself...Dubious history car, but...It has Weber 40 IDF's on it...Just had them rebuilt by the guys in Salt Lake City (Air Cooled Engineering)...They look brand new...Can't wait to complete the motor and get em' fired up...

But, I was amazed at the difference between the quality and detail of the engine cases...The VW one looks like it was poured into a paper mache mold and removed before it was hard...The Porsche one is detailed and well finished...

I actually like this 912 as much or more than the 914...Don't tell anyone I said that...

2-OH!

Posted by: 70Sixter Jan 24 2008, 02:43 PM

[quote name='Dave_Darling' date='Jan 24 2008, 10:50 AM' post='990022']
Or stick the engine you yanked out of our 914 in there...
--DD/quote]

I thought the 411/412 engines rotated the opposite of the 912?

And I think the 69 body with the longer wheelbase and slight flares is the best version.

Posted by: davep Jan 24 2008, 04:48 PM

I don't think so. The 411 engine is the same as the 914/4 engine and the 911 engine is interchangeable with a 914/4 as far as engine rotation. Jake builds type IV's for 356, 912 and bugs so I'd say the VW & Porsche engines all rotate the same way. At least as far as air-cooled ones are concerned.

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jan 24 2008, 05:21 PM

All VW and Porsche engines turn clockwise, IIRC. Corvairs turn the other way. The Cap'n

Posted by: SLITS Jan 24 2008, 05:28 PM

And they have rubber main bearings ***









***Long ago and far away, a supplier tech person posted that ..... Hi Jason!

912 ... Solex PII - 40s

Posted by: jim912928 Jan 24 2008, 10:22 PM

I restored (30 years ago) a 66 912. Had to rebuild the engine and they really are well engineered 4's. Thing ran/handled great. I miss that car!

And as Mike said above, the 68 and older 911's/912's had a shorter wheelbase...so, rear suspension, body panels etc are not interchangealbe with the 69+ models.