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Posted by: tracks914 Mar 31 2008, 08:02 PM

In the front trunk of the car I just bought there was a new cylinder head still in the box. (rocker studs and valves included) I thought it was worth about $300. Now that I have the car at home I looked it up at AA and found a rebuilt one for $950. PP has new ones listed for $1366. Nice to have as a spare or could sell and recoup the total value of the car. This deal just keeps getting better.


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Posted by: plymouth37 Mar 31 2008, 08:08 PM

Wow, nice find! All I found in my car when I bought it was a 20 year old pack of swisher sweets!

Posted by: tracks914 Mar 31 2008, 08:15 PM

Depending on the rust and humidity in the car, the Swishers might still have been Ok.

Posted by: Krieger914 Mar 31 2008, 08:36 PM

Hey, thats my cyl head. I remember leaving it in that exact car oh....maybe 14 years ago. Please return.
Thanks

Posted by: Mark Henry Mar 31 2008, 08:45 PM

My parts car had new OE clutch and brake cables in the trunk.

Even trade?

Nice find.

Posted by: davep Mar 31 2008, 08:46 PM

That is an excellent score. Many years ago I picked up a set of VW remanufactured heads (914 2.0) for about $300 when a dealer was closing up. Since then I have always had a spare set.

Posted by: FourBlades Mar 31 2008, 09:11 PM

All I found in my car was a parking ticket from somewhere in California from the 80s (down inside the defroster tubes). The car is now rusting in Florida so it has been around...

John

Posted by: 736conver Mar 31 2008, 09:25 PM

2nd 914 parts car I bought had a saratoga top in the rear trunk. I could hardly contain my excitement when I was haggling the car down to $200.

Posted by: jesiv Mar 31 2008, 09:54 PM

How much for the swisher sweets!

Posted by: chris914 Mar 31 2008, 11:34 PM

Not as good as everyone else’s: In ~1985 when I was in college I bought a 67 Dodge Dart GT from a friend. He got it from his grandmother. It was a nice car when he got it. He smashed in the driver’s door and threw all his trash in the back seat. I bought the car from him for $120 when he got bored with it. I kidded him about cleaning out the thrash. He said everything came with the car. When I was cleaning it out I found a still crisp 1967 $20 bill under the seat. When I told him about it he said he wanted the $20 bill and he was serious. He actually got upset with me when I said no, lol. I kept it for awhile until I got hungry, the $20 bill that is.

All I found in my 914 when I bought it was some loose change and rust.

Posted by: wertygrog Apr 1 2008, 08:55 AM

Scored a 6 spring clutch/PP and a free strip club pass (expired '94) with mine!

Posted by: Dominic Apr 1 2008, 09:05 AM

If you plan on using it someday, do yourself a favor and have the valve seats replaced at a minimum. You will be better off in the long run.

Posted by: Jake Raby Apr 1 2008, 03:02 PM

The problem will now be finding a matching head that will offer the correct valve deck and chamber volume...

I agree that those seats need to be replaced before the head is ever ran, the same with those valve springs.

Posted by: tracks914 Apr 1 2008, 04:07 PM

Looking at the labels on the box, it appears to have been warranty work from the original dealership. If that is the case, then there might be a chance that the heads on the car are the same.
Either way, the engine on the car, once I get it started and heat cycled a few times doesn't leak oil yet but I plan on putting it on my engine stand and freshen it up a bit. Once I get it running, do a compression test and check for leaks I'll know just how deep into it I will go. With only 42k original miles, I don't think it will be worn out.
BTW on my '72, when I turn the key on I can hear the fuel pump cycle and shut off once pressure is built up. If I turn the ignition off and back on again I can hear it cycle again. On this car ('75) with the pump in the front I didn't notice or hear the pump kick in. Is this common or should I still be able to hear it. I have not yet checked it for power. I know I don't have any spark but thats as far as I went last night. We are getting dumped on 25cm (9 inches) of snow today so I don't think I will do any trouble shooting tonight.