Daily driver mods?, Reliability and user-friendliness tips wanted Options

[mbrown3039]

After the consequential dust of my 2008 fiscal year has begun to settle, it looks like the Blue Bomber (1976 2.0) will need to be my daily driver for the forseeable future. So here's my question:

Assuming that it is factory stock (it is) and that I've done nothing to it (close enough to true), what mods would you make to it (sort of sticking a Subie in it, which I've considered) to make her a dependdable, safe daily driver?

BB needs to be reliable enough for daily driving to/from appointments (I'm in sales) and safe enough for me to feel fine about having my two-year old riding shotgun (i.e., I want her to start when I say so and stop when I need to). She won't do in the summer (no A/C) but other than that, what am I missing now?

Thanks, Mike

[bryanf]

I drove my daily for about 10 yrs as a commuter. What I found most helpful were mostly disassembly and lube of things that get used every day. Take apart the doors and clean and lube all the locking mechanisms, clean the contacts for the defroster and fresh air blower. Make sure the booster fan for the heater is working. Lube the seat rails. Replace and lube all the shifter bushings...etc. Also, when fixing something, take the opportunity to fix/replace/lube everything around it...

I really enjoyed having the 914 as a commuter...it was fun and reliable and cheap to run compared to a new car. Also remember that you are pretty much invisible on the road. Practice extreme defensive driving...