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

[jim_hoyland]

All the above make good sense: My $0.02:

1. Be sure the horn works. Imagine youself at a stoplight behind a box truck that decides to back up to allow pediestrians to cross; you see his white lback up lights come on, you try to honk-----nothing! Wham -Bam........ I prefer the Hella air horns.

2. Third brake light. Give the soccer moms somthing to see. Many types available, and easy to wire into existing brake light wire. Could help increase you visibility to newer cars with higher chassis.

I've used my 914 for 20+ years as a DD.