help me ID my 914/4, 1972 porsche 914/4 Options

[john914/4]

I purchaced a 1972 porsche 914/4 a few weeks back and am having a bit of trouble getting the numbers broke down. the VIN is 4722919064. it was manufactured on 06/72. the karman plate in the drivers door reads NR. 2439512. L9H. the engine was out of the car and it has a number stamped onto the block AW009121. there was a set of webers with it and I found the following on them 40 IDF 19. ? the car seems very original with very minamal rust. it cam from michigan. the color is a gold color under the red paint. I bought a 1970 914/4 a few months before I ran into this one and being the other (1970) is body is completely rusted I am going to use it for parts. I have purchaced a number of books on the 914 and some kind of point me in a direction but not very through. I am under the impresion that this is a 1800 VW bus engine. and maybe a off color. I am prepairing to rebuild the engine and I want to be able to get the correct parts. will these webers work? any help would be very greatly appeciated. this is my first porsche/VW 914. I have a 1972 El camino restored by myself so I do know cars. but these little guys are a mystery right now. thanks for reading. before I leave one more thing that I thought was interesting is the front of this 914 has no grills for the driving lights and is rounded unlike the flat fronts of all the 914's I have seen below the rubber bumper its plain and rounded (2 piece).

[tat2dphreak]

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2) AW engine code is a 73-1975 1.8 from a bus. are you getting the number from by the oil filler? just to be sure.
http://www.type2.com/bartnik/enginecodes.htm

3) your VIN is a "late" 72...
The factory changed the strut housing, ball joint, caliper and rotor at VIN 4722919032, so when you go to buy parts, buy a 73 part, not a 72... mine is the same way, and every "70-72" part I've ever bought had to go back for the 73-74 version

4) dual weber 40idfs are a common carb replacement for the factory FI.

before I leave one more thing that I thought was interesting is the front of this 914 has no grills for the driving lights and is rounded unlike the flat fronts of all the 914's I have seen below the rubber bumper its plain and rounded (2 piece).

post pics, please it probably just lost the grills, but I don't know what you mean about it being flat

[john914/4]

[quote name='tat2dphreak' date='Aug 5 2009, 07:58 AM' post='1199589']
1st (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

2) AW engine code is a 73-1975 1.8 from a bus. are you getting the number from by the oil filler? just to be sure.
http://www.type2.com/bartnik/enginecodes.htm

3) your VIN is a "late" 72...
The factory changed the strut housing, ball joint, caliper and rotor at VIN 4722919032, so when you go to buy parts, buy a 73 part, not a 72... mine is the same way, and every "70-72" part I've ever bought had to go back for the 73-74 version

4) dual weber 40idfs are a common carb replacement for the factory FI.

[quote]before I leave one more thing that I thought was interesting is the front of this 914 has no grills for the driving lights and is rounded unlike the flat fronts of all the 914's I have seen below the rubber bumper its plain and rounded (2 piece).[/quote

below the front bumper is 2 metal panals with no openings. the lower panal has 2 small dimples and thats it. I have not seen these on any other 914 I have looked at. I take it when I get parts for this car I can refere to it as a 73, 1.8 liter VW bus engine? are these considered the opossed cylinder flat motor type 4. are th 40 idf's worth installing and is there rebuild kits for them.

post pics, please it probably just lost the grills, but I don't know what you mean about it being flat
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