Dad's Early 1970 Project #1140, Updated 03/18 (finally!) |
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Dad's Early 1970 Project #1140, Updated 03/18 (finally!) |
Sleepin |
Feb 16 2010, 10:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,647 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Grand Junction, Co. Member No.: 8,357 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I saw a listing on Craigslist the other day (Friday), "1969 Porsche 914 - Good Condition $price" I figured I would call and go look at it. I called the guy, asked him the VIN 4702901140...ohh early 70.
"When could I see the car?" "Not until Monday, I have things going over Valentine's" Ok....I gotta wait two days, no biggie. Monday rolls around...go over to the guy's house after work. He opens the garage and I am immediately impressed that through the dust is a nice looking car! Build date 01/70..... Vegas car...zero rust...needs some definite attention. I do the exam before trying to start it. Not too shabby. I go to fire it up... "Oh, this hasn't started since Oct 2008...it hasn't been driven at all since 2006." Ok, time to mechanic a little and get her fired up...45 minutes later she is "kind of" running. Let the owner know that I would think about it. I then sent my dad some pics of it once I got home. He sends me an email shortly after saying "lets go get it". He fell instantly in love with it. Today was my birthday, so Dad and I got together to go pick it up. Once I got her running again, I had to 4x4 it out of his dirt (not gravel) driveway and over a snowbank....this required pushing...quite entertaining from the driver's seat! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Once backed up a bit, I made a comment that this was going to take a while to get out of this driveway... "just go forward across my lawn" ok....hehe drove across the wet lawn auto xing around his sprinkler heads. So here she is, my dad standing proudly by his new toy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i171.photobucket.com-8357-1268923314.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i171.photobucket.com-8357-1268923314.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i171.photobucket.com-8357-1268923315.3.jpg) |
Dave_Darling |
Feb 21 2010, 12:52 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
The fans are all the same, just marked differently. But since the 1.7 and 2.0 use the same timing, they are totally interchangeable.
Make sure you get the motor mount bar and associated stuff from the later car as well as the side-shift linkage. All of the linkage, even the gear shift lever. --DD |
Sleepin |
Feb 21 2010, 07:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,647 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Grand Junction, Co. Member No.: 8,357 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
The fans are all the same, just marked differently. But since the 1.7 and 2.0 use the same timing, they are totally interchangeable. Make sure you get the motor mount bar and associated stuff from the later car as well as the side-shift linkage. All of the linkage, even the gear shift lever. --DD Thanks Dave! That is pretty much what I figured about the fans. I will be posting a very informative post up here shortly about fans. I found out quite a bit. We have everything needed, just waiting on the bushings and motor mount bolts to ship. Today I brought back the bellows thermostat and flaps that had been removed from this engine. I also installed two underbody flaps, seems this car was too early to have them. We drained and refilled the "new" trans and got it on the engine. We also pulled the fan and the motor mount brackets off of the donor engine. I am sure a bunch of other stuff that I am forgetting. They didn't want me at the Buttercup build because I make a mess! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u307/Sleepin1974/Dads%20914/108_0100.jpg) |
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