newbie--914 ownerr for 36 hours '75 1.8, 26 years in storage. Now what? Options

[almus]

Greetings,

I am a newbie 914 owner. Said green 1975 1.8 has been
in garage in northern NH since 1984. There is rust,but it is
surprisingly not that bad. Purchased for the princely sum of 500.
Interior good. battery support is rusty but doesn't appear to be
real bad. Looks to be about 62k original miles.

Gas tank contents have reverted to primordial ooze.
Gas tank cleaning kit? or radiator shop? Donor?
Oil is clean; must have been changed just before being
parked. Can't open rear trunk

I am concerned the entire fuel system may be shot.
My thoughts are to find a rusty donor car to
scavenge.

I have some newbie questions.

Will any 914 motor fit in my car? If I get a 2.0 donor,
are there any years that *won't* fit because of ???
(transmission? mounts? etc?)


Any local (to me) gurus willing to show me the ropes?
I am in south east New Hampshire.


Thanks.

-a

[Dave_Darling]

The "Lapuwali classic threads" forum here has lots of good info, including stuff on brake rebuilding and the center tunnel fuel line replacement. My employer, Pelican Parts (http://www.pelicanparts.com) also has a good 914 Tech Articles section with good info in it.

As for engine swapping, you can swap any 914 engine into your car. The easiest swaps involve getting the whole engine, induction, and exhaust from your donor car, but you can also just swap the engine itself and use all of the external stuff from your engine.

Your L-jet system absolutely hates vacuum leaks, so check the large rubber "boot" that goes from the air flow meter to the throttle body for cracks. It loves to crack in between the pleats, and is NLA as far as I know. Also make sure the oil cap seals are in good shape, as the oil filler winds up under vacuum as well.

--DD