The restorers holy grail.... or not?, Galvanized 914's. Options

[rsrguy3]

This is a purely hypothetical thread. You see I love my teener, and, I'd like to use it as a daily, cause I'm sure I can get 35-40 mpg from it. I live in northern Utah.... so It would see it all, heat, rain, AND snow, I'll be using a set of the new diamond shaped studded Hakka's for winter. Nokian
I get it, some of you think that this is a stupid thought, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) but I'm one of those sicko's that loves snow driving, so I'll deal with the ridicule. Have all the fun with me you can on this one, turn it loose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) Oh, If you don't think it will work, why?

[SirAndy]

I'm one of those sicko's that loves snow driving

Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in the snow. There's plenty of snow to go around in Germany. I learned car-control by driving on snow and ice.

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[MDG]

Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in the snow. There's plenty of snow to go around in Germany. I learned car-control by driving on snow and ice.

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My old '73 I drove throughout the '80s was my DD 365 days of the year. Once you've got it down the 914 if FANTASTIC in the snow.

[Tom_T]

Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in the snow. There's plenty of snow to go around in Germany. I learned car-control by driving on snow and ice.

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My old '73 I drove throughout the '80s was my DD 365 days of the year. Once you've got it down the 914 if FANTASTIC in the snow.

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I used my 73 914-2.0 in the snow to the local SoCal mountains, Mammoth/June Lake, Tahoe Resorts, Park City & Brianhead Utah, Mt. Ashland OR & WA state resorts - granted no salt on our western roads, but mine always started in the cold, ran like a champ & handled excellent in the snow & ice + was warm inside despite the air heat complaints of some folks.

What bad rust issues mine has (if you see the posts I've done) are due to Battery Acid/Hell Hole, warped early style engine lid drip tray & firewall sound/heat pad, & a leaking windshield washer bottle (finally figured that one out re: the LF floorpan @ strut brace)! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[realred914]

Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in the snow. There's plenty of snow to go around in Germany. I learned car-control by driving on snow and ice.

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My old '73 I drove throughout the '80s was my DD 365 days of the year. Once you've got it down the 914 if FANTASTIC in the snow.

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I used my 73 914-2.0 in the snow to the local SoCal mountains, Mammoth/June Lake, Tahoe Resorts, Park City & Brianhead Utah, Mt. Ashland OR & WA state resorts - granted no salt on our western roads, but mine always started in the cold, ran like a champ & handled excellent in the snow & ice + was warm inside despite the air heat complaints of some folks.

What bad rust issues mine has (if you see the posts I've done) are due to Battery Acid/Hell Hole, warped early style engine lid drip tray & firewall sound/heat pad, & a leaking windshield washer bottle (finally figured that one out re: the LF floorpan @ strut brace)! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

near as I know the drip tray wnet to the late style well before the fire wall pad was introduced.

your car has both the early style tray and the later style pad??? that is probably not stock. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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[Tom_T]

near as I know the drip tray wnet to the late style well before the fire wall pad was introduced.

your car has both the early style tray and the later style pad??? that is probably not stock. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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Nope - early trays up through 73 & part of 74 MY IIRC, while pads came in during 72 MY.

I think there was a later style pad used in 75-76 MY which was sealed on the inside (contact side), but the early pads were open faced sisal on the contact side, which allowed them to hold water/moisture & do the dirty deed! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Mine is an early 73 2L built 8/72, so it has some of the early 73 MY transitional items, such as the "light-late" type doors with late windows/regulators, later front & early rear calipers, banded & diamond embossed air box (later 73-74 were banded, then smooth 75-76), Kienzle clock & wide band OT in the center console, some with Appearance Group vinyl on the A-pillars (yup - that was a factory "experiment" for a couple of months of production), etc.

Lest you wonder if I really know what came on mine, I've owned my "914S" since Dec. 1975 & am the 2nd owner, so I know it pretty well, & there are some topics in the Garage &/or O&H on the first 1000 or so 73 MY 914s' quirks, which make interesting reading if you like that sort of stuff.