Open invite and call for help., My new, preserved Oly Blue Options

[RFoulds]

As you might have seen elsewhere on this site and others, I just bought my fourth 914, this time a well preserved 1974 Olympic Blue, that has been in storage for over 20 years.

So first, this is an open invite for anyone near La Quinta CA to come by and see it anytime you like.

And second, a call out for any advice or help to put this car back to dealer showroom condition. Also, what shows I should consider entering once she is complete.

One of my first dilemnas is the side stripes. Were these dealer added? or factory? Should I leave the slightly worn originals in place?, replace them with repros, or remove altogether??

Randy

[RFoulds]

Pulled fuel tank today. Sorry no pics, camera still not back from repair. very clean underneath, but the front two bolts for the underpan were missing. Wire was stuck in there to hold it on!
tank is half full of old gas, and all rust inside. Filler tube is rusted away inside.
Under tank, one black wire ran down from above, with a quick connector right at the access hole. Any idea what that was? was fuel pump locate here at one time??

[Tom_T]

Pulled fuel tank today. Sorry no pics, camera still not back from repair. very clean underneath, but the front two bolts for the underpan were missing. Wire was stuck in there to hold it on!
tank is half full of old gas, and all rust inside. Filler tube is rusted away inside.
Under tank, one black wire ran down from above, with a quick connector right at the access hole. Any idea what that was? was fuel pump locate here at one time??

On pre-75 914s, the factory recommended fuel pump relocation Service Bulletin was/is to put it up behind the steering rack cover behind the ZF Rack itself next to the lower access hole. Power can be wired either along the pass. side rocker/sill space or through the tunnel - but most mechanics don't want to screw with this extra work & it's not accessible for inspection later for a wiring problem. This would require 2 wires for power the FP though, so that's either half the set or something else.

[JeffBowlsby]

I'd like to see that service bulletin Tom...can you send it to me? Never heard that the factory recommended this relocation, but I have not come across any 914 service bulletins either. All I have are the Service and Tech manuals, and recall campaigns, I don't recall any of them ever suggesting the FP relocation.

I have also never experienced vapor lock here in NorCal, ever. Maybe it occurs in hotter climes, but not here that I personally know of.

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Pulled fuel tank today. Sorry no pics, camera still not back from repair. very clean underneath, but the front two bolts for the underpan were missing. Wire was stuck in there to hold it on!
tank is half full of old gas, and all rust inside. Filler tube is rusted away inside.
Under tank, one black wire ran down from above, with a quick connector right at the access hole. Any idea what that was? was fuel pump locate here at one time??

On pre-75 914s, the factory recommended fuel pump relocation Service Bulletin was/is to put it up behind the steering rack cover behind the ZF Rack itself next to the lower access hole. Power can be wired either along the pass. side rocker/sill space or through the tunnel - but most mechanics don't want to screw with this extra work & it's not accessible for inspection later for a wiring problem. This would require 2 wires for power the FP though, so that's either half the set or something else.

[Tom_T]

Hey Jeff,

I don't have that bulletin per se, but my longtime mechanics at Hans Imports used to have it on-hand in the "old school" paper file days - & I remember looking at it in the binder when they suggested the FP relo for vapor lock back in the late 70's (& did it then).

I can ask them if they happen to still have their old VoA & P+A Service bulletins/binders to make a copy, but I'm not holding my breath cuz they've cleared out most old stuff over the 30+ years since!

Also, I tried to get a set of the service bulletin binders myself on evil-bay a while back, but wasn't successful bidding for it - & don't even know how complete they were.

If I do come across an actual copy again - &/or anything else similar on our 914s, then I'll certainly shoot you off some copies.

You might want to link your 914 Tech Notebook section to the main 914 CANAM & Classic 914 main pages, because IIRC they don't have a link, but it's chock full of excellent info!

Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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I'd like to see that service bulletin Tom...can you send it to me? Never heard that the factory recommended this relocation, but I have not come across any 914 service bulletins either. All I have are the Service and Tech manuals, and recall campaigns, I don't recall any of them ever suggesting the FP relocation.

I have also never experienced vapor lock here in NorCal, ever. Maybe it occurs in hotter climes, but not here that I personally know of.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Pulled fuel tank today. Sorry no pics, camera still not back from repair. very clean underneath, but the front two bolts for the underpan were missing. Wire was stuck in there to hold it on!
tank is half full of old gas, and all rust inside. Filler tube is rusted away inside.
Under tank, one black wire ran down from above, with a quick connector right at the access hole. Any idea what that was? was fuel pump locate here at one time??

On pre-75 914s, the factory recommended fuel pump relocation Service Bulletin was/is to put it up behind the steering rack cover behind the ZF Rack itself next to the lower access hole. Power can be wired either along the pass. side rocker/sill space or through the tunnel - but most mechanics don't want to screw with this extra work & it's not accessible for inspection later for a wiring problem. This would require 2 wires for power the FP though, so that's either half the set or something else.