Bought a 914 race car and need help to Id the year of some parts Options

[porsche4me]

Hello - I have a new (to me) 914 race car that was made from at least 3 parts cars - and Now I am trying to buy parts and need help..... The body - no a- pillars no windshield ---- front pass fender has a welded plate for the cage over the vin --- no bumpers and holes drilled all over the front area --- I destroyed a firewall shift bushing that I bought (did the hot water and all) and now I think it could be for the wrong car year.

-- How to ID the body year ???? pass side floor has seat hinges , if that helps.

I also need help with front end id, how to tell if the front susp is early or late ??? and calipers ??? ------ the rear trailing arms, how to Id early from late --- I have the calipers off the car --
I got 4 trailing arms and 2 complete front susp -- with the car , but need to id them to buy spare parts....


is there a good place to see pixs??? I have searched sites and googled but never come up with what I need -----
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[Dr Evil]

73-74, there are obvious dog bone holes and no large holes where the bumper shox would be. The bushing you destroyed trying to place was likely for a 70-72 as it will be larger ID and OD than the later style. It will not fit. The ID should be way to big for your shift shaft, and this is an easy check for you. Hinged seats started in 73.

[r_towle]

The bushing you destroyed trying to place was likely for a 70-72 as it will be larger ID and OD than the later style. It will not fit. The ID should be way to big for your shift shaft, and this is an easy check for you. Hinged seats started in 73.

Hinged seats are in mid 72.

There are three bushings out there.
Two sized holes in the tub.
Early cars up to 73 had tail shifters and the hole in the tub was large.
Tail shifter linkage rod is larger than the side shifter.
That bushing is large outer diameter, large inner diameter.

Second simple bushing is from 73 an up for the side shifter.
Smaller hole in the tub
Smaller shift rod.
That bushing has a smaller diameter inner hold and smaller diamter outer hole.

third bushing is to allow you to put a side shifter tranny into the early tub.
That one has a large outer diameter outside, and the smaler diameter inside for the side shifter rod.

Take a picture straight down into the front trunk.
This will show you the floor supports at the front of the trunk floor.
Those change in late 72

Take a picture of the rear lower firewall that the shifter rod comes out from below and outside the passenger compartment.

With those two pics, you can identify the tub year.
If its all welded together from two or three tubs...all bets are off.

Rich