Chris's 914 project, It started with..... Options

[cvdmolen]

As I bought my dream car, the 914, I want to share some project details. For a long time I was looking for a 914, this little one was always standing on op of my monitor at work:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/static.skynetblogs.be-14329-1334958638.1.JPG)

I passed some 914's but due to no guts / no money -> but a few weeks ago I couldn't resist this one:



As the car was not starting / needed some work, my boss (Kieft from Kieft en Klok, thanks Gert) helped me to get it to base:



A week later I swapped the headlight relais for the fuel pomp relais, overhauled the fuel pump, and she was starting. I drove a round (actually my first meters in a 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif), knowing that the next job was get rid of the standard type 4 oil leakage.



I'm not going for the full resto, except the engine and brakes will need a lot of my TLC, so more photo's will follow.

[cvdmolen]

It has been a while, but I'm back on track. Got the engine cooling parts powder coated,


all the bolts has been galvanized,


the heat exchangers are sandblasted and sprayed again,


and past weekend I did some engine rebuilding,



Still waiting for some parts (clutch bearing, muffler, and some gaskets), but soon the engine will be mounted in the car again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

@billh1963: indeed it is a muffler of a regular T4 VW engine
@ Strudelwagon: It's an Italian car, and they have the 'different' markers as well, just like the US