New Guy doing a rebuild and restore, Rebuild and restore Options

[RaptorMan]

Hey guys I'm brand new. I'm a mechanic and my dad has a blue 1975 914 with the 1.8L in it. He's had the car for 20 years and has let it fall into neglect. It runs but has a good bit of blow by. It needs to have some rust spots sanded out and repainted which he is having done this summer. Interior needs some work but he wants me to rebuild the engine. As I start looking for parts I'm not finding a lot. Keeping the engine stock would be preferable. I'm going to be doing the rebuild in hayward, WI.

The motor will come out next month and I'm trying to get him a price on a rebuild. Where do you guys go for parts? What kind of things have people done in the past and what are you recommendations? Any good machine shops familar with these engines in WI? What should I watch out for ?

[rick 918-S]

I'm in Duluth. As far as machine shops go There is a small town shop here that I would trust. If your a mechanic you should be able to check the line bore and check for collapsed registers. Beyond setting up the cylinder heights the rest is just engine rebuilding 101. If you have a running core engine you are ahead of the game. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

As others have said check the pocket down infront of the battery lovingly called the hell hole. The acid from the battery gets washed down in there and rusts out the chassis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)