914 Improvements/mods?, Improvements you've done/ plan on doing Options

[ehokana]

I'm still slowly preparing to start my full '73 2.0 restoration- in the mean time, I've been driving the car and figuring out what needs to be done. I want to keep the car very close to stock, but also want to make a few improvements to make the car a little more enjoyable.

I'm thinking about doing a hydraulic cam on the rebuild and a little higher compression pistons, larger brake master, hydraulic lifts for the hood and trunk instead of the springs, and maybe ditching the inner door handles for pulls instead. (I guess I like the RS style look)

I know there are a ton of mods out there and was wondering if anyone has experience with any that I'm thinking about doing, or have done any others that you would recommend.

[barefoot]

Not necessarily a change, but be sure to check the rear bushings on the front A-arms.
Removing the A-arms is easy for this inspection.
After 40 years they have sagged causing the torsion bars inside to rub against the ID of the A-arms causing a wear groove and loss of corrosion protection.
Many yrs ago i had a fractured torsion bar due to crack initiated at a corrosion pit.
Just replaced my rear bushings with the poly graphite ones, apparently OEM rubber bushings are not readily available and VERY difficult to install.
Make sure to polish out any corrosion from the bars and re-coat.
Here's what old bushings looked like: