1976 914 2.0, The project continues on Options

[colingreene]

Thought I would introduce myself here, My name is Colin.
This is one of the first and most informitive 914 forums i found.
Having grown up with the automotive forum culture i figured i would show you all what i bought.
I just picked up a 1976 914 2.0
for

500$ seriously.
Problem is as you can see in this picture.
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It needs a bit of work.
the previous owner used this car as a daily driver till the clutch delaminated. he then removed the motor took the trans appart and well, lost interest.
his mess is now my problem
However it could be worse, its a clean straight car and its got most if not all of its paint on it.
While the trans was apart i took it to my local and trusted trans shop but came back with a bill for 1725 to replace all the bearings and synchros. Ouch.
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then started tearing the motor down to clean the tin and probably powder coat it.
this car will bankrupt me.
The previous owner said that it ran great and had no leaks.
Right.

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Also came with these wheels
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My friend bought one also (A 71) for 500$
heres the two of them together
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Ive read so many threads to inspire me to get off my ass and do something with my car so hopefully i can take the things i have learned here and really apply it.
I only have a few questions i cant find the answers to so ill just throw it out there.

Should i bother keeping the stock fuel injection if i want to have some sembalance of performance.
and will the stock fuel injection take to being modified say, headers maybe a mild cam?
How will the car perform stock ish,
while the motor is out is there any must do jobs?
Ive been looking at re enforcing the trailing arms and potentially the brackets for them.
as well as adding the J west shifter stuff.
the shocks and such will need to be replaced, any recommendations for a road car that id like to just handle well, I have one car on race suspension (Ast) and i don't know that i want another one.
And what material is the fan housing, is it aluminum or magnesium, can i get it anodized to protect it?
The car has been sitting for 10 years so the brakes are slightly borked, worth it to keep the stock calipers or do they need an upgrade.
other than that the car only has mild rust here and there ( the hell hole is good the battery tray is mediocre) and it appears that i might have wound up with a decent car.

Thanks for all the help in advance i look forward to getting this poor car back on the road.

[colingreene]

So some updates, Motor is nearly done and ready to go into the car.
Having trouble finding some odds and ends like intake gasket and clutch pressure plate bolts. If anyone knows where to find this stuff let me know. I cant find it anywhere. Im also having trouble with the nuts to fasten the exhaust manifolds. i ordered some from bmw but they are too small.
Also need to find the pins that hold the cable to the caliper for the parking brake and re attach that and change my bum parking brake cable.


but i also had to address my failed rear wheel bearing so i did that today with some tools that had to be borrowed ( Thank you so much B Stone) however once the tools were correctly applied it was no sweat at all.
I am inherently super lazy, why work hard when you can make something else do the work for you.
this theory often also makes sure that you don't damage things.
Since i did not want to pull the trailing arm from the car i really did not want to damage anything.

My garage has turned into a paint workshop painting engine tin and random other parts.
Thanks to the baseboard rack i have somewhere to hang all this excess shit.

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Arthur is always sending me motivation, as he spotted a 914 out on the street in the wild, Proof that they dont only exist on jack stands.
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Motor closed up and ready to have the tin put on.
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Close up of the thermostat cable and air flaps. Without this the motor wont regulate temp properly. Sucked to buy as it was 134$!
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and a shot of how the fan and shroud work to deliver the cooling air to the motor and oil cooler.
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tin mostly on. Its all on right now i just dont have pictures of it yet. Still waiting for a damn alternator.
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Special tools, Ill take pictures of me doing the next one i guess.