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]

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Out with a friend and his audi, Never ment to have that in the shot but its a great car even if it has the stance of a monster truck.
Also changed the Throttle cable(Thank fuck), and put fire sleeve on my clutch cable and speedo cable.
Pulled the wiper arms off to blast them as well as some other misc shit. I forget, I just stick it in the cabinet then blast the holy hell out of it.
Oh and hooked up a breather box. So my motor wont feel like the NYPD is arresting it.

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Had to re seal the rear window, it was the cause of my floor pan rust. Stupid owner had the car painted before me then they never put it back in properly.

Doing some carbs for another 914 friend. He said they only sat outside for a little bit.
Yeah right.
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Drove my car to go see my good friend Arthur, Of course since i was 57 miles from home the car decided it did not want to shift at all. First second and occasionally 3rd was not going to get me home. Since i had no idea what the problem was i was hesitant to drive it lest their be loose something in the trans.
Onto the tow truck we go. (Thank you Arthur)
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Two hours of LA traffic in a tow truck, what an adventure.

The cause, This is supposed to have bushings in it, They decided that right then was a good time to demand to be replaced. Easy enough to fix, gave me a excuse to re paint my shifter rod that was scratched up from the original install.
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But not before i tore the shift console out of the trans to check the roll pin on the selector forks... UGH least it did not leak after i re installed them.
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Nice day out in my bmw in Laguna Canyon chasing a Austin Healey 3000
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Of course since i fixed one thing, another problem had to crop up.
now the master cyl is leaking, so i have that on order.
UGH 280$ People buy my T shirts and Mounts! i have a herd of vintage cars and a mini to support!
Your part order could save this mechanical orphan!



Cant wait to see what this turns into. Rain sucks for working on cars.