My '74 Barn Find project, Introduction Options

[tygaboy]

Hi folks. Been a while since I've been a Porsche owner. I've had a '62 356, a few 914s, a '74 911 and even worked for a while at an independent Porsche shop here in the SF Bay Area. Anyway, I just purchased a '74 914 that's been sitting since 1987. Good news is it was in a covered garage. Got it home and started poking around only to find...
...it's in remarkably good shape. It's got a couple small dings on the body and a crap respray that's literally falling off but other really, no sign of any rust.
I've begun collecting parts for the chassis stiffening and 5 lug conversion but have yet to decide on narrow body or flares. Also have to determine V8, 6 conversion, Subaru. (Is it true a Cayenne won't fit?)
Anyway, I wanted to introduce myself and thank you all for creating and maintaining such a great community.
And thanks in advance for answering all the questions that are sure to come.
Wish me luck, I'm goin' in!
Chris

[tygaboy]

It is FREEZING here in foggy Petaluma, CA so during my holiday break, I'm not getting as much done as I'd hoped. Plus, some more Boxster drive line goodies showed up and I couldn't resist hooking them up and making engine/shifting noises!
And all I could think was "my shifter control can go around corners!".

Let's hope this is the only time these parts will be in this orientation!

And as you've all heard, this trans set up really does go "snick snick", with very little effort. And that's with the shifter just floating around on the floor. It's certainly going to be a little while but man, I can't wait to drive/shift this thing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)