Recovery from 15 years of PNO, How to get running again? Options

[soupbone]

I have acquired a 914-2.0 from my father which I believe is a model from 74. Its been garaged for 15 years and hasnt been started since. Its currently blocked in and covered with a bunch of old garage junk. Where is a good shop in the Bay Area to get this car road worthy? What is a guesstimate on costs? I would like to maybe drive the car next summer.

Problem areas I saw include:

Battery box rusted and area around it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Leaky battery removed 14 years ago.

Sticky creeking pedals

Grinding shifter

Passenger exterior door handle broke and removed.

Also maybe a smaller steering wheel for a six footer? The shift lever hits the knee. Ill try and have pictures at a later date once the garage has been cleaned out.

Thanks

[7391420]

I agree with everything that's been said, but I'd first do a comprehensive rust inspection! check every possible place,

if anyone on the board is local to you and knows 914's well, try to have them or a professional who knows 914's look at it,

if frame is rusted or if the whole car is rusted, I wouldnt bother with it, or with spending any $$ on it, unless it's a sentimental car for you, and you have big $$ to spend on it.

If the car is sound, than I'd take the next steps recommended to see if you can get it running, but it'd be a shame to spend even a few hundred into the car, and then find out that the frame is shit, and you cant drive it.