recommissioned., australian 914 Options

[wonkipop]

after 16 years of storage its back up and running.

had this for 31 years.
picked it up in chicago when i lived there back in late 80s/early 90s.
off the first owner.
brought it back to aus with me.

its largely original. 40k miles.
where its not original is i had to convert it to rhd. did that back in 92-93.
thats another story if anyone is interested.
rest of it is showroom stock and untouched.
just finished doing a clay bar deep clean on the phoenix red.
got to the end of today and i was back in 1974.

got inspired by 50th hoo hah. been at it since october last year.
co-vid lockdown got me some extra "vacation" time on the project.

keep on 914-ing all of you.

don't know if this image will work but giving it a try.

[wonkipop]

thanks for thinking midway.

got one of those - very handy.
got a full set of factory manuals too that i have had for years.
they are super handy.

my 914 had sway bars front and rear out of the box.
makes them a lot better. about 25 years ago i drove one without them.
for some reason i don't really know (but the real history nerds on this site would) just about all the 1.8s from 74 i ever looked at back when i found this one seemed to be fully speced (apart from the engine) in the suspension department and even in terms of the external appearance package.

i've been in the hands of a fantastic mechanic this time around and get to use the workshop and work in there as well. its run/owned by a mate of mine. the mechanic in his early 40s loved working on the car. he redid the entire suspension for me. bushes, the lot. have installed softer bilsteins. konis could be real good because you can adjust. all worth doing. these cars come alive when the suspension is right. they are just fantastic. german lotus.