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ddire333 |
Mar 14 2021, 02:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 2-November 20 From: ireland Member No.: 24,835 Region Association: Europe |
Going to start this tread by saying thanks to those who helped or gave advice so far and please keep it coming.
About 8 months ago I decided it was time to get a 914, friend had one when i was in high school (80's Ontario) and it was so different to anything else I had driven i have never forgotten it. I'm in Ireland many years now and 914's where never sold here, looked at few in UK but prices where high for not much car, it was a project I was after. Joined 914 world and put a wanted add up, was considering few cars regular members had for sale, but then someone who had just joined made very low key contact, just saying they had a 74 2lt LE they wanted to sell. I thought it it was likely a scam but decided to go along, how wrong I was. First I got few photos, still skeptical, but slowly as i asked for more detail it was all forthcoming, i was buying sight unseen, but after a few calls with the seller (Tom) all seem good and we did the deal, had the car collected just before Christmas. covid and brexit lead to shipping delays, so the car just arrived this weekend to its new Kildare home. Anyway Tom is a gent and an Ohio petrol head who just needed to thin out projects, he had had the car since the 90's but had been off the road a few years after a stalled restoration. So the car is an Ohio car all its life, with.... a very solid body. I started stripping today and outside, the rear jack points and thresholds its very very good so far. Hell hole is solid from the top and had good photos of underside from Tom, so hopeful. Engine needs a full rebuild (its in boxes) as does suspension, fuel, brakes and and a full respray. The interior is original and in great shape. Plan is to have a driver which is as original as possible, like what Ian is doing on youtube, but with a bit less budget. I will undertake all but the respray myself, I had a garage to work in lined up but unexpectedly lost it, oh well real men work in the drive anyway. I had to laugh when I took the seats out today, I had restored the ones in my 928 last year and it nearly killed me lugging them about, I don't think both the seats and all the carpet in the 914 equaled one 928 seat. It going to be fun having the two ends of the spectrum to drive. I will put updates on the thread as I go, but for now here is the original window sticker and a couple of pics. |
ddire333 |
Apr 9 2021, 05:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 2-November 20 From: ireland Member No.: 24,835 Region Association: Europe |
Short update, have been taking the do something every day approach, splitting between working on the body when the weather is ok, then in the shed when not.
Motor fully stripped now, it seems in good shape for 100k miles, only minor wear on all bearings, expect oil leaks and possibly valve guide wear got the PO part tear down started. Ordering parts now, going 2056 with stock FI and have sent the cam to Elgin cams for regrind (330-1), new injectors ordered as was missing one, new metal fuel lines in. MPS is buggered, have ordered the tangerine racing repair kit. Have decided to have the one damaged head repaired locally instead of going new, the chambers and valve seats are perfect still so feel its worth saving. On the the body, thankfully the problem rust is confined to the area around and above the jack points on both sides, on the passenger side the door catch was only held in place by "the force" (have more than in the pic cut out now), new panels from RD have arrived so moving on to test fitting them with some self made patch panels before starting the welding |
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