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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 |
Oct 2 2021, 02:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 2-November 20 From: ireland Member No.: 24,835 Region Association: Europe |
Took few days off work to get the show on the road, and as of today it is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) .
Moved the engine and gearbox out to the car, but them in place with a little help, then spend few days checking fuel, fluids, adding exhaust (poorly it seems as i have exhaust leak on number 4 at least, if not more), checking hoses, wiring - was quite nerve racking trying to make sure all was right but it started right up first time Tried to do the 20 min cam brake-in at 2500 rpm, i was so busy trying to keep the rpms up it took me some time to notice the exhaust was way over heating do late timing. Stopped, cool don and added some advance and the engine was much more happy. First test drive was today, here is a vid. (fixed the backwards tail light wires already!) first drive Biggest issues 1) voltage drop to the starter, or more to the solenoid, cleaned and soldered all the connections but it was still lucky dip, so put the relay "fix" in for now will go back to it later 2) exhaust leak from heads, kind of expected as I was fearful if torque those nuts much, hopefully a easy fix to loosen and re-seat them. 3) getting good idle, we not really as engine has been in less then as week and its nearly good, have holding around 1000 rpm when warm now 4) new coil faulty after running ok twice giving me a no start issue, not the fault I expected. 5) injector plug covers (new) had pulled them after the no start issue, they where bugger to get on on the bench, in the car they are near impossible. In the next week will drive down to do import and first reg inspection and get a reg number. Then next few weeks will be for install of new 914 rubber door seal kit and engine lid - basically get it water proof .... and put a few miles on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . then put it away from the winter rain until spring.... for the finishing touches |
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