Gifted 914/6, help!, I now need to care and feed a classic car, what do I need to know and do? |
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Gifted 914/6, help!, I now need to care and feed a classic car, what do I need to know and do? |
Aaronski1974 |
Apr 25 2023, 11:28 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 25-April 23 From: Kailua Member No.: 27,315 Region Association: Hawaii |
Hi all, I’m hoping you can offer your wisdom. My grandfather and uncle raced this car in 71-73 in northern California and now I’m in charge of it. I really want to honor my grandfathers legacy and take care of the car, and also drive it and have fun. Here’s what I know so far:
1970 914/6 was purchased used from a dj in LA in 71-72. Grandpa and Uncle re-jetted the carbs and replaced the cams(unsure if this was swapped back) They raced it at Leguna Seca 33k miles on it. Garaged it’s entire life Rebuilt in 2003 Last driven 5 years ago. I visited family who currently have it to see what needs to be done to get it back on the road and found: No rust, one small paint chip that’s been patched, no critter damage, completely original to the early 70’s. Checked around the battery and there’s no corrosion. My plan is keep it at my families house in their garage in Cali. I live in Hawaii and it eats cars, so sadly I can’t take it home with me. What do I need to do to get it back to drivable? Change oil Inspect air filter Check and likely replace tires Insurance! What else? Thanks, Aaron |
burton73 |
May 15 2024, 08:20 AM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,539 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
Well, you got it running and it looks very nice from the one photo. Welcome to the world.
Your car has the Bob Smith license plate frame and an original California blue plate. I would not worry if the plating is right on the calipers at this point. If you need to get the calipers rebuilt send them the PMB Performance to get the right finish of your car. Your rear bumper is from a 1971 or 1972 as the 1970 had a one year only bumper. My very early six had the same bumper as what you have, and I changed it back to the 1970 only one. The car id 53 or more years old so just to be sure you should change out the brake soft lines. If the fuel lines have not been changed to hard lines from the factory plastic lines, you should do that for sure. The guys that have posted are our most knowledgeable guys. If you have any questions, ask Google: (fuel lines in 914 914 world) and you will get lots of posting as an example. Or, finish on calipers 914world Lots of answers. The world search eng is harder to use and I finf the Google one much loser and easer to use. Best Bob B and welcome one more time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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