 New to me 914-6, 1970 all stock, 1st to second grind,,,,,,, |
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| ctc911ctc |
 Jan 25 2025, 01:57 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,124 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States 
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1970 914-6 all stock, maybe a short shift kit?
All, I have been quietly looking for a 9146 in original condition, this one came up within this forum and the owner and I came together, bought it in the summer, it has 90k miles, 4 owners (I am the forth). Interestingly the original owner lived in a condo on Grant Ave in Redondo Beach, at the time I lived in a house 3 blocks away on Belmont......weird. it now lives with me in Boston. The car is great, once it is warmed up it drives well, however, the warmup sequence does not work as designed, I have found a porsche carb guy who will be rebuilding the carbs this spring. Here is the complete list of things I will be attacking this winter. 1. Shift and Grind - the throw from 1st to second grinds. I can keep this from happening by going from 1st to neutral and the move the shifter a bit towards 3rd and then into second. Doing this there is no grinding. from first to second, no matter how gentle, there is that sound we all know and hate........I rebuilt our 74 2L trans (Thank you Dr. Evil) and it is a wonderful shifter. With this one it may be the short shift kit or perhaps bushings (they all look great)........the shift linkage is the original config from 1970. Since this transmission is different than the 4cyl, 2L any guidance is appreciated. 2. Oil leaks, seeping is normal, I will be replacing all of the most leaky gaskets - any pointers as to what to look for? 4. Engine Drop and Tin paint - will drop the engine for the oil leaks as well as clean the engine bay. going to have the engine tin repainted, perhaps the car color? Or all original boring black. 4. Anything Else? - I will be going through the typical check list cables, brakes, adjustments, etc. Anything I should focus on particular to the 9146?  |
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| technicalninja |
Jan 25 2025, 02:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,531 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Is that Rufus's car?
If I had a stock one of those, I'd be super careful to keep it stock. So, no changes at all in the engine compartment. Even the "hue" of the black paint is important. This forum has the greatest number of -6 experts on the planet. I'm not one of them... I'm all ate up with modern! But I can see the value of a stock 914-6 and anything that deviates from stock HURTS that value. If you do ANY mods at all make sure to NOT make anything permanent. Save ALL of the old parts. No new holes in the body, no splicing into wire harness (there ARE ways to add bolt in mods without truly modifying the base car at all). A modified shift lever or Rennshift IS bolt in only! They are most valuable now stock. Many modded cars are reverting to stock now-a-days. 20 years from now... Nice looking car! |
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| ctc911ctc |
Jan 25 2025, 02:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,124 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States
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Agree - Stock and in patina, just like the '74
QUOTE(technicalninja @ Jan 25 2025, 03:11 PM)  Is that Rufus's car? If I had a stock one of those, I'd be super careful to keep it stock. So, no changes at all in the engine compartment. Even the "hue" of the black paint is important. This forum has the greatest number of -6 experts on the planet. I'm not one of them... I'm all ate up with modern! But I can see the value of a stock 914-6 and anything that deviates from stock HURTS that value. If you do ANY mods at all make sure to NOT make anything permanent. Save ALL of the old parts. No new holes in the body, no splicing into wire harness (there ARE ways to add bolt in mods without truly modifying the base car at all). A modified shift lever or Rennshift IS bolt in only! They are most valuable now stock. Many modded cars are reverting to stock now-a-days. 20 years from now... Nice looking car! |
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ctc911ctc New to me 914-6, 1970 all stock Jan 25 2025, 01:57 PM
Montreal914 I would think it is time to pull out Dr. Evil... Jan 25 2025, 02:03 PM
worn Congrats on the car, it looks very nice, both do... Jan 25 2025, 06:51 PM Cairo94507 Congratulations!!! I would just work t... Jan 25 2025, 02:05 PM mepstein Other than the linkage and where it enters the box... Jan 25 2025, 02:19 PM rhodyguy Have you inspected the R/1st detent plate and the ... Jan 26 2025, 12:16 PM ctc911ctc Just put this on my list, thank you!
Have yo... Jan 26 2025, 02:11 PM rgalla9146 Hey Cary
Nice that it has a new roomate.
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