Jamie's 914-H6 Subaru Swap, Palm Springs California Options

[jamlip]

### EDIT - for the purposes of not filling this forum with multiple posts about the same car, I'm going to continue the recomissioning of this car in this thread. Details begin on page two. ###

Checking in as the new owner of a 1971 914.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-26060-1636387205.1.jpg)

Dragged out of the desert yesterday. Basically a shell, a steering rack, one wheel and a title.

Appears to be in decent shape. Probably needs a floor (rust penetration), definitely needs a front pan (cut up, no idea why) and some repair to the hellhole (small rust hole, but unsure what lies beneath). Rockers, doors and rear trunk appear to be very nice. There is light crash damage to the front left which has been hammered-out. I can't find bondo on it anywhere.

Kind of hesitant to post this as I've always wanted a 914, but unsure if this is the one. Long-time Porsche fan - owned a '72 911T when I was in my mid-20s, and now have a twin-plugged 912 which I restored (from a shell which wasn't a whole lot nicer than this).

Anyway, I have a rough idea of what I want to do with it. In the time being, I need to start hunting down some parts. Lots of parts.

[jamlip]

I tend to do my projects in fits and starts. Nothing on the 914 for months, then in the last few weeks...

1. Exhaust manifolds welded. I have an EZ30D with the single-port exhaust outlet. I modeled a flange from a flatbed scan of a gasket, and had it cut by SendCutSend.

2. Welded up a shifter bracket from some 3/8 square tube.

3. Skimmed my 944 stub axles down on a lathe so they fit the 914 rear swing arms. This saved me a lot of money over buying 914-6 stub axles, but cost me a lot of hours. Luckily those hours are free.

4. Fixed the hellhole. I cut-away the rust and replaced with 16-gauge steel that I cut to fit, some of which required a bit of forming. It's not pretty, but it's functional again and there's no rust.

5. Almost done fitting the stiffening kit inside the cabin. In two minds whether to do the rear chassis leg supports or not.

Now I need to do axles, but I'll use the search function. And Kent.