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| Aayala |
 Nov 6 2025, 02:45 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 7-July 25 From: Austin Tx Member No.: 28,874 Region Association: South East States  |
Howdy everyone!
My name is Andrés, and earlier this year I got my hands on a 1975 Porsche 914 1.8L project car. I’m new to 914World and pretty new to working on cars in general. I actually was not aware that the 914's existed until I spotted one parked on the street with a Porsche badge and had to stop to take a better look at it. I got instantly intrigued as I had never seen or heard of these before. One thing led to another—I started reading up on 914s, watching videos, digging through forums, and as fate would have it, a 914 popped up for sale on Facebook Marketplace near me about a month later. I went to see it the next day, and despite knowing it was going to be a big project (especially for someone whose experience was basically oil changes and light maintenance), I decided to go for it. Now I’m in it, learning as I go, trying to do things the right way, and excited to lean on this community for guidance as I bring this car back to life. I have already gotten a ton of help from some members in the community and can feel the passion everyone has for these cars. This is definitely going outside of my comfort zone but looking forward to being challenged in a lot of areas: engine building, welding, metal repair work, interior work, etc... I’m fairly handy and detail oriented, and I really want to do the car justice but I also know how much I don’t know yet. Any feedback, advice or "dont do this" stories are also welcome. I will do my best to keep this thread updated with the repairs I am doing to it. I am also starting an Instagram page to keep me accountable and documenting the journey. (@our914journey) Some pictures as I picked up the car. (Has not run since 96'! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Was sitting under a cover for a long time then moved out here for space according to the owner. Have a lot of receipts from 75' - 96'.)     And after a quick wash and back on 4 tires.    Thank you for reading! -Andres. |
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| sb914 |
Nov 6 2025, 02:50 PM
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Surf Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,554 Joined: 25-November 12 From: Brookings,Oregon Member No.: 15,191 Region Association: Southern California 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) there’s lots of knowledge here.
Your lucky the red ones are the fastest.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) |
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| Aayala |
Nov 6 2025, 03:46 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 7-July 25 From: Austin Tx Member No.: 28,874 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(sb914 @ Nov 6 2025, 02:50 PM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) there’s lots of knowledge here. Your lucky the red ones are the fastest.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Thank you! Maybe not the 1.8's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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Aayala Andy's 75' 914 1.8L Nov 6 2025, 02:45 PM
Root_Werks Always sad to see a 914 sitting outside and neglec... Nov 6 2025, 02:49 PM
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Always sad to see a 914 sitting outside and negle... Nov 6 2025, 03:45 PM emerygt350 Well, since nobody else was going to be Eeyore, I ... Nov 6 2025, 02:57 PM Aayala
Well, since nobody else was going to be Eeyore, I... Nov 6 2025, 03:56 PM SirAndy Picture of hell hole and engine bay.
Time for a ... Nov 6 2025, 04:58 PM Aayala
Picture of hell hole and engine bay.
Time for a... Nov 6 2025, 05:16 PM emerygt350 Hopefully you can do some stabilizing of it. That... Nov 6 2025, 04:54 PM Aayala
Hopefully you can do some stabilizing of it. Tha... Nov 6 2025, 05:09 PM emerygt350
[quote name='emerygt350' post='3231626' date='Nov... Nov 6 2025, 05:41 PM friethmiller :wttc:
Andrés, my other 914 is was a 1.8L engi... Nov 7 2025, 09:03 AM Aayala
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Andrés, my other 914 is was a 1.8L eng... Nov 7 2025, 11:25 AM 914rrr Please be extremely careful pulling the large vacu... Nov 7 2025, 09:38 AM Aayala
Please be extremely careful pulling the large vac... Nov 7 2025, 11:29 AM StarBear Lots of 1.8 info in the historic sub forum.
Indee... Nov 7 2025, 10:53 AM |
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