 Detroit Barn Find Project, Rebuilding a '72 1.7L |
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| BananaTroll |
  Nov 9 2025, 11:29 AM
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The Ratt-Man  Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 15-September 18 From: Northern New York Member No.: 22,491 Region Association: North East States  |
Howdy all!
Longtime lurker, first-time poster. This past weekend I picked up my first 914, a '72 1.7L thats been parked since ~1982. It "ran when parked" but since then the owner pulled most things off it and put them in boxes in his garage. The jack receiver plates have rusted away on both sides along with the door sill triangles and there a little rust on left long in the front. The hell hole looks great though and overall the chassis is pretty clean. Over the last 43 years, the owner parted out 2 scrap-destined 914s to have some spares for this car. So a lot of extra goodies to work with to get this car running and looking good! I have a question however, I intend to use this winter to get it ready mechanically but what do you all think would be the best course of action to do so? I want to get the car back on the road, but I also don't want to accidently bite off more than I can chew. Looking foward to keeping y'all updated!   |
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| friethmiller |
Nov 9 2025, 08:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,072 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Welcome! Would love to see the hell hole area too. Agree with SirAndy. This will likely require some fairly extensive repairs to the longs. If you're not in a hurry and don't mind welding, this is fixable. |
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BananaTroll Detroit Barn Find Project Nov 9 2025, 11:29 AM
rick 918-S :wttc: :sawzall: :welder: Nov 9 2025, 02:38 PM 930cabman :wttc:
ran when parked, don't you love it?
... Nov 9 2025, 03:29 PM ctc911ctc If you post picture inside and out and a lot of an... Nov 9 2025, 04:24 PM
BananaTroll
If you post picture inside and out and a lot of a... Nov 9 2025, 05:15 PM bdstone914 The drivers side shock should have the drain hole ... Nov 9 2025, 06:20 PM SirAndy How good are you with a welder? Both longs are toa... Nov 9 2025, 08:38 PM BananaTroll
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Welcome! Would love to see the hell... Nov 10 2025, 06:45 AM krazykonrad :wttc: Nov 10 2025, 10:21 AM ctc911ctc i was presented with a similar situation where the... Nov 10 2025, 05:54 PM |
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