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> Just starting out- what spares?, Extra junk?
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post Feb 15 2005, 11:04 PM
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Hi all. For those of us investing in our first 914s (non-rusted out project cars...), what are some handy things to have? So far my list is:
1) the Haynes manual
2) the Weber carb book
3) spare accel and clutch cables (I understand these failing are fairly common)
4) shift-bushing kit
5) Car cover

Anything else I should get? What do y'all reccomend?

Thanks!
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post Feb 16 2005, 10:13 AM
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I've never been stranded...

Thusly, after saying that, I have cursed myself - so when I do get stranded, I'll have, in a neat soft-case toolbag in the front trunk:

Full set of metric and standard box wrenches
2 sets metric sockets, 3/8 and 1/4 drive
double-headed ratchet
1/4 inch driver handle
full set crescent wrenches
needle, flat, and regular-nose pliers
magnetic extendy-tip screwdriver with standard sockets in handle
2 different sparkplug sockets
3 lengths of 3/8 extensions
that screwdriver with the reversible shaft-thingy
small pastic case with different torx, allen, and screwdriver tips
metric allen wrench set
a roll of stainless saftey wire
a set of cutters
knife
scraper
WD40
rag
zip ties
duct tape
electrical tape
misc nuts, bolts, hardware and whatever little stuff fits in a peanut butter jar
I'm always adding to that list too

I know I've stuffed more things in there but those are the ones I remember.
At home I have 6 jackstands, an old 3.5 ton floor jack, and the most amazing thing anyone has ever seen- it's called a "Screwball" - it looks like a small upright pallet jack with a crank at the top and a set of arms in front that raise or lower as you crank. It's like 3 feet tall, and looks like it fell out of the 50s. I can raise the 914 almost 3 feet in the air with it effortlessy. Has anyone seen one before?

Also have a new large rollaround (taller than me) and a few mismatched cabinets filled with the usual gadgets gismos and doodads.
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