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914 purchase, opinions.. |
Schnell944 |
Jan 30 2003, 10:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 4-January 03 Member No.: 86 |
ok, I may be trading my old BMW 2002 (1976) for a '72 914 1.7 w/ F.I. ...would get the 914 and $1000 in trade. Im having it checked out by my mechanic for rust and such.....i intend to use this to just have some fun at the autocrosses....intend to beef up suspension and such. I know this isnt the best year for this car. my question is,if structurally the car is ok, would it be worth my while to use this on the track? i was a little discoraged by my mechanic in this regard, but i dont know, what are your thoughts? P.S....it had this funky after marketwhale tail looking spoiler on the back if never seen before but kinda like...anyone hear of this? thanks all
Ryan Z |
Bleyseng |
Jan 30 2003, 10:33 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The 72's have the tail shifter trannmisson which if the bushing are worn out ,are hard to shift. Pretty easy to fix em so the shifting is just decent. The better setup is the sideshifter which can be retrofitted. Everything depends on how good of condition is this car? The 72's are 82hp and lite weight compared to the later cars so that is going for it. Lots of things can be done to the car, sway bars, shocks, springs, that you would have to do on another car also.
Is this a good enough car to start with because it cost some money to set them up and once you get started most people don't stop. Geoff |
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