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| beast boy |
 Jul 4 2005, 07:17 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 29-May 05 From: Red Rover, AZ Member No.: 4,160  |
Hey all,
I currently own a '73 914 project, it was in a wreck, has been to the the body shop and has now been sitting in my driveway for about 9 months. Anyway, first of all, I have changed oil, put a new battery in, etc. and now I basically wanna see if she'll start.. problem is, my only key broke off in the driver side door (I did manage to remove it.) Unfortunately, I have called every place in town, and they all want over $110 to re-key it. Before I do that, are there any other options? I am just dying to see if this car runs.. any possibility of starting her w/no key? I have no idea how to hotwire and deffinately do NOT want to screw up my ignition. Also, after I get everything in working order, I was thinking it would be nice to replace the transmission w/something a little less awkward.. any possibility of fitting a tiptronic, or even an automatic? I live pretty close to a large junkyard/parts recycler that specializes in Porsche and Audi, so finding parts would likely not be an issue. |
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| mihai914 |
Jul 4 2005, 08:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None 
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If you can remove your door handle tumbler and bring it to a locksmith, they should be able to make you a new key. I don't know why they would want to re-key the car?
To your second question, almost anything can be done to this car (powerplant and gearbox wise), but it involves alot of time and money. Before replacing the tranny, maybe you should try and replace the linkage bushings and adjust it properly and it should make things better. Why do you call it awkward, I don't know. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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beast boy new person, a few stupid questions.. Jul 4 2005, 07:17 AM
bd1308 why would you paint your 914 british racing green?... Jul 4 2005, 07:38 AM beast boy Jul 4 2005, 07:47 AM bd1308 ah i see....to actually answer your question, I... Jul 4 2005, 08:00 AM scott thacher if you can pull all the locks and mail them to me ... Jul 4 2005, 08:11 AM scotty b $110.00 is REDICULOUS! I just had a key m... Jul 4 2005, 08:18 AM skline If you are asking about an automatic transmission ... Jul 4 2005, 09:06 AM rhodyguy take the piece of the broken key to any place tha... Jul 4 2005, 09:14 AM Travis Neff Welcome to the club, always nice too see someone f... Jul 4 2005, 09:36 AM beast boy Thanks for the info/warm welcome everybody.. I pla... Jul 4 2005, 10:51 AM ! Gud time to get her to her learn....go get a renta... Jul 4 2005, 10:54 AM bd1308 it's kinda hard to teach someone to drive stic... Jul 4 2005, 11:00 AM beast boy Unfortunately, I think she may be a lost cause unl... Jul 4 2005, 11:15 AM ! Tell her real racecars have sticks...... Jul 4 2005, 11:16 AM bd1308 yup the GF doesnt think *I* know how to drive stic... Jul 4 2005, 11:16 AM Dead Air ... Jul 4 2005, 11:25 AM beast boy Well, I just took the door panel off, it looks lik... Jul 4 2005, 01:21 PM Mueller Jul 4 2005, 01:31 PM Eric_Shea Welcome Beast http://www.914... Jul 4 2005, 01:33 PM Eric_Shea Oh... what should be holding the door handle on is... Jul 4 2005, 01:34 PM trekkor Welcome to the center of the 914 universe.
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