Rust issues?, Pictures of a 914 i'm interested in Options

[wutzu]

Found this one on craigslist in the SF Bay Area. According to the owner, the shift linkage is shot, so it's not really drivable right now.

the pictures:

Gallery of the car

It looks like there's a fair amount of rust in the hell hole, and some in the trunk area.

Is this a manageable amount of rust? I don't mind putting in work, and I'm going to be learning how to weld in school, but I'd rather not punish myself unnecessarily.

Also, how long and what kind of equipment would it take to replace the shift linkage so I could drive it a half hour back to my house?

Thanks for the help.

[EDIT]

Looking on Pelican, it doesn't seem that getting in and replacing the shift linkage will be that hard, other than draining/refilling the transmission, and buying the parts. Once again, thanks for all the help.

[aircooledboy]

for 1700, I think you can do much better. Especially in california.

There were no 1.8 1970 cars, so either it is an engine swap or the owner doesn't know much about the car. That hell hole will be tons of work to repair, and a fair number of $s too, if you do it right. Even the rear trunk might be a pretty big pain, but it is hard to tell just how bad the rust is.

General rule of 914s: What ever rust you can see easily, is probably just the tip of the iceberg. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) even here in the midwest, that is a 1000 car. Out west, it looks like a $500 borderline parts car. I'd keep looking. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)