'75 914...worth buying for AX? Options

[scrz914]

I'm checking out a '75 that looks pretty clean from the pictures. What I want to know from AX veterans is what drawbacks, if any, would this model year pose for autocrossing. I've heard that the bumpers are heavy, but is there anything about the engine or suspension that would be less suitable in the stock form. Price is not bad at a grand.
Also, the owner calls it a rare euro model. What would that be?
Thanks for the help.

[Mueller]

do you want have fun or take TTOD??

if just for fun, nothing wrong with it as is......to get better performance you could do the following:

replace the junk '75/'76 exhaust with an earlier exhaust (or better yet, header)

replace the bumpers with earlier bumpers

replace doors with pre-73(?) doors

if searching for TTOD, be willing to spend tons of cash, racing tires/slicks will be needed for sure (IMG:style_emoticons/default/burnout.gif)


nowadays the important thing is how structually sound the chassis is, who cares what year it is, the "better" parts all bolt on and pretty much everything is backyards compatible....(at least it's not a '76 that you'd have to get smogged)