Back in the 914 game!, Taking delivery of a '74 2.0 next week Options

[RoadGlue]

Hi everyone,

I've been in lurk mode for sometime, as my '71 914 has been on jack stands and semi-gutted for well over a year now. The plan was to fix some rust problems while putting a hotter motor in, upgrading to 5-lug, upgrading the suspension bits and steering bits, stiffening up the chassis with Mark's kit, upgrading the brakes and rebuilding various bits (pedal cluster, etc).

I had also planned on wrapping the project up this summer, and I've spent exactly zero minutes touching the car in the past eight months. Bah. The solution? To buy another 914 of course! My good friend has just had a baby, and he needs to off load the car and offered it to me first. First class sort of guy!

It's a 1974 2.0 with D-jet, Fuch wheels, upgraded suspension (heavy springs, stiffer torsion bars, wicked big front sway bar, etc), new seals all around the cab, and I know the service history because I helped the current owner bring the car back from the dead. All the d-jet and rubber fuel lines (from the tank to the engine) have been replaced in the past year.

Problems are pretty slight. The engine smokes a little on decel, and it's leaking oil form the pushrod tube seals onto the exhaust. I'll probably just fix the major oil leaks asap, and then rebuild another 2.0 I have sitting in the garage even though I don't think the car's motor has any serious problems. It just sat for a while, so the seals are shot. It runs smooth as silk, and has plenty of power.

The interior is tan, and is in a fair/poor state. I have the black interior that's in really good shape (including the carpet), from my old 914 and will swap it all over.

Other parts to install that I already have in my garage:

- Rebuilt pedal cluster
- New Turbo Tie Rod kit
- Aluminum Cross Member (This can wait)
- Engman's custom exhaust hanger
- Engman's aluminum pedal board
- CHT/Oil Pressure/... some other gauge too (it's been a while since I looked)
- Sporty Steering wheel
- GT Door Panels
- All the stuff for going 5-lug including the wheels and brakes (though this is low on my priority list)
- More more more!

Here are a few pics of the car:

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Say goodbye to that steering wheel!
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Woo hoo! (can you tell that I'm happy?)

[lapuwali]

As for events, there seems to be a wealth of "rallys" starting up, all more or less patterned after the California Melee. I just heard of a German one that I'm trying to run down, and Andrew Watry (Alfa guy, mostly into Berlinas) is kicking around the idea of running a short-ish one (120 miles) mostly in the East Bay, for "interesting cars".

You missed the BARF run, so perhaps we can meet on some other...

[RoadGlue]

You missed the BARF run, so perhaps we can meet on some other...

Yep, I had never planned on going on the BARF run - just helped get the word out for my friend who organized it.

Did you go? Have fun? The pics look great.

[lapuwali]

You missed the BARF run, so perhaps we can meet on some other...

Yep, I had never planned on going on the BARF run - just helped get the word out for my friend who organized it.

Did you go? Have fun? The pics look great.

It was great. I'd not driven that particular car all that hard (2 years and maybe 1000 miles, the usual 914 story), so it was great to do that. The BARF guys are great, and a lot faster than I expected.

[RoadGlue]

It was great. I'd not driven that particular car all that hard (2 years and maybe 1000 miles, the usual 914 story), so it was great to do that. The BARF guys are great, and a lot faster than I expected.

What car did you end up driving?

[lapuwali]

It was great. I'd not driven that particular car all that hard (2 years and maybe 1000 miles, the usual 914 story), so it was great to do that. The BARF guys are great, and a lot faster than I expected.

What car did you end up driving?

'71 914 with a carb'd 2.2 Type IV in it. I had way more torque to play with than the 1438cc FIAT Coupe I also have, which Mudge also discovered on this run isn't the hot ticket for this kind of event. That torque was just barely enough for me to keep Dave Voss' hot Brava in sight (and not always even then).