My Project Progress, Everyones doin it, now me too! Options

[CoolAirVw]

Love this forum! I'm new and have been very encouraged seeing what is being done to these cars! Excellent technical stuff here!

Just wanted to introduce myself and show my car for advice, tips, encouragement. (and maybe encourage someone else)
Introduce car link

I previously had a orange, rusted, rat infested, 70 914 but I gave up quick and robbed the engine for a bus. The orange one broke in half when the hook picked it up at the crusher.

I bought my 75 914 2.0L off E-bay in San Hose CA and dragged it home to Kansas City Missouri (36 hours one way). After I got it home I parked it in the garage for a year.

I didn't get a key, or a battery and have no idea the condition of motor or trans. I was assured it was almost a rust free car when I bought it and it seems to be. I found one hole the size of a dime in the floor pan. Still have some disassembly to do to inspect for rust.

[CoolAirVw]

Ordered some parts.

From Pelican:
Fuel filter
Air filter
Oil filter
2 key blanks and a keychain

Will need to change ingition or rekey it.

My wife wouldn't touch the key and keychain that I have. Will post pics tomorrow.

From E'bay:
Mirrors
Jack plugs <------A must have!
Used Mounts
Used Clutch cable
Dome light

[CoolAirVw]

Will need to change ingition or rekey it.

My wife wouldn't touch the key and keychain that I have. Will post pics tomorrow.

I saved the steering column from the orange porsche to use on this car since it came with no key. I asked my wife to hand me the key and she wouldnt touch it.

yucky key


So using the skills I learned here on the 914club I restored the key and came up with this!


I decided it was too much work to replace the steering colum or ignition switch and I didn't want mismatched door locks, glovebox lock and hood lock. So I decided to cut a key. I had read the pelican article on how to "rekey the lock" but I used that info instead to make a key to work in my lock.

I cut one side of the key myself by...
1. removing and disassembling the RS door lock
2. using a dremel type grinder to shape the key till the tumblers weren't sticking out.
3. Then after "cutting" one side I took it and a blank to a locksmith and he cut the second key off the first key then cut the 2nd side of the first key off the 2nd key. (whew thats a mouthful!)

The whole time I'm thinking.... Hope the ignition is the same as the door lock. Luckily it was.