Bursch exhaust, AKA: dumb newbie questions Options

[Scott H]

I have a '72 that's been parked since back around '85. I'm using this car as a learning tool to learn my way around a 914.
The PO gave up on the car while in the middle of converting it to carbs and just let the car sit and rot away. He had bought a Bursch exhaust at the time that he said he thought was the wrong one and he never got around to exchanging it for the correct one. This exhaust has been sitting inside the car all that time and was never even bolted onto the car.

The exhaust has a sticker on it that says "914 73-74" and I see that Pelican Parts sells '70-'72 and '73-'74 Bursch exhausts so it looks like it is indeed the latter and the wrong one for a '72 (I'm sharp today (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ). Pelican only shows a picture of one exhaust.

My question is: what's the difference between the two? If I hold this exhaust up to the ends of the heat exhangers it appears that it will bolt up. The rear valence is not on the car, so it looks to me like the tip of the exhaust would hit the valence if it were in place.
Is that the only difference between the two?

If it helps, here are some pictures of the one I have:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v134/sdc...rsch%20exhaust/

Thanks for any help.

**edit: I didn't notice the other Bursch topic until after I posted mine. If a moderator wants to move my post over there, that's fine by me.

[Pat Garvey]

So long as you don't have the porthole valence, it'll fit just fine with proper gaskets.

Be forewarned - it's loud!

[Scott H]

Thanks for the info, guys. I really appreciate it.

Be forewarned - it's loud!

Thanks for the warning.
Unfortunately, I won’t have to worry about that since the engine is seized. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

From all the years of sitting, this car is in very sad shape. It’s a complete car (less the fuel injection parts) but sitting for 20 years in the brutal North Carolina/east coast humidity under several heavy canvas car covers has turned this car into mostly a huge pile of rust, mold and mildew. It would take a ton of work to bring this one back.

Here are a few pictures of the condition of the car:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v134/sdcvw/914/

Some rust pictures here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v134/sdc...w%20914%20pics/

It’s beyond my skill level to repair all the rust and beyond my budget to pay someone else to do it. So, as I said in my earlier post, I’m using this car to learn my way around a 914. I’m hoping to find a running driver/daily beater that’s reasonably priced.

I’ll probably be parting out this ’72 to help partially fund buying a running car. I’ve already learned a lot and am probably going to be asking a few questions like this one so that I’ll know a little more about the parts when I start trying to sell them.

Thanks again.