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[Porsche Rescue]

At long last I have driven my prize. Last summer I bought a 30,000 mile Phoenix red '74 from the original owner. He had shown it and autocrossed it for many years. He blew up a race engine, decided he
had put enough time and money in it,and offered it for sale on the Rennlist. I got the car and a palet box full of engine pieces delivered from Tennessee to Oregon last October. While negotiating to buy it, I found a '74 2.0 in pieces here locally. Car had been dismanteled and engine rebuilt in 1984. Went through two owners before me, the fresh engine never installed or filled with oil. I bought the project and sold all but the engine/trans (rust free body went to Camp 914 and from there to a guy with real deep pockets who is having a Ginther look-a-like street racer built from it). Craig Laughlin (Camp 914) helped me install the engine a few weeks ago.
Finally got it together and ready to start. After correcting a couple of my boo-boos (forgot to connect tranny ground strap; had distributor 180 out), I lit the fire today. What a car! Has adjustable Konis, big brakes, short shift, hard bushings and truly only 30K miles. It's like a new 914. Did a 20 minute cam break-in in the garage, changed the oil and put 50 road miles on. Tomorrw I adjust/sync. the carbs and get the timing a little closer. Hope to have enough miles on her by 7/20 to bring her out at our next PCA autocross. Life is good (no oil leaks yet)! (Also must credit JP Stein who loaned me his engine jack and held my hand a bit while I fumbled around trying to light the fire).