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[collinvon]

Hi all,

I've been looking for a fun car/project car for a while now and fell in love with a 1972 914.

Some background on the car:

It's currently running and driving well with the original 1.7 that's been converted from fuel injected to a Weber Carb setup. The person who owned the car before the person I bought it from had apparently restored the engine. He also did a fair amount of decent quality body work and had it repainted. It has been stored in a heated garage for the past 10 years, but it looks like the rust had gotten to it already which leads me to the big problem, which I'm finding is fairly common: the hell hole. There is substantial rust in there, and I haven't dug into it completely yet. It appears to still be pretty structurally sound, and looks like someone tried to repair parts of it with fiberglass, or some other compound, but I won't know for sure until I can pull everything out of it, which I plan to do after I enjoy it for a few months this summer.

There are a couple issues that I hope to sort out this summer before I really dig into it this winter:

The drivers seat mounts are pretty rusted out and the seat is currently not adjustable. It looks like I'm going to have grind out the old mounts and have new ones welded in. I also don't know how bad the seat rails are because I haven't tried pulling the seat all the way out yet.

The wipers aren't currently working, and I haven't had time yet to look into it at all. I'm guessing either the wiring is bad, or the motors are shot.

The targa top is missing the rear right mount that the clips attach to.

The radio has been updated with a Pioneer cassette player, but there are no speakers. Not a huge concern, I'd rather listen to the engine, but I'm sure at some point my wife would like me to address this.

The headlights are currently operational, but I'm wondering if there is any preventative maintenance that should be done to keep them this way.

The front passenger turn signal isn't working, but I'm sure it just a fuse or a bulb.

I've been glued to the forum ever since I fell in love with the car and it looks like you guys have put together a wealth of information. I'm sure you will be hearing plenty from me as I try to get this car into better condition so I can enjoy it as it was meant to be.

Here are a few pics of the car:
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