inherited an almost basket case Options

[TheCabinetmaker]

I copied this from the other site. I haven't been on either forum for the last year, so I posted it there, but then I see there was only 7 people loged on there and 200 here. WOW! I guess I missed something, huh?(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Anyway, here it is.

Got another 914 with a story. I met a guy about ten years ago with one of the roughest 914's I'd seen. The paint was faded, it had a 34 weber, smoked rolled out the tail pipe, Half the parts weren't even 914 parts. The engine lid had some kinda ford truck hinges. I could write a short book. We became good friends and slowly but surely I got the car to be a dependable daily driver for him (60 miles everyday). We replaced all the missing and improper parts, rebuilt the 1.7L, found a good FI, Turbo tie rods, new brakes and MC, color sanded the paint, new ss gas lines. trunk floor replacement, etc. He then decided to return it to its original white color. He found a guy to do the job, and half way thru the paint job the painter decides he wants to buy it from my friend. They made a deal, and my friend bought a 911 targa. Haven't seen the car since it went to the body shop and get a call a few days ago that the guy who bought it had finished painting it but had lost interest in it and just wanted it out of his shop. I got the car for the wrecker fee!!!!! The car has been about half dismantled. Interior is stripped, most of the rubber was pulled off, and about everything else that needed to be removed for paint.
At least he painted it completly. Door jambs, inside trunks, wheel wells, The engine bay was never painted red on the first repaint, so they didn't pull the engine. What I can't figure out is why they removed the relay board and fuse box from a running vehicle?


I put a new relay board in it and a battery. Turned the key and nothing. Starter and engine turn by jumping solenoid. 14 pin connector has power at 14 and 12 pins, there is power to the fuse box, but no power at the #9 fuse, and #8 pin at the 14 pin connection. Where to look next? Key switch?

I know if I hear it run, I'll get motivated to get her back on the road.