one long weekend (long story), 914 trip Options

[jshaddvw]

OK where do I start. I am in the Air Force and am getting deployed to Iraq in May. So I decided I needed to store my 914 somewhere safe while I was gone. I live in SC and the only good place I know it will be safe is my parents house in OH. This last Friday with my wife and son following behind me in her car I left SC to start my 500 mile journey to OH. Everything was perfect for about 350 miles of the trip until I stopped in WV to gas up. After I paid for the gas I tried to start my car and it wouldn't do anything. So I tried jumper cables and still nothing. A nice guy at the station said he would give me a shove to help bump start it so I agreed, but when I went to push the clutch pedal in my clutch cable snapped. Now I am really irritated at the whole situation. So I called my Dad to see if he has any ideas on what to do. He said if you can get it rolling fast enough in gear it should start up then once you are moving just don't stop. Mind you I had around 150 miles to go at this time. So I recruited a couple of people to help out and we moved the car so it was on the top of a little hill. I put it in neutral first to get rolling. Then they all gave me a huge push down it. I jammed the car in second gear while moving. Eventually it fired up and I took off. I then got it up to speed on the highway and made it all the way to my parents driveway without stopping. Now the great thing is my parents just finished restoring there 914 not to long ago and still have a ton of parts left over from other parts cars. On Saturday my dad tells me if you want I have a great transmission and a brand new clutch and cable for that car. So we made a deal and finished the swap on Sunday. The car drives great now. The transmission he gave me shifts like brand new and the clutch couldn't be better. I do have one question to ask any person who might know. My car is a 76 and the car that the transmission came out of was a 74. Is there any difference as far as gear ratios ? Either way the 914 runs and drives great now thanks to my awesome parents.