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> Saved From the Car Crusher!, Maybe parts should have been crushed????
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post Jul 4 2014, 12:13 AM
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Hey All,
I saved this car, I am sure, from pending doom as it was sitting in a Coparts yard in the SF Bay area, not to mention it was donated to charity........
I thought it had potential so I scooped it up. My last 914 was a 1.7 (72) and I always wanted the 73-74 2.0l, so here we are.
Anyways, you can see from the attached photos she is a little long in the tooth!!!
BTW, this car is a true California car and appears to have spent it's entire life in NorCal. Who said Cal cars have little rust??? It also appeared to have a trans change-out around 30k miles, interesting.
I have gone through 80% so far, got the car up and running, fixed a majority of the oil leaks, and now getting the brakes sorted out so I can road test it.
Interior is in very good shape, minus the carpet, dashboard is a solid A grade for 40 years old and the seats and back pad are still quality as well. I am debating the AC system, which I will remove for now, but it might go back in in the future.
The motor starts right-up without any problems and after I get the brakes back on I am going to check for vacuum leaks, it has a high idle but I think maybe the AAR maybe stuck.
Debating the next step, starting from the front of the car and possibly working my way to the back, doing the body work. I am trying to gather pieces now for the sheet metal clean-up.
Enjoy the photos!
I did add it to the VIN database as well.

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post Jul 4 2014, 05:58 AM
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It has potential. It has AC too!
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post Jul 4 2014, 06:15 AM
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Looks like a lot of good parts on that one.....my opinion is if you are going to do rust repair, strip it all down and see what you have afterwards. Lots of rust likes to hide in the lower firewall/floor area on passenger side. You have structural rust in the hellhole and longs that needs to be assessed. That rust in the front cowl is not a good sign and can be a tricky repair. It definitely has cancer.....dig deeper and see if it's something you want to tackle as a long term project or you can always look for a better tub to use some of the good parts on.
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post Jul 4 2014, 10:30 AM
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Put it on ebay Europe and it's a $5000 car. There are threads here where European rusted cars like yours are saved. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jul 4 2014, 11:55 AM
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QUOTE(bandjoey @ Jul 4 2014, 08:30 AM) *

Put it on ebay Europe and it's a $5000 car. There are threads here where European rusted cars like yours are saved. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Nope ...



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post Jul 4 2014, 12:18 PM
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Those are some odd places for rust (well, besides the long under the hell hole) ...
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post Jul 4 2014, 12:23 PM
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Yep. that's a parts car. Not worth the amount of metal word required. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

But I see lots of good parts.
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post Jul 4 2014, 12:30 PM
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QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ Jul 4 2014, 02:23 PM) *

Yep. that's a parts car. Not worth the amount of metal word required. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

But I see lots of good parts.

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post Jul 7 2014, 10:14 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jul 4 2014, 11:18 AM) *

Those are some odd places for rust (well, besides the long under the hell hole) ...
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Yes, I would agree on the odd rust locations.
Same hell hole issues that I have seen in many of these cars.
Fire wall, floors, and trunks in good shape though.
I have a sheet metal piece for the lower window thanks to Bruce.
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post Jul 7 2014, 11:53 AM
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Wanna sell the fuel pump?
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post Jul 7 2014, 07:36 PM
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If you part it, I want the interior.

N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one comes from there...
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post Jul 7 2014, 08:51 PM
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TONS of good parts there!
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post Jul 8 2014, 11:22 AM
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QUOTE(Valy @ Jul 7 2014, 06:36 PM) *

If you part it, I want the interior.

N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one comes from there...


SF Bay area is where it is from.

Interior is in great shape but it does have a smokey odor from the PO. Carpet is coming out this weekend which should eliminate some of the issues.

I wont be parting it out. There is some rust but nothing that cant be fixed with a little sweat equity!
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post Jul 8 2014, 11:38 AM
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post Jul 9 2014, 08:55 AM
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Get the ECU hanger piece so the the ECU hangs off the battery tray instead of tucked in the sound mat. The Decel valve mounts above the MPS under the battery too.

Car needs some welding love but lots of metal parts are out there to fix this car if you have the time.
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post Jul 9 2014, 09:52 AM
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Get the ECU hanger piece so the the ECU hangs off the battery tray instead of tucked in the sound mat. The Decel valve mounts above the MPS under the battery too.

Car needs some welding love but lots of metal parts are out there to fix this car if you have the time.


I have noticed that on other cars as well but I don't remember where my 72 ECU was located.
I believe the current location is due to the AC compressor, does that sound right? Maybe not enough room.
Is there a problem with the current spot other than something flying off the fan and taking it out!!!
A lot of welding to come!!!!

Where to start!
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post Jul 9 2014, 09:55 AM
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QUOTE(Valy @ Jul 7 2014, 08:36 PM) *


N. CA Pacific coast it rust-land. Seems this one comes from there...


I was gonna say that looks a lot like what happens to a car in the midwest when you park it for several years without washing the road salt off beforehand. Weird rust patterns in odd places due to the salt that just happened to land/collect there. Looks fixable. Definitely a lot of work, but go for it.
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post Jul 9 2014, 10:04 AM
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And I agree you should move the ECU back...just not a great place for it. The stress on the wires is also not good. It goes here....looks like there's room. As Rick said get the bracket or make one.

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post Jul 9 2014, 11:07 AM
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ Jul 9 2014, 08:04 AM) *

And I agree you should move the ECU back...just not a great place for it. The stress on the wires is also not good. It goes here....looks like there's room. As Rick said get the bracket or make one.

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I had an AC equipped car a while back. If I remember correctly I tried to mount the ECU with the correct bracket and it interfered with the AC compressor. Maybe I did it wrong, but I'm 90% certain it's not going to work. Mine was attached further up on the firewall with two little L brackets.
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post Jul 9 2014, 11:58 AM
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Maybe the battery tray can be moved back?
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