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> Just got 1972 914 where do I start
Joe penge
post Jan 20 2015, 04:09 PM
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New here but just picked up my first 914 it's a 1972 most original has not ran in 15 years most most kept in barn needs lots of work but where do I start?i put battery in and found that all gas lines rope braided are all leaking old fuel pump under car is bad put some Either down carb and gas pump inline to test start get thing it did start just don't stay running and kills soon as I hit gas pedal...need idea what to do first or where to start and do I try to find origanal parts?any info is good or ideas to what most of you did?
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Joe penge   Just got 1972 914 where do I start   Jan 20 2015, 04:09 PM
--axel--   New here but just picked up my first 914 it's...   Jan 20 2015, 04:17 PM
Joe Sharp   :wttc: :ttiwwp: :agree:   Jan 20 2015, 05:16 PM
mrholland2   Buy good jack stands :)   Jan 20 2015, 05:17 PM
Mike Bellis   :wttc: Sell it quickly before you get hooked...   Jan 20 2015, 05:28 PM
Dave_Darling   Do you have a single-carb setup, or the stock fuel...   Jan 20 2015, 06:45 PM
Joe penge   Will take more pics soon   Jan 20 2015, 07:36 PM
Joe penge   Took off air cleaner.   Jan 20 2015, 07:43 PM
TargaToy   Oh boy... :sawzall: :blowtorch: :smash:   Jan 20 2015, 07:49 PM
Beeliner   :wttc: It looks like a Rustoration Project..... ...   Jan 20 2015, 10:11 PM
worn   New here but just picked up my first 914 it's...   Jan 20 2015, 10:16 PM
Joe penge   New here but just picked up my first 914 it...   Jan 20 2015, 10:31 PM
Joe penge   Is it bad no holes in body one did has surface ru...   Jan 20 2015, 10:21 PM
malcolm2   Is it bad no holes in body one did has surface r...   Jan 21 2015, 02:08 PM
76-914   :wttc: That's not a carb. You have djet.   Jan 20 2015, 10:22 PM
Larmo63   My '73 started as a project too. I have had a ...   Jan 20 2015, 10:34 PM
Hank914   :wttc: Welcome, from another Ivory White 1.7L 19...   Jan 20 2015, 10:53 PM
Erben914   :wttc If you have some patience, tools and common ...   Jan 20 2015, 11:40 PM
Joe penge   :wttc If you have some patience, tools and common...   Jan 21 2015, 10:12 AM
RobW   :wttc: :wttc: :wttc: You'll find that the ...   Jan 21 2015, 07:50 AM
Chris H.   You'll want to look under those rocker panel c...   Jan 21 2015, 07:59 AM
Joe penge   You'll want to look under those rocker panel ...   Jan 21 2015, 10:17 AM
malcolm2   You'll want to look under those rocker panel...   Jan 21 2015, 02:32 PM
Joe penge   So fuel is leaking out the back of the black wire ...   Jan 21 2015, 12:55 PM
ndfrigi   Just buy a new one and you can use the 2 port fuel...   Jan 21 2015, 12:58 PM
Dave_Darling   The black parts under the doors are the rocker cov...   Jan 21 2015, 01:46 PM
Chris H.   The black parts under the doors are the rocker co...   Jan 21 2015, 03:12 PM
green914   :wttc:   Jan 21 2015, 02:20 PM
Joe penge   Wow it's clean down below gas tank small surfa...   Jan 21 2015, 05:33 PM
sfrenck   Wow it's clean down below gas tank small surf...   Jan 21 2015, 06:07 PM
Joe penge   Well my heart is broken not sure it can be fixed I...   Jan 21 2015, 06:27 PM
Han Solo   Well my heart is broken not sure it can be fixed ...   Jan 26 2015, 12:28 PM
Joe penge   Can this be fixed within reason or total it out?   Jan 21 2015, 06:28 PM
Chris H.   It depends on how structural the rust is. Need mo...   Jan 21 2015, 06:41 PM
1972 914 2.0   New here but just picked up my first 914 it's...   Jan 21 2015, 06:46 PM
Joe penge   Doors open and close very little sag.passanger sid...   Jan 21 2015, 06:48 PM
Chris H.   Restoration design makes most of the panels you wo...   Jan 21 2015, 07:05 PM
sfrenck   If you know how to weld, have a lot of project tim...   Jan 21 2015, 07:28 PM
Larmo63   When I bought it…...   Jan 21 2015, 07:38 PM
Larmo63   Now, with a lot more to go….   Jan 21 2015, 07:40 PM
TargaToy   That can be fixed. Lotta work. Now's a good ...   Jan 21 2015, 08:29 PM
Erben914   The later year cars have the fuel pump up front by...   Jan 21 2015, 09:09 PM
Joe penge   So I opened up fuel pump and cleaned it put o-ring...   Jan 23 2015, 11:09 AM
BeatNavy   So I opened up fuel pump and cleaned it put o-rin...   Jan 23 2015, 12:31 PM
Joe penge   So I opened up fuel pump and cleaned it put o-ri...   Jan 23 2015, 02:54 PM
Larmo63   At some point, finding a "solid tub" or ...   Jan 23 2015, 11:58 AM
ndfrigi   At some point, finding a "solid tub" or...   Jan 23 2015, 12:25 PM
Claus Graf   Save the Porsche! Here is what my 914 looks l...   Jan 23 2015, 01:04 PM
Joe penge   Save the Porsche! Here is what my 914 looks ...   Jan 23 2015, 03:02 PM
CptTripps   Hey Joe. Great to meet you. Here's my unsolici...   Jan 23 2015, 03:09 PM
Joe penge   Hey Joe. Great to meet you. Here's my unsolic...   Jan 23 2015, 05:29 PM
Joe penge   Well I'm going to work with it till I can...   Jan 23 2015, 05:25 PM
mepstein   Doug is being kind. It's a decent parts car bu...   Jan 23 2015, 09:04 PM
worn   Doug is being kind. It's a decent parts car b...   Jan 23 2015, 09:15 PM
poorsche914   Here are pics of my 914 when I bought it nearly 5 ...   Jan 24 2015, 10:31 AM
Joe penge   Doug is being kind. It's a decent parts car ...   Jan 24 2015, 01:23 PM
Joe penge   That pump I was talking about sold $315   Jan 24 2015, 01:28 PM
mepstein   That pump I was talking about sold $315 Wa...   Jan 24 2015, 01:40 PM
Joe penge   Ok turned key and started right up today so I chan...   Jan 24 2015, 05:04 PM
Dave_Darling   If the injectors are leaking from the fuel lines, ...   Jan 24 2015, 09:09 PM
CptTripps   What likely happened was they were on the "ed...   Jan 26 2015, 09:57 AM
Joe penge   Need help finding the bracket that holds the ecm b...   Jan 29 2015, 11:22 AM
stinkindiesel   Need help finding the bracket that holds the ecm ...   Jan 29 2015, 01:54 PM
OllieG   Need help finding the bracket that holds the ecm ...   Jan 29 2015, 02:25 PM
MJHanna   The fuel pump you were looking at was for a 911 wi...   Jan 29 2015, 02:25 PM
Joe penge   I was offered help to weld I'm ordering rocker...   Jan 29 2015, 10:39 PM
Han Solo   I was offered help to weld I'm ordering rocke...   Feb 1 2015, 08:04 AM
somd914   You certainly have a project on your hands. I agr...   Jan 31 2015, 09:23 AM
Joe penge   You certainly have a project on your hands. I ag...   Feb 1 2015, 12:04 AM
somd914   You certainly have a project on your hands... L...   Feb 1 2015, 08:26 AM


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