Goldie, new to me 92 914 1.7 |
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Goldie, new to me 92 914 1.7 |
72 IXXIV |
Jan 29 2015, 12:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 1-January 15 From: San Francisco Member No.: 18,277 Region Association: Northern California |
Hi Fourteeners,
I'm Chris. I just bought this gold 72 1.7 from the second owner who owned it for 40 years! It is in really amazingly well preserved *almost* rust free, *almost* original condition. It has about 70k miles on it. It lived most all of its life in the high desert of so cal, owned by an engineer who maintained it himself (with a log!). Unfortunately I didn't do a compression test on it before I bought it, and now I see that it has two cylinders at 130 and two at 165. And the 130 cylinders are not on the same side.... Anyway, I just thought I'd introduce myself. Here's a question; I think I'm going to keep driving the original, 1.7 matching numbers mill for a while. But, I'd like to put a reasonably fresh 2.0 motor in there. Any advice on my options? Long block? Used rebuild? FI v. carbs? Best, Chris |
72 IXXIV |
Jan 29 2015, 01:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 1-January 15 From: San Francisco Member No.: 18,277 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks, everybody.
The 130 is, unfortunately, after the valve adjustment. *sigh* I don't know if there previous owner was on here--he's 88 and had a friend help him with the listing online. But maybe. The blue CA license plate reads "72 IXXIV". Does anyone know the car? I'm definitely keeping the numbers matching engine! I'm thinking that maybe the best thing to do for resale is just do the top end and keep it stock. But in the mean time I wouldn't mind 20 or so more horses... My mechanic is quoting big numbers for the top end. What should that cost--done right? Here's a pic of the car with her biggest fan... Attached thumbnail(s) |
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