1971 914-4 Frankenstein Update It's alive Options

[mikesjunk]

Ok so got a few more things done. It runs, drives, shifts, stops, so far. I did a few laps around the neighborhood and racked up a couple of miles.

Shifting seem to take some getting used to as I seem to find 1st to 4th pretty well. Even with bushings front to back it still seems sloppy.

The idle when warmed up isn't the greatest so back to basics to make sure all is well. I'm sure no one has adjusted the valves so that is next on the list to make sure all is well.

Here's a shot from getting it out this weekend. Needs cleaned but that's a ways down the todo list. I did put it on some ramps and give the underside of the engine a good wash down. There's a small oil leak that I'll be looking for. Seems to be dripping from the front center of the pan.

Then I have a question. Are these wheels original type wheels? Anyone have a photos of what the caps may look like. I'm guessing they have a Porsche logo and were stolen over the years of various garages this has spent time in....along with the hood emblem.

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[mikesjunk]

Ok so not optimal offset, well that explains the closeness to the fender. The inner lip has been rolled by PO and it's pretty close. So it sound like no need looking for Porsche caps as these aren't original. So I just need to find some but now I have an idea what to look for.

This car did have a hood emblem at one time as the original pic from the sale ad when my sister bought it back in the day has it on the car and also the two holes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'll try to get some more pics this weekend. Maybe give it a quick bath. The Targa removal wasn't what I'd call done in the best manner. I would of done some things a little different. I'll note in any new pictures. It does have a top mechanism but I've yet to even think about looking that over yet.

This car was originally gold. They didn't do too bad of a job with the repaint but for those looking hard it can be seen. There's some minor body issues/scratches and of course being an unknown silver this would probably be tough to match. So any body fixes would likely need a whole respray....which then would allow fixing where they cut the targa off. But likely not on the todo list.

My task from my sister was can you get it running. So that's accomplished. Seems each time I scratch something off the list I add two more. Being a car guy I can't just stop with getting it running there's that voice that says fix this, fix that, make it right...... She's always entertained with my update emails.