Sell my 2.0 Engine or not?, Doing the 3.0L SC swap... debating selling the stock 2.0 Options

[RichPugh]

I'm debating on keeping the stock matching 73 2.0 engine for the sake of keeping the original engine to go with the car if/when ever I sell the car.

I'm doing a SC 3.0 6 swap and honestly, as nice as the car is, its not a collector quality, all original car anyway. It'll have all 911 suspension and brakes (currently just a 5 lug hub conversion and 320i front calipers). It's been repainted in the original Silver Metallic. There was/is some rust repair in the hell hole and randomly other places. It's pretty nice but I think its destiny is to stay an outlaw 914.

So... should I just sell the stock carb'd 2.0? I even have a second 2.0 engine from a 74 sitting on a dolly thats not doing anything but taking up space. Im thinking I should just sell them both.

-Rich

[bigkensteele]

I disagree on this one. The '73 2.0 is the second most collectible 914 behind the sixes, and this looks to be a pretty nice car. If it were me, I would restore it or sell it as a restoration candidate and buy a different car for the conversion.

Of course, I have a pretty nice '75 1.8 (least collectible of all 914s), so this is easy for me to say.

All that being said, it is your car (and a great looking one at that). Do whatever makes you happy in the end.

[914forme]

I disagree on this one. The '73 2.0 is the second most collectible 914 behind the sixes, and this looks to be a pretty nice car. If it were me, I would restore it or sell it as a restoration candidate and buy a different car for the conversion.

You have an excellent point, here is my take on this having an ubber rare factory 914-6. Do it go to the dark side never look back.

BTW, to me the 73 2.0L is over appreciated as a collector. The 74-2.0L with out all the appearance group stuff is where it is at. One nobody keeps them that way. Two they have one of the best power to weight ratios of a stock 914, very important to me when I started auto-xing in stock classes. I am in a minority here, and glad to be there.

This is why I am restomodding my 914-6, enjoy the car if someone whats to offer you stupid money for it, it is nothing that you have done that, can't be reveresed for stupid money.

And believe me, the only 73 2.0L worth tons of $$$$$ is an all original 73 2.0L.

Current trend is to not buy over restored cars, people like patina, it is the driver of the barn find movement. As you can see from the muscle car crowd there is room for all of us. Stock, to full on custom, I like them all, but I will say, I love someone who has taken something made it even better, might be ugly as hell but has great underpinnings and engineering over a dolled up pig. Your car I love the colors the stripe, the letters in orange and the fact you tied the orange in on the floor mats, it is nice and subtle. It like the rake, everything was done either on purpose or shear accident for a look. I dig the look, it is almost timeless.

What it needs a -6 to make it that much more (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) And if you feel like the next owner will want the -4 numbers matching engine by all means keep it. You and I both know engines that sit become pieces of scrap metal. Bad things happen to them. So if it was me, and you wanted it around, I would make it into a coffee table. Keep the carbs on it, clean it up, pull the engine tins so you can see the fins and all the little details, coat the internals in dry graphite to give it a fitting chance. Build a stand and slap a piece of glass onto of the carb airhorns, and bam you have a table. And when one someone comes to buy the car and wants the numbers matching engine, you point to the table and say there it is, it will be an additional $10K - $20K - $30K what ever your stupid number is. Or it can be a reminder of the good times with a car you built.

It is your car build it for you! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) them!