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> Hello All - This is the newest member in the garage - 1973 2.0 Sepia Brown, 1973 Sepia Brown 2.0 Garage Find sitting since 1989
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post May 29 2017, 08:21 PM
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ May 28 2017, 04:44 PM) *

Early rear bumper?

Nope, looks like a late bumper ...
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post May 31 2017, 12:45 PM
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I will leave the paint as it is...maybe a polish but thats it.
I am working on replacing fuel delivery items right now.
I have installed a new fuel pump....
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post May 31 2017, 02:22 PM
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Hello Friends ,

I wanted to share my latest find.
A few weeks ago I received a call from a guy named Daryl. He called to offer me a chance to buy his 914. Daryl had owned this car since 1984. He bought it when he was in college and had some work done to fix some very light accident damage in 1985. In the process he had the car repainted the original Sepia Brown it does have paint code 98. The car was never finished and has sat since 1985 .... It had not been moved from where it was sitting since 1989 when Daryl built his new house. Life got in the way for Daryl .....The car was not a priority . I just happened to be the lucky guy he called first.

Well , after talking to Daryl about the car I could not wait to make the trip up to Saline Michigan. He said he was told it had a 2.0.... And by now I was very enthusiastic about seeing it. Turns out the car was everything I had hoped for. It is a nice solid car with the optional equipment group items. Including sway bars - 2.0 engine etc...needless to say - I bought it. I am currently making progress cleaning and detailing the car and getting it ready to try and start. I will keep you all posted.... Thats Daryl in the Photo... Once I have the car driving again I am going to take him to Cars and coffee up near his home.
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I love the color.
it is really special..

good luck with it

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post May 31 2017, 03:29 PM
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Saw a lot of 911's back in the day in sepia brown but never a 914- didn't know it was an option.

Should be a fun project.
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post May 31 2017, 05:27 PM
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My first 914, back in '73, was a brand new Sepia Brown 914 2.0 fully loaded. Terrific car. Good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jun 1 2017, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ May 31 2017, 07:27 PM) *

My first 914, back in '73, was a brand new Sepia Brown 914 2.0 fully loaded. Terrific car. Good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Sweet.....I wish I had more info about where the car was from before 1985.... There were a few brown cars built but they seem to be somewhat rare. I have 10 914's and this is the second best car Ii have found in terms of quality and rarity. I like it a lot.
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post Jun 4 2017, 12:33 PM
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QUOTE(iwanta914-6 @ May 28 2017, 04:20 PM) *

Is it odd for a 73 2.0L to not have sail vinyl?


Not if it was the later "Sport" version like Dave K's., without the Appearance Group (P+A & VoA NA brought it out to keep the advertised price for a 2L low as the price rose with WGDM vs. Dollar escalation in `73).

It looks like this one had the sail vinyl, based on what appears to be holes for the loweer chrome trim piece along the lower sail to rear fender belt-line (see pic below).

.... & I hope that this does not kick off another 914world "orifice hunt"! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

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post Jun 4 2017, 12:36 PM
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ May 28 2017, 04:44 PM) *

Early rear bumper?



It looks like a round cornered early 71-73 rear bumper to me MarK ... & not the earlier '70+/- MY sharp cornered one.

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post Jun 4 2017, 12:44 PM
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LOL - I just noticed the CoCo mats in yours - I think those are the same color, brand & type Coco Mats that I had in my `73 2.0 for a decade 75-85 (& still have them in a parts box now). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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Good Luck on the resurrection Keith! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jun 8 2017, 04:37 PM
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Thanks again everyone. I have finally attempted to start the car... It does start with W.O.T. but ran very poorly. After some testing I found that the CHT sensor was way out of specs. I have changed it but I am also adding new fuel injectors at the same time. The thing that was strange to me when working on the car was the resistor that I found inline with the CHT sensor. It was a 270 Ohm resistor and it was reading nearly 20 MegaOhms.... and the sensor itself was at 19 K Ohms. I have installed the new CHT sensor and hope to have the injectors back in it tonight. This bad sensor will make the ECM think it is -40 degrees F ....Thus the overly rich mixture...
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post Jun 11 2017, 01:24 PM
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QUOTE(KeithVonLaws @ Jun 8 2017, 03:37 PM) *

Thanks again everyone. I have finally attempted to start the car... It does start with W.O.T. but ran very poorly. After some testing I found that the CHT sensor was way out of specs. I have changed it but I am also adding new fuel injectors at the same time. The thing that was strange to me when working on the car was the resistor that I found inline with the CHT sensor. It was a 270 Ohm resistor and it was reading nearly 20 MegaOhms.... and the sensor itself was at 19 K Ohms. I have installed the new CHT sensor and hope to have the injectors back in it tonight. This bad sensor will make the ECM think it is -40 degrees F ....Thus the overly rich mixture...
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Keith, the 73 2Ls came with both the -037 CHT + inline resistor (IIRC 74> changed CHT to -12 & deleted the resistor).

I think that Brad Mayeur at 914 LTD near you in Peoria IL has some of the NOS resistors & -037 CHT (if that one is bad), as well as the CHT spacer some use to "adjust" the ECU's reading of the temp (usually when substituting the -012). Rich Bontempi at HPH in Redwood City CA &/or George at AutoAtlanta are other possible sources for them.

My long time Porsche Tech who was factory trained on 914s back in the day, is religious about keeping all of the EFI components matched to the MY & motor size (except when a factory/OEM direct interchangeable part) - which is usually -037 for most of the EFI parts in the 73 2Ls, & green top 2.0 injectors (the 3 above also may still have some NOS "greenies" too - if needed). I trust him implicitly, aside from others' contrary advice on here.

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post Jun 21 2017, 07:57 PM
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I just discovered today that the Brown 1973 that was on Ebay last week was the car built right after mine.... One VIN digit apart. Really amazing to see a sister car like that.
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post Jun 21 2017, 11:57 PM
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That looks like an awesome find, I dig the color! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jun 22 2017, 01:09 PM
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I just discovered today that the Brown 1973 that was on Ebay last week was the car built right after mine.... One VIN digit apart. Really amazing to see a sister car like that.


Keith,

Since that was a 98 Special Order color, it makes sense that they'd have grouped several of them together to run thru the paint booth at the Karmann Plant at the same time. That's often why you have a longer wait for special order colors even today.

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post Jun 24 2017, 04:15 PM
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Making progress.... Last weekend my son Colin and I drove the car about 5 miles. I was reluctant to go any further on the old tires. It feels great to say that the engine ran very well and the trans shifted like it should.
That being said I have started to wet sand and buff the hood as well as cleaning and detailing the trunk areas and interior. I had removed the interior except for the dash and cleaned , cleaned , cleaned. I also glued the carpets and vinyl pieces back in cleaned all of the weatherstrips etc.... I love the factory LE front spoilers so I added that also. I am waiting for a rubber front bumper pad... My new tires were delivered today... I will try to get some video on the next drive... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1152.photobucket.com-20205-1498342535.1.jpg)
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Keith, that cleaning exercise really helped. Looking good !!!
So, next on the list is new tires and a longer drive ? Enjoy !
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post Jun 25 2017, 12:08 AM
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I will save the paint... I am really excited to drive the car a bit but I may be selling it soon because. I found a 1973 911 that is for sale from the original owner..... The new tires are here and will be installed on monday..... I wish I had a couple of GO PRO cameras to video a test drive. I live on the Maumee river here in Ohio and would love to create a test drive video.....
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The progress continues. I have wet sanded and buffed the entire car. getting the wheels detailed a bit. Overall just a lot of elbow grease. I am really happy with the way the paint has held up. I plan to have her on the road next week...
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What a great transformation. Must feel great that it was just some elbow grease!
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It has been much easier than most. But it has been about 300 hours of work getting it here.
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