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Direction and Advice to stay "Original", What can be replaced but stay "Original?" |
Ruprect006 |
Oct 19 2017, 03:29 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 15-October 17 From: Pensacola, FL Member No.: 21,511 Region Association: South East States |
I am new to the 914 scene. I am the proud new owner of my uncle's '73 914 2.0. He drove it off the lot and it is all original. It was in storage for 37 years and I just got it out a couple weeks ago and it is now in my garage. It has 15,506 miles on it.
My questions are about what to do now. I don't want to do anything that would hurt the original condition of it and therefore the value. The first item in question is the fuel system. I took the fuel tank out and there was a hole eaten in the side of it. Fortunately only a little of the "gas/oil/tar" had oozed out. I cleaned up the compartment and it looks good! So since the tank needs to be replaced, do I just order a reman one and that is okay for staying original? While the tank is out, should I just clean out the original fuel lines, or is it still considered original if I replace them all with new? And would a set of SS lines from Tangerine Racing be good, or would that be frowned upon as not original? Haven't touched the fuel filter and pump yet, but same question regarding refurbishing or replacing and not hurting the value. Thanks for any insights and direction! Oh, and yes I do have the center caps. In case that sticks out to you in the photo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Ruprect006 |
Oct 25 2017, 11:03 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 15-October 17 From: Pensacola, FL Member No.: 21,511 Region Association: South East States |
I am sorry for the delay in this post. I had some work stuff come up and got stuck out of town.
So, Wow! Thank y'all for the comments and insights! That helped me with what to do next. I ordered the first round of parts. I have a reman fuel tank, new sending unit, gaskets, fuel screen strainer, fuel tank seals large and small, gas cap, SS lines kit, lower and upper fuel line kits, fuel filter, fuel pump, sway bar bushing set, and bosch wiper blades all due to show up tomorrow or Friday for installation this weekend. I was able to talk with my uncle briefly and get a little more information. While the car is very original and confirmed only the 15,506 miles, apparently they put custom Scheel seats in it. My aunt also designed and my uncle installed more gauges in the vertical console. Please see the pictures. I'm adding several pics so y'all can get an idea of what she looks like. Pictures: 1. Dirty right after rolling out of storage. Correction it was 38 years. 2. Front trunk had car cover and bra for the front. 3. Tire depth left on original tires before changing for new pirelli set 4. Dash and mileage 5. Console and gauges 6. Scheel Seats 7. Before and after chrome scrubbing 8. Underbody 9. Tank out 10. Front trunk area 11. tank area 12. driver's side 13. engine bay (Engine bad cover we believe is in the trunk. Don't have keys yet to confirm.) 14. hell hole So my next question would be what else needs to be replaced? What else is rubber that should probably go? Other hoses? Vacuum lines? Seals? Bushings? Regarding brakes, do you think flushing the lines would be good enough, or do calipers and such need to be rebuilt? Thanks! Rup Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
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