Direction and Advice to stay "Original", What can be replaced but stay "Original?" |
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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) |
ConeDodger |
Oct 27 2017, 06:18 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,581 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
You asked how to on documenting the mileage. The best way to do this, is to go to the receipts in the maintenance records. If you have a receipt that says the car had 15,000 miles on it when the oil was changed in 1976, and another receipt it says it had 17,000 miles on it in 1977,And the third receipt says it have 22,000 miles on it in 1978. You see how this goes, you just need something other than your uncle’s story To provide some proof that the mileage isnt just rolled over. This basically how Carfax works as well. If a car has 80k miles on it when it was last smog checked, but the odometer indicates 30k something is fishy.
Another way to prove or suggest proof might be the storage history. Or, the last time the registration was current? My car had an indicated 61K miles and the tags on the plates were 1980. Not proof per se, but It suggests that the mileage is actual. Now it’s 69k miles. It also sits in a storage garage but she comes out to play about twice a week. By the way, great color! Here’s mine! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) mine was very original when I got it. Not so much now... Attached image(s) |
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