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New (old) 914 Owner, Introduction |
rbzymek |
Apr 19 2019, 09:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 5-April 19 From: Northville, MI Member No.: 23,013 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
So back in '72 I saved enough cash ($2500) to buy a 1970 914. I had a great time with the car and drove with a friend all the way from Michigan to Colorado.. Two years later a driver ran a stop sign and I T-boned his car. The 914 was repaired but it was just not the same. I sold it.
Now that the kids are on their own and I have dialed back the work schedule I decided to purchase a 1975 1.8L, same Zambezi green color. The car currently has a progressive carb and terrible drive-ability. I am pretty far along in the process of collecting the parts for the L-Jet system and hoping to have it done in a 4-5 weeks. I have been searching the forum and found a lot of the information I need. Thanks. Anyway I just thought that I would introduce myself and say that I look forward to many technical discussions on the site. Regards, Ray |
Tom_T |
Apr 20 2019, 10:44 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Welcome back to 914s Ray (IMG:style_emoticons/default/irish914.jpg) , & ....
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) I have a similar story in some respects. However, mine continues with the same 914, which has been garaged awaiting TLC since 1985. After graduating form college & securing a decent paying job, I too had saved up down payment & stretched my budget in 1975 to buy my 73 2.0 from the OO - in part to escape effects of the huge gas price hike from the 73-74 "oil crisis" (read: "oil company scam") with my prior `69 Pontiac Ventura 4dr HT with a 400 ci V8. My 73 was my DD for about a decade, had an early 80's rolling resto/rebuild, then got whacked in 85 - & went into the garage with a then fresh running gear but body damaged - while we raised our 2 kids. Then when they were grown & gone, I started collecting parts & have been slowly doing work to get her back on the road - but my schedule hasn't been kind & have had too many other projects - including our current ongoing 1921 home's resto/refurb. Hopefully I can get back onto the 914 work soon! Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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