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post May 25 2021, 03:20 PM
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Episode 1: The Beginning

This whole saga started when I saw the nose of a 914 sitting in my neighbor's garage. I asked Keith about it, but he told me he had just sold it. About 6 months later, Keith told me the buyer never came through and asked if I wanted it. Of course I did.

I paid Keith $2,500 and we literally pushed it from his house to mine. It had been off the road in his garage for over 10 years. He did turn the engine over every once in a while. When I got it, it turned over easily by hand.

Here it is as I got it in May of 2020.

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And the engine shot. It is a 2.0 liter that he had rebuilt just before parking it.
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Here is the block number.
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We added fuel and a battery and were able to get it to start right up.

Here it sat for most of the summer until early October when I wanted to get it ready for Cruising the Coast down here in Biloxi. I moved it to my shop where I could do minor things to get it running. It seems I was overly optimistic.

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And here is it's new home for the last 6 months!

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And, the story will continue when I have a chance to post.

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post May 25 2021, 04:01 PM
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Love the color!
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post May 25 2021, 04:22 PM
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post May 25 2021, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE(Root_Werks @ May 25 2021, 03:01 PM) *

Love the color!



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post May 25 2021, 04:55 PM
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Welcome aboard and great find.

She looks like Marathon Blue.

First drive?
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post May 25 2021, 05:15 PM
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QUOTE(Galen @ May 25 2021, 02:20 PM) *

This whole saga started when I saw the nose of a 914 sitting in my neighbor's garage...

Best pick up line for this group I've ever read (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post May 25 2021, 06:48 PM
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post May 25 2021, 06:55 PM
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post May 25 2021, 07:17 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) welcome to the mid-engine madness and enjoy the journey!
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post May 25 2021, 07:34 PM
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post May 25 2021, 07:53 PM
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post May 25 2021, 08:03 PM
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Welcome to the addiction. Looks like a great project.
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post May 26 2021, 07:30 AM
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post May 26 2021, 08:29 AM
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You have a lift, so that's half the battle. Good luck.
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post May 26 2021, 08:35 AM
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post May 26 2021, 08:39 AM
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Episode 2: Finding the can

My neighbor had told me that there was some fiberglass in the floorboard of the car, but it wasn't until I put the car in the air that I saw the extent of the damage.
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It was at this point that I had the moral dilemma of opening up the can of worms and removing the fiberglass or ignore it and get the car ready to drive. Well, I opened that can!
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Notice the 90 degree bracket to hold the floor up to the back wall of the cabin. In all fairness, the fiberglass held up pretty well.
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post May 26 2021, 08:51 AM
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Fiberglass, oye, found a little bit in the engine bay on my 914. Removed it all, patched the metal with metal. It'll be some work, but worth it.
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post May 26 2021, 08:59 AM
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Episode 3: Visiting the Hell Hole(s)

Once I assessed the cabin of my 914, next was to check out the hell holes...as both sides had some rot. Here is what I discovered on the driver's side.

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And the back wall in the cabin was also rotted.

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Finally, the shot you all have been waiting for! Passenger side hell hole! Notice the fiberglass residue that I had to remove to find the extent of the damage.

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Well, looks like it is time for me to break out the welder. In fact, it was around now that I decided to purchase a plasma cutter. I bought the cheapest one on Amazon...and if you are purchasing one, be sure to get pilot arc...I forgot. Mine works on 110 just fine, but there are times I wished I had 220 available.
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post May 26 2021, 09:25 AM
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Episode 4: Making room in engine bay

In order to have room to work in the engine bay, engine and transmission had to go. When I bought the car, Keith had told me that the engine had been rebuilt just prior to it being parked in 2000, but didn't know much else since he paid a shop to do it.

He originally told me it was a 1.8, but after learning a little about type 4s, I found that the intake used 3 studs and it was a GA block...meaning a 2.0.

Here are some shots of the head after I pulled it off.

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From what I had read, the 2.0 heads like to crack around the spark plug holes. All 4 were perfect.

The cylinders also looked brand new. I measured the bore and stroke, but it has been too long for me to remember what they were. The numbers were consistent with a 2.0 engine.

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I also purchased a set of Spanish Weber 40s to replace the single Weber that came on the engine.

Next step....playing with metal!

Galen

Edit: I found a pic of us pulling the engine.

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post May 26 2021, 09:31 AM
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You are on the right path. Fortunately the metal is available.
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