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| Root_Werks |
 Apr 24 2025, 12:17 PM
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Village Idiot  Group: Members Posts: 8,730 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Rick,
Given your 914 is a 1975 and most likely silver, should have looked something like this when it left the factory. The bumpers are rubber covers over a steal beam: Attached image(s) 
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| bigkensteele |
Apr 24 2025, 04:07 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,200 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States
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Mine was built in November and is 5767 so around 1700 were built between mine and yours. It is indeed a '75.
Good luck with the build! BTW, your motor is most likely a 1.8 but could be a 2.0. Oh, and yes, I backdated my bumpers. I have some really nice late ones for your car if you want/need them. Free if you want to come get them. |
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| Rick H. |
Jun 16 2025, 12:20 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 12-February 25 From: Alabama Member No.: 28,616 Region Association: South East States |
I went over to do some of the dirty work today. Double layer rubber gloves and a mask, plenty of ventilation, i fished out most of the rats nest. filled two WalMart bags. What was scary in a Halloween kind of way were the bones that came out. Not mouse bones but much bigger, like a rabbit got stuck in there or a cat or something. Now for the vacuum cleaner.....
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 16 2025, 01:18 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,422 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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The engine is definitely a 1.8L. The oil filler cap gives it away. That style cap was only used with L-Jet injection, and that was only used on the 1.8L engines. The 2.0 had a completely different injection and a completely different oil filler cap.
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| wonkipop |
Jun 16 2025, 04:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,809 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(Rick H. @ Apr 23 2025, 04:02 PM)  The sticker in the door frame says it was built in October of 1974. For an American car that would make it a 75 but for German built cars I don't know how they date them by model year. If it was built in 74 does that automatically make it a 74 or that late in the year would it be a 75? I'm not finding anything else to date this car. Rick H. germans followed the USA automakers conventions on model years. new model year starts after summer break of calendar year before hand. for a 75 usually around august 74 until end of june approx of 75. yours is a 75. the model year is also indicated in VIN. third number. your vin third number is 5. for 75. |
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