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Mike McGrath
post Feb 27 2006, 11:55 AM
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Picked up my first 914 on Sunday morning. Nice deal - straight trade for my project BMW 2002 (plus the time I put into that, but oh well). The new car still has its FI system in good working order, the PO put in a few thousand in the past two years getting it squared away, so mechanically, I'm all there.

I was digging around in the problem rust areas and discovered more in the hell hole corner than I spotted the first time (thanks to this board for pointing it out) and it appears that there are some penetrating tin worm holes. From my untrained eyes, it doesn't look like it went much further - can I check this from underneath the car or someplace else to see the extent of the damage? I'm having a tough time removing the box in front of the battery tray to get an unobstructed view from up top. Other than that and a nice JB weld patch just forward of the driver's seat, I haven't caught any nastiness (except the PO's aftershave odor, still in the car after all day with the top off!).

Definitely a tail shifter, but I think I've figured out the synchros enough to avoid that awful grinding noise on the low shifts.

I've got loads of pictures that I'll post tonight so the informed can point out any big things I might have missed (sitting too low, missing a door, where's this part or that, etc.).

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Mike (in Portland)
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post Feb 27 2006, 12:03 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 12:10 PM
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If I remember correctly there are a 2 screws holding the wiring connector to the brain box in the car. Although you shouldn't really need to remove them to move the box out of the way. There are however some screws holding it in to the metal bracket that goes over the top of it, after removing these you should be able to push the whole works out of the way to look at the metal below in order to check for rust issues.

Congratulations on the acquisition, can't wait to see photos!
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post Feb 27 2006, 12:56 PM
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Your tailshifter comment...If you replace all your bushings and line it up correctly your tranny will shift aswell as a sideshifter. My tailshifter actually shifts nicer than my sideshifter (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Congrats on your trade!
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post Feb 27 2006, 12:59 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 01:01 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 01:51 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 01:59 PM
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QUOTE (boboli914@att.net @ Feb 27 2006, 01:56 PM)
Your tailshifter comment...If you replace all your bushings and line it up correctly your tranny will shift aswell as a sideshifter. My tailshifter actually shifts nicer than my sideshifter (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Congrats on your trade!

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My 71 tailshifter has all new bushings and it really does shift well. I would like to try a cable shifter although the unit that goes on the tranny seems big and bulky.

Cable Shifter

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post Feb 27 2006, 03:28 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 03:53 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:10 PM
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Okay, okay, here are some pictures. I may have to put them in separate posts. Yeah, on that second one...that gray stuff is probably just a reflection. Ha ha.



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post Feb 27 2006, 08:10 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:11 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:12 PM
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Yeah, those seats are / were all original. I suppose it wasn't too bad for 36 or 37 years later, but time for a recover.

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post Feb 27 2006, 08:12 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:12 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:13 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:14 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:14 PM
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:15 PM
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