Know anything about this '74? Bad white repaint over Delphi Green - looks to be converted 2.0 from a 1.8. 2.0 heads, but early heat exchangers. Haven't found any engine numbers on case as yet. Pass side engine shelf gone from ?. Apparently out of Palo Alto.

Last running in 89??

Geoff

those blue lic-plates haven't been around for a while now ...

Andy

I have blue plates...

Ahhhh, I see. "Blue Plates" make the car inoperable

Nah, mine has blue plates and it runs. I think the fact that it doesn't run has to do with painting over the Delphi Green.


Andrew

Yea,
that's why I was wondering if that had anything to do with the licence plate frame.

Actually, this is my new baby, my true first 914!!
I have now been sucked in........

Well quit bragging that you have one of those rare antique HPH licence plate frames and show us some more pictures of the car.

I actualy should have continued posting in the first thread I started about this car.....
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...f=2&t=14624&hl=

So, all the electrical seems to work, except for the headlights. But they do pop up.
But haven't got it started yet. Replaced the starter and charged the battery, but that is far as I have gotten. Looks like someone has tried starting it before... spare distributor and wires (although it was for a 1.8), fresh gas, good fuel pump....

The body is in excelent shape! And rusthole in the hellhole is small and the longitudes look good. Plus, there is no rust in the front trunk and a small hole (about the size of a pencil eraser) in the rear trunk.

The passenger window wont roll up. Sounds like either the glass has slipped or is broken.

Thanks Slits and Andy (which screen name are you anyway?) for helping me pick it up and tow it!

Ok Toast, yer just a few months off with the new avatar

I almost missed Christmas in July too!

give you 310 for it

If I were Drifter Jay (Jared) I think I would be pissed off being called Andy - Duh!

hehe....its ok...

so I take it noone from norcal is claiming this car? lol...wasnt that what Toast's post was about in the first place....

Doogh... Got so caught up in the fact that I met two more 914 club members and trying to figure out what Andy's screen name is that I got all silly.

Anyway, thank you [SIZE=7]Drifter Jay/aka: Jared[/SIZE=7] for helping move my car and being almost more excited that I was about checking her out.
As far as selling her to ya, well, let me fix her up a bit and drive her around a bit first. Then I will sell her to ya for your price, with one or two zeros attached.

It was nice to meet you too Andy.

Ok, more pics to come soon, I promise. My digital camera is having problems....the display sreen has lines running across it and no pic shows. The manufacture wants $195 to repair! Anyway, still should be able to get pics of media card thoe.

I'll keep ya all posted of her progress!

Same here. You do mean me, right?

Andrew

That is our plate frame. It is OLD. See if you can come up with a name from some of the previous owners. We have records back to 1975.


B

The DMV paperwork says "No Owner of Record". Probably because of when it was last registered.

Brad, I could give you the Vin #. Not sure how else to out find PO(s) info.

Remainder of images:













Hell Hole -



No numbers on engine - replacement case - no evidence they were ground off. Well, the project starts!!!!!

The "hell hole" don't look so bad to me. Looks more like it was cut for air conditioning than rusted....

(N.B., this is one of the main reasons I don't like the AC that made its way into our cars!)

--DD

Well, Looking at the dash board and the center console in that car, I would say it never had A/C installed. It still doesnt look that bad to me. Easy fix for most of it. If the motor isnt seized, I bet we could get it running in short order. Fire it up Toast! Lets take it for a ride.

I think that I see your problem, that distributor thingy goes in the back some where.

Looks great, I don’t think that even counts as a hell hole, just a little modification to the fire wall.

-Pete

I wont be able to help unless we come up with a name from a piece of something in the car. Nothing here is in a computer for easy searching. It is all done by name.


B

And it came to pass that henceforth it shall be dubbed "Nameless". Ano, domini, good cookie -

Go forth on the highways, spewing hydrocarbon scented fumes and dropping pools of dino fluid here and there, marking your territory as you pass.

For nameless you shalt not remain and homeless you shalt not be. Soft caresses of a chamois shalt soothe thy dry skin as the soil of ages shalt be washed from you. Diggity Diggity Doo

I, The Sacred Wench Wrench Twister of the House of Toast, shall draw you to my bosum and warm the cold aluminum and steel within.

I shalt cover you with the finest in acrylic. Your tatered cloth I shall mend. Proudly you shalt be my chariot to race the West Wind and the canyons shalt rumble from your mighty four. Intimeum, Intuneum, Kyptronium

Nanu Nanu Amen

looks like Slits is off the meds again....

Good one Slits. ROTFLMAO
Even Miles should be impressed by that post.





Good luck with the car Toast.
Glad to hear it's alive.

Nah, probably just got ahold of some 'new' meds....


SLITS

This should prove that the 914club is NOT normal.


B

Semi-Final Report:

Spent 4 days trying to figure out why this little sucker wouldn't run. This is what we found:

1. Fuel pump was wired to run in reverse - fixed that but still couldn't get it to run successfully.
2. Changed distributors several times - no go
3. Filled exhaust system with fuel due to leaky injector.
4. Adjusted valves - still no go
5. Changed brain
6. Changed MPS and fuel pressure regulator
5. Installed fuel pressure guage, but system acted funny.
6. Changed out "new" fuel pump for another new pump and YES YES - it fired and ran. Starts right up. (giddy girly smilie)

Other things:
1. Engine is a fresh 2.0 rebuild with replacement case. Rocker boxes were so clean it was amazing AND no oil leaks.
2. Car is unmolested save for pass side engine shelf cut away.
3. Has original CA emissions sticker, etc
4. The clock in the console WORKS and KEEPS TIME.
5. Ran it through all five gears with absolutely no grinding and smooth as silk.
6. Switch knobs are not worn from use (images are very clear and bright.
7. Heater blower, seat belt, and defrost light work.
8. Polished HPH license plate frame so Brad could be proud

Just a few things left to do:
1. New tires
2. change MC, it started leaking
3. Replace pass door glass.
4. Fix a couple of electrical thingys (headlights/fog lights don't come on.)
5. Repaint orignial Delphi Green ( so the outside matches the trunks)

Polished the interior.....wow it looks sweet! drooley.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='drooley.gif'>
I know, I know....TTIWWP! Pics comming soon....I promise.

It is a driver!!!!!!!!! Maybe tomorrow will take it for a spin around the parking lot. Look out Zeke - it's almost donut time
WCC 2005, watch out! Here comes Toast in Her 914!

Ok, what is up with this Drooly smiley???
I have tried using it twice now.

When I click on it, I get this......... drooley.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='drooley.gif'> (or look at the post above)

:finger2: It works fine for me.

OK. So it doesn't work the easy way like it should.
All you need is a little creative cut and paste.
The URL link on the 'Clickable Smilies' is bad.
Hopefully an administrator will fix it.

Until then you can paste this link into the 'IMG' box and will appear.
http://www.kotichat.com/forum/html/emoticons/drool.gif

BTW Toast - I can't wait to see you in your new ride.

OK, I see how that works.

914 UPDATE

Tried replacing tires, and found that 2 of the rims were extremely rusted and bent, and the tires would not seal.

Tried putting tire on spare rim and still had the same problem.
So, either the beads on the 2 tires are bad or the rims are bad.

I will need to try to find two tire/rims so that I can roll it off the lift.

I have one of those rims you can have. let me know if you want it.

Bernie

Thanks Bernie,
I substituted it with a tire of another 914. Not the same size, but it rolled.

Now it wont start again! There must be something wrong with the FI. No wonder the PO gave up in 1989! This is becoming a nusance. Welcome the the wonderful world of 914's!

They better have different therapists because if they don't, I feel sorry for that guy.