What was wrong with the suspension? ... You need to derive it to Hershey .

Needs typical rust repair. But so do I.

You need to drive it to Hershey . - I agree. Driving it the 9 miles to work in the mean time.

Looks great with the steelies. When I first got my car, I was tempted to go that route, though I would've had them widened to 7".

The more I drive it, the better it runs.

By the time you and the car make down to the ECC it should be a supercar!

Umm, about that... umm...

Damnit Mark, bring the car down!!

Car has been taunting me with it's occasional rough running. Changed the fuel filter today. Tightened the hose clamp a little extra once the new fuel filter was on and the clamp blew up on me. Gas ran down my arm and stunk up the garage. Wife was pissed.

Found some barrel nut clamps at autozone to hold the heater wire on the heater flapper boxes. $2 for 1/2 dozen. Holes needed to be drilled out a bit to hold the solid end of the cable but the brass was easy to drill out bigger.

Didn't finish the job since the driver side cable tube is slightly corroded and wouldn't let the cable snake through. Going to put some larger cable on a drill to try and clean it out a bit. Can't wait to have heat!

Made up my mind to get a mid rise lift.

Hooked up all the parts to get heat into the cabin. Everything works but the fan. Even without the fan, heat is nice.

Still running poorly at times

Same thing 2 weeks ago, and after reading the bible, I noticed that the realay was missing. It is the last relay facing the rear of the car. If you stand by the wheel well net to the relay box , I think it is the lay one to the right.

Did yours alternate between running well and poor? That's whats killing me. Running great, park it and an hour later it's a bucking bronco.

No, mine runs perfectly fine. I was referring to the blower motor.

That makes sense. I will check - Thanks!

Checked - Relay is in place.

Switch it with another relay - may be bad.

Switch with headlight relay and make sure the ground wire is connected under the red pull lever.

Pulled the engine

The hell hole/engine shelf have seen better days. Someone tried to build a new one with copper plate, expanding foam and undercoating.

Wow ! What's your plan for this one?

My wife always complained about the gas smell from this car so while I had easy access the the fuel lines, I stripped all the old lines and prepped for stainless and new hose. As you can see from pic 2, the old braided lines had seen better days. They tore off with very little pressure. Also found that when the PO had redone the gas tank (good), he kinked the overflow hose and let the end sit inside the gas bulkhead (bad).

Hell hole is the only problem area that I can see on the car. I'll eventually have Scotty B do the proper repair and repaint back to orange.

Here you go Mark, another red one. Suppoedly a barn find with 47K miles on it. I will be going to check it out in about an hour. I know how you love the red ones.

http://memphis.craigslist.org/cto/3686109698.html

The listing price should be $1500 less just for that spoiler .

Mine is 36K and much better condition.
I promised my wife no more 914's until I get this one and the one at Scotty B's running. She likes 914's, but doesn't like non running cars.

This one runs and drives. Once he sees my 2500.00 barn find (Betsy) I will hopefully have his price thinking in a much more realistic state of mind.

Okay Mark, you are safe. This was a respray and appears it was originally Olympic blue. Won't get into details but I think it is a 200-400 dollar parts car. Agood project car on the east coast, scrap on the west coast.


Yes, I DID get the vin# 4732922048

I'm hoping to get this on the road for hershey. It's nothing like the pristine cars that other world members are bringing but it makes me smile when I drive it.

I think the current owner realized they bought a junker and are trying to unload it. It's not that hard to make a type 4 engine run but that doesn't mean much in the big picture.

Dropped engine
New fuel lines - rubber and SS
Vacuum hoses
Manifold seals
Injectors cleaned and new seals
Fuel filter
Changed oil
Changed trans fluid
New injector elbows
Alternator belt
OEM muffler to replace Bursch
Odds & ends
Reinstalled engine

Crossing fingers that it starts and runs without the previous hesitation.

Good luck, ...... I am standing by for the results.

I was ready to start it last night but realized the insurance had lapsed and I'm not turning the key until I have confirmation it is reinstated.

Drove it around the block last night. Engine is sounding good. OEM muffler sounds good. Didn't have a problem with engine hesitation. I hope that problem is solved.

Wife commented that the garage didn't smell like gas - priceless!


The headlight issue is new so that's next on the list.

Thinking about a marriage...

Snowing in PA?

to get a good price, you always want to go after the ads that have been around forever, not the ones that are new with unrealistic prices. this one has a salvage title which will help bring down the price.

I want what's inside the metal wrapper.

Heat, air, modern, cheap. and a matching 5 speed manual trans.

Looks like the feever is moving east.

Looks like fun Beware: It is a slippery slope........

I want a car that can take a real road trip.

Buy Betsy!

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Road trip, not off-road trip

Already did the carbs thing and I want a/c.

I hear ya, A/C for my car has been getting well recieved by the wife👍👍

Decided to keep this car all original so now it's time to fix a couple things before Hershey. At one time, mice had lived above the fuse panel and though they didn't chew any wires, the panel is pretty ugly with rust and corrosion. Bought a spare from Garold so I can make the switch one wire at a time. Garold's sold me a nice part but I wanted all the contact points to be clean. I poured some white vinager into a Tupperware container (don't tell my wife) and dropped the fuse holder in. One hour later I rinsed and dried. It's exactly what I wanted.

After the cheap paint job done years ago, the trim was installed half assed. I pulled the rear trunk lock out that had been glued into the body with construction adhesive. The lock cam was broken and a small machine screw inserted to trip the lock. I found an old lock and rebuilt it with the lock mech from the car. Ordered a new inner seal and cam from Tweet.

I switched over the fuse panel but the headlights still don't work. Originally they stopped retracting down once up, then the lights stopped working. I replaced the headlight switch. Still no lights but they will go up and I can dim the lights in the gauge cluster. The fogs do work if the headlight switch is on. Any ideas?

I had a 2000 dollar budget in 1975, bought my 1971 Signal Orange 1.7 and have been hooked since then.

Paul

Got the proper bolts for the Fuchs and made the switch. The car sits 3/4" lower and handles great.

Cleaned up the Fuchs. Not new but not bad for a 40 year old wheel.

Now

My wife thought I paid for a personalized/vanity tag. I didn't. It was just luck of the drawl that I got this one