Starting my restoration on my 914 im 18 and need a little help if anyone has any advice plz reply thabks

restoration means different things to different people.

not knowing what skills or tools you have, I will comment on cost.

this thread is a must see.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

review some of the threads in this forum.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showforum=78

and then know with complete certainty what rust you have before you buy anything.

new and rebuilt parts for suspension and brakes alone can run $3000.

don't under estimate cost and hours for labor.

Turn on spell check. We're going to need it. Jim is right. Spend 30 min's reading up on these cars. First order will be to check for rust issues so you can determine if your car is #1, a donor car or #2 worth rebuilding.

The hell hole is not rusted at all there is a few little spots were the weather striping is but that my main prob

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The hell hole is not rusted at all there is a few little spots were the weather striping is but that my main prob plus im doing the work my self and how do u get the finders off do u have to cut them

done right typically requires a complete tear down, a complete sand/soda blast, an initial etch prime, car on rotissere for rust repair and body work, then paint. seems sending all hardware out for plating is nice, and painting all loose suspension parts is nice too.

you should expect to be replacing all,
bushings
bearings
rotors
calipers
cables
shocks
struts
spings
fuel lines
fuse box
installing front sway bar
refresh fuel tank from internal rust
tires

oh, there is the motor and interior, yikes $$$

here is one of my favorite build threads - note lack of rust
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...ic=72941&hl

car is unibody - all fenders are spot welded on - generally they are not removed.

Ya im taking it apart now I need duel webers for the motor does anybody know were to gets some and im getting the car blasted in a week so im tearing it down as much as I can

you should try to keep it fuel injected if you have all the parts or most of the parts because the engine has a FI cam in it and you wont get the most out of carbs with stock cam - they say. plus FI is awesome when working well.

you need...
ecu
mps/air flow meter
cold start valve
injectors
fuel pressure regulator
aux air regulator
vaccum lines
and some other parts

don't buy anything till you get it blasted - and at that point post CLEAR pics of all the rust areas that you currently think you don't have. if rust is not bad, move forward, if it is, find a better tub.

where to buy parts and tools
http://www.restoration-design.com/
http://www.pmbperformance.com/catalog.html
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopca...144_catalog.htm
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-parts/914.php
http://www.gprparts.com/
http://www.tangerineracing.com/
http://www.camp914.com/
http://maddogsmotorsports.org/
http://www.harborfreight.com/
http://www.tractorsupply.com/
http://914rubber.com/

We are a very visual group so we will need a lot of pictures to keep us in the loop and keep you moving in the right direction.

Disassembly and media blasting is a terrific start so long as you recall where all of the parts go. Take your time and label everything and bag it as it comes off.

Also, for your own resource/reference take a lot of pictures of stuff before and after you remove it.

Be methodical and formulate a strategy that you will generally follow in making the car what you want. Try to focus on one thing at a time and go logically as you begin to rebuild the car. Don't be tempted by shiny little parts that you find here and on eBay if you are not at that stage of the build. Otherwise you will never make any progress.

Good luck and have fun.

Iv been putting everything into bags and the car is not fuel injected it had a carb set up on it when I got it and it was running but not well so Im looking for the duel carbs for it but the car was done up about ten years ago and we got it for a trade on some rent and then it just sat in the yard for 10 year

because you can pull the motor/trans at any time.

I would say use what you got in regards to motor and trans.

you can always install a different motor and trans at a later date.

i'd say, get body, suspension, brakes, fuel system, done first.

do a compression test on your engine to see what each cylinder has for psi.

i'd even say run it with a single carb initially if that is what you have.

so you can put your money elsewhere for now.

that said, it seems a nice set of dual dellortos/webers run about $400 typically. you won't need the biggest out there.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;hl=dual+carbs