I finally decided to bring one home. 1973 2.0 built to a 2.4. Original color is Delphi Green Metallic

photos to come

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Excellent color!

Thank you!

Congratulations!

You know we are going to need more pictures……

Well done nice car! Like the 4/2.4 that would be my next motor. Continue to tell us how it holds up if you drive it hard.

Very nice.....more pics.

Welcome back

is she a /4 or /6

Nice car! Per WTB add in the classifieds, you had been looking for a year.

Congratulations!

Those are some serious tires tires/wheels in the back.
As mentioned, we will need more details/pictures.

It appears to be way outside your original budget, but congratulations on the new ride.

That's not Delphi Green metallic now!

Thanks everyone! It's a blessing for sure. The previous owner had it for 38 years and he took great care of it. I still have to do some sorting with the carbs (Weber 48s) and also replace some fuel lines.

I will try to post the engine build sheet tonight.

I absolutely love this thing. It's much better than the kind of car I expected to end up with. It was outside my original budget, but worth every penny.

It also came with a treasure trove of parts.

More photos and videos are coming soon

so cool! curious if it has any additional cooling for the displacement? how does it pull?

Thank you! Yes, there is an oil cooler mounted directly beneath the grille. I haven't driven it yet. Still have to do some sorting

Congratulations

Way to go, man - 2.4 should be fun !!

Do you have plans to take it back to Delphi Green Metallic? (one of my favorite 914 colors)

Thanks! Yes, I would like to eventually bring it back to Delphi green. But that won't be for a while

Welcome back!

Just curious - any idea who makes that rear spoiler? I may be adding one to my suby build eventually.

I'm not sure. I'll see if I can find out...

Congrats on the new ride!

Thank you!

Glad you finally found one! Hope you can share the story...when, where, who, etc. The history of any 914 and the story of finding it are always fun to hear.

Also, is it still Delphi green anywhere?

Congrats!

(edit) Saw your WTB thread, etc and see no Delphi but who cares? Great car! I'd love to find one just like it

Thank you! Yes, there is still some Delphi in the cabin and the trunks. The repaint was mostly exterior and engine bay

Congrats and keep us updated!

The rear lid spoiler is from Sheridan - I have one in storage. Not sure if 914rubber is making those now.

Thanks everyone! Man, I love this community. I've been working tirelessly on this thing, night and day. She runs great. I've been doing some local shakedown runs. This thing pulls like a rocket ship. It's easy to see why these cars have such a following. Bruce rebuilt the pedal cluster. (His work is phenomenal, by the way.) I also replaced all of the fuel lines with one of the kits from Tangerine Racing. Chris Foley is awesome. He's super helpful. I would be adding many more photos, but the board keeps giving me a message stating the files are too large. Does anyone know of a way around this?


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Congratulations! Looks like you scored a hell of a car. I’d love to check it out next time I go visit mine in bullhead

Thanks! That'd be awesome

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I also replaced all of the shift bushings last Thursday. It shifts like a brand new 53-year-old car now.

Bushings and proper adjustment make such a big difference.

Phone cameras take very large pictures which doesn't work well with posting images on this site. You need to reduce the size. I typically do this by resizing images like to 800x600, for example. If you have to use a phone, take a screen shot of the image, trim if needed, and post that. Good luck and sweet ride!

Any funny looks driving around with numbers on the doors?

I email them from my phone to my desktop, I think I can send 10 pics. Just
before it sends the email it asks me what size. If it is more than one image I go with medium and can put a bunch.

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I figured it out! The Model A is my dad's car. We went to a show a couple Saturdays ago



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I don't think so. It turns heads, but I think that's just because it's a 914...

I've never driven anything like this. I can't explain it. It's almost a daily driver at this point. The steering is perfect. Direct, very sensitive, and no pulling to one side. A lot of people don't even have a clue what it is. "Ohh, that's a cute car!" "Do the lights come up like a Fiero's?" "What is it?" Those are some of the things I've heard this week. It feels weird all the attention the car gets. I'm not used to it. And then non-car-people don't see anything in it. Just another car with some silly numbers and a loud engine. Nothing special. Which I don't understand. Me being me, I would probably walk a mile in the Arizona heat just to see another 914 and connect with its owner.

Nice looking car no c10 Chevy jokes yet?

Great looking car congrats on returning back to the community. How about some detailed pictures of the interior and the engine compartment? I’m curious on the 2.4.

this might be the best looking narrow body 914 ive seen yet. man

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Went to a local car show with my dad and brothers


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