My 914 on the car dolley
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This is the bad left front fender as u can tell.
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This is the used good left front fender that came with the car.
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Speedometer of course.
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More pics r coming.

Sweet!

Thanks Engine pics r coming up next.

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The keys n key chain that came with it
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Some parts
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Nice find, looks to be a 2.0L (correct me if i'm wrong). How's the hell hole?

Any one know what these r cuz I sure dont?
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Looks nice James. Love the Rennshifter in there. That's worth what you paid for the car right there.

Correct. It's a '73 2.0L FI. The hell hole looks fine. Didnt take the batt out to look at it more cuz I got back to Oklahoma City around 8 pm n didnt have time to do a lot of pokin around cuz I still had to return the dolley and truck. Tomorrow morning I will hopefully have time to go through the car more thoroughly and organise all the parts n stuff that came with it. Also to look for where all the rusty areas r at.

Yeah I know man. It sure is purty. I like the knob that's on it too.

If you don't mind me asking...how much did you pick up the car for?

Those are sway bar supports welded to the inside of the rear trunk.

Nice looking car you got there!

I dont mind at all. I paid 500 for it. Got it from Willie Bennet down in Grand Prairie, TX.

Thanks. Was that a joke cuz I dont understand?

I think it's the circled areas in the rear trunk:

Rt side
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Lft side
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Ah I c. I will go look right now. Be back in 10 min.

Yeah my bad. The trapezoidal pieces that are spot-welded to them are the sway bar backing plates which are welded to the inside of the trunk.

No. Those are the support brackets for the rear sway bar. Your car doesn't have a rear sway bar, so if you ever going to install one, you'd need those plates.

However, they're readily available new for cheap without the surface rust.
Andy

Thanks Andy. Would it be worth fixing up the ones I got or just buying new ones if I ever do put rear sway bars in?

Gotta be a good feeling! I remember bringing home the first 914 (when I was 19) ...It was great!!!

Congrats man! Looks like a lot of work, but that pays off in the end! Awesome deal for $500!

Eh, don't worry about the rear bar. You have a lot of work to do and a rear bar is far from something you need. Actually, you may never even want one

Yeah it is a great feeling. I have been wanting a teener for a long time now n now I finally have one. Thanks.

Hey now. I know I got a lot of work to do but that's why I said if I do decide to put them in Jonny.

The shifter knob. Sorry flash ruined the pic. have to get one tomorrow.
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Front trunk
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Correct me if I'm worng but these r heat exchangers right?
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Some extra turn signals
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Brand new gas tank but no cap...hm...oh well. Im not complaining...yet at least.
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Hey Great score for the $$$, You now have the bug, I mean Teener bug.


[b]Andy, Did you jot down the Vin for the records update???

I think I see daylight near the hell hole area (in one of your motor pictures)

poke around in there real well to assess for structural safety of the hell hole.

congrats on your first 914
bet it won't be your last!

brant

I saw that too, but it's in the engine tin ...
Andy

your right..
its the J tube hole or something!


brant

Thanks. I thought so too. Yep I sure did. In fact I got the title right next to my computer. I have had the bug just no teener to go with it.

I had a question on one the pics I posted. It was whether or not those rusted pipes are heat exchangers?

Yes they are.

Sweet. So I got an extra set than.

Hopefully the ones on your car are SSIs. Stainless heat exchangers are the desirable ones.

One thing I found out while trying to put the car on the car dolley to bring her home was that the e-brake doesn't work.

Ooh...that would be nice. Looks like I got another mission tomorrow. To see if mine r. How do u tell if they r or not? R they shiny or something?

Well, yeah. They are made out of stainless steel so they do not rust.

Now I'm off to the garage to do some welding

Good luck with that. My bed is calling my name...

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That whole gas cap assembly is attached with 8 small bolts with a gasket under it

The overflow tube attaches to the gas cap assembly and goes through a hole to the street under the gas tank just aft of the front suspension cover plate

The plastic piece goes under the strap that holds your gas tank in.

Under the overflow tube is one of the rubber blocks that hold the gas tank. They are molded to fit the fenderwell and the slot fits to the seam on the edge of the tank.

I dont see an expansoin tank or charcoal filter though. There is plumbing for it there....

Clear as mud?

Good score,
Have fun!

Sweet! Love the steelies...

I feel dumb. Thanks for pointing all those parts out to me.

Sweet deal. Welcome to the madness.
That's the same shift knob I have on mine. I like it too!
Good luck on getting things back together and running. Take your time and do it right the first time. I would drop the engine and trans and do some in-depth cleaning and replace seals, gaskets, etc. Others here will have a better list of things to do before starting the engine up. For sure fuel line, hoses, points, plugs ,fuel filter.
Again welcome, and good luck on your new project.
Tom

I would certainly try to repair the fender (we would be able to do it) to preserve the unibody integrity and the originality of the car. Whenever a fender is cut off of a 914 they are just never the same again, as it is hard to execute a perfect undetectable job.

Well I have a whole front left fender that came with the car. It's in good condition. Their is a pic of it in the thread. I think page 2.

A year or so back we had a major controversy involving someone who thought Yeaman Auto Body should have done a better job of concealing the butt welded repair to their left front fender. The guy was pretty pissed as I recall that Yeaman had done this to his Dad's car. Yeaman is one of the best body shops for Porsche work around. They really know our cars.

We have become a society of remove and replace when it regards our cars. A skilled body man could repair that.

Yes, but... The existing has to be cut off not unbolted. The used replacement has to be fit and butt welded. What you have there could be repaired. As George has hinted, your body is your frame. When you cut out sections and weld in new, you do weaken your body/frame.

Ah I c n understand now. How could it be fixed?

Is that a late 74 speedo?