Do I get the Sloth award?, 1.9TD Conversion Options

[Bill D]

I found a 73 914 in good condition in July 2006. The intention from day one was to convert this car to electric or diesel.

The car had been stored for 19 years. I had to do the typical flush the gas tank rebuild the calipers etc. I put a hundred miles or so on the motor that was in the car and then it sat for a few months while I started gathering up information to do an EV
conversion. The numbers for weight and range just didn't add up for my requirements so a diesel conversion was decided on. Now I just hope to get it running before we run out of oil.

[Bill D]

I have the engine in place with a fabricated front mount (thanks Jason) and a Kennedy adapter mounted to the 901 trans. The engine is a AAZ which has the same bolt pattern as an old Rabbit. I milled a exhaust mounting flange using 1/4" plate and have some 2 1/4" stainless exhaust bends to act as a down pipe.

I have installed stainless fuel lines and have ordered new carpet and speaker pods (thanks 914world vendors).

I need to start another thread but my perfect looking inside sound deadening on the floor is lifting which leaves a great place for water to collect onto bear metal. After seeing this I would certantly remove this crap on any 914 that still has the original pans. I chipped away on the material on the drivers side and all was well but the passenger side was still sticking in most places. I ended up being saved by using a Fein tool to do the scraping and it save more than a few hours of labor.

Bill