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[MrHyde]

Hi Everyone ! I just picked up my first 914 yesterday ! I've wanted one since I was about 10 and there used to be one ( growing into the ground mind you ) a few houses down from my grandparents.... its a 73' 2.0L .. Its definitely had atleast one body job done to it but it will need some more work... so far, my list is..

pass. door not lined up right but the window is.. I figure its the inner rockers..
weather strips all around...
cup sized hole in drivers floor and one in spare tire well..
headlights like to wink up and down (sometimes, not always )
no turn signals..
have to bump start it as turning the key does nothing...
breaks..
tranny bangs into each gear... ( might be clutch cable adjustment i hope )

The ignition is the most interesting one... I have started the car up atleast 3 times over a couple days looking at it and talking with the previous owner and it fire up immediately same with other people that went to look at it... Sure enough... Thanks to murphys law, when I go to fire it up and leave... nothing... we put a screw driver over the selenoid terminals and up she went... so I'm thinking it might be the ignition switch..

I just ordered catalogues from Auto Atlanta and need to stop in at Restoration Design in Guelph ( since they're only about 30 min from me )

whenever the last body work was done to it someone put a very liberal ammount of tar-ish stuff over all the metal unerneath so now I cant really tell if theres rust under it ( I'm sure there is )...
battery tray has been replaced for sure, but the engine shelf doesnt look too bad..


All in all.. its the best 914 I've looked at for less than $8000 I' ended up paying $3800 for it and drove it home... Now I just have to sell my motorcycle to uphold my end of the deal with my wife .. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm going to get a binder and lots of paper today and start making a list. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
First objective... get the electrical issues sorted, breaks and try adjusting the clutch cable.. if I can get it to pass saftey first, then I can tear into the rest of it..

Thanks for letting me lurk for a while..
Mike

I'm try to upload a pic with no luck yet....

[MrHyde]

I have no idea what the wheels are.... maybe from a beetle ?

SO... I go out to the garage after posting here... take my brand new multimeter out of the packaging and put in a couple batteries... stare at the car and the multimeter thinking.. danm.. I have no idea how to use this thing.. I've never used one before.... hmm ok... I'll try the key one more time.... sure enough.. fires right up... Too good to be true??? i started it over about 5 times.. wokring fine right now... maybe I scared it into submission ?

Oh yes... many breaks required for beer and food...

I will try to take some pictures of the underside , batter tray area and right rear wheel area tonight... after trick-or-treating with my daughters is done..