Newbie here, first post, SF Bay Area, 1974 2.0L signal orange Options

[ambergris]

Hi all,
I guess I've spent enough time trying to download the entire BBS into my head, so I may as well speak up and say "hi" to everyone.
I recently aquired a 1974 914 2.0 from my girlfriend's parents (who are the original owners). It was languishing in San Diego, where her brother was using it as a daily driver for college until it just stopped running. I paid for the trip to the mechanic and a new ignition, and drove the car up from SD to the San Francisco bay area... and that was the last time the car hasn't been on ramps (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
I'm a total mechanical newbie, so I've been starting out slow. I've fixed an exterior door handle, adjusted the clutch, replaced some light bulbs, and swapped out the shift bushings, the tranny mounts, and the motor mounts. Right now I'm replacing the oil seals on the shift selector rod.
Between this BBS and the Pelican tech articles, I've been able to keep myself busy. The hard part is making the time to actually work on the car.
The main reason I got this car was to actually do all this stuff myself. So far it's been a blast, and the car has proven to be a real treat both to work on and drive. And as I get myself more and more over my head, I'm sure I'll be posting again and again.

Thanks for your time,
Max
Danville, CA

[ambergris]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone!
It's a little scary how fast this car is becoming my little obsession! I find myself browsing the Pelican site for no reason, or sitting on the couch reading through the Haynes manual.

Root_Werks: At first I wasn't sure about the orange color, but it has definitely grown on me! Unfortunately, right now I don't think my car qualifies as actual "signal orange." It's more like "scuffed up faded that comes off when you wipe it with a cloth orange" I'm going to price out a re-paint, but I'm trying to decide if I want to dismantle the car and do a full job, or start off with a cheaper option. Either way, it's saying L20E!

-Max