CUDA 911's 914 Thread ! ! ! Options

[Cuda911]

Hey all,

Today, June 10, 2014, I bought my first 914. It is a 1974 1.8, silver.

My first posts on 914 world were in a thread dedicated to my hunt for a 914. It can be found at the following link:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2048714

Many, many people here provided a massive amount of fantastic information. I have studied, read, and (hopefully) learned the very basics of 914s.

Now that I own one, I will have a million more detailed questions, and I hope to keep things documented in this thread.

First, a few photos for you:

[Dave_Darling]

The locks are not hard to remove yourself--just be careful, especially with the nut on the flap sticking out of the rear of the door handle. I'm sure there are illustrated guides on the BBS about this job. There's a write-up in the 914 Tech Articles section of the Pelican website, as well. Locks can be re-keyed without too much hassle if there are a decent number of parts on hand.

The radio is not original. It was dealer-installed, as most of them were. The antenna is whatever the dealer wanted to put in--and wherever the dealer wanted to install it! Some are on the right, some on the left. If you want a chrome antenna, get one.

The chrome bumpers are metal bumpers with chrome plating. Your current bumper can be done, but it is probably easier to get a bumper that is already chrome. Adding the foglights can be done relatively easily; the weld-nuts may very well be in place already and the wiring should also be there as well. You'll need fog light grilles, but those are still available.

The rust in the trunk should probably be hit with something like Naval Jelly to stop it from spreading. If you want to completely get rid of it, that will require grinding (at a minimum) or cutting and welding. Body-shop time unless you can weld or are trying to learn.


BTW, I'd check harder under and in front of the battery. I thought I saw some surface corrosion hiding behind the FI "brain" in your other photos.

--DD