New member with 1974 2.0, Making progress but still work to do Options

[Shadowfax]

Hey everyone. Been lurking here for a month or so and finally had the courage to post (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Picked up an original '74 Light Ivory 2.0 liter that was sitting for about 15 years. Appears to be a Texas car that made its way up to Arkansas, which is where I found it.
Walked the first time I saw it because of rusted rear floor pans but it ran and everything was there, including the owner's manual (missing front cover) and tool kit (surface rust on all tools except tow hook).
Went back the next weekend after much thought and some discussion with a guy at church who restores vintage VWs and "cut his teeth on 914s" (sounds painful). He's busy cutting out the cancer and I've been busy ordering replacement panels from Restoration Design haha.
Anyway wanted to introduce myself. I'll get more pics up as the restoration progresses. Engine and tranny are out, as is most of the interior.

Here's one of when I picked it up. More to come later.
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[Shadowfax]

It's been about 10 months since I updated this thread. Have gotten much done, especially in the past few months.
This car is a solid driver and is definitely a keeper. Now I'm looking for an '84-'89 Carrera to tinker with but man are they expensive.

Anyway, here's the list of what me, my buddy or a shop (tires and alignment) have done since I bought the car last January. Oil and filter changes are not shown (three oil and filter changes last year).

*Front wheel bearings
*Bleeder valves and rubber caps, front and rear
*Front and rear rotors
*Brake pads, clips and inner adjustment covers, brake hoses
*Bronze pedal bushings; cleaned and treated area underneath cluster and repainted the cluster
*Turbo tie rod kit and alignment
*Ball joints, pins/bolt, nut, washer
*Clutch tube
*Trigger points
*Speedometer cable
*Seat belt decals
*914rubber: targa holders, screw caps (need to be installed)
*Engine lid rubber
*tranny seals, speedo drive o-ring and shaft seal, cv joint bolts
*Radio
*Fuel pump - aftermarket Bosch 69133 and new fuel filter
*H6024 - headlights
*Fixed fresh air and heater blowers
*Set of 5 Fuchs alloys, caps and lug bolts
*Shift knob group buy (not installed; kept original)
*Headlight arm with clips (not installed)
*Heater lever knob
*Seat adjuster handle driver's side
*2.0 TPS board
*2.0 throttle body gasket
*Transmission tail cone gasket
*Front trunk drain tube
*Sunvisors
*Seat belt interlock relay - bypassed starter wires and removed relay
*Fuel injectors
*Clean AAV
*Windshield wiper blades
*Seat belts
*Relay board
*Ignition switch
*Pedal board hardware
*Door light switch rubber surround
*Drivers side deflector/cooling flap
*Flexible hose pcg261235a
*Accelerator cable
*Passenger fog light grill
*Passenger turn signal lens
*Rear glass - Napa 4196 Martin Senour butyl tape
*Refinish flywheel
*Flywheel seal, pilot bearing, felt washer, clutch fork pivot bearing, bolts and locking plate
*Sachs clutch kit
*Used outer rocker covers
*Rocker panel rivets - didn't use
*Fuel injection boots
*Weatherstripping for engine bay
*Spark plugs - NGK 7432 B6ES
*Engine front and rear seals, gaskets
*Injector seals and intake gaskets (manifold and plenum)
*Dist cap, rotor, points, condenser, plug wires, dist seal, oil tower gasket
*Breather and vacuum lines
*Shift bushings
*Used transaxle (original wouldn't shift into 4th or 5th)
*Inspection plug cover
*Fuel lines and hoses - Tangerine Racing
*Expansion tank hose 3 mm
*Expansion tank and sender gaskets
*Gas cap gasket installed
*Gas tank - acid etched and cleaned
*Dash top - 914rubber group buy
*Rear springs 100lb
*Front strut inserts (Sachs)
*Rear shocks (Sachs)
*Targa top handle - front driver's side (used)
*Drivers side door brake
*Clutch and brake pedal pads
*Heater hoses
*Vinyl kit for floor
*Sheetmetal from restoration design
*More sheetmetal
*Muffler
*Reverse light switch and plunger
*Pass side taillight lens
*LEDs for parking lights and rear lights (front set ordered last week)
*Side markers - used assemblies and new gaskets and clips
*Trunk rollers
*Shift knob crush sleeve
*Fender to cowl seals
*Door actuator cams
*Fatmat
*Tires
*Seal along bottom edge of rear window and engine lid
*Steering wheel - refinished at Custom Craft
*Horn - 90134782301 spring return and 91161510901 relay; aftermarket horns
*Horn spring plate, new contact ring and base plate
*Battery mat

Still to do:
**Fuse box cover
**Top seals, door seals, trunk seals
**Jack tube covers
**Odometer gear
**Fix clock
**Rear trunk lid :/ find good used or repair??
**Sail panel vinyl kit
**Recover seats, center console and door panels; might as well do carpet too

Eventually the car will be stripped and repainted but maybe next year.
Here's how she sits now: