BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: 74 Sunflower Yellow, Will be offered for sale upon completion Options

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Update, I'll be offering this one up for sale when completed.
Here is a link to an album on fickr much better to see progress pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124793434@N03...157654074622313

I started with a 914 that sat 15 years in dry storage in the hands of a hopeful V8 conversion fan. A stalled project that never happened.
So my starting point was an unmolested car with no rust issues.
Original books/manuals, keys, radio and so on.
This will be a mildly modified back date look with body color bumpers and early steel wheels with hub caps.simple look of the German delivery first series cars.



Starting in on the home stretch, glass in and ready for door install
Interior is in and wiring connected. Starting to test systems and wake the long sleeping beauty. So far all go except for one headlight wont wake up.I'll be digging in on that as I work thru the rest of electrical check out.
Should hang the doors in the next few days. Fuel up and brake check out as well.




Original carpet is in pretty respectable condition. Steering wheel will get a going over.



Bumpin' sound system

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Actually got it out and drove up to speed and all is good. I had forgoten about the short shifter ( Weltmeister ) and was surprised with the short throw (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Still plenty to do but even a short little spin helps with motivation.
Mostly whats left is the final cut on the paint and cleaning every little thing.
Pre-tuning the engine before install made things go much more smoothly.
So not much fiddling before start up.





Living in the country you can get away with a quick drive without lights,mirrors, license, ya know all that stuff you really don't need anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/busted_cop.gif)

Nice to give it a rinse and dust off.


Tilting antennae just isn't snugged up


Should be all in one piece by weeks end and ready for the Festival of Cars in Bend Oregon end of the month.
It's convertibles this year think a teener qualifies, won a trophy with the 65 E-Type there in 2012