JEH Southern Marin 914 RestoMod, JEH's Build Thread Options

[harlespeed@yahoo.com]

Hi Everyone,

Long time lurker, 1st time post-er. I purchased my first 914 in 1987. It was a sunflower yellow 1.7 that eventually succumbed to Michigan's harsh climate.

I have a 1974 914 that I am converting into a modified 914 GT tribute car. The car was originally from Oregon, and has good rockers, minor hell hole damage, and a rotten rear floor - A relatively clean 914.

This is the first time I have attempted a project like this. Started the restoration in January 2021, and it has been a long road. Setting up the garage, sourcing tools, learning to sand blast, weld-fabricate-paint (still learning all three), chasing down parts, receiving box after box.

Big thank you to Ian Megale, Jeff Robenolt, and Chris Baker for parts, assistance, and advice.

I am 18 months in, so apologies for the posting catch up.

[harlespeed@yahoo.com]

Modified the pedal assembly to attach to a hydraulic clutch. Reversed the clutch pedal spring to return after the pedal is pushed (opposite of how it normally works - it is counter acting the clutch cable).

Requires bending the spring in a vice to reverse it. And drilling a new hole near the bottom of the pedal assembly base.

This is a picture of the pedal assembly unmodified. I will see if I can find the picture with the modification.