1974 914 1.8, the mystery of the EC-A and EC-B Options

[wonkipop]

i'll be dropping the information we have gathered over Dec 2021 in with a set of posts.

the material was prompted by mr b ( @JeffBowlsby ) who observed that for the 74 MY there was an EC-A and an EC-B engine. mr b's thought was that the EC-A was a 49 states car and and EC-B was a californian car for emissions.

mr b's view was rational and reasoned. 73 EA engines are 49 states. 73 EB engines are california. 75 engines are documented in factory literature as EC-a (49 states) and EC-b (california). the logic should follow?

BUT

as per the mystery of the 914, the truth about 74 1.8s turns out stranger than fiction (or common sense?).

the material is not necessary to running a 1.8 or having fun with a 14. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

its for historical purposes and as information to 74 1.8 owners to assist with restoration if they want it.

[Van B]

I don’t know how I missed that label lol! You know, I would buy a six pack I think (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Your car is such a classic looking car too Wonki. Prob never gets old walking up to it.

[wonkipop]

I don’t know how I missed that label lol! You know, I would buy a six pack I think (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Your car is such a classic looking car too Wonki. Prob never gets old walking up to it.

its peppered in dents. 50 years worth. mostly small dings. but i cannot bear to remove the original paint which has made it this far.

fortunately i never got tempted to repaint it or mess with it too much apart from having to do the conversion to rhd. once an absolute necessity by law. if only i had been able to wait a decade. but thems the breaks.

it spent 16 years until recently dry stored, i kind of had to get life back on track after some arbitrary disasters around the turn of the century. kind of helped with the body work / interior staying static and not decomposing. not so the mechanicals but!!!!
recommission was a fair bit of renewal. still ongoing thanks to your interests in perfection which has helped me get further in full functionality.

nihill44's cars are much better. his look fantastic in the photos he showed me. fully restored. he is a perfectionist. i'll drop in on him when i make it up to brisbane one day. nihill's got a special one. a 76 that seems to have been made on the last day.
he has rescued it from oblivion and wanton destruction.

i'm going to knock up a slab of beers with starbears labels.
i'll take a photo.