Newbie with some questions Options

[minndodger]

Okay, this is my first post so please be gentle. As of 5 days ago I am the proud owner of a white 73 2.0 914. I bought it from a family friend. It was love at first sight for me and the car, since I was a kid I wanted one and now that I am 42 that feeling never went away. The car has not been driven in over 8 years. It is original. So where do I start or should I say my mechanic start? I live in the Twin Cities area so my plan is for this to be my summertime daily driver.

Thanks for the advice.

Stephen

[73Phoenix20]

All very good advice and welcome aboard!

Now, pull off the rocker covers (drill out rivets, unbolt as necessary) and get the Teener up on a set of jackstands, where it belongs! :>)) Okay, sort of a joke, but being it was a MN car, there has got to be some serious rust. start at the passenger rear wheel, large Ice Pick, and work your way around underneath, stabbing everything... when the pick goes thru, mark with a paint marker, and come back later for deep investigation, i.e. chisels to scrape away undercoating, and cutting wheels to see how bad the damage really is! Oh, don't forget the rear part of the rear trunk...rusts quicker than a whore's promise vanishes!...

You didn't mention if the car is still a D Jet, or converted to Carbs??? Appearance Group or Plain Jane??? Photos please!