How long did you have to wait for the right 914?, Tell your story Options

[Cairo94507]

@pfreiburger - Yup. Although my car (sadly) had the original 6 motor replaced back in the late 70's/early 80's with a 3.0 and owner number 2 saw no reason to keep the original motor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) I replaced that 3.0 with an '87 3.2.

I do have an original '71 914-6 engine case, 20 numbers off my original case number, in my attic. But I knew I wanted to drive my 6 and the stock 2.0 6 cylinder at 110 HP sounds great but just would not have the HP/torque to make me happy. So 3.2 with Motronic, 964 cams, Wong custom chip, Ben's SS heat exchangers and muffler and I am at about 240 HP considering it was 217 stock. At least that's what I have been told. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[pfreiburger]

@pfreiburger - Yup. Although my car (sadly) had the original 6 motor replaced back in the late 70's/early 80's with a 3.0 and owner number 2 saw no reason to keep the original motor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) I replaced that 3.0 with an '87 3.2.

I do have an original '71 914-6 engine case, 20 numbers off my original case number, in my attic. But I knew I wanted to drive my 6 and the stock 2.0 6 cylinder at 110 HP sounds great but just would not have the HP/torque to make me happy. So 3.2 with Motronic, 964 cams, Wong custom chip, Ben's SS heat exchangers and muffler and I am at about 240 HP considering it was 217 stock. At least that's what I have been told. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Nice! I bet 240 hp in a 914 works REALLY well.

[Maltese Falcon]

In the late 70’s i had a 71 1.7 that we upgraded to a 2.4 four. It got totaled in a rear end collision and the 2.4 motor was not reliable, so I sold it. Then back to college in the mid 80’s and after reading Marty’s (MSDS) articles in VW Porsche magazine i decided I had to have a six. After I graduated in 1986 my room mate heard me talk about how awesome 914’s were. He put a down pay on one and then changed his mind and wanted a TR4 instead. He couldn’t get his down payment back, so I took a look at it and ended up buying it.
It was a 75 stock 2.0. I immediately started collecting six parts and a year later it was 2.7 six conversion using a MSDS cross bar motor mount, headers and muffler. I met my future wife cruising the avenue in this car in 1989. We now have 3 grown up kids and I still have the 914. Check my blog for more information and pictures.

Steve thank you for being one of my earliest clients ! I enjoyed all those drives over to the Argus Publishing offices in WLA and hanging out with Jay Amestoy, Greg Brown, Les Bidrawn (photography).When I first met Greg at VW&Porsche (became European Car) , the photographer was Steve Reyes; drag strip photographer extraordinaire (check out his amazing work online). They usually insisted on a ride-along in the 914...and Veteran Ave got heated up a bit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Rufus]

My story isn’t awesome like those involving girlfriends / future wives, etc. But it might compete for honors in the “why the heck did it take so long?!?” category.

In the mid-late ‘80’s while driving at night on an urban interstate, a 914 passed me at a pretty high speed, then braked hard to take the upcoming hairpin exit. That planted the idea of a hotrod 914/6. (Had to be real -6.)

In early 2004 I (foolishly ... you’ll see) bought a 914/6 rolling chassis sight unseen from an individual I trusted after just recently buying a ‘67 911S from him. Then life got in the way big time while the rolling chassis waited at Rothsport.

When things finally resolved in 2018, I bought ...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...20&t=331888

The idea was to combine much of its running gear, suspension, etc. with the 914/6 rolling chassis. I flew to the west coast and drove it to Rothsport. Because of the distance involved (San Francisco to Oregon) and driving an unfamiliar car, I chose to just cruise along calmly and not tempt fate.

Another major setback appeared early last year after stripping the rolling chassis ... severely rusted ...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...=2&t=349520

At age 70 I decided not to pursue a lengthy project, and to buy this 914/6 instead when it appeared last summer ...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...20&t=346147

So the 914/6 rolling chassis was sold in November, and the ‘74 -6 conversion rolling chassis is for sale ...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...20&t=347745

After waiting 30+ years, how do I like driving a 1970 914/6 (w/ 2.7l RS spec engine)? By now I’ve owned “two and a half” 914/6’s for a total of almost 20 years. (To be fair, I have enjoyed a number of fun cars / projects during my “wait” ... a 944T, a 911 Turbo, rebuilding / restoring two 1960’s Corvettes, building an ERA Cobra, etc, etc.)

But the answer is ... I.still.don’t.know. After spending 4-5 months at Rothsport for work I commissioned, the 1970 914/6 is in North Carolina. I’ve waited more than 2 months for the NC DMV to process my title and registration thanks to Covid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif).

Still waiting :/ ...

Bob

[SavingManuals]

Great stories and pics...keep 'em coming!

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