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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
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| Stev914 |
 Nov 2 2024, 07:44 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 22-July 24 From: Lansing, MI Member No.: 28,254 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Hello!
As the owner of a '72 914-4, one of my favorite YouTube videos is this great walkaround of a 1972 914-4 with the appearance package; nearly the exact same car as mine, but lovingly kept in great shape by a single owner (Rex) who is in the video. https://youtu.be/0mS1WNll3hs?si=IGaHmZj94I2Kff7t I'm curious about the firewall at the back of the engine compartment. What is mounted and wired there? My '72 does not have this, and I don't see it in the Johnson/Hussey book on authenticity. Thanks! Steve P.S. Isn't Rex's car cool?  |
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| Stev914 |
Nov 2 2024, 08:03 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 22-July 24 From: Lansing, MI Member No.: 28,254 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
My car for comparison.
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| technicalninja |
Nov 2 2024, 10:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,006 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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That's aftermarket...
Don't know what it is. VR? Ignition box? Something that needs a large heat sink??? Neither car has the firewall insulation pad and both cars have exquisite firewalls! |
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| Stev914 |
Nov 2 2024, 04:51 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 22-July 24 From: Lansing, MI Member No.: 28,254 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(technicalninja @ Nov 2 2024, 10:03 AM)  That's aftermarket... Don't know what it is. VR? Ignition box? Something that needs a large heat sink??? Neither car has the firewall insulation pad and both cars have exquisite firewalls! Yeah, given Rex’s stress on originality in that video, I wonder what that is. Based on the Johnson/Hussey book, it appears the firewall insulation wasn’t added until 1973. Steve |
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| technicalninja |
Nov 2 2024, 05:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,006 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Oops!
Sometimes my lack of 914 knowledge shows. Thought they all had padding... That's a big one to miss! |
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