It used to run, with the fuel pump wired directly to the battery. It sat for five months and now it just doesn't want to start. It turns over wonderfully, and fires up with starter fluid. I'm sure it's something simple but I just don't know where to start. I'm pretty close to just parting it out. If you want to rescue it, now is the time.
The car is an Alaska Blue 1974 1.8 with 111k miles. Has the original fuel injection, no carbs! It has some floorpan rust at the back of the cabin, but the firewall is pretty good aside from the very bottom edge. I have a replacement driver's rear floorpan section for it, and the passenger side doesn't look too hard to patch up with sheet metal. Typical hell hole rust, and the battery tray is AWOL. I jacked it up right behind the passenger door and the door gap stayed pretty much the same. I have the contact info of a local (Vancouver WA) guy who I'm told does really good metalwork for a good price.
It has all new spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, contact points, air filter, a new battery, several new seals, and more. Windshield is broken...I got an original used one and then found out it has two tiny cracks so I haven't had it installed. I have a set of original steel wheels that came with it, which I can have sandblasted and powdercoated black at the place where I work. The original steering wheel is broken in one spot, still useable. I have a leather Dino wheel and adapter hub that I could sell separately.
Needs interior stuff and paint and a windshield and more. It has almost a thousand dollars of new and good used parts that I just put on it.
Asking $2,000 OBO, or possibly a trade. I'm near Portland, OR. You can message me, or email porschenut924@gmail.com, or text me at 360-949-6782.
