Hey there guys, as you can see from my screen name, I'm a 944 guy. I have to say I've always dug the 914 and said that if one should present itself to me, I would consider picking it up.
Well, one presented itself to me.

The car is free (1970 914) if I tow it away. It does not run right now, but I think with some TLC and a large amount of wrench turning, I could get it to work...
What are your thoughts on this? I know all about the '44, but practically nothing of worth about the '14...
It's got a little rust (really not that bad for a somewhat neglected 914) and the battery tray has leaked onto the suspension mount.
I wouldn't be looking for a perfect example anyway, so maybe starting from scratch with a free car is the way to go...A ground up resto doesn't really scare me too much as I wouldn't be on any kind of timeline and this car would just be a project to work on. I'm selling one of the 944's and the other might gte lonely, so I figured, hey, free 914, what the heck?!
Am I foolish to think I can do this? Really I think I just need a good solid push and I'll jump right in....anyone?
Just for my info, what does a decent 914 engine go for? I would want a 2.0..
Thanks in advance for any info you can give me.


Paul
84 944
87 944
70 914 (?)

 

 

Check the longitudnals, there can be rust there, but thats just about all i know, other than what u said... <a href="http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67060" target="_blank">bad longitud rust</a>