Overview
This information-packed guide tells you what to look for when buying a 914, and helps you decide what to do with it once you have it! Whether your goal is a restored stocker, a modified street car or a club racer, this book covers both restoration and modification to body and trim, interiors, lighting and electrical, suspension, brakes, engines, fuel systems, transmission, wheels and tires, and detailing for concours participation. A history of the model traces the evolution of the VW/Porsche collaboration to its demise in the mid-1970s.
Synopsis
Often overlooked by the staunchest Porsche enthusiasts, the 914 nevertheless continues to grow in popularity among club racers, entry-level collectors, and those who simply want a fun and relatively cheap sports car. This book covers 914 restorations and modifications, whether the goal is a restored stocker, modified street car, or a club racer.A history of the model traces the evolution of the Volkswagen-Porsche collaboration through the mid-1970s, while explaining what to look for when buying a 914 and what to do with it once purchased. Chapters are devoted to repair and restoration and modifications of body and trim, interiors, lighting and electrical, suspension, brakes, engines, fuel systems, transmission, wheels and tires, and detailing for concours participation.