How to restore and modify your porsche 914 and 9146. If you own a 914 or are planning to buy one, then you should get it but dont expect it to replace a workshop manual or parts book. If youre looking for restoration parts or reproduction parts for your porsche 914, sierra madre collection is the perfect place to look. Born from the love of vw and porsche, the 914 is not your typical sports vehicle. May 14, 2007 mt 914 is a v8 conversion with 16 4lug superlight wheels. Additionally, porsche also provided its six cylinder boxer engine, from the 911 t. How to restore and modify your porsche 914 and 9146 by patrick. Stoddard parts stocks thousands of parts to keep your porsche 914 on. Dempsey what to look for when buying a porsche 914. Pelican parts forums interchange of parts from vw to 914. It is a unique porsche, with a striking iconic design straight from the 70s. We have a huge online catalog of porsche 914 parts and accessories available direct to enthusiasts like you. The 914 was a joint development between porsche and volkswagen and was the entrylevel model as of model year 1970.
Feb 03, 2018 1973 porsche 914 restoration i rescued this porsche 914 from a scrap yard. Restoring an old 914 is something thats been done many, many times. Porsche 914 body parts collision repair, restoration. The porsche 914 midengine roadster was a joint design project of volkswagen and porsche manufacturing groups, the sales lasted from 1969 to 1976. May 14, 2016 1973 porsche 914 restoration part 0 joseph herrera. The twoseater porsche 914, also known as the vw porsche, is a midengine sports car. Aug, 2016 it would not make sense, for instance, to ask the seller.
Aug 16, 2017 porsche would get its budget sports car in the 914 4, which utilized many vw parts to reduce development and production costs, while vw would sell the 914 4 as a rangetopping twoseater. Stoddard porsche 914 parts and restoration supplies. We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events. Jan 09, 2015 called vw porsche in all markets except north america, the porsche 914 is unloved by many due to its practical but unglamorous shape. It was only available as a targatopped twoseat roadster powered by either a flat4 or flat6 engine. Even the owner here at classic investments has expressed his pleasure in driving this car. Sicoilchg 914 oil change kit for 914 4cylinder, featuring motul classic oil and a mahle filter, gaskets and seals. Make sure that you have a good staple gun and get 2 large cans of sprayon adhesive i used 3m super 77 and two tubes of rubber cement i used barge cement. Recognized by porsche enthusiasts, concours judges, even the porsche factory as a definitive guide to porsche 914 authenticity. The porsche 914 or vw porsche 914 was produced from 1969 to 1976 and shows how fragile business could be back in the days.
How to restore and modify your porsche 914 and 914 6 motorbooks workshop. Porsche would also build a sixcylinder 914, the 914 6, to offer a model between the fourcylinder model and the entrylevel 911, the 2. While all parts have been produced as originals, they may not fit your car 100%. It was originally intended to be marketed both as a replacement for the aging karmannghia and the porsche 912. These are all of the vw porsche vertriebgesellschaft mbh sponsored advertisements that i have located, but i occasionally find more from time to time, so its fair to say that this collection is not yet complete. Eddy meijer from the netherlands contributed these scans. First, is the flat four boxer engine, also known as the type iv vw engine. Vw versions originally featured an 80 ps fuelinjected 1. Some cars may be as old as 55 years, and due to the variability of the build at the factory, rust or prior accident damage they may need some trimming and adjustment to fit. The 914 was seen as a car that could inject a shot of glamour into vw s slightly worthy and. Please note we are not a repair shop, we only perform. There are some interior and electrical parts that have vw equivalents, but most of those cost the same from a vw source or a porsche source. As i mentioned there were plenty of traces of a rough life, the front passenger side had been hit at some point.
The 4cyl motors were from vw and the original 914 were in fact built by karmann. The cars featured rearmid boxer 4 and 6cylinder engines. The second edition of this book continues the restoration of a 356 porsche to driver level condition. A history of the model traces the evolution of the vwporsche collaboration to its demise in the mid1970s. We stock thousands of parts to keep your 914 on the road. The 914 came in either a 4 cylinder or a 6 cylinder engine version.
The porsche 914 you are probably thinking, given the price of new parts is the same as a 911, why in the hell would anybody restore a 914 porsche. Autostadt zeithausmeilenstein vwporsche 9146 youtube. Restoration parts for porsche 914, rebuilt 914 parts. How to restore and modify your porsche 914 and 9146 book. In the late 60s, porsche was looking for a reliable successor of their entrylevel 912.
Porsche would get its budget sports car in the 914 4, which utilized many vw parts to reduce development and production costs, while vw would sell the 914 4 as a rangetopping twoseater. Id like to purchase and restore an old porsche 914, or possibly a 912. Lower compression, different cam, smaller valves, etc. Stoddard authentic porsche parts is a leader in the vintage and oem restoration auto parts for your porsche 356, 911, 912 or 914. Enthusiast books, owners manuals, repair manuals, technical books. German text, otherwise the same book as the english text versions. The 914 6 didnt sell too well, while the much less expensive 914 4 became porsche s top seller during its model run, outselling the porsche 911 by a wide margin with over 118. The swaybar mounting had been torn up and the balljoint mount on the aarm bent, the damage to the aarm wasnt discovered untill much later when it was powdercoated and i started putting things back together. The seller has had a string of 914 restoration projects also documented in the above linked site, and seems to know his way around the little vw porsche hybrids. Two books tell all about porsche 911 and porsche 914 forbes.
This includes our signature floor pans, rust repair panels as well as other trim and rubber seals to finish off your 914. Service booklet with case for 911 19701973 and 9146. The 914 was available as a targatopped twoseat roadster powered by either a flat4 or flat6 engine. Body structural and sheetmetal body and body trim 914. He had the porsche 914 restored in 1996 and lovingly maintained and cared for in all those years. The porsche 914 or vw porsche 914 is a midengined sports car designed, manufactured and marketed collaboratively by volkswagen and porsche from 1969 to 1976.
View and download porsche 914 workshop manual online. Porsche 914 booklet published sept 9, 1971 winnipeg 32020 in near mint condition this is the booklet you would have picked up in the porsche showroom if the salesperson felt you were a possible buyer. From the ashes of the soviet bloc, many european nations rose as democratic. This one looks nicely finished with excellent paint, panel fit, brightwork, and other trim. Porsche reparaturanleitung restaurieren mercedes porsche. Possibly the finest 9146 restoration in the region if not further, we look forward to hearing our clients comments on the quality and performance of this brand new, 47 year old porsche. Here are some pictures of the restoration that i did on the porsche 914. An excellent resource on the development and history of the 914. Our products include complete interiors, seat coversupholstery, seat pads, spring assembly, seat hinges, interior panels, top lid inserts, dash caps, carpets, convertible tops, headliners, rubber selas and other accessories. Some porsche purists still dismiss the 914 as that volkswagen, but lewandowskis book presents a persuasive argument that the 914, which.
Aug 30, 2017 the original ravenna green paint of this 1973 porsche 914 2. Seat upholstery, carpet sets, converitble tops, headliners. That seems to be the best explanation for the birth of the vwporsche 914, one the most interesting but least loved postwar german cars. Click on the links below to narrow your search by category. How to restore and modify your porsche 914 and 914 6 motorbooks workshop paternie, patrick on. Reparaturanleitung exklusiv fur vwporsche 914 mit 4 zylindern. The so called, poor mans porsche with its boxy shape and popoff top had me even before i could drive, building 125th scale models of them at age 14 back in 1973.
A revised 1800cc engine was installed in 20 and the gearbox. Our parts catalogs are available free with purchase. I did a 73 super beetle restoration about 12 years ago and loved it, and im hoping some of what i learned in that process will translate over to a 914 912 restoration, at least in the powertrain dept. Prior to restoration, my car had in it a 1911cc engine, which is basically a 1. The book does not give instructions for the restoration, but. Porsche automobile user manual 87 pages automobile porsche 911 carrera 4 gts user handbook manual.
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