was driving by and saw a 914 that must of have caught on fire. see pictures below. Feel bad for the owner Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
the paint was a little worn, but who cares! it was one of the nicer 914 i've seen around colorado. most 914's i see are sitting somewhere getting rusty
Ouch, what a shame. I'm going to upgrade my fuel lines to stainless lines when I do my 6-conversion. I just don't trust lines anymore with them being 30+ years old and E10 fuel.
Battery tipping over was the most common problem of 914's 'back in the day', because of the way it was perched above the engine bay (and rusting out battery supports!). I remember a long time ago, in a galaxy far far way when I had one. In addition to the clamp on the battery base, I got some kind of support rod that 'caged' the battery into place.
interesting to know ....must be a vw/porsche thing, i had a 1g scirroco who's battery would sometimes loose/jump up and weld it's self to the hood hopefully the owner can repair the 914
not all that great a loss....looking closely at the photos it looks as if this was not a stock 914...the rear fenders are hugely flared and appear to be fiberglass...[note missing panel]...the rear bumper seems to be 'glass as well...with this kind of mods the chance of a stock type II engine and it's blowtorch injection system still being intact are slim....most likely webers or such....still most of the fires i've seen are more related to fuel lines and exhaust than batteries....[the battery usually takes the right trunk hinge with it....] you can tell an old 914 owner as they always turn on the heater upon cold start up to see if any gas smell is coming from the engine..[read a pinhole in the rubber injector lines]...been there several times. just noticed the trunk lid is propped open with a piece of wood....and check out the elegant "spoiler" on the lid as well.....*****in' ride for sure.
