From:	darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov on behalf of Dave Darling [darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov]
Sent:	Monday, April 12, 1999 12:53 PM
To:	Geoff Thompson
Subject:	RE:

>Thanks for the help re: the clutch cable. I called the local shop that
>does 914s (they are few and far between in Florida). He told me a minimum
>of two hours. So I'm pretty pumped up about that.

	Ouch.  Well, if that's what it takes....

>I have another question or two.
>
>1) I bought my 73 2.0 last summer. (Ser #473xxxxx). But it doesn't have
>the chrome bumpers or Fuchs wheels. Instead, it has the 5mph rubberized
>bumpers and VW-style wheels. From your descriptions at the Renegade site,
>this doesn't sound factory.

	Probably.  Though some 73 2.0s were special-ordered without some of
the goodies.  (I've seen one in a local shop--the same shop has worked on the
car since it was new.)  But I don't think the 5MPH bumpers were available at
all before 75.  Some people like the looks though, so that could be a reason
for a retrofit.  If the shock-absorbers are not there (very obvious bracing
and such in the front trunk) then you may not have all the weight that they
have on the later cars.  Might be a reasonable way to go if you like the looks.

>2) The left rear trunk support broke, shearing off the bolt. I've tried EZ
>outs, but have only broken those. A body shop said he could take the
>bracket off the sidewall, fix it and re-weld it, and charge me $150. I
>think it can be re-tapped where it is (I just lack the proper equipment).
>Can it indeed be re-tapped?

	I don't know.  But I do know that breaking an EZ-out means that it'll
be a cast-iron bitch to drill out the hole.  EZ-outs are very very hard stuff,
and exceedingly tough to drill.  It might indeed be simpler to have them cut
the thing off the firewall.
	Check with Pelican <www.pelicanparts.com> for a new hinge bracket--
it might cost less than getting your current one fixed.

	Good luck!

--DD

Dave Darling                                     74 914 2.0 (VROOM!)
darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov  <---   OR   --->     ddarling@wgss.com
     "914: The Porsche Picnic Basket.  A lid that opens on
         each end, and a handle in the middle.."  -- CHD


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