I had always wanted a 914 since I was a kid. I got one a few years ago. Its took me about a year to work through all the issues but now it runs great. People like to see it every time I take it out. Fun to drive.

Me and my friend bought one each and restored them in 1993 . Fun car and you can make them fast !

Great Job!! Billy Bondo would be so proud of your Flux core stich welding skills!!

Loved the video, what’s the song’s title?

Oustanding video! Thanks for sharing I subscribed.

Watching you trying to remove the axle nut brought back memories of doing brakes on my 69 type 1. My uncle was helping me and my dad do the work. While trying to get the last hub nut off, my uncle broke his Craftsman ratchet (very stout breaker bar used as well). No problem. Off to Sears for a no questions asked replacement. Within 3 minutes, the 2nd Craftsman ratchet was toast. Never got that nut off, and my Dad got the craftsman replacement the following week at a different store

15 years ago I saw a 914 for sale on someone's lawn. Bad place for any car. Looking in the car told me the lawn needed mowing. They were asking 7500. Oh well.

My anxiety is skyrocketing see this project screaming out for a bath, chemical dip and panel repairs.

Great work!

The next video should be a great one, good content so far. Thanks

After this is totally rebuilt, are you going to sell it? I could be interested.

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I realise you're mostly done with body work and others have already pointed this out, but i can't stress enough how much better a gas sheilded mig would serve you. Especially considering how plentiful and affordable they've become. Good work so far and its nice to see another type 4 build as there aren't that many here on youtube!

Excellent video!! I'm in the process of doing the same thing to me 2.0

Great video. I never thought I could do body work like this, but this gives me a lot of confidence that I can.

They are fun to drive!

Looking good! 914s are great cars.

I wonder can you hop up the 4 cylinder and get 200 hundred horsepower out of the tiny motor?

Okay so with some Porsche 914s people fall into it will cost too much to make it road worthy, however as a passion project go for it. I just like the idea of this car being the true mid engine love child of VW and Porsche.

Your valve keepers are in upside-down..!! Unless I see it wrong ..small end goes towards head fat end towards you .

If you’re a mechanic they are just fine if not you are the first guy.

Really? Mine makes 318bhp …

What is the part number of that spark plug wire holder that you bolt onto the crankcase vent chimney? I can't find it anywhere. I can't even find it in the Porsche PET.

I’m sure the intro was supposed to be a bit of a joke? I used to own a 914 and seriously I wish I still had it !

Done this all a year ago… nice video!

You made another mistake trying to put the front and rear crank seals in the engine case before you bolted the case back together. The end play of the crank has to be adjusted to specs before the front and rear crankshaft seals are installed. Moreover, the three (3) adjusting shims for the crank end play have to be installed before the rear main seal is installed into the case. Without those three (3) end play shims, you will destroy that new engine upon initial start up. You should watch the Jake Raby video on how to rebuild and re-assemble the Type 4 engines used in 914's and VW Buses, available from the Type 4 store online. Also watch the more recent Ian Karr videos on KZbin on how to rebuild a 914 engine. Did you check the oil pump for clearance with the new bolts that hold the cam gear to the new camshaft? Sometimes those bolts need to be ground down to provide proper clearance between the rear of the oil pump and the new cam gear bolts. I would never try to re-use an old used rear main seal. New seals are relatively cheap and the labor time needed o replace the rear main seal is huge compared to the cost of a new rear main seal. Last, but not least, did your helper who installed the new cam gear bolts tighten them to specifications? If not, the cam gear is likely to come loose and cause major engine damage. Did you install the clearance washer on the bottom of the distributor drive gear shaft; and time the offset slot in the izzy drive gear shaft to the TDC position? I did not see that step in your video. You also appear to have failed to install the rear metal cam plug into the case before you bolted the two case halves together. The metal cam plug can't be installed after the case halves have been bolted together! Looks like a lot of mistakes have been made in putting this engine back together. (Or the skipped items I noted were not shown in this video) Please correct them before you try to start that engine.

Yikes!!! When you cleaned off the front crank journal with 1000 grit emery paper, it looks like you failed to use an air hose/pipe cleaners to clear out all the grit from the crank oil holes before you re-assembled the forgotten main bearing and timing gear/dizzy drive gear.. That residual grit gets into the oil passage holes and will ruin your new bearings immediately upon start up.

Try using the "Dawn" brand liquid dishwashing detergent in the ultrasonic cleaner. I have it works great, just as good, if not better, than Simple Green, plus being a lot cheaper. I have also discovered that running parts through a cycle of our dishwasher works really well for cleaning up 914 aluminum heads, but one after you have cleaned off all the big, external, oil and grease buildup with a rag, brush and some paint thinner or old gasoline.

To bad you didn't modify the case to avoid future oil leaks.

I have done this last year also on my 1.8… I went for flat top pistons to get approx 1:8,5 compression.

Good for you for saving another one!! I like the detail at how you are doing it. None of my 914's had that kind of rust, but I am always curious how you do it to this level. Keep em coming!! Thumbs up!

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Loving the restoration! You are going about things in the right way. Need to be really careful to replace the suspension consoles in the proper location. I've been through this on two other 914s and they are really worth saving because they are so much fun to drive. You don't have to go 100 miles an hour to have fun in a 914. Just driving around town at normal speeds is fun because they are so connected to the road.

I owned two. A 73, and a 74, almost bought a "creamsicle" 74 2.0 Wish I did... Be different... Buy a 9146 chassis stiffening kit, upgrade the brakes to 911 S, and then find a 928 S motor, and drop it in, you won't be sorry.. It makes me sick to see people put LS Chevy small blocks in these cars. I would keep it pure. There are a few 928/914 conversions on KZbin. The only problem I see is that the water pump on the 928 sticks out a little too far far, but that is easily rectified 5 blocking off the original location and using an electric pump to feed radiators in the front. That way you don't need to cut the firewall. These are great cars they deserve the status they never got before

Good for you. We all learn from each others mistakes. You saved it!!

It's nice to have honest comments on a KZbin video. You made a mess of a plug, we all do that!

This is cool. I have a 2L 914 engine sitting in the garage. It’s been there for years- probably need to get it going again. 😵‍💫

Nice information. 👍 Going to have to do this to my type 4 case down the road.

Your disclaimer is why I watch these videos. You’re one of us.

Sorry wizard, you just don't get it. I wonder how many 87 escorts are on the road and running. These cars are a blast to drive. Their main problem was rust as was most of the cars of their era.

There is a spray called Houdini that may be better in door locks than good ol wd40

Regarding the Wizard's opening remarks - The 914 was no less underpowered than the 356 or 912 of the same era. Most 914s are in poor shape compared to 356s and 911/912s because 914s were inexpensive, and so owners didn't treat them with respect. But something to consider Wizard - In the 1970 24 hours of LeMans, a 914 with a six cylinder (914/6) finished 5th OVERALL, beating every 911, heck every non-racecar that managed to cross the finish line (the race is so grueling many cars back in those days failed). @autoDIYdactic good luck with your restoration - keep posting videos!

Who is going to help me pay for therapy

914Rubber sells a repop of the plastic/nylon part that breaks. Thanks for showing the difficulty of the clip at the end of that rod, and for showing the wire brush cleanup & re-lube. To answer the others question, I used the PB Blaster Lithium grease spray, but you need to REALLY vigorously shake the can to get the lithium into suspension for proper delivery, work it into the part, let it dry, and work it some more. I decided to do the other door on my 914 using the “cream” style lithium grease from a tube. Messy but better.

One should never try to remove the oil pump until all of the case bolts have been loosened and removed. That will take all the stress from the case and the pump, and the pump will come right out when one pulls on it.

Great video it will definitely help as I am about to attempt the same project. Thanks

What color is the car?

Good job. I have 2 1974 914's. fortunately one only needed the battery tray while the other needs the hell hole panel and the tray. Both were from Oregon but I shipped them to Arizona. The first I have driven for 15 years, I love it. The second is painted and I'm just putting it back together. I also bought a rust bucket which turned out to be s gold mine. It had a 2.0 with dual weber 40's, stainless heat exchangers and the factory sway bars. Have you watched any of the Ian Karr videos?

No gas shroud on your MIG torch? Nice work.

yea they are not fast but yes they run and well when sorted out and give you a vintage porsche driving experience. the wizard clearly does not know 914's - they are designed by porsche and ARE considered to be porches