Well guys, it's time to kick off the official rebuild thread. I'm the proud owner of a nice looking (IMHO) '75 914 1.8. My dream has been to build it into a "supercar" of sorts. Here is a pic of the car.
I chassis dynoed the car with the factory 1.8L four--59 rwhp and 70 ft/lb torque. That will never work!! So, for months the debate raged... Jake Raby Massive Type 4, or stuff in a six. After weeks of agony, and staring at the 2.7 six I'd purchased from a fellow pelicanite, I decided that the teardown of the 2.7 would be the deciding factor. So far, the 2.7is winning. I didn't document much in the early going, but I'm down to things that make a difference now. Here sits the motor on the stand sans the left heads/cam tower.
When I pulled the heads off, here are the pistons I found.... Definitely not CIS, but what?
To be continued......