Need Help Getting Trunk Assist System..

[Brookshire my]

My ‘73 1.7 was stripped by a previous owner for tracking and there is almost nothing left to hold the trunk lid open and I have never seen another 914 up close so I do not know what I am missing. I have looked in my 914 master manuals and 3 other 914 repair books and find no pictures or write ups on the trunk lid assist system. Can anyone lead me to schematics or pictures so I can search for parts. Used parts would be fine. I just don’t know where to start.

[Brookshire my]

I finally found a site with schematics and part numbers for the whole 914. All is well! 😊

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

They cut the torsion rods that run across the engine bay firewall. You need to replace them and get them hooked onto the rollers on the hinge arms.

Or you can buy a kit to install gas struts on the sides of the rear trunk. It's obviously aftermarket, but it's a relatively straightforward mod and it does work.

--DD

[John Rogers]

even better get a pair of the Snap-on adjustable hood/trunk holder and paint then bright orange so they won't get lost.
John Rogers the oldracer