Fred,
I have a 73 that is in the process of going through the thing you are fixing to go through. I got mine because it was the first and only 914 I had ever seen. My wife actually made me get it for her. Mine had been used on a farm as a go cart for the farmers kids, and had sat parked outside with no windshield for about 5 years before I got it. It was also in just about as bad as shape! So far it hasn't been that bad. Only reason I am still doing it is because in the Texas panhandle, the 914's are RARE!!! Closest wrecking yard I have found that even knows what a 914 is is about 6 hours away! E-mail me at
CoolTool3@yahoo.com if you want to see a few more pics of my 914 before and where it is now!