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  1. 06-17-2014, 07:21 AM #1
    vintage914racer
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    I found a 68s engine-UPDATE

    Greetings everyone. Admittedly I'm a newcomer to this forum, but have been active on the bird board for many years with the same SN.

    Long story short, I pulled the engine from my factory 914-6 and learned that it wasn't the original engine, rather an engine from a 1968s. I've included photos below. Knowing the rarity of these engines I'm weighing the option of getting rid of it in hopes reuniting it with a 68s.

    Is there a registry or anything out there that can help try to mate the engine with it's original car in the event I do decide to let go of the engine?

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  2. 06-17-2014, 07:39 AM #2
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    Hi an welcome

    there is a 'lost and found' thread where people may find this info of real interest... kudos for trying to find the right car for it!!!

    http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...d-Found-Thread

    also, you could put the engine number in your thread title...

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  3. 06-17-2014, 08:10 AM #3
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    serial 4080519
    type 901-02
    build 11391

    I believe there is one fellow here who has been successful deriving the VIN from the engine #. But this is a nice aluminum case, and should be worth a fair bit.
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  5. 06-17-2014, 10:38 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by davep View Post
    serial 4080519
    type 901-02
    build 11391

    I believe there is one fellow here who has been successful deriving the VIN from the engine #. But this is a nice aluminum case, and should be worth a fair bit.
    Thanks for recording these details. It would be cool if we could track this down to the vin.
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  6. 06-17-2014, 01:25 PM #6
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    Ben, don't be shy about that honey of a 914/6 that you have. Perhaps you could email me more info about it for my database.
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  7. 06-17-2014, 01:30 PM #7
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    would be close to these coupes
    11800440 4080522
    11800468 4080521
    or a Targa near
    118501xx
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  8. 06-17-2014, 01:49 PM #8
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    I firmly believe it came from coupe 1180044x - to 1180045x. That narrrows it down

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  9. 06-17-2014, 09:48 PM #9
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    I do plan on pulling the valve covers to see if I can determine if the cams are original and will put a boroscope into the cylinders to see if the pistons look correct.
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  10. 06-18-2014, 07:04 PM #10
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    I pulled the valve covers to try to see the part numbers on the cams. Here is what I found:

    Left cam: 901.105.109.01
    Right Side: 901.105.110.01

    Based on what I've found the cams are 1965 solexes?

    I tried to check the piston top shape to determine type but I couldn't nail down a definitive shape.

    How does this I for action impact the valuation?
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