Life continues to get in the way, but I have made some progress on the 914.
Axles, clutch and speedo cables connected:
I used new bolts with new schnorr washers to attach the CVs, plus a little blue loctite. They should hopefully stay tight.
Then, shift linkage with all-new bushings, heat exchangers and brand-new Quiet 2.0 muffler from Ben:
The heat exchangers turned out to be a much bigger pain to install then expected. Whoever had these before had cranked down on the ears and bent them out of shape, none of the ears would fit over the exhaust port studs. So, my son helped me heat the ears as I reshaped them to fit.
I've had the muffler for years, bought it when Ben (mb911 on 914World) was having his getting-out-of-the-4-cyl-muffler-business sale. Was a bit relieved when everything bolted up just as it should. Only (minor) concern is the muffler tip is a little close to the valance (no contact, but only about 1/8" gap). I suspect this is because I put new rubber trans mounts in, and expect the gap will open a bit as the mounts sag over time.