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Posted by: blk'72 Nov 9 2004, 09:02 PM

Hi all ,
I am new here and as some people requested here are some pics!
R.

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Posted by: Headrage Nov 9 2004, 09:07 PM

Nice. Good to meet you.

Posted by: anderssj Nov 9 2004, 09:56 PM

Hi R,

Nice car--and I like the wheels (Am Racing LeMans)!

Did the original owner buy the car from Alpine PA in Colorado Springs in 72? (That's where I got mine, and they put those wheels on a lot of the cars they sold that spring).

Welcome.

Steve A-

Posted by: dinomium Nov 9 2004, 10:44 PM

yeah, welcome to the loony bin!! And those are some really sweet rims

Posted by: blk'72 Nov 9 2004, 11:15 PM

HI all....
Thanks for the comments....this car is awesome and the 914 really are a blast to drive!
Now, as far as I know this is a CA car, and I really don't know that much about the history of it!
But yeah those ARE nice rims!
So you're saying that these are stcok rims?on some limited edition cars?
I'd like to know more about this.
R.

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Posted by: blk'72 Nov 9 2004, 11:17 PM

interior with the crack on the center that i just fixed with a leather repair kit from kragen's...
Have you guys ever used these?I was amazed by the results!

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Posted by: Mueller Nov 10 2004, 12:55 AM

clean looking car

those rims are not stock or factory rims, just plain and simple aftermarket rims made back in the day

Posted by: sanman Nov 10 2004, 10:11 AM

HI. nice car. my car came with 3 of those wheel. I could never find a forth so I bought some rivs from the swap meet . I hated the car with out four matching wheel. I painted the rivs black because I hate them.
Do you need three spares

Posted by: plas76targa Nov 10 2004, 01:53 PM

Hey - Welcome to the club! This is a great place to learn about the 914! Lurk, read, post questions or poke fun. Good people here from all walks of life!

there are several of us here in P-ton, we'll have to gather at some point!

Enjoy the car and drive it often!

Posted by: anderssj Nov 10 2004, 07:52 PM

Sorry for the confusion--no, not stock rims . . . but Alpine PA was replacing the stock steel wheels with these as a promotion. This was a great deal, especially for non-App-Group cars with the "skinny" wheels.

Only drawback is that the offset is different from stock, so there's not enough clearance for a 185/70 tire (let alone a 205/60).

On the plus side, I modified a set of early 911 fuchs caps (the 3-prong type) to fit these wheels.

I'd like to know more about the dash repair . . .

Thanks in advance,

Steve A-

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