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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:24 PM

I got the interior parts done for my six conversion, and I just thought I might share some pictures with everyone.

Driver's door.

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:25 PM

Passenger door, plus the left front of Betty's 914.

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:26 PM

Dash, Left side view.

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:26 PM

Dash, right side view.

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:27 PM

Close up of glove box door. I need to take the knee pad off and cover the red strip below the glove box with black vinyl.

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:28 PM

Seats and back pad.

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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:29 PM

Console close up.

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Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 11 2005, 10:32 PM

Lookin good Clay, are those the GTS seats?

Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:34 PM

Koenig seats. Got them off Evilbay. They looked so good I had the rest of the interior done with the same material.

Still have to put the back pad in properly and put the tracks on the seats (they are just sitting in there for storage).

Posted by: 914GT Jun 11 2005, 10:51 PM

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Jun 11 2005, 09:27 PM)
Close up of glove box door. I need to take the knee pad off and cover the red strip below the glove box with black vinyl.

Looks real good Clay. I thought you had deliberately put a red accent across the dash to go with your door panels and seats.

Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 11 2005, 10:53 PM

I did put the red accent on the knee pad, but under the glove box there is a 1/4 inch wide strip that is exposed. I need to cover it so the dash looks right.

Posted by: snflupigus Jun 12 2005, 01:26 AM

dash / gauge cluster stock for the 6's or is this custom?

Posted by: redshift Jun 12 2005, 02:37 AM

WTG Dood! Period 911 look! I did that kind of! I like the red.

M

Posted by: MattR Jun 12 2005, 02:57 AM

QUOTE (snflupigus @ Jun 11 2005, 11:26 PM)
dash / gauge cluster stock for the 6's or is this custom?

Thats a Getty dash, if im not mistaken. http://www.gettydesign.com/

Very nice car clay! I love the engine combo Do you have the capability of posting a sound (or even better a video!) clip when it comes together?

Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Jun 12 2005, 06:24 AM

Thats as good as it gets. Its great, by far the nicest 914 interior I've ever seen.

Bob

Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 12 2005, 06:27 AM

QUOTE (redshift @ Jun 12 2005, 02:37 AM)
WTG Dood! Period 911 look! I did that kind of! I like the red.

M

Project started out as "build it from what was available in the Porsche parts bin from 73. I pushed it a little to get the 74 struts so I could use the 911 S aluminum calipers. But then I got some 944 turbo calipers for the front and rear and the 944 turbo axles for the rear. The 16" Fuchs front and rear were not available in 73-74, but the style was available in a 15".

Everything else on the car was from the Porsche parts bin from 73. It's how Porsche could have made the 914.

I keep wondering if I should put the 911 S brakes on it so it would be a period car.

Opinions????

Posted by: anderssj Jun 12 2005, 06:53 AM

Very nice work!

Posted by: Lawrence Jun 12 2005, 08:31 AM

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Jun 12 2005, 07:27 AM)
Opinions????

I always knew you were a wannabe whine'n'cheese guy...

Posted by: tat2dphreak Jun 12 2005, 08:39 AM

damn nice Clay!! very slick!

Posted by: brp914 Jun 12 2005, 11:51 AM

QUOTE
Opinions????

beautiful work.

my .02 - dont mix der aer und der wasser. Put the S brakes on - also more cache due their rarity.

Posted by: smg914 Jun 12 2005, 12:07 PM

Clay,

Nice work on the interior!!!!

Is your steering wheel just a stock wheel with the stock horn button removed and a early 911 horn button added to look like a GT wheel? Or is there more to the story?

Steve

Posted by: ClayPerrine Jun 12 2005, 12:38 PM

To Lawrence..... At least my car isn't PURPLE!!!

The steering wheel is an original 914/6 NOS leather covered wheel. I got it new in the box. It even has a 914 part number on it. The center cap is from the 68 912 that was the donor for the steering column and the clamshells. The same part was used on the 914/6 GT. It makes it harder to accidentally hit the horn.

As for the brakes, I kinda want to keep it period, but I also want to be able to take it to a DE without worring about brake fade. I have the 911 S aluminum front calipers, and they work, and I have the 911 M calipers with the spacers for the rear. I would have to buy the rotors for the 911 stuff, I already have the rotors for the 944 brakes.

Opinions about the brakes?