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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Put the stripes on the car today
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:41 PM
Slow day at work so I put the strips on the teener today. This is the look I was going for.
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Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:42 PM
The before picture
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Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:43 PM
After
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Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:43 PM
better pic?
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Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:44 PM
shot 
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Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:45 PM
Last one. So what do you guys think? I think this is the look I am going to go with when I get the body work done next winter.
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Posted by: grasshopper Dec 20 2005, 04:45 PM
that looks really cool! Nice 
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 04:48 PM
I might do this area in black also, 
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Posted by: Bartlett 914 Dec 20 2005, 04:49 PM
Outstanding Garold! Nice job. I like the way you aligned them with the headlights.
Posted by: SirAndy Dec 20 2005, 04:55 PM
i like it!
now, if i could find that picture again with the 3 stripes and the 914 numbers on the front hood, now *that* was schweet ...
Andy
Posted by: tat2dphreak Dec 20 2005, 04:57 PM
I'm on the fence... sorry... I thought the car was beautiful before.. I'll get back to you when I decide if I like it
Posted by: trekkor Dec 20 2005, 05:07 PM
I like it!
Good pics, too.
Looking foward to the action shots from next year's AX season.
KT
Posted by: bondo Dec 20 2005, 05:10 PM
Cool, I like how they libe up with the taillights too.
What's with the mismatched plates? That'd get you pulled over SOOOOO fast in CA. 
Posted by: qa1142 Dec 20 2005, 05:45 PM
nice Garold! so... no paint this year?
Get your suspension put on / in?
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 05:47 PM
| QUOTE (bondo @ Dec 20 2005, 03:10 PM) |
| Cool, I like how they libe up with the taillights too. What's with the mismatched plates? That'd get you pulled over SOOOOO fast in CA. |
Only the rear plate is valid in Indiana. The front plate is from my old 73 914. (RIP
)
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 05:48 PM
| QUOTE (qa1142 @ Dec 20 2005, 03:45 PM) |
| nice Garold! so... no paint this year? Get your suspension put on / in? |
no paint this year. Suspension work starts in January.
Posted by: Dave_Darling Dec 20 2005, 05:48 PM
Don't do the stripes in paint! Do them in vinyl. Should be a fairly easy install, and it's much less complicated if you ever have to re-paint part of the car. Plus you can "refresh" the stripes (or change your mind about them) at any time.
--DD
Posted by: qa1142 Dec 20 2005, 05:49 PM
sure answer that guy but not me 
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 20 2005, 05:51 PM
| QUOTE (qa1142 @ Dec 20 2005, 03:49 PM) |
| sure answer that guy but not me |
I answered you 
Posted by: spunone Dec 20 2005, 05:51 PM
Can you get the vinyl in Orange ??Looks very Kewl and if ya get tired just yank and buff LOL
Posted by: qa1142 Dec 20 2005, 05:57 PM
| QUOTE (itsa914 @ Dec 20 2005, 03:51 PM) | ||
I answered you |
Ok sorry,
Not there when I posted
How's the wife and kids?
Posted by: carr914 Dec 20 2005, 06:06 PM
I like it. How's Mom feeling? Merry Christmas.
T.C.
Posted by: goose2 Dec 20 2005, 09:36 PM
Yikes! Stripes!....I like it. I put some stripes on mine...mostly to cover up a bad paint match line on the hood...but learned to like it:
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Posted by: URY914 Dec 20 2005, 09:39 PM
| QUOTE (SirAndy @ Dec 20 2005, 02:55 PM) |
| i like it! now, if i could find that picture again with the 3 stripes and the 914 numbers on the front hood, now *that* was schweet ... Andy |
Your wish is granted, Sir Andy...
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Posted by: SirAndy Dec 21 2005, 01:19 AM
| QUOTE (URY914 @ Dec 20 2005, 08:39 PM) |
| Your wish is granted, Sir Andy... |
thank you sir!
there was also one where the stripes were wider and filled out the whole space between the headlights ...
in any case, i believe that was available as an factory option. i remember that posche had a 914 at a car show (IAA?) with those stripes ...
Andy
Posted by: VegasRacer Dec 21 2005, 02:50 AM
Which is faster: An orange car with stripes or a yellow one?
Posted by: Gustl Dec 21 2005, 03:19 AM
| QUOTE (itsa914 @ Dec 20 2005, 11:48 PM) |
| I might do this area in black also, |
my opinion - don't do this
I think it would look "too fat" (hard to express in a foreign language
) I'm not a graphic works guru, but it could give you an idea what I'm thinking about ...
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Posted by: Gustl Dec 21 2005, 03:22 AM
| QUOTE (SirAndy @ Dec 21 2005, 08:19 AM) |
| there was also one where the stripes were wider and filled out the whole space between the headlights ... |
I could offer this one - it's a 916 though ...
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Posted by: lotus_65 Dec 21 2005, 07:15 AM
| QUOTE (Gustl @ Dec 21 2005, 04:19 AM) |
| my opinion - don't do this I think it would look "too fat" (hard to express in a foreign language :wacko: ) |
very schlick as is.
Posted by: URY914 Dec 21 2005, 07:52 AM
Those hood decal numbers looks like the font that was used in the '70 movie "Rollerball" with James Caan.
Very cool at the time.
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 21 2005, 09:30 AM
| QUOTE (Gustl @ Dec 21 2005, 01:19 AM) | ||
my opinion - don't do this I think it would look "too fat" (hard to express in a foreign language ) I'm not a graphic works guru, but it could give you an idea what I'm thinking about ... |
I agree I will leave it alone.
For those that asked mom is doing better.
Posted by: mudfoot76 Dec 21 2005, 09:30 AM
| QUOTE (lotus_65 @ Dec 21 2005, 08:15 AM) | ||
very schlick as is. |
2xVery nice touch with the stripes, but leave that middle part orange
I also like goose2's offset rallye stripe. If I ever get my paint redone, I think that is the direction I would go
Posted by: JmuRiz Dec 21 2005, 09:37 AM
Where did you go about getting the vinyl for this?
Stripes look great BTW!
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 21 2005, 09:59 AM
I went to a local sign shop here. Got a roll of 16 inch black vynil and a little instruction on what to do. Got home and turned up the heat in the garage to 75 let the car body get warm and just went for it. It took a little over an hour to do.
Posted by: Bill Shaw Dec 21 2005, 10:33 AM
Looks great, Garold! Ought to chop at least a second off your AX times.
BTW, your t-shirt went out in the mail today and if your mom's up to it I'd like to get a service cover. After the hospital stay I figured - what the Hell am I saving for - and ordered one of Jake's engine kits. My kid's getting too good with his Miata and ole Dad's going to need a little extra hp to keep ahead of him.
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 21 2005, 10:40 AM
Thanks Bill. Glad your still with us. A Raby kit that should be fun. If you are down this way give me a call and we can get some 
Posted by: tat2dphreak Dec 21 2005, 10:40 AM
I actually like it better with the middle of the rear blacked out
Posted by: Aaron Cox Dec 21 2005, 10:44 AM
| QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Dec 21 2005, 09:40 AM) |
| I actually like it better with the middle of the rear blacked out |
i like it as is....and im more of a purist
Posted by: tat2dphreak Dec 21 2005, 10:49 AM
| QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Dec 21 2005, 11:44 AM) | ||
i like it as is....and im more of a purist |
I like big butts and I cannot lie...
the stripes add nothing IMO... it's a gorgous orange car...
Posted by: Dion Dec 21 2005, 10:49 AM
Garold,I like the stripes. It looks great man. I only saw one other pic of a 914 like that. I think it's in a book by Brian Long "914/914-6. Nice job 
Posted by: KaptKaos Dec 21 2005, 09:11 PM
Those stripes look very cool. Nice work.
BTW: what's all that white stuff on the ground in the background? 
Posted by: Jake Raby Dec 21 2005, 09:26 PM
Bill's kit is almost ready to ship!
Posted by: rick 918-S Dec 21 2005, 10:42 PM
Kewl! 
Posted by: GTeener Dec 22 2005, 11:24 AM
Nice G!
Curious...How do you get away with different front & back license plates?
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 22 2005, 11:32 AM
| QUOTE (GTeener @ Dec 22 2005, 09:24 AM) |
| Nice G! Curious...How do you get away with different front & back license plates? |
Indiana only uses the rear plate. So I put the plate from my old 73 (RIP
) on the front.
Posted by: sk8kat1 Dec 22 2005, 12:24 PM
so what did the roll of blk vinyl run you ?
btw I really like the stripes!
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 22 2005, 12:57 PM
$25 but I know the guy. He has done a lot of racer cars for members in my SCCA region.
Posted by: pfierb Dec 23 2005, 08:00 AM
| QUOTE (itsa914 @ Dec 20 2005, 06:42 PM) |
| The before picture |
Hi Where did you get the Porsche 70 decals ? I think they look great and I could use them to hide a paint flaw on my drivers door.
Thanks Paul F.
Posted by: itsa914 Dec 23 2005, 10:37 PM
| QUOTE (pfierb @ Dec 23 2005, 06:00 AM) | ||
Hi Where did you get the Porsche 70 decals ? I think they look great and I could use them to hide a paint flaw on my drivers door. Thanks Paul F. |
Our very own Sean Lee (aka Seanery) look http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=19902 for more info.
Posted by: pfierb Dec 24 2005, 05:41 AM
| QUOTE (itsa914 @ Dec 24 2005, 12:37 AM) | ||||
Our very own Sean Lee (aka Seanery) look http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=19902 for more info. |
Thanks for the info on the decals
Paul F.
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