Nose Job, What To Do Options

[NARP74]

I have never been a big fan of the nose on the 914 I purchased. I was always 50/50, sometimes I liked it, sometimes I tolerated it. It was on the car and it needed other work so I ignored it mostly. Now I am working on options to see what I can do.

It has a cooler under it, see the pics. Not the correct one though.
Go back to some form of stock?
I like the 916 front end, try to do something like that?
Some hybrid approach?
I don't really want to go down a $10K rabbit hole. I don't really want to cut into the front end and make it a full GT. I may be limiting my options as I think.

[Cairo94507]

It is all up to you. What is the condition of the rest of the body? Are you going to flare it or something else?

I really think the GT front bumper kit is the home run 99% of the time. I do see a few 916 kits but most are not well done, (in my opinion). A well done one with good gaps, etc., would be cool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Shivers]

Is that the only modification on the car? Stock body otherwise?
That is quite an oil cooler. I went the hole in the body route. I made the hole the same size as the bumper valance hole. So kept it small. I used a really heavy expanded metal and welded it over the body hole I just cut on the inside. Then I made a heavy duty plenum and spot welded it to the body. I really do not think that the car will suffer from the hole I cut. It was not that bad a job, I actually found it kind of fun.

[mepstein]

It is all up to you. What is the condition of the rest of the body? Are you going to flare it or something else?

I really think the GT front bumper kit is the home run 99% of the time. I do see a few 916 kits but most are not well done, (in my opinion). A well done one with good gaps, etc., would be cool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

100% agree.

I did a big box but I’m also using an a/c condenser and a huge fan.

[NARP74]

The rest of the body is in great shape. It was redone many years ago and is still great. Lots of other mods on the car. I like flares, but that is another money hole I don't want to jump into right now.

You have to run a trunk duct to use the GT bumper right?

Don't have plans to sell but don't want to get too upside down on it.

[mepstein]

You can't really see it while you are driving and it sound like you've had the car for a while and it works. You are the only person who can decide what's it's worth to fix and how important are the looks when you walk into your garage.

You don't have to cut into the front end to add a GT style cooler. The holes are already there.

I personally have trouble working towards an unknown budget. I wouldn't know what underwater or not is on a custom 914.

[Craigers17]

This might be a stupid question, but is this a -4 or a -6?

[Root_Werks]

Hard to go wrong with stock. Looks the best to me anyway.

[NARP74]

Didn't know you could run a GT with a cooler and not cut in a duct.

It's a 6, has a Euro 3.2 in it. Too far gone from stock.

My other one is mostly stock... but a project. Had 5 owners though so.

For budget, I try to keep in mind what I think it would go for. I am close to that number in my mind anyway. Like I said, not selling, probably pass it on to my son, who likes it if he got it for free. As a passion project I would spend more, trying to figure that out.