An Oklahoman Restoration, A complete restoration of a '74 2.0... stalled at the moment |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
An Oklahoman Restoration, A complete restoration of a '74 2.0... stalled at the moment |
A&PGirl |
Oct 20 2008, 09:28 PM
Post
#1
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 5,367 Region Association: None |
To be honest I should have started this a while ago.
Background on the car (condensed version): I bought it out of a field from a tow truck driver who removed from the garage of a house which was being busted by police for drugs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) The landlord took the car for rent due and called the tow truck to store it and then he disappeared. All we know is the car sat in the field for at least a year and the grass was up to the fender. End condensed version of the background. I have had the car for about 3 years and I am still learning new things each day about it that deserve a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) or two. Here are some early pics: POR 15 only works if you don't look beyond the surface... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
Dave_Darling |
Dec 15 2008, 09:55 AM
Post
#2
|
914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
IMHO: 916 bumpers are waaaay overdone, and they don't look that good on a narrow-bodied (non-flared) car. Plus they tend to fit poorly without a bunch of work.
Paint is much more forgiving than chrome. You can use filler to get the bumpers smooth rather than having to have the metal near perfect. To be "correct" for a 74, you would either use chrome bumpers or black, and both front and rear would have the rubber "bumper tits". The black would look OK against the blue. You could paint the bumpers body color instead, which was the non-chrome option on the earlier cars, and that would also look pretty sharp. I would leave the valances (and the rocker panel covers) black. I think the car looks too fat with those lower panels body color. --DD |
Solo914 |
Dec 15 2008, 10:16 AM
Post
#3
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 6-March 06 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 5,678 Region Association: None |
I agree with Dave.
My bumpers were straight but wavy underneath the bumper "tits". I banged on them to staighten the waves the best I could, used some filler(bondo) and then sanded them out. I then bought some large diameter pop rivets to cover up the holes left over by the bumper tits. I rattle canned them with Krylon Duplicolor Semi Flat Black with about 3-4 coats. I chose this way because finding straight chrome bumpers is hard and very expensive, I'm not a big fan of the 916 look and now if I ever need to touch them up it is super easy. Best of all is that it turned out stock looking and extrememly clean. After 2 years of use they still look great. Kyle |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 2nd June 2024 - 06:42 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |