 Interesting Front Flares, on a GT car |
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
| seanery |
 Jun 21 2012, 03:17 PM
Post
#1
|
|
waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,857 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
The front flares on this car look interesting, a bit more rounded, 911 like almost.
Andy has posted this pic a couple of times, does anyone know anything about this car?  |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies
| Eric_Shea |
Jun 22 2012, 05:38 PM
Post
#2
|
|
PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Yeah... cow catcher. The thing bolted to the front bumper and valance. May have to change the contrast on your monitor to see it.
 |
|
|
|
| SirAndy |
Jun 22 2012, 05:48 PM
Post
#3
|
|
Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,373 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Jun 22 2012, 04:38 PM)  Yeah... cow catcher. The thing bolted to the front bumper and valance. May have to change the contrast on your monitor to see it. Rich nailed it. It's the mounting frame for the front oil cooler. Instead of cutting the car and putting the cooler into the front trunk, the oil cooler is simply mounted under the front bumper. This was a pretty common way of running an external oil cooler back in the day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
|
|
|
| JmuRiz |
Jun 26 2012, 08:47 AM
Post
#4
|
|
914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,605 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
|
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jun 22 2012, 03:48 PM) QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Jun 22 2012, 04:38 PM) Yeah... cow catcher. The thing bolted to the front bumper and valance. May have to change the contrast on your monitor to see it. Rich nailed it. It's the mounting frame for the front oil cooler. Instead of cutting the car and putting the cooler into the front trunk, the oil cooler is simply mounted under the front bumper. This was a pretty common way of running an external oil cooler back in the day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) So was that used to protect the front cooler from track debris? I've always wondered if there was an elegant way to do an external front oil cooler....this is not it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
|
|
|
| SirAndy |
Jun 26 2012, 10:19 AM
Post
#5
|
|
Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,373 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(JmuRiz @ Jun 26 2012, 07:47 AM) So was that used to protect the front cooler from track debris? Just because you cut a big hole in the front and mount the cooler a few inches back doesn't mean it's any more protected. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Either way you would need some sort of mesh to cover the inlet hole or in this case the cooler under the bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
seanery Interesting Front Flares Jun 21 2012, 03:17 PM
sixnotfour :Qarl: Jun 21 2012, 03:19 PM Jon H. I know nothing about that car, but here is one the... Jun 22 2012, 05:35 AM Vacca Rabite I *think* the fronts are off an old VW rabbit. Som... Jun 22 2012, 06:31 AM Eric_Shea It would have to be an "old" rabbit as t... Jun 22 2012, 03:17 PM
r_towle
It would have to be an "old" rabbit as ... Jun 22 2012, 03:44 PM 3d914 Anyone notice how that lead car is a good 3" ... Jun 22 2012, 06:06 PM Eric_Shea I don't think that's a mounting frame for ... Jun 22 2012, 06:09 PM jmill
Anyone notice how that lead car is a good 3... Jun 22 2012, 06:23 PM Eric_Shea Or the GT behind him is accelerating out of the co... Jun 22 2012, 07:14 PM sixnotfour Thats a Kremer built 914-6, then crashed hard and ... Jun 22 2012, 07:16 PM sixnotfour My Bad their is 2 914 like that from back in the d... Jun 26 2012, 06:27 AM sean_v8_914 bondo version of early rabbit Jun 26 2012, 08:16 AM J P Stein Yeah, interesting.
Mine were more so as they were ... Jun 26 2012, 08:41 AM gms The first US owner was told that the flares on the... Jun 27 2012, 09:00 AM carr914
So was that used to protect the front cooler from... Jun 27 2012, 11:19 AM SirAndy Being in the Trunk protects it from Curbs
If you... Jun 27 2012, 12:21 PM carr914
Being in the Trunk protects it from Curbs
If you... Jun 27 2012, 12:27 PM |
2 User(s) are reading this topic (2 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 17th December 2025 - 08:14 AM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2025 IPS, Inc.