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flippa |
Aug 13 2012, 01:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,177 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 7,720 Region Association: North East States |
I think I am an addict, I have a 914 hoarding problem.
I just went to look at a 1973 1.7 this weekend. It is real good looking at 10 feet but it turns out that it is a typical east coast car. It has had the longs repaired once already and it was repainted. Once I started digging into it, I found the hell hole damage was not repaired, and the wall between the passanger compartment & engine bay is rotted out due to the old soundproofing material and it would need a rear floor. I showed the seller all the damage, and he stated "well, this fucher is going to the scrap yard, I want my car trailer back." Really? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Asked him if he would part with the rims, and he threw me a price for the whole car that I couldn't pass up. I am going to evaluate it when I get it home, but have a feeling that it may be too far gone to repair. I bought it for the rims as I really like the look of them. I searched the site but haven't found much information on them. Were these a dealer option? Anyone have any input on them? |
maf914 |
Aug 14 2012, 12:03 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None |
Years ago I bought a set of ATS wheels from Electrodyne, a Porsche parts mail-order place in Virginia. They were 5.5" x 15", with more positive offset than the stock steel wheels on my car. I went from the stock 165 x 15 tires to 185/70 x 15 tires at the time. There wasn't much room between the rear fender lip and rear wheel/tire, so I don't think anything wider would fit without pulling or rolling the fender. They were good wheels and I never had any problems with them. They did have their own wheel bolts. I later changed wheel types and sold them on the Pelican Board.
When I was working in Germany I saw a couple of 914's with GT flares using the 7" wide ATS wheels and thought they looked pretty good. I would have picked up a set, but they were apparently discontinued by ATS. The 7" wheels are noticeably deeper dished than the 5.5" wheels. My wheels looked like the ones on flippa's light blue 914 and bcheney's friend's red car, with respect to offset. Mine were solid silver in color. |
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