I gotta Go Wide, Should I convert my existing or start over? Options

[ben*james]

It's been nearly a life long dream to have a GT. I've got an absolutely great car and with the exception of a narrow body, I'd be content. So, I'll add some more content later but the basic question is how do I go wide?

[Tom_T]

Hey Ben,

Contrary to the "I love 914-GT Flares" crowd on here, I've never personally been a fan of Porsche Racting's 1969-70 expedient & cost efficient GT solution of those blocky flares - IMHO it's not an elegant solution at all - as say compared to what Porsche did with the flared fenders for the 911 RS, 930, etc. of that era.

I'd suggest that you look at what Ethan Kuhl did on his excellent /4 to -6 conversion with a sleeker wide body look IMHO. His 914 was in Panorama last year IIRC (don't recall which), & I think he had some build pix of how he did them on here. You can PM or email him for them. I think that he'd sectioned out the fenders & welded in triangular patches, formed into a very nice extended curve flares on all 4 corners, which a competent body shop should be able to do for you.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=246895&hl=

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It's just another option for you to consider. BTW - it looks even better in person, & the width of the flares are much more obvious, vs. in the pic above it looks almost stock with a slightly rolled fender. I'm not sure if Ethan sold it for that 912 he was looking at a while back.

If you do go factory GT flare, then do them properly with the steel ones welded in - even if yours is a /4.

As for what you fill those flares with - I suggest that you be wary of having too much tire &/or unsprung weight on a +/- 80-110 HP /4, unless your motor has been built up with a lot more HP/TQ.

Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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