PMB restoration, Resto so far…guys doing a great job.. Options

[frankieshooz]

Just another Resto thread!

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Nice car, Frankie! And glad you made it into a 914 after a lot of other cool cars. Tested FDs for Sports Car International when they were new—dug them then, dig them now. Always happy to see one, but rarely do. Spotted a clean black one in Richmond last week, sitting on silver Enkei RPFs, and it made my afternoon.

I'm in Marin, too, and will look forward to seeing your 914 when completed. As others have said, build it the way you want to—but if my two cents are what you're after, I became a subscriber to "less is more, with an edge" when it comes to the 914 back in the 1990s and 2000s, and that approach has only had more and more appeal for me as time goes on. Michael's Irish Green six is a perfect example of the approach. Looking at your Alaska Blue car, I'd restore the Fuchs stock, put everything "right" in a stock way and focus on a few details: US sidemarker delete, front bumper guard delete, Euro lights (and maybe collect US lights for a box in the garage), low ride height/great suspension (I'd go Koni reds, were it me), and the right tires (195/65, 205/55, or maybe 185/70 Avons?). Maybe a steering wheel you like and Scheel seats inside, with a short shifter from Weltmeister or JWest.

I've been driving the same old narrow 914 for 32 years now, and as much as I love wild 914s and modified 914s, my budget limitations as a young punk led to a path that has me appreciating stock-ish (extra emphasis on the ish!) 914s more and more, whether four or six. These cars are so, so good—even when compared to some of Porsche's very best.