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> SC Flares or Rabbit flares revisited, Gary & Mike D. speak up pls.
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post May 1 2003, 10:48 PM
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QUOTE(porsche735 @ May 1 2003, 04:42 PM)
Here is what we did...

porsche735,
that's exactly how we used to widen the rear of the karman ghia's!
way cool ...

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post May 1 2003, 10:53 PM
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QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 09:46 PM)
Actually, here's a better move --- no need to depend on my crippled translations!

Here's the page of the doc I was decoding from.

krk,
those pages a VERY interesting. where did you get them from ???

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post May 1 2003, 11:12 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 1 2003, 08:53 PM)
QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 09:46 PM)
Actually, here's a better move --- no need to depend on my crippled translations!

Here's the page of the doc I was decoding from.

krk,
those pages a VERY interesting. where did you get them from ???

Andy

Andy,

Now you're gonna make me work. I should have bookmarked it, but I didn't. I've got all the pages locally -- they came from a german porsche page on a link I followed from something posted here. (I will eventually reconstitute the steps, but it wasn't instantly reconfigured when I just tried it.....) It was a page that I've been to quite a few times tho -- just not in the obvious section (pics/etc)

I can post the lot (or sent 'em to you for a more structured post). Happy to share 'em.
Let me know.

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post May 1 2003, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 10:12 PM)
I can post the lot (or sent 'em to you for a more structured post). Happy to share 'em.
Let me know.

kim, just ZIP em up and email them to me. that's fine ...

use:

914@sirandy.com

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post May 1 2003, 11:23 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 1 2003, 09:17 PM)
QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 10:12 PM)
I can post the lot (or sent 'em to you for a more structured post). Happy to share 'em.
Let me know.

kim, just ZIP em up and email them to me. that's fine ...

use:

914@sirandy.com

thanks,
Andy

Alrighty. Hm. Tar ok? Oh... windows stuff... I'll get it.... :-)

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post May 1 2003, 11:30 PM
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QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 10:23 PM)
Alrighty. Hm. Tar ok? Oh... windows stuff... I'll get it....

haha, TAR is fine too.

zip, gzp, gz, rar, tar, arj, ace, hqx, sit

whatever, i'm not a windows guy per se, i'm a computer guy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

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post May 1 2003, 11:31 PM
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Andy,

Got it. (I'm just being an a**^H^H^HBrad)

Files sent. Lemme know if it works.


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post May 1 2003, 11:37 PM
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QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 10:31 PM)
Files sent. Lemme know if it works.

got it. works!
yes, i will have a look in my "spare time" haha. looks good so far. i'll probably start a new thread with this tomorrow ...

thanx,
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post May 1 2003, 11:48 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 1 2003, 09:37 PM)
QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 10:31 PM)
Files sent. Lemme know if it works.

got it. works!
yes, i will have a look in my "spare time" haha. looks good so far. i'll probably start a new thread with this tomorrow ...

thanx,
Andy

Cool. You have spare time? Excellent. (You can guess how mine goes from the massive progress that's been made on all of my projects!)

I should have pushed this your direction earlier! A new thread is the right idea. (There was an earlier thread on flares that almost-but-not-quite seemed like the right place to post this. Funny that I end up hijacking Ben's thread -- I wonder if there's anything about brake lines in that doc.... "hi Ben" :-))

Back to fender flares.

So I love GT flares, but I agree they aren't the most asthectically pleasing design. It's probably a history thing.

Must have.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif)

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post May 1 2003, 11:54 PM
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QUOTE(krk @ May 1 2003, 10:48 PM)
So I love GT flares, but I agree they aren't the most asthectically pleasing design. It's probably a history thing.

i agree. but you get used to them. they kind of grow on ya.

you're right about the history thing:
racing rules had it that you had to keep the line of the original fender-well.
so they made a "box" that had the original lip. those germans ...

good thing i spent quite some time in france,
will help with the translation ...

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post May 2 2003, 12:00 AM
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Ben,

Sorry, but I can't help with sizes for you - haven't bought tires for my SC-flared 914 yet. Have 8X16 fuchs for back there. Don't know if 225s or 245s are the answer yet.

Looking to drive her back from PA this summer - dunno if you're near I90, we'll likely be passing through. Still looking for some niggling parts to get her done: a fan housing for the carerra alternator, a pair of chrome bumper rubber tops, and one of the early air filter housings.

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post May 2 2003, 12:03 AM
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It's true. I found it funny that the doc is principally a German document, but there are bunches of it that are French phrases. My French and German are nearly equal (you don't wanna know what that means) so it took a bit to do a scan. i am very intereasted to see what a real linguist comes up with!

Back to flares -- I drove a GT style 914 for my first 5 years in CA. I *loved* it. It was silver like &deity. meant them to be. A wonderful style -- but it is a little outrageous and will attract a certain amount of attention. (not like a RED ONE will... lol)

There are more subtle ways to go....

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post May 2 2003, 08:23 AM
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Zeke wrote:

"John, maybe you don't need to roll out the whole fender from door to tailight. Your shape confined to the wheel arch area would be excellent. Sorta like an s curve that blends back in. Copy that?"

Hi Zeke,

That would end up being a more bubble like shape. I prefer the blended look of a longer flare in the back. More work, but a smoother "is that modified?" kind of a look. By the way, the forward edge of the rear flare ends up 6"- 8" back from the door.

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post May 2 2003, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE(Gary @ May 1 2003, 10:00 PM)
Ben,

Sorry, but I can't help with sizes for you - haven't bought tires for my SC-flared 914 yet. Have 8X16 fuchs for back there. Don't know if 225s or 245s are the answer yet.
Gary

Just want to thank everyone who's been posting on this topic (and it's child threads). All interesting and useful stuff.

-Ben M.
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post May 2 2003, 08:28 PM
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Andy,

I don't have the link for the source, but I notice that there's also a copy at Bowlsby's can am site:

http://members.rennlist.com/914_canam/

He may know where he scarfed it from if it matters....

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