Front tow hooks, with a GT front valence |
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Front tow hooks, with a GT front valence |
23e Heure |
Feb 24 2017, 06:07 AM
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Busy overtaking 911s Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 13-August 15 From: London Member No.: 19,057 Region Association: England |
My car is off to paint very soon and I need to decide quick what to do about front tow hook/eye.
We've added GT flares, and GT fibreglass front bumper and valence (along with whole load of other GT style mods which I'll try to document in a separate thread): (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i13.photobucket.com-19057-1487938048.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i13.photobucket.com-19057-1487938048.2.jpg) What I'm stuck on here is the best front tow option, hopefully one which involves minimal modification required to the front valence. The valence fits with 2 bumps neatly over the ends of the suspension pick up points. And most of the front tow options I have found are designed to attach to and protrude ahead of those pick up points, which may mean butchering the valence? For example the rennline option. You'd surely have to completely remove those valence 'bumps', right?: Rennline E03 - weblink (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.rennline.com-19057-1487938048.3.jpg) I'd prefer to only need to cut a slot in the valence or bumper (or even have the eye protrude through the gap between the bumper and valence. I like what's happning on these cars for example, although I confess in these shots I can't see if/how they have cut the lower valence, let alone what hook and mount they are using!: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com-19057-1487938048.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com-19057-1487938049.5.jpg) Can anyone give me some more ideas of the options people have gone with please! |
Steve |
Feb 24 2017, 08:43 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,589 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
The factory moved the bottom tow hook to the front. You can see the orange tow hook in the picture. Otto's used the 75 bumper mounts on my car and put a hole in my front bumper similar to the early rear chrome bumper cars. I can post a picture later. Personally for your car I would remove the stock mount and move it to the front, unless you need a towing eye for race purposes like my car.
Restoration design did have NOS 914 tow hooks in stock. |
23e Heure |
Feb 24 2017, 12:50 PM
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Busy overtaking 911s Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 13-August 15 From: London Member No.: 19,057 Region Association: England |
The factory moved the bottom tow hook to the front. You can see the orange tow hook in the picture. Otto's used the 75 bumper mounts on my car and put a hole in my front bumper similar to the early rear chrome bumper cars. I can post a picture later. Personally for your car I would remove the stock mount and move it to the front, unless you need a towing eye for race purposes like my car. Restoration design did have NOS 914 tow hooks in stock. Thanks, let's see what you've got. The stock mount is gone, we've opened the front trunk floor for oil cooler airflow. I need a race towing eye, strong enough in case I need pulling out of the gravel (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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