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Posted by: hmeeder Oct 30 2005, 08:20 PM

The wife didn't think a 914 on Jackstands was good enough decoration for our front yard. It's one of those things that you've seen so many times you can no longer see it.

She decided that since I spend as much time with the car as I do any other family member, it should be part of the holiday too.

First shot is what it look likes during the day.



Close up of what she expects to find some day when I'm working on the car



Kind of an idea of what the whole deal looks like in the yard



And this is what it looks like at night with the fog machine going and the lighting all in place.



I think it turned out better than I expected!

Posted by: Hammy Oct 30 2005, 08:42 PM

That's genius I love it Evil 914

Posted by: tracks914 Oct 30 2005, 08:43 PM

Nice job.
What kind of rims are those?
Did you put spacers in the front and back or just the front?
Tx

Posted by: mikelsr Oct 30 2005, 09:00 PM

FANTASTIC!

Great Job! I hope the kids (and parents) enjoy it!

M

Posted by: 736conver Oct 30 2005, 09:02 PM

Good stuff man.

Posted by: TonyAKAVW Oct 30 2005, 09:02 PM

That is awesome!!!

Posted by: Dave-O Oct 30 2005, 10:19 PM

QUOTE (tracks914 @ Oct 30 2005, 08:43 PM)

Nice job. What kind of rims are those? Did you put spacers in the front and back or just the front? Tx

I was going to ask about the rims too! (I'm looking for a set of 15x7's)

Nice job on the decorations!!!

Posted by: olav Oct 30 2005, 10:32 PM

Pretty creative!!

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 30 2005, 10:39 PM

herb. you rock man!

Posted by: neo914-6 Oct 30 2005, 11:43 PM

A little late but this pic should have been the 914 on the front page for October!

Posted by: hmeeder Oct 31 2005, 12:07 AM

Thanks for the pats on the back, guys. It's all my wife's fault, you know. But then she's pretty much responsible, in one way or another, for nearly everything that is good in my life.

Thanks for the curiousity about the wheels also. Some info from my blog entry, more photos there as well:

These are handbuilt custom wheels. Fronts are 15x7 and rears 15x8.

They have Pedrini centers grafted to what appear to be Enkei polished aluminum rims. I have never been crazy about Pedrinis, but I do have to say that the marriage of the centers painted plack and the polished rims looks great and near as I can tell are much lighter than they would seem. The 8 incher is about 5 pounds lighter than my 5.5 inch stock steel wheel. IIRC the steel wheel is only 1 pound heavier than a Fuchs wheel, so I figure I'm about 4 pounds apiece lighter with a lot more wheel to show for it.

When the guy who built these wheels put them together, he opted for a very deep offset necessitating a 1 inch spacer to clear the inner fender well at the rear. These shots are made of the car with the wheels and spacers on just to get some fitment ideas. It is very apparent that I will have to flare the car to use the 8 inch rim on the rear. As I was planning on flares eventually, I'm glad I picked these up.

One of these shots shows the inside weld. The guy did good work.

Posted by: Mugs914 Oct 31 2005, 12:17 AM

Herb you are a genious! That is awsome...

I'll give you a buzz this week so we can hook up...

Talk to you soon!

Posted by: VegasRacer Oct 31 2005, 04:15 AM

Posted by: redshift Oct 31 2005, 05:49 AM

I thought that was actually you driving... for a minute, Herb...



(is the h silent, btw?)


M

Posted by: hmeeder Oct 31 2005, 09:09 AM

It was in High School!

Posted by: itsa914 Oct 31 2005, 01:11 PM

You didn't happen to get these rims from a guy in Indiana did you?

Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 31 2005, 01:17 PM

Cool!

Posted by: hmeeder Oct 31 2005, 01:51 PM

Garold;

No the rims came from a guy in Florida. Forgot his name. I think Ricardo or Roberto.

Posted by: tracks914 Oct 31 2005, 08:12 PM

I never really liked the tracking difference between the front and rear wheels. The spacers on the front would make it look and handle better even with stock rims. I think I will give it a try.
Your rims look awsome. I love the marriage of Malhes and Enkeis.
Tx

Posted by: bottomend Oct 31 2005, 09:17 PM

Brilliant!!!! Cracked me up!

Posted by: jasons Nov 2 2005, 10:44 AM

QUOTE (hmeeder @ Oct 31 2005, 11:51 AM)

Garold; No the rims came from a guy in Florida. Forgot his name. I think Ricardo or Roberto.

I think its the same guy. I bought the other set he had. 16x8's and 16x9.5's. I can't wait to use them (the car is a project and on jackstands of course).

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 2 2005, 11:20 AM

QUOTE (jasons @ Nov 2 2005, 08:44 AM)

QUOTE (hmeeder @ Oct 31 2005, 11:51 AM) Garold; No the rims came from a guy in Florida.  Forgot his name.  I think Ricardo or Roberto. I think its the same guy. I bought the other set he had. 16x8's and 16x9.5's. I can't wait to use them (the car is a project and on jackstands of course).

Yep, same guy. He lives Indiana and son in Florida.