Retro '75 build, just like you would have seen back in the day |
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Retro '75 build, just like you would have seen back in the day |
DanT |
Mar 14 2010, 10:50 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
So my latest build is a '75 Appearance Group car.
Car is currently in the body shop being stripped to bare metal. Motor and tranny were just rebuilt... going for a retro look. Rivs, Porsche negative side stripe, Monza exhaust, Vittaloni mirrors and a few interior items to keep it '70s (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) got a load of stuff from MikeK (914magazine) today. 4 very nice Rivs 2.0L heat exchangers with associated heater stuff Monza exhaust 2.0L muffler hanger Koni front struts spare trigger points Custom pedal board original grain vinyl for the sail panels and targa bar here are some pics of the stuff. first pic is one of the heater tubes media blasted second pic is tube final product. entire exhaust system will be done the same. Pic of one of the Rivs I did a quick polish with power ball and aluminum polish.. black paint on the Rivs is perfect, just needs to be cleaned and waxed. here are a couple of pics of stuff that will be media blasted by myself tomorrow and then painted by me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The point of this car is to build a daily driver that looks period correct, and to be a PAX weapon in the GGR AX series. Even with a very moderate suspension package I will be in AX 16 which will give me a very nice multiplication factor for TTOD. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
DanT |
Mar 15 2010, 02:28 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
The Rivs that are currently on the car will be coming off and switched for the Repos I have. I like the polished look better and the black is shiney instead of being textured.
The current front ones are the newer version the rears are exactly like the one in your pic. All of that old exhaust stuff had no rust holes in it. Nothing on the heat exchangers or the muffler...it was all just surface rust that came right off with the media blast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Tom_T |
Mar 15 2010, 02:41 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,320 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
The Rivs that are currently on the car will be coming off and switched for the Repos I have. I like the polished look better and the black is shiney instead of being textured. The current front ones are the newer version the rears are exactly like the one in your pic. All of that old exhaust stuff had no rust holes in it. Nothing on the heat exchangers or the muffler...it was all just surface rust that came right off with the media blast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) My Rivs will be coming off too Dan, when resto/repair is done - for a set of 5 OEM Fuchs 2L that I'll have Al Reid restore to OE finish & mount period correct 165(/80)HR15 or 185/70VR15 tires. I'm debating whether to keep these for bigger "modern" 195/65HR15's for semi-DD use. The Rivs have never been restored, so that's original black paint that I'd refinish, after sitting since May 85 on blocks in my garage, & on the car as a DD from at least 1975 or earlier. Mine is OE an early 73 914S/914-2.0 in L80E with #31 Beige interior - so I'm going back to the Light Ivory. BTW - the brushed finish is much harder to keep up than polished due to crud into the micro-grooves! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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