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I recently bought a 1975 914, no engine or transaxle, as part of the purchase, but enough of the car left that it makes sense to do some sort restoration project with it.
I was thinking I would do a GT tribute project out of it, but I am curious to see what the community feels is important to label a project as "GT Tribute" From what I gather the key elements of such a project would include the following. - pumped up engine (is a 4 cylinder 2.0L qualify) - 5 lug conversion - bigger brakes - suspension upgrades - GT fender flares - appropriate interior additions (console and gauges for example) Are any of these non-negioable to classify a project as a GT Tribute. Or is more like "I'm doing a GT Tribute, lets have some fun, and let's do a really awesome details job" that is more important. Trying to gauge how to go about such a project that would results in the greatest value at the end of the project and also get kudos when showing it off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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It is NOT possible to build what I consider a "tribute" car and make money.
A correct Tribute will have most of the period correct pieces on it. This is a recent build of a pretty nice one. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=358279 I ended up buying the 916 stuff off of him. It's pretty easy to match the outer appearance. Flares, RSR style wheels, hood pins, trunk hardware, engine cover, and lights. To be what I would consider a Tribute you also need big gas tank, fiberglass hood/trunk lid, mechanical light buckets, correctly routed oil cooler. If I was shooting for Tribute I'd start with an early chassis as well. Multiple changes by 75 (which made it BETTER IMO) sort of "blow it" for the perfect period correct clone. High strung small six and tailshifter tranny are part of the mix IMO. Much easier (and better performance) to build a simple conversion... Sky's the limit with a conversion, engine and drivetrain too. Here's a serious conversion thread using a Ferrari drivetrain. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=359314 and, as a newbie (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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