heavily modify my targa?

[ken_xman]

Two threads merged - moderator

[ken_xman]

I am thinking of keeping my 87 and modifying the looks. Its quite original with 51k on the clock now, and a good canidate to drive for a long time. Does it sound dumb to add a duck tail, maybe Carrera scripts, Ruf bumpers, Fiskies, recaro seats, rs door panels, maybe turbo flares, etc .....??
Its just a little plain right now..... and thinking of options.

[ken_xman]

I have track driven Formula 2000 cars, but never the Porsche. Maybe would consider... but that is a very big can of worms.

[KobaltBlau]

This thread was double posted so ken was replying to this reply I made to the other thread:

Have you done any DEs or do you plan to?

[74911targa]

I say have fun with it. The RS door panels have made added to not only the look but have given me the room I need inside. Here is a look at what has been done to mine!

[ken_xman]

Looks good... What bumpers do you have??

[sfmlaw17]

Stock stinks! Make it "your car" and do with it what makes you like it better. The only person that you have to please with any changes is yourself. Have fun with it and keep all the original parts and if you hate it, you can go back. That is the good thing about these cars, they can be modified quite easily.

That being said, when my Guards Red car was still a targa (ahh, memories), I had a duck tail. In my opinion, it didn't look right on that body style. Go with a Carerra tail or if you flare the fenders, a Turbo tail. I like the Ruff bumpers idea too.

[azasadny]

It looks great just like it is!!

[kach22i]

Originally posted by ken_xman
I am thinking of keeping my 87 and modifying the looks. Its quite original with 51k on the clock now, and a good canidate to drive for a long time. Does it sound dumb to add a duck tail, maybe Carrera scripts, Ruf bumpers, Fiskies, recaro seats, rs door panels, maybe turbo flares, etc .....??
Its just a little plain right now..... and thinking of options.

It's an unmolested classic, I say don't change a thing.

I should note, that I have found the many speedster threads interesting at a learning level.

[hkspwrsche]

Sounds like JonT's car...

[hkspwrsche]

as I said in the duplicate thread, it sounds like JonT's car. Except his is black.

[epbrown]

Originally posted by azasadny
It looks great just like it is!!

Ditto!

Emanuel

[JonT]

Here's my car and Paul Sopp's to give you some ideas

[IanW505]

what kind of seats are those Jon? Looks great

[JonT]

Recaro SRD's--super comfy seat and great for DE's. Two bad points--the plastic on back of seat for strap openings hurt my girlfriends head when she rides with me, and they are a bit(* to keep clean. The fabric is black and shows every little piece of lint. Other than that they save 30lbs over stock and allow for recline. Super seat. Fits big people too.

[hkspwrsche]

More interior shots!

[ken_xman]

Maybe I will lower it, add a duck tail, hand paint the center crests, and change the seats to recaros.
At least this way its all bolt on changes with minor cosmetic improvements.

[pbs911]

Wow, I haven't posted my car for a long time. . . and here it is. I also added MA Shaw YB style f/r f/g bumpers. Here are a couple picks of the front and interior.


and of course. . . the 3.6


If yo udo it, just have a plan in mind and incorporate toehr benefits, such as weight loss, into the equation.

[hkspwrsche]

Paul,
What kind of seats are they? And are they leather?
How in the world did you drop that much weight and have the car still look complete???

[trader220]

Go for the Duck