Here's a picture of my 914..

[Doug Crooms]

[Doug Crooms]

Well, I guess it's really my son's car - atleast he thinks so!
Here's another shot of the 914.

[Scooter311]

So how do you reach the pedals and the shifter?

Haha, sorry!

Very nice, what width wheels are they, are you using spacers, and are the flares f/g or steel?

[Doug Crooms]

OK, you twisted my arm... but just one more - I mean it.

[Doug Crooms]

Scooter,
the wheels are 8"x15" on all 4 with 245s on the back and old junk tires on the fronts in a crazy unknown size BUT 225s will be going back on the fronts. 1" spacers on the back I believe (haven't removed the back wheels yet). I absolutely love the way the 245s look on this car but they seem to be pretty rare in a 15" size, so I hope I can locate them when the time comes. Flares are F/G and solid.

Doug C

[cshogen]

Really cool car Doug. Love the wheels and flares. Your son must have very strong arms to steer it with 8" 225's on the front.

[Doug Crooms]

Thanks for the comments - believe it or not those blue wheels have kind of grown on me in the 2 months I've had the car, hated the look at first. I'll probably have them stripped and anodized one day when I can afford it.

Doug C

[JmuRiz]

Bah, for a racer the blue wheels give it more character. I'd stick with them. Could always get a set of polished paddle ones for street and the blues for the track....now you're talkin.

[norustscott]

And it matches the kids sliding board on the deck!

[type47fan]

Good eye, Scott. . .

[philinjax]

Doug,

Orange and blue???? Looks like a Gator's car to me.

Just joking.

Phil

[914GT]

Or Fighting Illini ...

[Doug Crooms]

The tangerine (blood red) paint is original to the car but was repainted 3 years ago. It's a pretty good job but I plan to have both trunk lids resprayed again when I have the roof painted (after I smooth it out). Those lids are slightly faded and I can't seem to be able to buff them out to my satisfaction, I assume a single stage paint was used. I don't know what made the PO paint the wheels blue.. It will have gloss black rocker covers and valances. I thought about painting the intire wheels (even the outer lip), gloss black also. I like that no-nonsince blacked out look but it might end up being the wrong thing to do to a good set of original 8" Fuchs, I don't know..

Doug C

[philinjax]

Doug,

Here is a pic. I kept just for the Fuchs shown, I like the look of the uniform color on the wheels, especially when done in silver or a uniform media blasting followed by clear coat powder coat. The fuchs really look good in uniform color.

Phil

[Doug Crooms]

Yeah, I love the look of those wheels. I thought they had to be polished out to look like that - do you think those are just clear coated dull aluminum? Wonder what solid black would look like? I'll do a search. Thanks for the pic.

Doug C