Anyone have/seen/know about this bumper???

[72_914]

I think this is one of the best looking bumbers I have seen yet for the 914. I got this picture out of the Oct. 1994 Porsche Panorama. The article was "Racing At The Bridge" by. Ken Geiger (northern New Jersey), p.23, and the caption was "George Schirripa (#29) placed second in Class E. The author's 914 (#11) was a mechanical DNF."





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James
Cincinnati, OH
1972 1.7L
My 914 page

[72_914]

sorry about that something happened to the picture on my server.

[op3]

can you repost it or send it to me by email? I'd like to see it...
Thanks..
Chris

[Conrad W Peden]

Right click on the x and go to properties. The link to the web site where the picture is should be there. Or try this.

http://www.geocities.com/montgomery.jp/cars/914-bumper.jpg

That looks like an aftermarket one I saw offered a couple of years back. Tweeks I think. Its called the IMSA airdam or something like that. But it is IMSA not sure on the airdam part.

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CWP/VIR
72 914 L20E in rusto.
73 914 L20E 2.0L in resto.
http://members.rennlist.com/a914lover



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[Rouser]

I currently have that same fiberglass bumper (installed by PO) attached/molded-in to my car. It's known as an IMSA airdam, and AA still sells the thing (last time I checked).

Its appearance doesn't appeal to me (squares off the front end way too much) and I plan to replace it with a recently acquired 916-type frond end.

I'll try to get a pic of it on my car; let me know if you're interested. Heck, throw me a few bucks (I ain't greedy), you pay the shipping, and it's all yours.

Unless you're in a pissin' hurry, you'll have to wait a while until I can swap 'em and color-match the replacement.

[David McLaughlin]

check with AIR
http://www.americaninternationalracing.com/
This is the piece they offer and as a company, should be a little more reliable than AA plus they are the suppliers to AA.





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Dave
1970 914/6
1995 Golf GTI-VR6
1996 Passat TDI
djm914-6@mediaone.net

[Conrad W Peden]

I saw that one too.

Sure hope those scoops dont slow him down too much.

Nevermind, it does say 'Turbo' so how much diff can it make. But what is the 'Non K Turbo'or is that 'Von K'? (on front bumper/airdam)


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CWP/VIR
72 914 L20E in rusto.
73 914 L20E 2.0L in resto.
http://members.rennlist.com/a914lover

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[Dave at Pelican Parts]

That, my friends, is an original 914-6 GT. The car is currently owned by Llew Kinst here in the Bay Area, and has been restored to original condition. (Orange #1, black and light blue front bumper, original body style, etc.)

At the point the photo was taken (in the mid-80s, perhaps?), the car had a turbocharged 911 engine of some kind in it. I don't remember the details, but I do remember the turbo. It was owned by a guy named either something that started with "Von K", or possibly just "Von K". (Hey, it happens--I went to school with a guy named Pieter Van Es.)

I forget if it was Excellence or Panorama, but one of those magazines had a story about Kinst's restoration of the car, and it talked a bit about the state it was in pre-resto.

I believe that it ran IMSA as a prototype, and was halfway-competitive!

--DD