unclenick

Well as some of you know I sold the black beast (86 928S) and bought this 84 RoW 911 Cab, here are the pics when I got it home the first day.



after one month and new carpet, new interior, new, new, new, new.....the list goes on and on but here is the final product











What do you guys and gals think?

theiceman

Car looks like a different car now . i must say I like the carrera tail better than the Turbo tail personally. Looks good though. Did you recover the seats ? if so what did you use and are you happy with the results ?

ice

Edgy01

A much better tail for that car would be the 1977 whale tail without the accommodations for the intercooler. This looks too massive for a car with Carrera flairs. I noticed you also put on the sidemarkers on. (I did that for my old 81 when it was much younger).

Dan

2006 997S Cab, turquoise blue

NeufCentOnze

Hi,

What colour is you car? (colour name/code).
Mine is an 86 which may have been the same colour but it was re-painted to "carmon red" before I bought it. I was told that the colour was changed because it was difficult to find the exact original colour.
I must admit that, same as ice above, I prefer the look of the car without the turbo tail and I do like the original fuchs but your spoke wheels are also quite classy.

Enjoy

84_Carrera

I prefer the BBS wheels. If I could find decent 6-or-7 fronts with 9" rears, gold centers, at a reasonable cost, I'd be all over them for my black 84 Cab. I'm a wheel freak though, so that'd just be one of the sets I'd have (currently have 3 sets for her: 16" Fuchs, 16" '92 C2 5-spokes, & 17" Cups).

As for the tail, without the bonnet on, it looks almost like a multi-stage piece that's 6 feet long front to back.

The tail is growing on me though, as I've been trying to decide if that's something I'd want to do on mine. I doubt I'd choose a turbo tail unless it was on a ready-to-bolt-on color matching lid as well. I like the older IROC style tails, etc. right now, and can also partially picture a Ducktail on the cab. Might save the tail for the next 911.

Have fun finding interior pieces in that color though (same as mine, burgundy), if you ever need them. I've been looking for Cab rear speaker panels to modify to accomodate the roll bar for some time now.

Looks good, enjoy!

imcarthur

Jeez guys, I like this this better or I prefer that . . .

Nick: Your car looks great. Nothing beats a 911 Cab. Drive the crap out of it & enjoy.

Ian

theiceman

The one thing I do like about this board is you are going to get guys who are honest yet respectful, and it is not a " mutual admiration society". When some asks "what do you think" I would hope an honest albiet personally biased opinion is provided. That is why the qustion is asked ... but I do agree .. just go drive it and enjoy....

Gary R.

I agree iceman, it's all a matter of taste. I personally prefer the Fuch's style but like the way the BBS wheels seem to fill out the wheel wells better. A tatefully done job, now get out there and enjoy it!

Edgy01

I have exquisite taste when it comes to Porsches. So there!

Dan
914-4 73 Zambezi Green/Black
911S 77 Chocolate Brown/Cork
911SC Turbo 81 Bamboo Beige/Brown ltr
997S Cab 06 Turquoise Blue/Nat. Brown ltr

unclenick

LOL, I posted the pics to get an idea on everyones opinion. I take no offence to it at all. I like the turbo tail better than the Carrera and I also had the fuchs on the car but I love the 3 pc BBS wheels. The car has come a long way from what it was when I got it. The interior was a puke white/grey and was in really bad shape. Here is a pic with the Fuchs on it after I painted them then I got a sweet deal on the BBS's and could not resist. I have not figured out if I am going to take the Carrera off the side or not yet or install the stone guards.......

Middle stage:



To now:

RacingBeat

i'm normally fuchs all the way but those bbs wheels look great on that car