I am thinking about making my 1970 911T into a RS clone. What size rims were used ? What size will fit ? What is a set of Fuchs wheels in 15 x 7 and 15 x 8 worth ?
Is my car worth more as a cloned RS or an original 911T ? Thanks the help.

 

Actually I believe the original RS came with 6/7x15. I am not positive about that. With the RS flares I believe 8's and 9's usually is the largest to fit. As for worth it depends on the condition of the car now.
Is it a a rust free original car in good condition? If so IMHO leave it alone. The conversion will actually devalue the car. There are fewer and fewer early examples of these cars and the value of it will only go up.
There are so many clones out there now and rarely are they sold for anywhere close to what it cost to build them, assuming they didn't go cheap.

Post some pics and info of your car.We never get enough of that.

 

The RS had both 6 & 7x15 and 7 & 8x15. I have fit 8 & 9x16 Fuchs on mine, with clearancing mods. I paid $500 for a set of 7&8x15 five years ago, they are now up to around $1000/set.

The answer, as usual, is "it depends." How original and what kind of condition is your T in? How low is the mileage? Very nice, original examples of the early 911T are bringing $20-30K these days, depending on condition and options. "Driver" condition cars are from $10-20K. Project cars can bring $5-10K in non-running condition w/ rust, if complete, depending again on options. The sport seats alone, if you have them, are going for $4K for cores. The early 6x15", "deep" Fuchs are fetching $1500 a set needing refinishing, so even if the car is toast there is a lot of value in certain parts.

If you consider "net" value--what you will realize after subtracting all the money you will invest to make your car an RS clone--there is no question in my mind that it is more valuable in original condition. You could easily spend $25K on modifications, and the RS-look car would be worth maybe $35-40K, if you did a really nice job on it, over a year or two of effort. You could sell your T for $15K right now, then buy my RS clone for $35K and come out ahead.

TT

 

Not too far from my office is a small shop who's primary income is taking parts off that he put on in the 80's. The romoval of Slatnose and RS fenders will keep him busy for years to come. Now it seems the big thing in Porsche collecting is original, who'd a thought?

 

Whenever a car reaches a certain age, in this case the longhoods have reached that age, they become more valuable the more original they are.. Why? Because original ones are scarce. Worse, some original components are no longer available. Now, is a truly original one more fun to drive? Perhaps not. Updated brakes, suspension, more hp etc make a car more enjoyable, or else Porsche would never have done it themselves.

If your 911T is in really good shape, i would leave it as such. It it is just a rusty old shell, then build your fantasy car. Why not go RSR instead of just RS?

RS flares are just a smidge smaller than SC/Carrera flares. As such, stuffing 8/9 x 16 fuchs in them is possible. As Tom mentioned, don't look to "make" money on an RS clone. There are way more clones out there than real ones anyway and clones run from the 20s to the 40s. The better the clone, the more money it will cost to replicate anyway.

 

As has been mentioned 6&7 x15 were the stock '73 2.7RS street fitment but 7&8 were track sets that woften found their way onto street cars.

Unfortunately finding the oem 185/70 fronts is next to impossible, the 215/60 rears are available but not the original CN36s .

My '76 Carrera came w/ 205/50 & 225/50 on 7 & 8 x15

 

Mine has 8" X 16" and 7" X 16". The tires are 225-50-16 and 205-55-16.



The car was a former track car. It was a '73 911E, but the original engine and fuel delivery system was long gone.

No, I don't care what its worth . I invest in the stock market and tend to drive my cars until the wheels fall off (or I hit something).

I'd suggest buying a clone over building one. It's cheaper to do so.