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I am looking at a decent condition 1975 2.0. I have the resources for a full restoration of the car both cosmetic and mechanical, and I am considering a Gulf-Racing paint theme. I've always loved the blue and orange of the GTU Racing 911s and 917s and think it might look pretty retro done on a 914. I'd leave the top black and possibly the bumpers, but that would be about it. Has anyone seen this done and/or have pictures other than CG? Think it would make a good looking driver?
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Personally, I wouldn't drive around town in some suedo-boy-racer-'70's-Gulf-Racing knockoff; too many ricer drift-squad wanna-be's covering those bases as it is. Maybe for vintage racing, but not for the street. Maybe reconsider a 914-6 GT or 916 theme?
But hey, it's your car; do what you want.
But hey, it's your car; do what you want.
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Have to agree with Rouser even though my spec Miata race car is painted that way- but heh, it's a race car. With those god awful '75 bumpers it wouldn't look all that great anyway. If you're doing a complete restoration, retrofit the earlier bumpers for a better look anyway.
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Originally Posted by Rouser
Personally, I wouldn't drive around town in some suedo-boy-racer-'70's-Gulf-Racing knockoff; too many ricer drift-squad wanna-be's covering those bases as it is. Maybe for vintage racing, but not for the street. Maybe reconsider a 914-6 GT or 916 theme?
But hey, it's your car; do what you want.
But hey, it's your car; do what you want.
I do definatly agree that the earlier bumpers would look better though. Either in Martini or Gulf guise.
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I wanted to go the Gulf Blue theme too, but decided it was too much of a "in your face/racer" look and I did not have big old flares either. Just went with a orange Porsche decal and somewhat minimalist but still a little classy (Olympic Blue btw).
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Looks great, but if you're painting it anyway why not take off those god-awful front side reflectors? Those were the first thing I got rid of... what car colour is Olympic blue, looks similiar to Gulf blue.
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Originally Posted by skl
Looks great, but if you're painting it anyway why not take off those god-awful front side reflectors? Those were the first thing I got rid of... what car colour is Olympic blue, looks similiar to Gulf blue.
I agree that the deletion of the front reflectors would make a cleaner line but I prefer the stock look; to each his own I guess. The car pictured was repainted in its original 1974 factory color (Olympic Blue) in June and it was so close to Gulf Blue (which is actually a little lighter) I was considering some orange highlights but decided not to for the reasons already discussed.
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Car looks great Tom, thanks for the picture. I gotta say I don't mind the refletors either. Sure they break the lines of the fender but I like the totally stock look. Definatly just depends which direction you plan on going with the resoration
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........... The Fuchs go well with it.
I have a set of Carrera wheels on my 914/6 and the rear fenders get a bit hot when I drive the S**t out of the car.
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Originally Posted by Irishdriver
They look like 911 Fuchs. The 914 had silver & black spokes.
I have a set of Carrera wheels on my 914/6 and the rear fenders get a bit hot when I drive the S**t out of the car.
I have a set of Carrera wheels on my 914/6 and the rear fenders get a bit hot when I drive the S**t out of the car.