Fabio421

Here's a version of the picture with larger, more modern looking wheels in addition to the side vent. I think it looks pretty good. Sorry for the poor quality but I only have MS Paint to work with.

heinrich

Fabio my brother ...

MGW-Fla

yeah that works!

heinrich

Wheels make the car Mel

Niels Jørgensen

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heinrich

Rear wheel needs to have smaller offset and larger diameter in that pic Niels. It looks like an '85 or 944n/a with its rear spacer removed. Bring the rear wheel out to the fender and raise its size from the 15 it looks like to a 19 or 18 .

heinrich

Fabio ... getting the picture yet?

Niels Jørgensen

You're right, it does look a bit small in the back

I had to pick up my daugther at daycare, so I finished it in a hurry. Not that this one is of a much better quality, but at least its wider, and that's always better

heinrich

OK now we're talking ... more beef is betta ......

Fabio421

Wow guys, thanks for all the suggestions. I have been traveling all day so I just got to see this. Muchismas gracias amigos.

Fabio421

I just wanted to give an update on the progress of the car. It is now in Florida and is being refurbished. I found a few vacume leaks in the engine compartment so I replaced the vacume lines with a set of red silicon hoses from Carl at 928 Motorsports. I pulled the door panels because the leather had shrunk and is in need of replacement. I haven't bought the leather yet so the doors are on hold. I now have some monster 3" wheel spacers to bring the wheels out some more. I have pulled the rear muffler due to some small rust holes. I pulled the battery box and the fuel pump cover, sanded and repainted them. The transaxle oil has been changed to Schaeffers molly synthetic. I have also begun the tranformation of the body.

Shark Attack

pretty neat.. Florida to dayton is only 11 hours?

Tom. M

Here's a few pics of a 78 Strosek I found while visiting one of the local navy bases here...last year...very similar sides...and the travesty of a sunroof cut into a formerly non sunroof car..ahhhhhhhrrg!!!!...

Later,
Tom
89GT

Fabio421

Nope, I was in VA for the holidays.

Thanks for the interest in the car.

Fabio421

Today I added 37 mm of additional wheel spacing. I removed the 2" spacers and replaced them with a 3" and a 12mm spacer. This brings the stock wheels out to almost where they need to be. I also grabbed one of my Cup II wheels from my 84 and stuck it on the other side just to see how it fits. This is a wider wheel and tire. It looks beefier for sure. Here are some before and after pics.