914 2.0 > 3.0 GT Conversion

[theorangeperil]

Amazing! can't wait to see this on the road Stephen. Best 914GT in the UK?

[defianty]

I haven't kept a total Andy unfortunately. I spent my career having to log every hour worked and not having to do it now is refreshing

I do know though it's hundreds and hundreds and hundreds. What this would have cost in a shop to do wouldn't bear thinking about.

[KS]

Really great comments guys, thank you very much.

Keith, I've got your address. Bumpers in the post, you're right they don't look good on mine

Bless you! I'll wait patiently by the door for the delivery man to arrive, although I suspect it could be a very long wait...

[defianty]

Amazing! can't wait to see this on the road Stephen. Best 914GT in the UK?

Cheers, Peter. Just the thought of having my work compared to professionals is enough for me. I never set out to build a car of this quality initially, I went deep down that rabbit hole!

[jury]

lovely stuff Stephen, keep the momentum up.....Its going to be a stunner

[defianty]

I spent yesterday morning moving the dolly over from being bolted to the suspension pickup points to the jacking doughnuts. In an effort to stop the axle stands moving I tapped a bolt though the top of each support so it couldn't slip off from the doughnut. It certainly feels more secure and on level ground little chance of any accidents.



With the dolly moved in the afternoon I set about adding the rear suspension. Bilstein B6 shocks and 180lb springs on adjustable coilovers.

[911hillclimber]

Lovely build up.
I feel starved of pics, maybe a lot more please!

[defianty]

I'm not ashamed to admit I struggle to comprehend the prices of Fuchs these days and for a while I pondered over what direction to go. Most people go for 15x7 and 15x8 on their GT replicas but the combined Porsche, 911, and RS tax was too much for my wallet. Finished the way I wanted I'd be looking at paying something very close to what I actually paid for the car!

I've always liked the 16" Fuchs finished in the earlier style and they were a bit closer to my budget. What I ended up with though turned out to be a bit of a bargain.

Euromeister came out with a pretty convincing 16" replica Fuchs and they were gaining popularity in the 914 community. The only problem being that after much searching I couldn't find a distributor in Europe. At the time they were being sold by Ecklers in the US and I noticed one day they were having a 50% off site wide sale. $400 for a set of wheels? Yes please! Postage was a killer, as you can imagine, and the woman on the phone I spoke with when placing the order thought I was mad, however they were still a bargain after they'd arrived in the UK.

This is them when they arrived a while back.



Not the look I wanted so it was off to the media blasters with them.



With a blank canvas I could set about giving them the look I was after.

First off, polishing the lips.



Masking for etch primer and silver.





Whilst I had the silver I painted the caps too. I've been buying the odd one here and there on ebay. Took a risk with a couple that had been painted so many times the Porsche badge was almost filled in.



Masking for the black. The thin green masking tape is essential to get around the edge of the petals. It's fiddly but doable easily enough.



Job done... Homebrew RSR style Fuchs.



Just got the other two to do now

[jjeffries]

Beautiful work all around. Word on Pelican is that Euromeisters are no longer being produced. John

[defianty]

Beautiful work all around. Word on Pelican is that Euromeisters are no longer being produced. John

Thanks John. I think you're right. Shame to be honest as they're a good replica compared to many others out there.

[Bootsy]

Quality job

[keith fellowes]

Look fantastic

[jtparr]

Fine work Stephen...agree it’s satisfying to do yourself

[23e Heure]

Wheely good work

[sladey]

Awesome work Stephen - they look great