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Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:04 pm
by KS
chief wrote:Fabulous, someone else tuning into these little gems. Enjoy!
My first Porsche was a 914/6...
Kneeslider wrote:Very tidy! How many orange cars have you had since the fastback? (one for folks with really long memories!)
Only one - No Mercy, the race car*, but orange remains one of my favourite colours.
* although my ’74 Carrera did have orange on it...
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:33 pm
by rhd racer
Looks great Keith
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:09 pm
by 23e Heure
Bravo. Look forward to checking it out at Brooklands mayhaps?
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:44 pm
by gallego
Great colour! Well done - maybe meet half way or at Crawfords when you get it?
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:16 pm
by KS
gallego wrote:Great colour! Well done - maybe meet half way or at Crawfords when you get it?
You may have sold yours by then!
Happy to meet up for a chat, though.
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:07 pm
by 914-6
Welcome back keith to the air cooled side.
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:16 pm
by KS
Thanks. You probably owe me a beer by now...
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:43 pm
by Ian Gunney
Looks a nice '14 Keith - look forward to hearing what your plans are for it. Aircooled and a proper gearbox - that's the way forward!!
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:53 am
by KS
After a day or so on eBay, up popped a pair of early rear hub flanges, the hard to find ones with the bosses ready for drilling for five-studs. In the States I found two or three pairs for sale at $700-1000. These came from Portugal and were a fraction of that. Arrived in two days, too.
Just right for these – full set of five for £900. Not a bad deal.
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:00 am
by gallego
Are they 14 inch Keith?
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:06 am
by KS
Yes - hence the bargain price. As per factory 914/6 fitment.
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:11 am
by gallego
Ah...I saw those and put a thread on here - a lot of comments about 15s being better hence why I stuck to the 914/4 Fuch. They do look great!
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:20 am
by KS
There's more tyre choice with 15s, but I'm more after a period look. Couldn't justify the prices being asked for deep six 15s these days!
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:23 am
by gallego
I get that - I did have a look and thought wow!
Yours do look great - when do you get the car (assume it's coming from the US)?
Re: Another soon to join the ranks...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:41 am
by KS
It's sitting at the shipping agents in Charleston right now, so could ship in a few days, or it could be weeks – depends on the availability of a container. Sea crossing is 10-12 days from there, again depending on where else the ship docks first.