otter74
Well-Known Member
I love Spiders - I've had one (an '81 Turbo) since 1990. Just came out of a body & paint resto this spring, and I don't have any great pictures of it. When it gets warm again it's gettin a whole bunch of maintenance, yellow Konis and lowering springs, refinished Biturbo wheels and new decals.
I think the impact bumpers don't look awful, even if they aren't as pretty as the early bumpers. A bumper backdate doesn't quite give you exactly the look of an older car, as the mounts are higher in front and you have to DIY the turn signals. I think the ideal is a 74, which has chrome bumpers mounted on impact shocks, so they look good but actually do something.
Next season I'll just drive it and enjoy it and live with the interior, after that I'll spend money to make the rest of the interior nice (dash, console). In a perfect world I'd backdate the nose (turn signals mounted in fenders) and bumpers but I'm happy with it the way it is