1976 Porsche 912 build with 993 motor swap by freedomperiod

4 minute(s) of a 253 minute read

Found a nice little paragraph about flares from Excellence Magazine I'd like to share, as well as a mini update.

RS flares are often referred to as "nine-inch flares," corresponding to the widest Fuchs wheel that can be fit within them, at nine inches wide. RSR flares are sometimes called "eleven-inch flares" due to the ultra-wide 15x11 Fuchs they'll accommodate. S-T flares, on the other hand, approximate a ten-inch flare - with room to spare for 15x9-inch Fuchs but not quite enough for 15x11s.

S-T rear flares also have a sharper transition - almost a crease - where the body meets the flares behind the doors while RS, RSR, and 930 flares have a smooth, flowing transition.

-Excellence Magazine

I have located a pair of orriginal 1973 RS fender flares in the UK. They have a bit of rust on them. 

The rusty ones are 100% AUTHENTIC!

I also found these green primer ones below, which are NOS (new old stock) flares. 

I'm not 100% sure these are the authentic ones, but I believe them to be. I'm waiting for confirmation of the part#'s on the stickers, and trying to get more info on them. I've been trying to move heaven and earth to get these damn flares. Seems like I might finally have a set. I hope I don't have to take the rusty ones.

There's also a guy I found that has a single left side authentic RS flare. My other option is to buy the single flare and either try to replicate a set, or have someone make me a right side one.

Why would Porsche go through so much trouble to make the damn fender this way on an RS????

The answer...

BECAUSE RENNCAR!!!!!!

The so called "9 inch flare" on the '73 RS makes it possible to accomodate a 9" wide Fuchs wheel. The orriginal 9x15 Fuchs wheels are equally as rare and hard to find as the RS fender flares. They were an option on the orriginal '73 RS, so not all RSs have them. 

The OEM 9x15 Fuchs extremely rare and difficult to find. 

Fortunately, I managed to track down a set of 2, with the orriginal serial #'s on the back of the wheels. Look at those things!!!! Those things are as wide as what the 930 turbo had, and they're going on a narrow body car.

Look at the size of the lip on those bad boys!! 

Part # 911-361-020-03

15 x 9 factory OEM Fuchs. The real deal.

1/11/2012

Made the decision to change the finish on the Fuchs to the silver annodized finish. The polished petals look too blingy for me, and most of the really badass looking RSs have the less shiny finish.

I like this finish best. Any more chrome is too much of a good thing.

...plus the horn grills are getting blacked out too. 

1/20/2012

RS Flares demystified, once and for all!!!

In the video, the top flare is an RS flare. The bottom one a Carrera flare. Paul is commenting in the video that the person I bought a set of RS flares from, threw in a Carrera flare by mistake. They don't match.

Turns out the ones in green primer are the real deal flares. The sticker has the correct part # and it says "original" (new old stock).

The metal is incredibly thin