My father has a 1972 911 Targa and I'd like to surprise him with some nice upgrades and addons for it.
He needs new tires for example - does anyone know what sizes will fit?
Are there any good performance modifications available?

I am not local to him so I can't easily figure this out by bringing the car to a shop.

Thanks for the help guys!

 

Any help on tires and wheels for it?

 

Wheel type would help.

I don't know too much about early cars but I think a Dansk exhaust would be pretty nice.

 

If it is stock, it has 6X15 Fuchs, DON'T CHANGE THEM!!!!
195 or 205/60/15s are a good tire size choice. Without knowing more about the car, it is hard to recomend anything. Is it a T,E or S, is it all stock or has he changed it??

 

I'd recommend the 195/60/15 tires. If it has the original Fuchs wheels, those should very handled very carefully.

The 1972 had a nice 2.4L engine. I would not try to modify it, or you could subtract from its value. I would recommend sending it to a good Porsche shop and have them do a complete tune-up on the engine.

If it is a 911S, they are worth twice as much as a 911T or 911E.

 

It does have the stock wheels, which should be the Fuchs I suppose.
Will the 206/60/15's fit on them without an issue? Would be nice to get him a bit wider of a tire.

 

It doesnt look like tirerack.com carries 206 width tires, but they do have 205...
Do you guys think these will fit alright?

Size: 205/60R15
Yokohama AVS ES100
(Ultra High Performance Summer)

 

My bad, 205s, they will fit 6" Fuchs.

 

I've run 205/55's on my 6" front wheels for 23 years and they fit without any problems. The 55's are a little bit lower profile than the 60's. My front wheels are 16's, but the stock 87 911 came with 6 inch wide front wheels with 205/55/15's. I assume that the 72 has 15 x 6 wheels on all four corners?? Send an email to Tirerack (or other tire supplier) and talk to them. They can help you and keep you from making a mistake.

 

these are the wheels that are on it (sample pic from google)

 

upgrades and addons?

what kind? obviously if you have money, you can give him widebody kit, new rims, turbokit or engine/tranny swap, etc...

 

My dad runs 195/60/15 tires

 

some folks just don't understand....Pipes

 

I bought him these:
Size: 205/60R15
Yokohama AVS ES100

He says he likes them a lot

 

The Yoko's are good tires...I've been using them for several years and they wear well and have good traction....Pipes.