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Posted by: Stutgart46 Oct 13 2004, 05:08 PM

After removing the sail panel vinyl and aluminum trim pieces I am considering grinding off the lip that holds on the aluminum behind the sail panel. Has anyone else done this? I am not crazy about the vinyl or the aluminum and instead of powder coated them black, I would rather delete them. But, that leaves me with that lip that is normally hidden behind the aluminum trim.
If anyone has done this, can you please attach pics?

Posted by: mike_the_man Oct 13 2004, 05:10 PM

There was an article a few months back in Excellence about a guy that did that. It was a red 75 914, I believe. I don't have any pictures off hand, sorry.

Posted by: bondo Oct 13 2004, 05:42 PM

That lip is structural! it's where all the pieces of the targa bar are spot welded together. If you cut it off, you'd have to weld the bits back together. Do-able, but not easy.

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 13 2004, 06:03 PM

Posted by: bob91403 Oct 13 2004, 06:32 PM

That must be why most of the 916s I've seen have the trim, but no sail panel vinyl. Probably was too much work.

Posted by: sj914 Oct 13 2004, 07:02 PM

I kind of did this to my first teener. I used bondo to buildup and hide the flange.

OK Ok I was young and stupid.

Posted by: morphenspectra Oct 13 2004, 08:42 PM

i wondered about this too
i was gonna cap it wth a fiberglass cap on my new project
but i wanted to stay all metal on the body

Posted by: sj914 Oct 13 2004, 08:57 PM

You can always take the aluminum trim pieces and have them powdercoated in a contrasting color.

Posted by: bob91403 Oct 13 2004, 09:02 PM

Posted by: boxstr Oct 13 2004, 09:29 PM

Here is a yellow car that I have JLO, with the trim painted body color and sail panel pieces removed.
CCLINSAILAWAY


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Posted by: itsa914 Oct 13 2004, 09:50 PM

Like this one. It belongs to John Takehara, a lurker here that attends the windy breakfast. Hi John


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