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Posted by: SirAndy May 7 2006, 12:07 AM

if you got a set stashed away in your lost 914 warehouse, call me

i'm very interested in obtaining a set.

9"/11" STEEL GT-Flares

i know they are out there. i know the factory had them. i know they were an option for the GTs.

you got 'em, i'll buy 'em ..
Andy


PS: here are two pics of a 914-6 racecar that has a set mounted ...


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Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik May 7 2006, 09:06 AM

Hi Andy,

I have a set of factory steel flares, but I don't know if they are standard??, 9" or 11" GT ones your looking for. Help me out here what to look for??

I thought all factory flares were the one & same. I have a picture posted on the Concours d'Elegance site showing the factory #'s & a blurry picture. Cut you a good deal if that's the ones you need.

Tom

Posted by: (*)(*) May 7 2006, 09:10 AM

Wouldn't it be relatively easy...operative word, relatively.....to get a standard set and section in more steel?

Probably a better bet than searching the lost warehouse....

Posted by: 914Sixer May 7 2006, 09:54 AM

I only know of one size. The part numbers are listed in the booklet I was making available. FYI, Stoddard Porsche has the factory steel flares marked down to $655 for the fronts and $788 for the rears. A real bargain!! Well, atleast they think so.

Posted by: xitspd May 7 2006, 10:19 AM

Hi Andy,

My set had Porsche factory stickers with part numbers on the inside of them. I had the rears modified slightly to fit a larger tire. I just sent Slugmika a set of all four quarter panels molded from my car in fiberglass!

Dan

Posted by: grasshopper May 7 2006, 10:52 AM

hey dan havn't seen you post in a while. Do you still sell the momo race seats??

Posted by: GeorgeRud May 7 2006, 01:04 PM

I got a set of factory flares for my car years ago, there was only one size of flares from the factory back then. I believe that some people were making them up in fiberglass with different widths, but I've never seen any in steel.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 7 2006, 01:11 PM

dekman has "widened" steel flares....

ive heard and read of the elsuive steel 9/11 set, never seen em. just 7/9

Posted by: pete-stevers May 7 2006, 01:17 PM

hey andy.....arent we talking tons of drag.....kinda like two "trash cans" on the side of you car

Posted by: North Bay 914 May 7 2006, 01:30 PM

The wide stell flares I was told were widened normal flares...see the photo.


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Posted by: SirAndy May 7 2006, 02:24 PM

thanks for the pic ... that might be the way to go ...

i have never seen a porsche part number for the 9/11 steel flares, altought they are mentioned in some of the factory literature ...
Andy

PS: i just measured my new wheels/tires and there is NO WAY they will fit a 9" GT flare. about 2 1/2" more width needed ...

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 7 2006, 04:32 PM

you buy bill's fikse with ra1's?

Posted by: davep May 7 2006, 04:41 PM

There were two varieties of the factory flare, at least for the front. It is a rounded flare, not the boxy one we are used to. I believe it came out first and was superceded by the boxy one we are familiar with, probably to give it a more balanced appearance. I know the factory used wider ones on some of the 86 hour cars, but they were not normally available for order. I believe that the reason was that the group 4 cars were limited to the 2" extensions, thus that was what the factory provided.