Galvanized Body Options

[lsintampa]

Our BMW club has many members that own other German marks, including Porsche.

I don't know if the 914 ever had any or all of the body built with either galvanized steel and or Thyssen steel, but I think it is an interesting topic.

I read with interest a thread on this board that referenced a Pelican Parts forum post:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...1s-history.html

However, the post is specific to the 911, not the 914 - or all Porsche models.

From what I've been told by one of our local Porsche experts - no 914's came from the factory with either galivanized or Thyssen steel bodies.

It is hard to find any information on this subject that is specific to the 914, so (for me) it remains a mystery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[lsintampa]

IDK, seems like there still is some debate going on. From what I read into all of this is that the 911 started using T-steel and or galvanized steel sometime in 76... KEY is the 911. No one is stating that to be true of the 914 - even the Pelican thread clearly speaks of the 911.

Body schutz seems to have been applied to most all 914's it is just a question of where and on which year models. Most I've seen have it all over the rear shock towers inside the rear trunk (visible inspection). Since I don't own a 914 (yet) or have access to one, my guess is that BS (pun intended) was used on the underside area(s) as well.

Maybe the later models had more than the earlier models.