Fiberglass 914/6 Engine Tins, share you impressions Options

[McMark]

I haven't seen any fiberglass 914/6 tins in person. Are the ones available any good? Anyone got any good pictures? How what fitting them up?

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[Scott S]

The stuff I bought from Getty fit absolutely perfect. I bought the raw amber fan shroud first. It did require some trimming here and there. After seeing the RSR's at the porsche parade, I decided I wanted the engine tins in the same amber finish. The fit was litterally perfect. I left the large double pully for AC on the crank, so that had to trimmed, but other than that I did not alter them in any way. I was actually surprised at how perfect the tins met the rubber seal.

I used the old licence plate technique to get the motor in the car. I stuck one each suspension mount as the motor went in. Worked perfectly - like a shoe horn. The front RJ mount never posed any problems in my experience.

The last picture is very poorly lit/cell phone. In person it looked much brighter/cleaner.

[rgalla9146]

The stuff I bought from Getty fit absolutely perfect. I bought the raw amber fan shroud first. It did require some trimming here and there. After seeing the RSR's at the porsche parade, I decided I wanted the engine tins in the same amber finish. The fit was litterally perfect. I left the large double pully for AC on the crank, so that had to trimmed, but other than that I did not alter them in any way. I was actually surprised at how perfect the tins met the rubber seal.

I used the old licence plate technique to get the motor in the car. I stuck one each suspension mount as the motor went in. Worked perfectly - like a shoe horn. The front RJ mount never posed any problems in my experience.

The last picture is very poorly lit/cell phone. In person it looked much brighter/cleaner.

I have fiberglass 6 "tin" that I'm going to be using in the future.
Installing a 914 6 engine is difficult for a few reasons but I've found it helpful to lift the engine / trans into position without the side tins attached.
This allows clearance between the inner suspension ears, avoids scraping and bending the tin and prevents distorting or damaging the rubber seals.
The side pieces are best attached after the engine is bolted in but before all the other ancilliaries are done. It's tight to put the side tins on but very doable.
Of course with tin or glass it is important to install and check fit beforhand.