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| DaveB |
 Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 25-November 21 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 26,107 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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I am sorting out a '75 914 and will replace a lot of the sheetmetal. Are there differences in the replacement panels and sheetmetal quality from various manufacturers? I've worked on other makes where we have fit/QA issues with body metal from certain manufacturers. Is there a way to distinguish the sheetmetal manufacturers from suppliers other than price point? If there is a thread on this, just point me over to it - thanks!
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| 9146C |
Dec 5 2021, 09:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 14-September 19 From: US Member No.: 23,460 Region Association: None
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I added this photo to my build thread about 1-1/2 years ago. Two different manufacturers of door jams.
The one on the right (the grey one) is the Restoration Design replacement. Probably worth posting again in this thread. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 19 2021, 06:29 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(9146C @ Dec 5 2021, 10:47 AM)  I added this photo to my build thread about 1-1/2 years ago. Two different manufacturers of door jams. The one on the right (the grey one) is the Restoration Design replacement. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-23460-1638719168_thumb.jpg) I had both these parts in my hands, absolute no comparison the RD part easily was the vastly better part. The blue panel was so thin you could piss through it and the stamping was just wrong beyond belief. |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 15 2022, 12:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,875 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 19 2021, 05:29 AM) QUOTE(9146C @ Dec 5 2021, 10:47 AM) I added this photo to my build thread about 1-1/2 years ago. Two different manufacturers of door jams. The one on the right (the grey one) is the Restoration Design replacement. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-23460-1638719168_thumb.jpg) I had both these parts in my hands, absolute no comparison the RD part easily was the vastly better part. The blue panel was so thin you could piss through it and the stamping was just wrong beyond belief. Dansk makes the door jamb and it is very nice now they sell it to us and to rd. The maker of the door jamb was first done for tweeks by dyna fab who also sold to us. the vent hole was to be folded in to weld to the quarter panel. Back then that was the only game in town for it, so new we are changing to the dansk part |
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DaveB Sheetmetal Replacement Quality Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
mepstein There’s nos Porsche and then everything else. Dec 4 2021, 03:46 PM dlee6204 I've used quite a bit of replacement metal and... Dec 4 2021, 04:10 PM
914werke There’s nos Porsche and then everything else.
... Dec 4 2021, 04:39 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com Factory Dansk Stoddard, Restoration Design and us.... Feb 15 2022, 11:59 AM roblav1 OEM is definitely best. RD is pretty good, but I s... Dec 4 2021, 04:26 PM Mark Henry
[quote name='914werke' post='2964703' date='Dec 4... Dec 5 2021, 07:38 AM Unobtanium-inc
[quote name='914werke' post='2964703' date='Dec ... Dec 5 2021, 09:11 AM dlee6204
There’s nos Porsche and then everything else. ... Dec 4 2021, 04:50 PM Unobtanium-inc Even NOS Porsche metal has to be tweeked sometimes... Dec 4 2021, 05:35 PM DaveB Thanks for the feedback and good info.
In general... Dec 4 2021, 08:32 PM Montreal914 I bought this repair piece from AA for the top rea... Dec 4 2021, 10:27 PM SirAndy
Here you can see the part removed from my car and... Dec 4 2021, 10:54 PM 930cabman Restoration Design located in Ontario is superior,... Dec 5 2021, 09:45 AM Unobtanium-inc
Restoration Design located in Ontario is superior... Dec 5 2021, 10:56 AM DaveB
[quote name='9146C' post='2964855' date='Dec 5 20... Dec 20 2021, 07:14 PM davep Restoration Design has the advantage of a lot of N... Dec 5 2021, 10:06 AM 930cabman These days, anyone with an even marginal "cus... Dec 5 2021, 12:50 PM peteyd Hey Guys,
I just noticed this thread and just wan... Dec 17 2021, 02:56 PM Root_Werks Bought a couple of repair panels from RD and both ... Dec 17 2021, 03:49 PM MM1 @Montreal914 - thank you for posting comparison ... Dec 20 2021, 08:10 PM Zaffer Just wanted to revive this thread since I’m gett... Feb 13 2022, 09:53 AM jaredmcginness Since I cannot afford Nos/OE, I've had experie... Feb 14 2022, 02:31 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com AND we all sell each other parts, like a family.
... Feb 15 2022, 12:03 PM friethmiller Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid ... Feb 14 2022, 03:03 PM Unobtanium-inc
Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid... Feb 14 2022, 04:54 PM nivekdodge
Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid... Feb 14 2022, 09:00 PM friethmiller LOL! I'm sure I'm not their #1 custom... Feb 15 2022, 10:38 AM 76-914 Great thread and right on target. I'd like to ... Feb 15 2022, 11:09 AM DennisV This is a great thread. Thanks to all the folks th... Nov 7 2022, 12:21 PM |
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