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| Philhill |
 Dec 20 2025, 12:21 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 23-March 25 From: Washington Member No.: 28,675 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Hello to 914 world-
I am starting a build on a 75 1.8. It is a fairly solid car and I am starting with paint and bodywork. I love the look of the 916 (don't have the $$ to do an authentic clone) so have purchased the flares and bumpers from AIR. I have duct taped the flares on to the car and have broken out the sawzall to start cutting the body but wanted to check to see if anyone on the site had done an install on these AIR parts before irreversible damage is done ;-}. I looked to see if there were any threads for these parts but don't see any, but I am sure that some people have gone before me...am I missing a thread somewhere? My initial assessment is that there will need to be some tweaking needed to get things to look and fit right. Many thanks, Paul |
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| Shivers |
Dec 20 2025, 05:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,214 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Philhill @ Dec 19 2025, 10:21 PM)  Hello to 914 world- I am starting a build on a 75 1.8. It is a fairly solid car and I am starting with paint and bodywork. I love the look of the 916 (don't have the $$ to do an authentic clone) so have purchased the flares and bumpers from AIR. I have duct taped the flares on to the car and have broken out the sawzall to start cutting the body but wanted to check to see if anyone on the site had done an install on these AIR parts before irreversible damage is done ;-}. I looked to see if there were any threads for these parts but don't see any, but I am sure that some people have gone before me...am I missing a thread somewhere? My initial assessment is that there will need to be some tweaking needed to get things to look and fit right. Many thanks, Paul Are they glass or steel? Glass would bond onto the metal so don't cut too big. Steel is a butt joint. I clamped mine in place and cut the bottom with cutoff wheels. I went up about a foot from the bottom and tack welded the bottom in place to try and keep the whole thing from shifting. Then cut up both sides a little at a time until the origional piece of steel fell to the ground. when I was getting close to the top, before the steel fell I add a few more tack welds |
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Philhill AIR fiberglass flares Dec 20 2025, 12:21 AM
Literati914 I believe I recall 3M Panel Bond being a favored p... Dec 20 2025, 08:52 AM
tygaboy Get your wheels on the car THEN fit the flares so ... Dec 20 2025, 09:09 AM |
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