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> Another 914 goes under the knife, Update: Rear trunk pan replacement at the Alien Werkshop
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post Feb 28 2016, 09:20 AM
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QUOTE(falcor75 @ Feb 28 2016, 01:50 AM) *

Glad to see someone else giving the cookies some love. I had mine plastidipped to a twotone gold/silver combo but I might actually make it permanent with paint. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


They've grown on me. I wasn't a fan for a long time, but it seems something has changed my opinion in recent years.
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post Mar 20 2016, 05:37 AM
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Fantastic build, wish I had found this earlier!
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post Mar 20 2016, 05:43 AM
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There is a new inner long for the right and left being made in Germany that appears to have more of the factory details formed into it.
maybe even OG dies ? HESS , is a VW parts supplier


To answer Ricks question & for completeness Patrik Hess in Germany carries them. eBay is more expensive than his direct shop. I've just ordered a few bits from him so let's see what happens in the next few weeks

http://914er-shop.de/en/index.php?coID=5&a...mp;mobile=false

http://www.914er-teile.de/en/index.php

http://stores.ebay.com/der914erteilelieferant/
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post Oct 12 2017, 07:25 PM
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Ben's thread "Am I losing my mind" thread prompted me to bump his build thread. Anyone thinking about trying to talk him out of this car needs to know how special it is. Enjoy the read.
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post Jan 20 2026, 06:51 PM
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Time to bump this for Ben. His car is back for another little tweak. This time it is the rear trunk pan. I am just doing the minimum repair. The car is really nice. However there were a couple things I couldn't leave though. At some point there was some black petroleum based under coating sprayed over the factory rubber under coating. I am not sure any of you had to try to remove this stuff but it does not come off easy. I ended up using a spray can paint stripper, Heavy grease and oil cleaner, Brass brushes, plastic brushes. dish soap and a crap load of time.

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More to come as I get closer to tig and spot weld the rear pan back in.

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The tig welding part is done. Next is the Lenco spot welder.

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post Feb 6 2026, 09:12 AM
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Feb 4 2026, 05:24 PM) *

The tig welding part is done. Next is the Lenco spot welder.

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that looks great! my 75 had all kinds of gunk on the underside ofthe car too, mostly was a dealer applied Zebart crap all over that i had to clean out of the front trunk inside and outside and the engine compartment, and underside of the rear trunk. it took a lot of rags with brake cleaner which worked fairly well to disolve and remove before our repaint. it was all over up under the wheel wells also as you said a lot of time! i did mine so my body and paint guy didnt have to. Love that blue, how hard will it be to match due to the age of the original paint?
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post Feb 7 2026, 10:42 AM
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All the welding is finished. I used my Leno Spot Welder to face spot the floor flange tot he tail light panel. If there is any doubt the power this welder has you can see it smoked the paint on the outside of the panel. this is through the new flange and through the original flange I left in place.

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On to prepping for paint. I need to crawl under the car and clean and prep the back of the welds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) The car was repainted once and the exterior color is lighter and I think a nicer shade of blue. I believe when I did the repairs back 2014 I matched the exterior color because I needed to blend the right door jamb to the exterior QP. I doubt I have paint left from the last time..
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post Feb 7 2026, 10:57 AM
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Car looks great with those cookie cutters on it. What an underrated wheel.
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post Feb 7 2026, 11:35 AM
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Car looks great with those cookie cutters on it. What an underrated wheel.

^^^ I fully agree! Beautiful car!!

Now I am thinking I should get a set before this picture makes their demand go up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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Great story, great car, great workmanship

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Triple Great
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Feb 7 2026, 08:42 AM) *

All the welding is finished. I used my Leno Spot Welder to face spot the floor flange tot he tail light panel. If there is any doubt the power this welder has you can see it smoked the paint on the outside of the panel. this is through the new flange and through the original flange I left in place.

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On to prepping for paint. I need to crawl under the car and clean and prep the back of the welds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) The car was repainted once and the exterior color is lighter and I think a nicer shade of blue. I believe when I did the repairs back 2014 I matched the exterior color because I needed to blend the right door jamb to the exterior QP. I doubt I have paint left from the last time..


It's looking great, Rick. Can't wait to see your amazing workmanship up close next weekend.
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Feb 7 2026, 08:42 AM) *

All the welding is finished. I used my Leno Spot Welder to face spot the floor flange tot he tail light panel. If there is any doubt the power this welder has you can see it smoked the paint on the outside of the panel. this is through the new flange and through the original flange I left in place.

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On to prepping for paint. I need to crawl under the car and clean and prep the back of the welds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) The car was repainted once and the exterior color is lighter and I think a nicer shade of blue. I believe when I did the repairs back 2014 I matched the exterior color because I needed to blend the right door jamb to the exterior QP. I doubt I have paint left from the last time..


It's looking great, Rick. Can't wait to see your amazing workmanship up close next weekend.
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