Beautiful Clean Red 914, On ebay again.....looks nice though! Options

[soloracer]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2423158475


What do you guys think of this car? I believe it has the same body kit as mine so if I had mine painted that color I would expect it would look as nice. Looks like a really decent six conversion....if it is a Corvair 6 and not a Porsche 6.

[Brad Roberts]

Ready for my honest answer ??

I think if you try and drive it more than 500 miles the fiberglass will crack. Unless Roger laid this one thicker than normal (possible, but unlikely) it will crack under daily street use. I havent seen one that didnt crack with time.

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[soloracer]

Naturally I want your honest answer. So what you are saying is if you have a Sheridan kit don't spend big money on the paint because it will only crack later? Too bad because I really like the shape of the car and think that color is great. I even like Roger's dark blue race car. Is there anything that can be done to prevent cracking?

[Brad Roberts]

Its the mounting. The fiberglass is normally not secured correctly and it will vibrate/bounce on the tub. The hot ticket nowadays is to glue them onto the existing steel. The ones that where riveted and glassed in alway's break. The glue we have now is stronger than welding and covers more area than rivets every inch or so.

Its not the paint that cracks... its the fiberglass.

Just make sure the body panels have lots of support out on the leading edges. This will help.

Oh.. Rogers car is cracked in places also.. you just dont see it unless your standing next to it.. he also does all of his own work so the car is painted and repaired regularly (when he is running it)

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