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| Randal |
 Dec 29 2006, 01:57 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750  |
Anyone have experience with American International Racing body kits.
How good they are, how difficult to install and what level of experience is required to pull off an installation. Thanks. Randal |
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| john rogers |
Dec 30 2006, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
The quality of their kits is good but like any fiberglass parts they will take a bit of work to make them fit. The same is true of GT Racing or any of the other manufacturers too.
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| Randal |
Dec 30 2006, 01:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(john rogers @ Dec 30 2006, 10:45 AM)  The quality of their kits is good but like any fiberglass parts they will take a bit of work to make them fit. The same is true of GT Racing or any of the other manufacturers too. Thanks John.. |
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| Aaron Cox |
Dec 31 2006, 01:16 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
getty stuff fits....
i have an AIR gt valence.... looks like it was made by a 4 yo.... fit sucks. |
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| Randal |
Dec 31 2006, 04:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ Dec 31 2006, 11:16 AM) getty stuff fits.... i have an AIR gt valence.... looks like it was made by a 4 yo.... fit sucks. The fit sucks? |
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| TimT |
Dec 31 2006, 09:13 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
I bought a 935 body kit from Dan McClaughlin (AIR)
He allegedly made, or supplied glass for most of the west coast US built 935s. The fit of the glass was horrendous ( Ive stated this many times before).. Ive also had the misfortune of trying make other AIR pieces fit 911s... See you have to make them fit because the molds are so shitty, that they dont resemble the intended car anymore. Or of course your friend could buy his parts from someone who makes things that fit........... Getty/Shaw.. Caveat Emptor.... AIR=POS quite simple |
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| TimT |
Dec 31 2006, 09:23 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
I wish we had taken pics when we built the 935.. it was just the dawn of the digital age when we built it..
But.. We had to cut/reshape every single piece... On the front fenders we had to cut off the mounts to the door jambs, and reglass them so that the fenders would mount properly..... additionally we had to section the front fender such that met the profilfe of the hood.. Then of course there is the hood.. yet another POS in a POS body kit |
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| PORobinSCHE |
Dec 31 2006, 09:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 421 Joined: 22-July 06 From: Orlando,Fl Member No.: 6,484 |
anyone ever dealt with Showcars? i believe they are in Canada.
RJJ |
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| Randal |
Dec 31 2006, 10:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(PORobinSCHE @ Dec 31 2006, 07:51 PM) anyone ever dealt with Showcars? i believe they are in Canada. RJJ I thought they distributed AIR products. Lots of the same pictures on the same sites. |
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| byndbad914 |
Jan 2 2007, 08:32 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(TimT @ Dec 31 2006, 07:13 PM) I bought a 935 body kit from Dan McClaughlin (AIR) He allegedly made, or supplied glass for most of the west coast US built 935s. The fit of the glass was horrendous ( Ive stated this many times before).. Ive also had the misfortune of trying make other AIR pieces fit 911s... See you have to make them fit because the molds are so shitty, that they dont resemble the intended car anymore. Or of course your friend could buy his parts from someone who makes things that fit........... Getty/Shaw.. Caveat Emptor.... AIR=POS quite simple (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) their parts fit like crap. The rear bumper on my car has a couple hours of f'ing with it by a professional body guy (I gave up) and he basically said he would need to cut some pieces out of it and re-align/rebuild it to make it look right. for the time he would have charged me (and had already charged me) I would have had more than double the initial cost in it. I have heard great things about Getty. If their stuff is less than double the AIR, buy it because the AIR will cost that much again to fix it and not worth the PITA to mess with. |
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| flesburg |
Jan 2 2007, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 22-November 04 From: Pontiac, IL Member No.: 3,162 |
I would buy again from MR Chassis, or from Getty..........and no one else,
Just my 2 cents worth. |
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| Misha |
Jan 2 2007, 10:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 28-December 06 From: Nor Cal Member No.: 7,397 |
QUOTE(Randal @ Dec 29 2006, 11:57 AM) Anyone have experience with American International Racing body kits. AIR glass is very poor quality. Getty glass is a much better fit right out of the box. Misha |
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| neo914-6 |
Jan 13 2007, 02:46 AM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
QUOTE(Randal @ Dec 29 2006, 11:57 AM) Anyone have experience with American International Racing body kits. I have a friend that is considering using one for his 911 and would like to know how good they are, how difficult to install and the level of experience required to pull off an installation. Thanks. Randal GD Racing 3.8 914 had AIR bodywork and it looked great. I don't know how much the bodyshop worked them but their name was on the car (don't recall). Call Tony C, it may still be there... |
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| campbellcj |
Jan 17 2007, 12:52 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California 
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Assuming you mean Topper Chasse...yep he made some really good stuff from what I've seen. Unfortunately he passed-away in the last year or two. I don't know if anybody is continuing the business with his molds and stuff.
QUOTE(flesburg @ Jan 2 2007, 07:55 PM) I would buy again from MR Chassis, or from Getty..........and no one else, Just my 2 cents worth. |
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| crash914 |
Jan 21 2007, 06:08 PM
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its a mystery to me Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 17-March 03 From: Marriottsville, MD Member No.: 434 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
can't find any info on mr chassis....got any resources?
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| naro914 |
Jan 27 2007, 08:12 AM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(Randal @ Dec 29 2006, 02:57 PM) Anyone have experience with American International Racing body kits. Thanks. Randal Our car Papa Smurf is a full AIR kit. Yes, it took some time to "fit" it on, but the results were great. With such wide flares, we obviously had to make support brackets anyway, sot it really wasn't much of an issue...And it's held up quite nice for over 5 years now. I don't know of another kit that looks as good for a 914.    |
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| SirAndy |
Jan 27 2007, 10:22 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,623 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(naro914 @ Jan 27 2007, 06:12 AM) Our car Papa Smurf is a full AIR kit. Yes, it took some time to "fit" it on, but the results were great. With such wide flares, we obviously had to make support brackets anyway, sot it really wasn't much of an issue...And it's held up quite nice for over 5 years now. I don't know of another kit that looks as good for a 914. you car looks very nice and i do like that kit ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) but i still think roger sheridan's body kit is the sexiest (my very own personal opinion, of course). i want one of his widebody kits for the street ... http://www.ultimate914.com/ (IMG:http://www.ultimate914.com/MOTORSPORTS_WE/photo_7/IMAG0000.JPG) (IMG:http://www.ultimate914.com/MOTORSPORTS_WE/photo18/IMAG0000.JPG) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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