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smokum
Im new here guys just got my 914 yesterday, so im going threw the basics can anyone tell me what body style this is i am hooked on it.
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SirAndy
Never seen that one, looks like a custom build ...
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JRust
Thinking those quarters are QRS fiberglass. The rear flare is wider than typical but I think they do them. My best guess confused24.gif
naro914
was that car previously owned by Fred Benedict?
ndfrigi
deleted my reply!
SirAndy
QUOTE(ndfrigi @ Aug 31 2015, 03:07 PM) *
Looks like same as the fender I recently sold.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=241799&hl=

Not even close ...
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Johny Blackstain
Doesn't look like a "kit" to me. Fiberglass fenders on all 4 corners & custom modified everything else (rockers, bumpers, hood, wing, etc...) However, I could be wrong.
Mueller
Modified Sheridan body perhaps?

I like it....better have a huge /6 motor or V8 for that sucker!
ndfrigi
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Aug 31 2015, 03:25 PM) *
QUOTE(ndfrigi @ Aug 31 2015, 03:07 PM) *
Looks like same as the fender I recently sold.
Not even close ...
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you are right sir! after posting my reply and look at it again, I notice it was different but I didn't change or edit my reply anymore. my mistake!
naro914
If its the car I'm thinking of, it was custom work...
smokum
QUOTE(naro914 @ Aug 31 2015, 04:43 PM) *

If its the car I'm thinking of, it was custom work...

Same...maybe this will help
ConeDodger
I think it predates QRS Randy... Looks like maybe some Sheridan stuff modified? Front end looks like Group 5?
mgp4591
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QUOTE(naro914 @ Aug 31 2015, 04:43 PM) *

If its the car I'm thinking of, it was custom work...

Same...maybe this will help

How custom would they be? They're bolt on flares, not QRS body panels and look like someone took bolt ons and modified them slightly but not too radical- the rest of the work look more labor intensive than the flares do. Nice job whatever they are... idea.gif
Cracker
The rears "appear" to be QRS - mismatched with custom fronts (or modified Sheridan panels). You can see the similarity (with the rears) on my old car below. The middle of the fender skirt (but can be trimmed) reaches the top of the wheel - very close 'shape" too. They would be the 11" rear units - not recommended FWIW...fitting was way off and an absolute chore to get right!

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naro914
the guys at Speedwerks could never leave well enough alone, and insisted on custom making everything. So while the parts may/may not have come from a kit, there is nearly a 100% chance that Speekwerks modified them substantially. Again, if this is Fred Benedict's old car, there is not much on there that are 'purchased parts'. Speedwerks had been known to make their own fiberglass parts just to fit their need, even if there was something on the market that already did the job.

I have Fred's old 915 transmission with Vellios side shift conversion in Papa Smurf...if you could have only seen the custom work done in that trans...Some of the work is great (making the vellios shift perfectly), but some of the work is part of the reason it failed on the second day out... just sayin'....
EdwardBlume
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