I'm not talking about the fender flare kits, I'm just wondering if anyone ever made something cool as a kit car - like a stratos, or a GT 40, or some of the Ferraris?

Obviously a bunch of those for beetle frames, but I wonder if anyone ever did it for the 914 platform?

Dude. Just no. These cars have passed that barrier.
Every body mod devalues them now. Hugely.

If you want to be a poser, this is not your platform.

Did you say frames?

Yes in the day there was Premiere. Beach Boys racing did some cabriolet.

They were cool at the time. But honestly if you want to do a kit I'd look at something on a Boxter platform.

Even boxSter people agree.

914 on a Boxster..

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This is the one I remember most....

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The Eagle GT.
Wasn't all that bad.

Or the infamous LeMons Mazda 787B Replica....

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Here's one my brother has. Post #4 He has enough cars I'd bet he'd cut you a deal. Unfortunately, it's been sitting awhile


https://rennlist.com/forums/914-914-6-forum...sche-914-a.html

My dad built an Eagle back in the day.

I could definitely get behind the eagle and the 550/356 coupe style. Both are nice looking cars.

Thank you so much for your unsolicited opinion. If only you had any information pertinent to the question!

i appreciate the feedback from those who chose to inform and educate me.

That eagle is fantastic!

There were some nice kits in the 80’s, funny how things go out of style. The GT look is more popular now. All the kit companies went out of business. You will find them occasionally in the classifieds. Google images for Rayco 914, Beach boys racing Monterey 914 and Chalon 914. These were the most popular

Wouldn't put any sort of body kit on a 914 anymore unless it was some sort of period correct/factory flares or other factory options.

I know where a Rayco kit is, one time it was mine and seeing as I bought it for IIRC $100 and sold it for $200 I think I was the only owner ever to make money on the kit.
Never mounted, it's for sale cheap local to me.

I also know where the Lazer 917 molds are, and they're for sale as well.

LOL! It was solicited when you posted here.
And you should really take it to heart. Please don't molest a 914 with a body kit. It's not the 80s any more!! Like I said, it will only devalue it.
I chose to inform and educate you. If you don't listen to me, please listen to the others who are more subtle about it than me. Putting a body kit on a 914 is STUPID.

https://www.google.com/search?q=STUPID&...me&ie=UTF-8

I dream of taking a Lazer 917 to a Porsche event.

I had a guy one time tell me he wanted to sell his Porsche 917. I asked him for pictures, he swore it was a real 917. It was a Lazer, I said it was cool but it wasn't a Porsche. He asked how I could tell it from a the real thing....

Don't forget paint jobs. That can really send it! Woo! And you could lower it more. Ooh the 4x4 is uber cool.

I think a bug has more options...


https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00...745&bih=852

Beck front and rear clips.. I have a NOS set....

There actually are some cool bug kits.

Bugs give you lots of room, and that's where playing with body kits doesn't hurt. But 914s are different territory. Would you put a body kit on a ferrari? No. Not saying a 914 is a ferrari, but I hope you get the point. The value is going up up up, don't be stupid. Do a bug. That's what the ladybug said.

Quite a bit of effort went in to that "Porrera". Wow.

This is the Chalon kit. A lot of them were done poorly. This is one of the better Chalons I have seen.

I would do this one.

Here's a fun one...low budget

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Which one?

I'm with @Rand -- plenty of heavily molested teeners out there. Please don't start with a nice car and then kit it. Find a jalopy and start there.

I agree as well. If the body is in good shape, leave it stock or go with steel GT fender flares.

I am installing a Chalon kit because my project started as a basket case and every fender was covered in massive amounts of bondo. It would cost more to fix the fenders than the car would be worth so I am removing them and replacing them with the Chalon kit.

That one looks nice!! A turn off for me was the fiberglass. They don’t seem to age well and I have seen a bunch that cracked over time. Is that normal?

Yes. Fiberglass doesn’t hold up to street driving. There are exceptions of course but most of the glass that’s offered is for the track. Light and easily replaced.

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Totally amazing..
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...298790&st=0

AIR / Bond 914 / 934. Still my favorite version out there, maybe it is just the fact that I was a teenager when it came out.

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Somewhere I have a post with a bunch of the body kit suppliers and the sales flyers.

BTW, I also wanted the 904 in the background.

He built a car. The thread still blows me away.

I like the eagle/904 and the 934 kits as well.

Stephen,
I still have a Beach Boys Racing and and a Mid Engineering catalog with all kinds of body kits.

I had a fascination with Kit Cars in the 80's and of course thought the Chalon was what I neeed for my 914. Taste has changed and I now prefer the GT widebody as I think it has aged better than some of the 80's designs.

Luckily I outgrew this one too (Mirage - not a teener) but wanted one bad back in the day. What was I thinking? CamAm replica of sorts with about a 4' front overhang that gurantess you can't get in most driveways without scraping.

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Others that have aged a little better

Kelmark GT's I've seen with a wide range of motors including Type 4's

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And of course I think the Beck 550 still looks good and have seen those with 911 motors Now were talking.

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I still have a beach boys catalog and rayco catalog. In the 80’s I really wanted the rayco body kit. It was based on the prototype boxster. Thank god AA came out with affordable steel GT flairs!!

I have a Rayco kit that I will sell for cheap it is new and never been installed I am to old to try that now

Sheridan wide body!

Yep just pulled the 1st rear 1/4's on it in Carbon Fiber.

Gotta say I like the look. I will be doing Taylors' old car with this kit.

Damn @Mikey914 that looks good, so excited you guys took over that whole Sheridan body mold business

I respect Sheridan because it was a need to fit more tire for purpose built race cars. And it looks damned cool.

It's the goofy looks that try to make the car into something else that I despise. (And even then, only in my later fuddy duddy years because of how it devalues something which is becoming more priceless over time - for only visual reasons. Which is like painting your favorite supermodel's face over the mona lisa. Oof, she's ugly! LOL)

Carbon rear quarters of Sheridan's kit look great.

Do you plan to have them all cut off before the tail light area, or do you plan to offer a set that incorporates the tail light section?

Also to add, great job on adding more material & folding it over and into the u channel of the rear trunk. My current fiberglass original Sheridan rear quarters do not have that, and they did not come perfectly trimmed down the line..

My old '74 1303S Super Beetle with a T4 2.0L and 911 whale tail and 8"/9" wheels:

I remember one from the back of VW & Porsche called Fox (I believe) that was not bad. It was actually just a spoiler, rockers, a rear skirt and an ugly wing that I would not have installed. All the rest looked pretty good as I recall.

Anybody remember that one?

I paid the $25 for the booklet that had the parts list.