anyone who has followed this thread from the beginning knows I have been in contact with Steve on a weekly basis on the project, so let me be clear they are complete and will be avaliable shortly to who ever is on the list that I gave Steve.

If someone wants to fabricate their own to make avaliable to sell on this site be my guest

I'm not tring to ruin someone's parade here, but if these are not in process, I do have ties at Mittlemotor and was proposing a group buy if I could get the cost in the right range. That way it would be a proven product and short turn around.

If I'm out of line here let me know, I'm only trying to help, and I don't intend to make this a for profit thing on my side.

-Mark

I have a customer who has done something *similar* to the original that's very cool. Would someone be interested in something that is not an exact copy of the original?

Apologies for quoting myself, but it is from 3 years ago ! All very pretentious I know
There is clearly plenty of demand out there beyond the select few on the list for this thread who have now surely reached exalted status for their faith and patience. Anyone who has hung on for over 3 years is hardly likely to drop out now !
If someone else did decide to produce a kit more commercially then I'd be up for one. As someone else has said I'm sure Pelican, AA and Performance Products would all be very interested in selling them on an ongoing basis. As someone has said all kits are just copied variations on the original theme so there is no virgin design that anyone has any claim to any more.

I could care less if it's an exact copy of the original. I want to eliminate the headlight motors and have the headlights go up when I pull a knob,lever,coat hanger etc. just want it to work. So what does your friend have available ? And thanks for chiming in.

Mark I am interested based on price and availibility. I responded to another post here as I'm interested in ANY kit that is reasonable in price and available in a reasonable time frame.

Sounds good, I like these kind of projects. I think I will make a set that will go up and down mechanically on my GT replica .

The above logic seems correct - except that I 'STILL' use the same bank that I wrote the check on..the only thing is the check number will be out of sequence...and the date.. other wise if the depositing bank attempts to 'deposit' my bank will allow it to flow through - especially since I've never even reported it lost and or to cancel it.

Steve and I've have already addressed this possible bump ..his comment was that he would simply contact said check holder of situation and have them resend a new check... I hope this opens some light to this possible concern... oh yes he also thank everyone for their patience too.

John (nein14) - I'm sure I was on the original list &, in fact, I spoke to Steve on the phone at the time about International orders - is there a way I can find out if I'm still on that original list ?

I'd be in.

Sorry John (nein14), but 4 years is a Joke. I'm not on the original list ( I don't think), but if I had sent a check to someone 4 years ago for something and didn't get it, somebody would get a beat-down.

If these ever do get made & shipped, some will be offered up after the fact just like the AA group buy Flares.

T.C.

anyone who has followed this thread from the beginning knows I have been in contact with Steve on a weekly basis on the project, so let me be clear they are complete and will be avaliable shortly to who ever is on the list that I gave Steve.




John,
How do you define ''Available Shortly''???

you posted this back in the end of March, we are now 2 months later.


Ron

This thread seems like a big tease and a cf.

Are there any further updates?

Yes, Elvis and Michael Jackson are still dead.

Ya there's always one in the crowd

I have it on good authority that they're not dead, but instead living on a sheep ranch in Montana and working on the GT kits in the barn. The kits would have been available sooner, but Elvis needed help. Now with Michael there, the kits will be available really soon.

One thousand three hundred and sixty-five days and counting. Approaching the 4 year anniversary on this group buy.

If you put $0.32 cents per day in a cookie jar you could hit the Mittlemotor site today and buy the actual "GT" version of this kit... not the Meaney version.

Now, if you put that same money in the market, you could probably be re-bounding by now with enough to buy a rusty 914!

If you calculate the amount of time you've spent re-checking this thread, you would find that you've actually lost more money than these things would have cost you if they were to ever come to fruition.

It's been so long that the 914 that I planned to put these on was sold and shipped to england years ago! Still have the race car and was considering putting this kit on that.... if the kit is ever completed.

Same here

Pssssssssst... Tip: start putting a quarter a day in a cookie jar!

I was until my son found a good way to get to it

Laugh all you want, I still want a set & hope that I'm on the list..

OK...

17 pages?


"Die Hard 1367™. The Group Buy edition."


This has to be a record of sorts ...
Andy

Count me in for one set depending on price...daveyboy

I would like a set as well. My first 914, after driving it for a little over a year went to the shop to get repaired and then refreshed. 13 years later, $10k into it and still in the shop, it was scrapped. This can only happen once, right? So I'd like to be in on this if there is room. I have high hopes!

does anyone remember how long George at AA took to perfect and finalize his reproduction steel flares???

I think he still has the record, but it looks like one day it's going to be broken by this one.

Ron

Yes, I'm on the original list along with a whole bunch of others..



Wake me if this ever happens...

ok.. we are going on almost 5 ..yes five years.. does any one have any insight on completion date- light at the end of the tunnel:(

Everyone jumped ship and went to the other group buy.

Here:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=111225

I may have one available if you're interested. I bought one but, due to the extra welding etc., I may not use it.

You don't have to weld them in.

Click to view attachment

This 'Group' Buy is going on 5-6 years long now.
Has any one be able to contact Steve for an update or is this one of those....checks in the mail and one day it will show up kind of situation?

You actually think Steve is going to answer the phone to field calls about the staus of the GT headlight kits?????????????

He's cashed my check years ago, and as far as I'm concerned, I wrote him off about the same time.

I bought the GT kit that Mikey offered from MittleMotor last year.
Hold your breath and hope for a miracle if you want to but I'm done with the guy.

There are words for someone who takes someone's money and doesn't give them their product for it.

5 Years, come on.

Just my 2 cents worth.
Ron

Thanks for the info.. sorry to hear of you being RIP OFF!!!
THAT means that I was most likey BENT OVER for TWO sets too... !!!
I never thought to check my bank account - after sending it!!!!! - STUPID me for being so trust worthy ....lesson learned .. Next week I WILL attempt to ask him to 'SEND' my check back!

Ya I have words to say about folks that rip others off.. except I can not post it.

Thanks!

Well, i attempted to call / contact Steve 4 different times..and no one pick-up.I;m not sure if he has caller ID and what - bit no answer

i will attempt tomorrow again.. Hey nein914..any updates on your end??

From this thread: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=145105

TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN WAITING INCLUDING ME!!! STEVE APOLIZIES. I WAS AT STEVE SHOP AND HAS THE KITS READY WITH EXCEPTION TO THE INSTALLATION INSTUCTIONS.

HE HAS HAD SOME LIFE CHANGING ISSUES NO EXCUSE , HOWEVER HE IS STILL COMMITED TO COMPLETION OF THE KIT, THAT BEINGING SAID I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE FALSE STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF!

I HAD A OPPUNTUNITY TO SEE ALL THE CHECK FOR PAYMENT THAT WERE SENT FOR THAT HAVE NEVER I REPEAT NEVER BEEN CASH!!!

I HAVE TO SAY SOMEONE NEEDS TO APOLIGIZE FOR THE FALSE STATEMENT THE THEIR CHECK WAS CASHED AND THEY WERE RIPPED OFF!

I am glad that you checked on that. Last Time I was at Steve's shop he had not cashed the checks, but it has been a while. He did not strike me as that kinda guy, though I had stopped suggesting people visit him after RonS post.

Steve has always been helpful and honest in my dealings with him, but you only buy what he currently has ready to sell. Waiting for stuff to get made can take a long time and he is easily distracted.

Zach

Most banks will not honor a 5 year old check.

5 years?

After a 5 year wait I wonder how many kits he'll get stuck with?

IT IS NOT ABOUT THE 5 YEARS THAT HAVE PASTED BUT THE FALSE STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE BY SOMEONE HERE THAT SAID HE IS A THEFT !!!

WHICH IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE, WHICH MAKES THE PERSON THAT MADE THE STATEMENT A LIAR, AND HAS MISLEAD EVERYONE HERE !!!

HE WON'T GET STUCK WITH ANY

For you it may not be about the 5 years. To the people that gave checks (albeit not cashed) it looks and smells like a rip off. I beleive you; Steve is not a theif. But... 5 years??? Have you personally accounted for every check? Maybe there is more in the 17-18 page thread that explains the delay. Regardless, 5 years is too long to wait. Steve should have returned all payments until he was ready to ship product. 5 year old checks are not any good anyway. No reputable bank will cash a check that old.

HE NEVER ASKED PEOPLE TO SENT HIM CHECKS WE HAD A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WERE GOING TO BE IN LINE TO GET THEM WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED.

THAT IS NOT THE POINT OF MY COMMENT IF SOME PEOPLE HERE SENT CHECK IT IS EASY TO HAVE YOUR BANK TELL YOU IF IT WAS CASHED PERIOD!

YOU DON'T MAKE A STATEMENT IN A PUBLIC FORUM THAT YOUR CHECK WAS CASHED AND STATE THAT STEVE IS A THIEF! THAT HAS MISLEAD EVERYONE ON THIS SITE .

I was on the original list and I'll happily take two if others back out.



Good things come to those who wait.... and wait... and wait....

Dude,
is there something wrong with your caps lock key?

Turn off that damn CAPS LOCK key already ...

What about the THEFT of everyone's Trust that they put into this for 5 Friggin Years. I'm glad that I didn't get caught up in this Scam.

If People weren't waiting for Info on their Money & Kits, I feel that you and Steve should have been BANNED . Heck you should be Banned for the excessive use of Caps!

I want to publicly Apologize to John, Steve, and the rest of the users and members of this board forum.

A couple of months back I made a reply to a last posting on this thread.

John, you are fully correct in your request, my comments were made in the heat of thought on this issue, not thoroughly thought through, and did not belong here.

I apologize, and it will not happen again.

Ron