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I wanted to touch on 2 subjects for this newsletter to shed some light on what is really going on behind the scenes of our Interior program and the 914 Resins program.



Interiors



As many of you may or may not be aware, we started making door panels almost 7 years ago. We had backed off on production of these due to the amount of labor they took to construct and the need to harvest some of the existing hardware from the old door panels. I am pleased to announce this is no longer the case.

 

We now fabricate this hardware and it comes standard with all of our door panels, including the cage nuts. We have also included all 18 door panel clips needed to mount the new panels to the door frame.



Note that the holes necessary for mounting the door pockets and pull handles now come pre die-cut. These are also shipped with the door cups to make this ready to install out of the box. Our goal is to make installation as painless as possible. 

We are currently building up some back stock and will be relaunching these in the coming months. The new listing will also have a few “custom” options that will include plaid, houndstooth, and even GT door pulls. We had to slow down on production to get these back on line in a manner that yields a better product.



We have also just completed the upholstery mounting clip sets for the seats. These are critical for making the seat side bolsters and center sections stay in place. In most cases, many of these are completely rusted away or missing as they were never available directly from the factory for replacement.

These will be sold as a set per seat basis and will include the pop rivets necessary to mount the clips.



We are committed to providing you with what you need to make your car look good. We look forward to sharing more information about future items that will be available in this category soon.



Resins



We had the opportunity to mount the complete trunk assemblies for both the front and rear trunks lids. The front trunk springs really have more pressure than they need to open the hoods so we are actively sourcing a better option for use with the resin hoods.

 

Fitment is looking good currently but we are making some adjustments to the metal that gets embedded into the hoods to give them more strength.

 

The front hood with headlight delete should be ready this before August, the alignment is good and only needs some minor changes. A few of the molds have some imperfections in them that are minor, but keep them from being 100% perfect and ready to start using. There are some “hot spots” in the molds that will require glazing putty and some block sanding to remove. They are minor, but we believe in full disclosure. We are looking at the costs to finish them completely in house as an option.



Finally, we will also have replacement front valances available this month. The steel ones are hard to come by, so if yours is undamaged why risk it? 



Stay well and try to get in some quality 914 time, 'tis the season.



 Remembering Roxie

I’m sad to report that my faithful friend and frequent shop dog Roxie passed away this past Wednesday. She was with us for over 14 years, just last week we were commenting that she may have a few more years left with us because she seemed so healthy.

I'm glad she got to spend one last brisket filled holiday with the extended family this past 4th of July. We already miss you girl.

Triston and his wife were only recently introduced to the world of 914s. They previously had a 1972 which was regularly driven until rust stepped in. After an unsuccessful restoration left them without a car, they were surprised to find an all-original 1975 914 for sale by the second owner. The car had only 40,000 miles on it and came with lightened pushrods and flywheel, front and rear sway bars, and ATS wheels.

After doing a bit of digging Triston was recently able to connect with the cars original owners. He came to find out that they were integral members of the WMR PCA in the 70's and 80's. The car had also been routinely raced, rallied, and shown off while they owned it.

It's not everyday you get to find a car with such a fun history, let alone hear about it from the mouth of the original owner. We hope this car keeps bringing you smiles for miles, thank you for sharing Triston!

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Richard calls this his Orange Bumblebee. This is a 1974 model year car combining the best of both 914 Limited Edition color schemes.

The 914 LE was limited to 1000 units worldwide and all were sent to North America to be sold by Canadian and American dealers. 500 cars were made in a black and yellow combination called Bumblebee and the other 500 were a white and orange combination called Creamsicle.

Thank you Richard for sharing such a cool crossover car that we don't often get to see!

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