Mittlemotors right inner long, An update for those who maybe interested Options

[Luke M]

I'm in the process of repairing my 914-6 right long section.
I've purchased several items from RD for the repair. I also have the repo AA right long section which is similar to what RD sells. I looked over all the new sheet metal and the more I looked it over i started noticing differences between the org vs repo. I wanted an org replacement part for my 6 so I went on the hunt.
Long story short the right long section is a hard part to come by. So now I'm looking for as much OE sheet metal as possible. A thread came up from another member who was repairing his 6 as well. ( http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...285296&st=0 ). He was going to source a right long section from Mittlemotors in Germany.

I got a hold of Mittlemotors and have been working with the parts guy there about a right inner long. I was told a few weeks ago that they where out of stock but would place an order for a few more. The last email that I received was to update me that the part is being made. Once they receive the part I would receive an email with pics to confirm my order.
The cost of the part will depend on the exchange rate and the shipping would be around 100 Euro to me.

I'll keep updating as I receive more info on this.

[SixerJ]

conclusion from the brain trust for the best long options?

Factory
Having mad fab skills like McMark
Mittlemotor
Hess
RD
AA

Considering most of us don’t have mad fab skills my money would be going down the Mittlemotor / Hess route

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[Superhawk996]

conclusion from the brain trust for the best long options?

Factory
Having mad fab skills like McMark
Mittlemotor
Hess
RD
AA

Considering most of us don’t have mad fab skills my money would be going down the Mittlemotor / Hess route

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All depends on what YOU want. I'm biased. I've used both RD and AA parts on my driver quality build that has been in progress forever.

Factory parts are largely NLA unless you can find someone with NOS parts and have $$ to pay the premium. Would be the way to go for 914/6 concours build IMHO.

RD/AA parts are just fine for driver. However, they lack the OEM details. Doesn't matter for a driver.

If you're OCD and/or concours oriented the Mittlemotor and Hess parts look nice but I'm sort of baffled by the shortness of the part. There isn't a lot of overlap between the engine long inner and the cabin long at that rear edge. Don't know why anyone would go shorter at that end? And then there is the the lack of the oval for the heater tube pass through which you'll have to cutout for yourself. Not a bid deal given the fab work invoved to be doing this work in the first place but that's another lost hour of my time to have to cut it myself. Also seems to be lacking seat belt attachment. Again, not a show stopper but more fab work for the installer.

AA/RD parts are also made with Galvaneal. They ship without primer and don't surface rust easily due to the Galvaneal. Galvaneal can be a bit more difficult to weld but overall it is going to corrode more slowly than plain steel. Based on the presence of red primer on the other parts I'm going to assume they are plain steel and were primed to prevent corrostion.