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Using the restorer's guide I was able to add the under roof reinforcement used on the 914/6 GT.

I have found restorer's guide to be a good reference. I picked this one up for under $20.

The kit has the dash molded in. Since my plan is to attached the separate windscreen and roof before final painting the dash would have been very difficult to paint. So using a jewelers saw I cut it lose from the body.

Do you have any pictures of the 914/6 kit your getting? Are these kits available or is this a one-off?

Jim, this will be very helpful in your build when your 914/6 arrives.

Okay, still lots of work to do but here is a mockup of what I hope to achieve.

Thanks Jason. Having owned a few(!) 1:1 914s you will notice some derivations from absolute accuracy. However I am trying to be as fathful to the original as I can. Thanks Marcos.

Thanks Dave. Your avatar photo makes me laugh. I remember cutting forks off old bikes and pounding them on the end of our bikes to make "choppers". Too funny.

Thanks Jason. It is a challenging kit no doubt. I agree the kit wheels are unusable.

I got a little heavy handed when I fist created the flairs and they ended far too wide. It may be hard to tell but if you compare the two photos you will see that I have narrowed them to and they now look much more accurate.

Thanks for your interest Dennis. I'll keep posting progress photos through completion.

After much fiddling I was finally able to modify the 911 front suspension to fit the 914 chassis.

Thanks Bill, If you break down the parts into shapes you will be surprised what you can scratch build.

Thanks Tom. I am using a 914 restorer's guide for reference-very helpful.

Thanks Jim. Yes please let me know when you get your 914-6 kit.

Dale, The Bentley looks great! Haven't seen you at the club meetings in awhile.

The molded in box is what the kit provides for a battery. Some .060 angle and sheet plastic to fabricate a battery shelf along with a parts box battery and we have a much better representation.

The kit interior included a molded-in passenger seat similar that on the left. I needed to remove it to create a stripped down racing interior. After grinding it out I infilled the opening with various styrene shapes. The black seat on the right is a proper racing seat which will mount to the seat rails that have been installed.

Using card stock to create a template which I then transfered to .015 Evergreen sheet I added the rear iner fender panels.

Here I have added the tierod tunnel and the front suspension mounting points. I have mocked up a roughy painted front suspension from an old built-up for comparsion to the kit chassis.

Here is a comparison of the "boot'.

Here is the differnce between the kit chassis and the new chassis installed in the body.

Work continues on the chassis. I have ended up rebuilding the entrire rear clip. The original kit chassis is on the left with the new chassis on the right. Everything in white plastic has been scratch built. Also a quick mockup comparing the kit engine to Fujimi's

www.pbase.com/9146gt/factory_9146gt_race_cars

Oscar, thanks for the posting. I build racecars almost exclusively and in particular vintage racecars. I try to work from original photos of the cars as they raced in lieu of restored car photos when ever possible.