Just got the car back from Dan Jacob's garage here in CT. I loved the way the car drove before, but now, it's amazing! Here are some pics. How difficult is it for a total beginner to replace a door stay and to resecure the front air dam? it is slightly separated from the bumper (you can see it a little n the second picture) and when I looked at it, there appears to be a rusted/broken bracket that was securing it.

 

nice looking, I kinda like your wheels too... differant

now go drive it and get some dirt back on it... looks nakid!!

 

Sweet

John

 

Love the wheels!

 

Nice. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!


Doyle

 

Can't speak fo rthe air dam, but I'd consider a body shop for the door stay. They have a tendency to tear the sheet metal in the door (check it) and the stop can fix it up at the time of replacement.

Also note that there are "reinforcement" plates that you can buy (check the bird) that strengthen and spread out the stresses on the door's sheet metal. Pretty common fix.

 

Ruf wheels have always looked great on a 911....they were made for them specifically.

Nice ride!

 

Yeah car looks very nice!! Is that a RUF air dam too? Looks good. What all did the shop do to your car?

 

thats a great car, wow, simply amazing

 

Ruf wheels are nice and seem to age well. They are pretty heavy and that helps with high speed stability.
I can't remember how the front air dam is held on a Ruf spoiler, but there is a factory hardware kit available for the factory air dam. It may work as Ruf incorporated as much factory stuff as he could in his development.
Nice - thanks for sharing.

 

rgrimm, thanks for the feedback on the door stop. I'll check and see if there's any damage to the sheet metal. If so, I'll prob. take it to the shop. Otherwise, I'd kinda like to try and replace it myself. Might be a fun first DIY for me.

Tango635, it is a RUF air dam, and while it was in the shop, it had a major service, new tires, new windhield and turbo tie rods. Runs like a dream now!

Whalebird, I'll try and take a picture of the broken bracket. Maybe you can tell me if its factory or not.

Thanks everyone!

 

Here's a picture of the non-broken bracket. Would I be able to replace it with a factory set?

 

I think you can probably figure out how to get the valance back on.

I agree, the door stay is doable at home, but it is not fun. Usually if the door stay has been pulled hard enough to break, the sheetmetal is damaged too, and needs to be re-welded.

There have been problems with the new door stays. The detent is too strong, and ends up tearing the already weak sheetmetal. You have to file down the nylon detent until the door stay is softer (less holding power), and more easily opened/closed. The main problem with the door stay replacement is finding and then modifying a roll pin. The little pin that comes with new door stays appears to not fit the older 911s. And if the rollpin does not fit, then you get a "snap" every time you open or close the door.

 

Jacobs is one of the best. You're lucky to have him close. Car looks great

 

Hey Alex, that thing is gorgeous! I love Ruf speedlines. The best looking non-fuch out there IMO. If the door stop simply needs to be replaced it takes about ten minutes and a 10mm socket. Just go through the speaker hole.... I had to do it on my 88'. Where did you find this car?