Targa project.... WARNING NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
03-28-2011, 02:09 AM
#76
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Ok well, I didn't get to do a a lot to the car( well maybe I did, I don't know). Saturday I spent pulling this and that off, mostly wiring, labeling the gauge connections etc.. Ed Hughes came by and dropped of his ball joint separators. (Thanks Ed! You need to voice your opinion on the project now!) Oh and the front support that covers the suspension pan is half off..... Like it's been mentioned before, the employees on the Porsche line must have been paid by spot welds! Holy moly....
I didn't think that I was going to get anything done today since the family went for a hike behind the house that was supposed to be an hour.... three hours later we made it home... But afterwards I ended up out there in the garage and pulled the front struts, cross member master cylinder etc. I could not get the dust covers off of the front hubs.... I tried everything. Even tried the muffler clamp. My last hope is heating the cover up a little and trying again. they do not want to move AT ALL.
Still waiting on the welder (again since I bought the wrong one). OEM RS flares are expected to show up next Thursday. Decided to start looking into priming the shell to protect the bare parts........ Wow there's a lot of opinions on what to do! I got the opinion of Kevin from AIR (thru George) that a polymer primer will be fine but if I want to go pricier then go with NCP..........
I didn't think that I was going to get anything done today since the family went for a hike behind the house that was supposed to be an hour.... three hours later we made it home... But afterwards I ended up out there in the garage and pulled the front struts, cross member master cylinder etc. I could not get the dust covers off of the front hubs.... I tried everything. Even tried the muffler clamp. My last hope is heating the cover up a little and trying again. they do not want to move AT ALL.
Still waiting on the welder (again since I bought the wrong one). OEM RS flares are expected to show up next Thursday. Decided to start looking into priming the shell to protect the bare parts........ Wow there's a lot of opinions on what to do! I got the opinion of Kevin from AIR (thru George) that a polymer primer will be fine but if I want to go pricier then go with NCP..........
03-28-2011, 02:11 AM
#77
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03-28-2011, 03:37 AM
#78
I haddah Google dat
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Here's a nice first project for your welder: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/3225899-post7.html
Those latest pics are almost enough to threaten partial loss of sphincter control.
Those latest pics are almost enough to threaten partial loss of sphincter control.
03-28-2011, 02:49 PM
#79
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Make no mistake, this is a big project Ed is taking on. But, the body is fairly sound with just a few hot spots.
I did make him an offer to help him out with many of the parts he needs, but he seems content to source them one at a time....
I did make him an offer to help him out with many of the parts he needs, but he seems content to source them one at a time....
03-28-2011, 03:27 PM
#80
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You seriously need to re-evaluate that offer. I think there's other options available that might work out better..... I thought about it for quite a while.
Last edited by Eharrison; 03-28-2011 at 04:49 PM.
03-28-2011, 11:25 PM
#84
Race Car
that's an understatement.
It appears daunting, but when you break it down in little stages, it's not quite so bad. Just set a reasonable timetable for finishing....like 2 years (if your life is anything like mine
)
It appears daunting, but when you break it down in little stages, it's not quite so bad. Just set a reasonable timetable for finishing....like 2 years (if your life is anything like mine
)
03-30-2011, 08:32 PM
#85
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03-30-2011, 10:01 PM
#87
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You need to stop these shinanigans....
03-30-2011, 10:51 PM
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03-30-2011, 11:16 PM
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