theiceman

id have a body shop remove it .. wouldnt want to mess with such a nice example .. maybe they will use a heat gun or some other trick to melt the glue..

Opo

Everything is done, the car is running super smooth, the only thing that didn't get fixed was oil level gauge, it's always all the way to the top, checked oil with the stick and oil level is fine, getting the seats installed on Friday and than the car goes to the body shop to remove that trim, as ice man said its better to let them do it incase there's something hiding there and also so we don't missed up the paint, what do I need to look for to check the oil level gauge?

Ed Hughes

I'd check the easy stuff first connections at the gauge and the sender on the tank.

Opo

Will do Ed

Ed Hughes

I suppose the float could be stuck in the uppermost position?

theiceman

it pegs when you lose connection.. first thing to do is remove the wire from the sender right at the tank and ground it . if you do that and the guage goes right to the bottom you need a new sender.

Opo

Opo

Well the seats are here and they will get installed tomorrow than goes to the bodyshop to get that trim removed, 2 questions
1) I want wider wheels , I have 6's in front and 7's in rear, it's 9's in the rear safe? Or should I do 7's in front and 8's on the rear?
2) I'm going to conver the a/c to R14, what do I need to do besides changing the outlets??
I will post pictures of the seats tomorrow

Ed Hughes

Move the 7's to the front, and you can go with eithe 8's or 9's with no issue in back.

Do you meain R143a? I think O-rings and inspection of all hoses is in order. Griffiths posts here quite a bit, I'm sure he can guide you on that.

Opo

Yes Ed it's 143a, I'm going to go with 8's on the rear so I can use the same tires I have since they are pretty new
Thanks

Carrera51

The oil gauge on my 84 did what yours is doing. The connections on the oil tank were dirty with road grime. Cleaned the connections on the wires also and problem solved. The gauge was actually very accurate. Nice looking example of an 80s Carrera. Love the interior.

The blue on both 993's, is that Mexico or Maritime Blue. Awesome color!

Opo

[QUOTE=Carrera51;10083274]The oil gauge on my 84 did what yours is doing. The connections on the oil tank were dirty with road grime. Cleaned the connections on the wires also and problem solved. The gauge was actually very accurate. Nice looking example of an 80s Carrera. Love the interior.

The blue on both 993's, is that Mexico or Maritime Blue. Awesome color!

I will get them cleaned up as soon as I get the car back from shop
On the 993's the cabriolet is RIVIERA BLUE and the coupe is TORQUOISE BLUE

DTMLGND

Yep, Roseville! I recall the car on C/L, spoke to the owner but never made it up to check it out. Looks like a beauty.
Congrats!

Opo

That's the car she is a beauty...

Now lets talk about seats, I got the seats today and I made a BIG and I mean a BIG mistake, well I tought my seats we linen cause my friends 87 has linen and they look like mine, BUT I was wrong they are light grey so they have to be re done and of course have to pay again
Here's a picture of the seats in linen white

Tom 97 C2-S, So. Cal.

Opo

1. Great looking car
2. Great that you are here - follow Ed's advice/previous posts. His wisdom/comments are time/$ savers. Per Ed, I to moved the 7's upfront and bought 8's for the rears. Very happy. If you are stuck on 9's, I wish you better luck than I had. Very scarce, and VERY pricey.
3. The seat mix up sucks but fixable with the wallet.
4. Before you send your rear wheel well guards to be pulled off, you may want to try GooGone. My shrunken plastic door sills pulled away like they were just laying there. No damage to the paint etc.
5. I did the reverse, 1 year ago. I pulled my car from Texas to Cali., 20 yr. prior owner. It must get real hot down there, as he upgraded AC as well.