Interior 50% done
11-11-2007, 10:19 PM
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2nd Gear
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Figures you'd join just to bust my stones.
Yes, Bill did most of the work that involved getting dirty or fitting in small places (and is the effeminate looking guy in the pictures). But close supervision is very important, especially with free labor.
Oh....and he drives an Audi with PRNDL gears and stock wheels.
Yes, Bill did most of the work that involved getting dirty or fitting in small places (and is the effeminate looking guy in the pictures). But close supervision is very important, especially with free labor.
Oh....and he drives an Audi with PRNDL gears and stock wheels.
. i have to say though, that had to be like a record for gutting the interior, getting all the mud/debris out, and installing the carpeting and new seats. we made damn good time.
til next time sweet cheeks.
11-12-2007, 01:58 AM
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I don't know that I every had a real thread on it. But basically, we've had three river floods (of the Delaware north of Philadelphia) in a 2-year period. We've been OK for a year or so now....
I found this car about a year ago in Yardley between the Delaware River and the Canal, so I know if flooded in at least 2 of the last 3 floods. It was a complete disaster when I bought it (for almost nothing).....and as mentioned earlier, the interior was out of it when it flooded. It probably would haven been best for humanity if it were left in so I would have discarded it a year sooner.
So basically, besides the "normal" 944 issues, I have had to deal with sticks, sludge, and mud buildups on EVERYTHING. In addition, the "normal" electrical issues were probably twice as bad.
I've only had 911s before this. And that was a while ago. I drove a 944 a couple of times several years back and decided it handled way better for me......I still think if I were a better driver I might be on the fence, but the simple fact is that I'm not. So I can do stupid things in a 944 without the car trying to kill me.
So, I though I'd get this one. I knew I could sell the wheels for more than I paid for it, but not much else....seemed like a safe bet for a car to figure out if it was the model I wanted. And then I got it running....and drove the crap out of it for a couple months. Now I have a seriously unhealthy addiction to this car (read: 2x what it's worth even on its best day by the time I'm done with everything including paint).
But posting that here is preaching to the choir anyway.....
I found this car about a year ago in Yardley between the Delaware River and the Canal, so I know if flooded in at least 2 of the last 3 floods. It was a complete disaster when I bought it (for almost nothing).....and as mentioned earlier, the interior was out of it when it flooded. It probably would haven been best for humanity if it were left in so I would have discarded it a year sooner.
So basically, besides the "normal" 944 issues, I have had to deal with sticks, sludge, and mud buildups on EVERYTHING. In addition, the "normal" electrical issues were probably twice as bad.
I've only had 911s before this. And that was a while ago. I drove a 944 a couple of times several years back and decided it handled way better for me......I still think if I were a better driver I might be on the fence, but the simple fact is that I'm not. So I can do stupid things in a 944 without the car trying to kill me.
So, I though I'd get this one. I knew I could sell the wheels for more than I paid for it, but not much else....seemed like a safe bet for a car to figure out if it was the model I wanted. And then I got it running....and drove the crap out of it for a couple months. Now I have a seriously unhealthy addiction to this car (read: 2x what it's worth even on its best day by the time I'm done with everything including paint).
But posting that here is preaching to the choir anyway.....