OB Details you may not be interested in
07-09-2010, 05:33 PM
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OB Details you may not be interested in
As a result of a cracked block, damaged head, badly messed up wiring with a lot of water into the relays (blower ducts full of leaves blocking water escape), very poor body paint and poor body repairs, trashed interior, minor wreck damage to drivers side chassis, and rust in the hatch as well as rust in both quarter panels under the windows, my '81 parts car (Dogbert) has been dispatched to the great salvage yard in the sky. His parts have already migrated to several other needy Sharks and more are certain to follow.
But to the point of OB details that may be of interest to some:
The raw chassis weighed in at 590 pounds
The wiring harness with connectors weighs 43 pounds
The car had just slightly over 200 pounds of sound deadners applied to the chassis
The leather power seats, without the lower motor and rail assembly weighs 43 pounds each
The interior panels weighed 127 pounds
Interestingly enough, the frame portions of the chassis had absolutely no rust whatsoever. For several reasons this chassis was cut into a number of pieces, the interior of the various parts looked brand new......after working on more than one complete rustbucket 356 and an early 911 or so, I am amazed at the total lack of rust any place, other than the rear windows....Porsche got it right on 928's. Also, the internal bracing in major chassis members was impressive to say the very least. I also see why several knowledgeable parties have strongly recommend not attempted "frame straightening". The structures are complex and much of the internal structure could not be "corrected" if the 928 was hit hard.....
And oh by the way, the chassis was offered free to a number of people before it was cut up. No takers around here.....it is gone...
But to the point of OB details that may be of interest to some:
The raw chassis weighed in at 590 pounds
The wiring harness with connectors weighs 43 pounds
The car had just slightly over 200 pounds of sound deadners applied to the chassis
The leather power seats, without the lower motor and rail assembly weighs 43 pounds each
The interior panels weighed 127 pounds
Interestingly enough, the frame portions of the chassis had absolutely no rust whatsoever. For several reasons this chassis was cut into a number of pieces, the interior of the various parts looked brand new......after working on more than one complete rustbucket 356 and an early 911 or so, I am amazed at the total lack of rust any place, other than the rear windows....Porsche got it right on 928's. Also, the internal bracing in major chassis members was impressive to say the very least. I also see why several knowledgeable parties have strongly recommend not attempted "frame straightening". The structures are complex and much of the internal structure could not be "corrected" if the 928 was hit hard.....
And oh by the way, the chassis was offered free to a number of people before it was cut up. No takers around here.....it is gone...
