928 asymmetry
06-02-2012, 11:18 AM
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I have a 78 widebody that is also afflicted this way. I always assumed that the body kit wasn't exactly symetrical but maybe it's the car itself.
06-02-2012, 11:49 AM
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The issue is the difficulty of stamping perfectly shaped fenders from thin aluminum. That's also why the suspension is measured from the frame.
Try measuring from the engine compartment wall to the lip of the fender on each side. That will show some variance. 5mm?
And I noted this on my '80 S as well: right side front fender is closer to the tire. C'est la guerre.
Try measuring from the engine compartment wall to the lip of the fender on each side. That will show some variance. 5mm?
And I noted this on my '80 S as well: right side front fender is closer to the tire. C'est la guerre.
06-02-2012, 12:14 PM
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I think you need to pick up a few RHD cars to see if this is intentional adjustment for the typical situation where the only occupant weight in the car is the driver, or just random variation. ;-)
06-02-2012, 04:26 PM
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I have an 88 S4, and I learned that this was a factory option you had to pay for, the wait times to have them out of asymmetry like you see was around 6 months from the factory...
They had a special code name "The 928 Mule", they are worth 3 times that of a standard 928...
They had a special code name "The 928 Mule", they are worth 3 times that of a standard 928...
06-03-2012, 11:56 PM
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I wonder why the problem is consistently the passenger side and why no one seemed to catch it... Here is another one that will bother you guys... At least on S4's and it may also be the S cars as well...
Look at your B-pillar (passenger side) in the right light and tell me if it is not sunk in (dented it to strong a word) starting about 6" below the top of the Q-panel and extending down another 3"-5"... The light has to be just right, but I have also noted this on more than a few 928's! It must have been corrected with the redesign of the GTS passenger side rear Q-panel because I have not seen it on any of the GTS's I have looked at.
Look at your B-pillar (passenger side) in the right light and tell me if it is not sunk in (dented it to strong a word) starting about 6" below the top of the Q-panel and extending down another 3"-5"... The light has to be just right, but I have also noted this on more than a few 928's! It must have been corrected with the redesign of the GTS passenger side rear Q-panel because I have not seen it on any of the GTS's I have looked at.
06-04-2012, 01:46 PM
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James--
That little b-pillar 'twist' is on both sides of my '89 S4. I haven't looked at other cars, but it's apparent on mine when you look at the reflection while it's sitting up on the lift. I'm guessing it was somehow related to the quarter window shape or something, and the blend from the relatively-consistent window frames on the doors.
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Saw an amazingly immaculate AMC Spacer last week in Palm Springs. All original in the same beige/tan that Porsche copied for the 928 when they copied the Spacer design. Had I remembered, I would have measured the body dimensions to see if the assymetry was a carryover from the early-American production prototypes.
That little b-pillar 'twist' is on both sides of my '89 S4. I haven't looked at other cars, but it's apparent on mine when you look at the reflection while it's sitting up on the lift. I'm guessing it was somehow related to the quarter window shape or something, and the blend from the relatively-consistent window frames on the doors.
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Saw an amazingly immaculate AMC Spacer last week in Palm Springs. All original in the same beige/tan that Porsche copied for the 928 when they copied the Spacer design. Had I remembered, I would have measured the body dimensions to see if the assymetry was a carryover from the early-American production prototypes.
06-04-2012, 03:06 PM
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Sounds like frame damage to me James ... better sell 'em quick and get what you still can! ... LOL
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06-04-2012, 07:03 PM
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Saw an amazingly immaculate AMC Spacer last week in Palm Springs. All original in the same beige/tan that Porsche copied for the 928 when they copied the Spacer design. Had I remembered, I would have measured the body dimensions to see if the assymetry was a carryover from the early-American production prototypes.
