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12-15-2011, 09:43 PM

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Wow, you did great! I know it's a PITA to have to rebuild your car, but you did as well as can be imagined out of that without having a declared value policy.

Thanks Doc. I am happy with how it turned out. I was pushing for 15K and would have been happy with 12K or more. I've had pm, phone, and email conversations with some listers who have gotten into the low 20's for their cars. They were very low mile cars in pristine shape.
I would have loved to get that kind of money but I don't think it is realistic or really ethical on my part. The insurance company was pushing "actual cash value" and I was pushing(at least in my own mind) to be compensated for what I've got in the car and what it would cost to buy one in similar shape.

I will be doing a declared value policy in the future.

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I'd be careful with too much suspension/wheel work on a cab. Even though they have an extra floor for body stiffening, I've heard of issues with excessive chassis flex with mods much above stock.

I'm not going to wild with suspension and brake modes. A strut brace will be going on ASAP(anyone got a good one for sale??). It already has Koni adjustables on all four corners. I'll also be looking for a bolt in roll bar for some DE and autocross days. It has to come back out when i want to take my boys with me.

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12-15-2011, 09:51 PM

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I'm not going to wild with suspension and brake modes. A strut brace will be going on ASAP(anyone got a good one for sale??). It already has Koni adjustables on all four corners. I'll also be looking for a bolt in roll bar for some DE and autocross days. It has to come back out when i want to take my boys with me.

It may need to come out when you want to put the top up. It's a bit tighter in a cab compared to the coupe. The great thing is that with the top down, you have ALL KINDS OF ROOM to work with your roll bar/hoop. You'll need arm restraints as well if you take her anywhere near a track.

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12-15-2011, 10:35 PM

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Arm restraints for me or the instructor who will be flailing their arms and screaming in terror beside me?

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12-15-2011, 11:20 PM

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Arm restraints for me or the instructor who will be flailing their arms and screaming in terror beside me?

Yes.

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12-16-2011, 11:00 AM

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Congrats on getting things settled! A turbo cab will be sweet!

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12-17-2011, 12:50 AM

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I've kept everyone in the loop for everything else, I guess I should share the final outcome. Although I am starting to feel like a drama queen. I gotta stop reading Doug Bray's posts. The drama gene may be contagious

I am happy with the final numbers.

$13720 and that is with me keeping the car. I've put more than that into the car over the last three years of owning it but I can reuse most of the parts.

You did well. I got 16.5k and got to keep the car and that's with me producing serious receipts for a lot more than that in the last 24 months of ownership.

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12-17-2011, 01:22 AM

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AZ. This should be a really cool project when your done .....look forward to seeing your progress . PM

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12-17-2011, 01:37 AM

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My mind is racing with a design for a roll hoop that has removable door bars that run into plates in the footwells or sills. Turbo cab should be a fun car.

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12-17-2011, 08:41 PM

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Mmmmm Turbo Cab, very nice choice!

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12-17-2011, 08:49 PM

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My mind is racing with a design for a roll hoop that has removable door bars that run into plates in the footwells or sills. Turbo cab should be a fun car.

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12-26-2011, 02:33 PM

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Nah, I'd rather spend a couple days beating on the car with the 5 lb hammer. It teaches the car who is boss and maintains my reputation as the most sane guy in the neighborhood.

Ran across this, good article, lots of pictures.
http://www.allporscheracing.com/944%...er%20Story.pdf

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12-27-2011, 11:39 AM

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Ran across this, good article, lots of pictures.
http://www.allporscheracing.com/944%...er%20Story.pdf

Peculiar looking car

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12-27-2011, 01:19 PM

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It isn't my cup of tea but it is a good writeup on putting flares on a cab.

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12-27-2011, 01:33 PM

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I saw that write up when I was looking for different flare options.
It's not my cup of tea either. If it was just the flares it would be ok but the bumper and the top cover are just too much.

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12-27-2011, 10:36 PM

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I saw that write up when I was looking for different flare options.
It's not my cup of tea either. If it was just the flares it would be ok but the bumper and the top cover are just too much.

Here in Socal the greatest concentrations of convertibles are in SF, North Hollywood and in Palm Springs.

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