justin-in-athens

If you do decide to plasti-dip it for the track, that area needs a coat of primer beforehand, just to state the obvious.

964Andrew

Great ideas, thanks!

Im having trouble with the shipping company and involving legal representation might be necessary.

The shipping company blames the Porsche for the occurred damage. There was an engine oil leak underneath that was the reason why I bought the car for engine rebuild in the first place. Shipping company has a theory where the oil from underneath has flown from under the car on top of it and eaten through the paint and therefore not their fault.

Chemistry and physics aside the deposit on my car is dry not oily so that eliminates any kind of oil from the car. The engine oil is non corrosive and there is no traces on the inside of the engine bay of any oily deposits. The spill on the paint is consistent with drops from above and the bumper is completely clean. I doubt that this could have been anything from this car.

Hopefully this is solved soon.

Back to the build. Thanks for the links to the interior strip and re-finish. I will definitely spend some time on the inside. The wooden boards are a great idea. I would be interested to see some blueprints so I can properly plan out the cuts. If anyone has a proper measurements that would be great.

Im warming up to having some sort of comfort in the shape of a new lightweight carpet and the appbiz carpet set seems like a great option. I will wait with the purchase for when I will know what paint work I will be doing on the car. A full car strip and paint is not out of the question but I don't think it is all that necessary.

Im hoping to get some work on the interior done tonight. Mostly glue cleanup and more strip.

Thanks again for all the great ideas!

Until next time!
Andrew

creaturecat

That is beyond ridiculous.
Do not let up.
Get a lawyer.
What is the name of the shipper?

vagluv

uh oh, if oil does that to paint im in trouble! after spirited drives I find a few drops of oil on the rear of the car. Hood, bumper, etc. I'd better pay more attn to cleaning those up!

Babalouie

Oil doesn't strip paint!

964Andrew

I know. It is ridicules to think that an engine oil can eat through paint. They sound desperate and silly.

StanUK951

I wonder what joker sat there dreaming up that excuse! Flying oil...!

boxsey911

There's more on the DIY floorboards here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...ght=floorboard

I used the soundproofing piece to make a cardboard template to then make the boards. You'll see in that thread that the supports I make from rubber bungs were later replaced by brackets that a fellow Rennlister had made up.

FeralComprehension

Oil=bullcrap.

FWIW, on the PParts site the most modern method of soundproof/glue removal seems to center on some sort of oscillating tool. Several people even recommend the Harbor Freight one.

964Andrew

I have fairly good steamer and heat gun that I can start with. I would be interested to read up on the oscillating tool use and required attachments. It looks like this is definitely a way to go after watching several videos on YouTube, but Im concerned about the damage to the paint.

964Andrew

I bet this will get the glue off

964Andrew

Hi all,

The paint issues are daunting but they are not preventing me from working on the car. Im getting ready for an engine drop using floor jacks. Im acquiring tools and "how to" knowledge. I have a factory manual that outlines the engine drop procedure in several steps but I was hoping to take a look at enthusiast publications that focus on engine rebuild as well.

Can you recommend me some?

Thanks!
Andrew

Rocket Rob

Andrew - I dropped my engine about 8 years ago for the first time. I've done it about 5 times now. These are the instructions that I found to be most helpful.

• Factory engine drop procedure
• Adrian Streather's 964 Companion book = http://www.bentleypublishers.com/por...companion.html
• Garret's C4 engine drop = https://rennlist.com/forums/964-1989...anny-drop.html

Good luck with the process. Feel free to ask for help if you need it. The process is not as hard as it sounds.

964Andrew

This is great thank you!

964Andrew

3 hours getting the seats out.

Youuu... my nemesis!!!



Seats OUT, victory beer IN!