Goughary

Kris, put your car in line here. And when I'm done with Darren's, we will put it on stands and do yours...il drive it to Michigan when done, and then you drop me in Chicago...

Goughary

Next up...just cuz we gotta...

Semi permanent Jack pads.
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Goughary

Studs arrive soon. Here is a pic of a 50mm stud next to an oem stud. So for use with a 5mm spacer, this stud should be the right length. Anything more and you need longer.

The tool I found on eBay is perfect for pressing them out and can be done with this on the car or off...pretty easy.

Note on the bull nose. You can no longer use the oem alluminum nuts if you go bullnose on the studs...unless you chop the heads off..

HalV

That's a nifty tool. I couldn't find anything like that locally when I did my studs, so I just used a large C-clamp with a large socket on the backside to allow room for the stud to be pressed out. That worked pretty well, too.

Goughary

This is exciting...

Goughary

Today was a bit of rebuild on the front. We still have some parts consign out back and have to handle some scope creep before proceeding, new heater tubes and orings, and some other stuff, cleaning and sealing...with the holidays, I'm way off schedule and things are shipping slowly...

But, the fender liners, tie rods and sub frames and sway bar went in today. Haven't torqued anything yet, but it's there and ready to get put together...

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Mr.Alex

Cool stuff, where are the jack pads from? I have one of those usual hockey pad type ones, but it can get a bit annoying getting it to slip into the slot sometimes.

Goughary

Which jack pads - the ones that we are using on this build or the ones we are buying to permanently instal?

Goughary

Installed the studs before breaking for Christmas...

The only variable now in the front, and potentially huge hazard, is when I change the brakelines to Goodridge stainless, will they be seized? If they are, I'll have more to do before assembly, if not, onward...

Someone once told me the torque spec on brake lines is 11 ft/lbs. anyone care to verify that?

MikeP.

Since we're beginning assembly, thought I'd share some of what's coming for the interior.

I bought a set of 944 sport seats six weeks ago. They looked like this when we picked them up from a Porsche mechanic an hour away.

MikeP.

Goughary had some designer fabric from Maharam and he offered it to me for the Lobster Rocket.

Photos don't convey the cool texture and colors of the fabric well. The white stripe actually changes to an electric violet at different angles under sunlight.

We sent the seats off to Robert Budd of Classic 9 interiors in Michigan via Greyhound shipping.

MikeP.

Pics didn't post before

MikeP.

Got the seats back yesterday. Went into my shop for the fabric to be treated with a protectant.

They're drying now. Hope to get them into the car soon.

Anyone made stands for their old seats to use them in your home or shop? Bonus points if you've kept the seat heaters working.

Goughary

Taking a break to play with making an fittings on custom brake lines for a gt-2 car...for time scca national champion car (and driver)...back to Porsche's soon. May have to get a bubble flare tool...

Goughary

So this came. Enough silicone vacuum hose to do a bunch of cars. I chose to change the color to make it obvious what was changed. I'll be interested to see if it works. If not. We will go back to crackly brittle hose as was oem...