C4inLA

Do you think those were OE springs? I hope I took side by side spring pics, will have too look. Think I replaced bumper stop and dust hood on rear struts, you doing same?

John McM

No, the receipts show the springs were changed in 2007 so they are aftermarket.

The rear shock bump stops will be as bad as the fronts i.e. All but obliterated. I have new ones and dust covers as well.

The front wheel wells have witness marks where the wheels have been hitting due to stuffed shocks. When this is all done it should ride like a new car

John McM

Spring perches supplied and one side fitted.

For some reason the lower strut hole fit with the wheel carrier tab is very tight on the other side. I either have to widen the gap or take a sliver off the tab.

John McM

The last of the seat covers arrived. They all look good. However, possibly too good as I have decided to get them professionally fitted. It will end up with a better fit (hopefully) and it will cut short the refurb by a month or more as I have limited spare time right now.

John McM

I took the seat covers into the upholsterer.

I was dreading the moment where I picked the items out of the box for inspection as these guys are known for bagging kits. Thankfully he was pretty complementary.

We think it's a Lakewell kit. He said the leather was good quality and the perforations are Porsche correct. The only thing he didn't like was the lack of laminated foam on the leather as it makes a smooth fit harder. That said he will just pad the seat base to smooth out the lines.

On another subject, the P-fixit engine rebuild DVD arrived. I am however not planning to do this car as it doesn't obviously need it and it wouldn't be reflected in the sale value...assuming I can bring myself to sell it after all of this work.

John McM

Front shocks are finished. One side was easy, the other side was a tight fit and took a fair amount of work to get it in. The car will need to be run to see how low it settles. I will have to do the rears first though.

John McM

I took the seats to the upholster. He asked me to take them back to the car, connect them and recline as far as possible. He also asked if I could remove the runners. That was 'fun'. I hope I can remember how to refit them.

John McM

By this stage I wasn't really looking for a big job so I had a rummage through the parts box. Sunroof seal looks easy but I'll check for DIY tips first

John McM

When I delivered the seats to the upholsterer I also took in my dyed/coated vinyl. He suggested a leather balsam to add a gloss to the coating. I've done a small patch here. Pretty good match. Left Is Linen vinyl coated with Porsche Black then leather balsam. Right is OE Porsche Black vinyl.

John McM

Front Sunroof seal fitted. The DIY tip was to use 3M Black weatherstrip adhesive. The reason for that is any other colour will show up on the seal if you accidentally get it too high on the seal. Unfortunately I couldn't find any before traveling for work so I used a yellow 'Permatex' adhesive. I was careful though so it came out well.

John McM

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HiWind

Nicely done! The vinyl change looks good too

C4inLA

Vinyl and leather work looks really good.... Following your reupholstery process, someday will venture that road, I'm sure ....

John McM

As usual when I travel for work I research and order parts.

First up this time was a new front left hand drop link. The link itself was fine but the boot had disintegrated. There's no way to just replace the boot so I have bought a new one.

John McM

Next up were the front seat belts. I know from the original refurb that new parts show up any neighbouring old parts and the belts were not only 25 years old which must have some impact on their strength but also faded and slow to retract. I figure that leaving the old ones in will ruin the impacts of new carpet, seat covers etc. I ordered the parts from Lakewell. They were reasonably priced.

Lakewell also has various interior retrim options so is a welcome backstop if my recolour work isn't to my own standard.