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I tried to post yesterday but here we go. I've had car about a month and it was not maintained by PO at all. He let it sit in driveway and decay. First thing I did was have IMS and RMS replaced. Had new flywheel and clutch already. IMS bearing was in process of failing when replaced. Mechanically she is about back up to speed now. New paint in a few weeks. Over the weekend I:
Put back in hydraulic conv top cylinders and got top working again
Fixed interior drain routing. One of the corrugated drain pipes was routed to drain behind rear seat
Cleaned out interior drain exits behind mud guard in wheel wells
Recharged AC system to 45 psi (90 degree day) and added ND 8 oil. Blowing cold now
Replaced drivers side mirror motor. OEM part is not direct fit with old 1999 8 pin connector so removed old electrical board in old motor and modified/soldered it to new motor. Added a bit of hot glue and trimmed and fit right up
Added new gas cap with retaining strap
New plastic bits to mount drivers side trim that has mirror controller
New air filter and cabin filter
Fixed brake fluid sensor wire. Mice had chewed mostly through it. Soldered in extension and heat shrinked everything
Last week:
Replaced center console hinge
Put in water proof box for security immobilizer
Led lights for interior lighting
To Do: Replace oil sending unit. It goes to 5 and mostly stays there once engine is started. Seems to be a common problem. Conv. top plastic piece on latch that triggers microswitch cracked/broke so will be replacing that. Repaint car and reupholster door panels. Has the full leather interior though which is nice.
100% clogged interior drain exit. Other was 90%. Hosing it from outside cleared it Mice nest from PO leaving car out. They chewed the brake fluid level sensor line Reinstalling rebuilt hydraulic cylinders Paint is pretty rough from UV exposure from sitting in driveway for years
Last edited by GeneS; 05-24-2021 at 01:41 PM.
Reason: adding pic of paint
Weighed one with all accessories but no exhaust. Both scales added together read 449, raised engine and second reading 448 for 448.5lbs average. Repositioned scales and read 401, 398, 402, and 396, for 399.25lbs. Not sure why such a big discrepancy between readings, but surprised it is this heavy thought Porsche engine unit would weigh around 350lbs.
Hey Zbomb, after fighting with it using everything I could find to try to pound it out, I ended spraying a ton of WD40 using the little red straw attachment. I just poked it all around the grommet between it and the little tunnel part of the car. I hit the grommet again and it shot out like nothing, wasted a couple hours up until that happened. Couldn't believe my luck, thought I was going to have to cut it in half somehow. Good Luck.
Haha... NICE, you win !
Man, the words I’ve said to that grommet... bad... lots of really. bad. words.
Changed the spark plugs. Did a bit of reading beforehand and saw the debate about removing the exhaust first. I did not remove it and I didn't really come across any situation where it would have been helpful. Only had evidence of a leak from one tube (middle one), so I replaced that using a socket that was slightly smaller and wrapped a piece of sandpaper around it - gave it a little twist by hand and out it came.
Your door handle looks fantastic. What did you use - how did you do it. I just purchased a "pilot" black plastic shift boot ring and I want to paint it the same color as your door ****.
Where did you buy and how much. Mine are terrible. I feel like I’m stripping the thread hole when I put them back in
$190 for 20 OEM lug bolts from Suncoast.
I was just really surprised how beat up brand new factory ones looked.
Could have bought an aftermarket titanium set for about the same price but I prefer the OEM look
Obtained two M96 engines to play with.
Weighed one with all accessories but no exhaust. Both scales added together read 449, raised engine and second reading 448 for 448.5lbs average. Repositioned scales and read 401, 398, 402, and 396, for 399.25lbs. Not sure why such a big discrepancy between readings, but surprised it is this heavy thought Porsche engine unit would weigh around 350lbs.
Thanks for confirming. Do you have the side skirts as well?
only front spoiler. Car has been lowered so it’s pretty close to the ground as it is. I got to be careful when I go up my driveway. Anyway I saw a car with side skirts and I wasn’t impressed by it. Probably they also cost an arm and a leg. Money is not an issue but again this is unbelievable, this car has almost $7,000 worth of upgrades, all the maintenance including plugs and coils were done a little less than 7,000 miles ago, with all fluid flushes. All the brake lines are new, ac hoses are new, new brake pads and rotors and less than 30,000 miles on clutch, IMs, rms. I’m never going to find another like this. 5 and half months ago I got it for $18,000 cash, no wrecks, original paint. Also dealer paid me $500 to drive it home almost 1300 miles.
05-24-2021, 01:26 PM
99 c2 cabrio
