pfbz

wow... That picture says it all.

cmjohnson

Still ain't skeered. Here's how I'd deal with that:

1: Obtain four (or more) large aerosol cans of Lysol.
Stab each can with an icepick (being careful not to skewer any body parts in the proces) and toss one into each seat, spraying generally upwards.
Close doors, walk away.

2: Next day, open doors to now thoroughly genocided interior and begin removing seats, mats, door cards, carpets, and insulation. All porous materials are removed, most likely to be chucked.

Repeat treatment in frunk.

Pressure wash entire car, steam clean all compartments.

Now on to getting an estimation of the status of the engine and transmission. Check the fluids, prepare for, at a minimum, complete fluid drain/flush/refill and hope for no evidence of water intrusion. Any apparent water intrusion of course means the labor and cost commitments will become higher.

Drain, flush, and refill all fluid systems.

Begin electrical system recovery/conservation work.

Interior to be replaced with a Sparco racing bucket and 5-way restraint harness. The rest
of the interior can stay bare metal, for a track car that's preferred anyway.


Bring it on. I'd jump all over that.

Dock

You're kidding....right?

cmjohnson

Not kidding in the least. I'm totally unafraid to take on projects other people fear to even think about. I can always just chuck them if it goes badly, right?

RClurg84

The car as it sits, it would cost 15-20k to buy it. The only reason is bc of the engine, if it can be saved. Are you just gonna throw away 15k? Must be nice! Also, it's not worth your health to even mess with human feces. No matter how ambitious you are, there are better project cars out there.

cmjohnson

Possibly so but I haven't found them yet. I'm only interested in Porsches, nothing else is even on my radar. Oh, don't forget, tyvek suits, masks, and gloves are not particularly expensive. And it's not like I've never changed a diaper.

LukeSportsman

I can only imagine getting past that with the home too. Sorry for your loss.

manimal

OP, very sorry for your loss. That picture is painful for any of us to look at.

cmjohnson, please post a thread with your progress! I like your attitude.

s65e90

The source of the mold is not feces . Sure the water is gray water and disgusting, but the mold is from the car being soaked inside and sitting out in the warm weather with the windows up. It's essentially a terrarium. Right away the front windows fog/condense and in one-two days the mold will be over everything 100%

cmjohnson

Yeah, that may be true. Mold spores are everywhere. Get anything wet and close it up and in a few days it'll be a mold farm.

I'm SURE there is some fecal matter in any flood waters. But anybody who ever swam in a pond, river, or ocean has swum where animals live, die, poop, and pee.

Copart currently is listing about 40 flood damaged Porsches for future auction. Some auctions end in just three days as of the time I write this.

I would absolutely bid on some of them but in truth I'm not ready yet. It's a matter of having liquid cash on hand to throw at it.

The 2017 911 that's shown running with no engine fault indicator is already over 30K in pre-bidding.

Berra

Kill it with fire!

champignon

Often attributed to P.T. Barnum:

"There's a sucker born every minute"

cmjohnson

And what evidence do you have to indicate that this car may not be a good value if it goes for under half its book value assuming no damage?

Anything can be fixed. I truly do not understand the mentality of people who think "wet = ruined". It makes me think that they themselves may have not bothered to learn any repair skills and would find themselves hopelessly over their heads if they were to end up in such a situation.

I hold firm to the belief that anything man can make, can be broken, and anything that can be broken can be fixed properly. The effort and cost involved is the only factor of importance. And the more skills I have, the more tools I know how to use, the better.

I repair wristwatches, cell phones (professionally), and have been tearing apart and fixing electronic and mechanical items my whole life. Including cars. A submerged car doesn't scare me in the slightest.

Carlo_Carrera

That is so nasty. Wow.

Carlo_Carrera

I think the car was inside.