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berettafan 02-11-2008 05:39 AM

Damned 'whileyou'reinthereitis' has struck again!
 
So i've welded in my front pan and am about to spray my undercoating when i discover that i really SHOULD drop the front suspension to do it right. Okay, i'll just get it out of the way enough that i can get a clear shot for the undercoating. button it back up and i'm on my way to driving the car again.





Nope.

How can i drop the entire front and not pull out out for a complete cleaning? New brake lines might as well get done too. Okay, good enough.



Nope.

How can i have that entire assembly out of the way and not scrub the wheel wells? Wonder if i'll need to undercoat them as well? It appears that the PO sprayed some uc already because i'm peeling it off and finding the conda green that is OE.

Okay, so i add a few afternoons of work to the list (i don't get a ton of time in the garage). Not a big deal right?


Well last night i was cruising the elephant racing site and i'm thinking maybe i should go polybronze on the front. Yup, that was going to be next year's project but if it's all apart now.....


Guess what comes next in that train of thought.................................powdercoat ing the a-arms. I dunno.


Lordy this really is getting out of control.

Erik



btw, i am thinking about scrubbing the ENTIRE front trunk down now and shooting all of it with the SKS.

w21055 02-11-2008 05:45 AM

You have a gift my friend.

billybek 02-11-2008 05:48 AM

You may have an illness for which there is no cure.
Spend! Enjoy! Drive!

JeremyD 02-11-2008 05:49 AM

welcome to the insanity. You have alot of company.

burgermeister 02-11-2008 02:18 PM

You have discovered the secret of the 911's fabled longevity. :)

dshepp806 02-11-2008 03:00 PM

Yep,..lotsa company here!

DOIT<>><><><DOIT<><><>DOIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

azasadny 02-11-2008 03:01 PM

You'd never catch me doing anything that crazy..... right...

rfloz 02-11-2008 04:22 PM

I'm soooo proud of myself. All the above, except I had the self-discipline:rolleyes: to skip the wheel wells and powdercoat. Of course, I did go for new torsion bars; and anti-sway bar. And might as well get the spindles raised. And get the Bilsteins re-valved (and re-painted).

So, what exactly is the best way to clean those wheel wells?

sjf911 02-11-2008 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfloz (Post 3762501)
So, what exactly is the best way to clean those wheel wells?

Just get bigger tires and lower the car so nobody can tell how dirty they are.

JV911SYDNEY 02-11-2008 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeremyD (Post 3761363)
welcome to the insanity. You have alot of company.


one of us, one of us, one of us

70SATMan 02-11-2008 07:08 PM

Im-O-TEP.........Im-O-TEP.........Im-O-TEP........Im-O-TEP........Im-O-TEP.

JeremyD 02-11-2008 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfloz (Post 3762501)
So, what exactly is the best way to clean those wheel wells?

Simple green and a stiff nylon bristle brush.

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Jakester1168 02-11-2008 07:38 PM

Thank goodness for "money trees" :)

jasonlee 02-11-2008 07:47 PM

indeed a slippery slope. It is definitely contagious around here.

4flyboy 02-11-2008 09:13 PM

Damnit that sounds like a great idea..............rats.

dagriff 02-11-2008 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burgermeister (Post 3762272)
You have discovered the secret of the 911's fabled longevity. :)


Yup,
Like an Irishman's knife... "Had it for years, 3 new blades and 5 new handles but it's still as good as new".

berettafan 02-12-2008 04:22 AM

Nylon brush; good thought there. The SS and brass i have would probably be somewhat damaging (though they do get the surface rust/gunk off the nuts and such very well).

greenkaw 02-15-2008 04:57 PM

Gosh, that sounds a all lot like what I found myself in the middle of. Now the whole car will end up apart. Check it out in the Great Lakes area forum...Fun !


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