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Sunroof removal?
Going for the minimalist RGruppe "R" wanna-be on my '72. When I paint the car - do I kill the sunroof - or not?
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12-13-2008, 05:48 AM
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Personally I like 'em plenty. They're small but placed perfectly..........I'll probably get flamed but that's life.
Keep it! Scott
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12-13-2008, 06:38 AM
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I went non-sunroof so I fit with a helmet on (barely).
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12-13-2008, 06:58 AM
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Not a cheep or easy project. I have read that unless done right evidence of the work will latter be seen. Best way is a new non SR clip. There is a couple of good threads on this.
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12-13-2008, 07:13 AM
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I have a clip avail - so thats not a problem.... Just looking for opinions on *with -vs- without* on an outlaw....
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12-13-2008, 07:38 AM
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No sunroof. To me it is not consistent with a "sports purposes" Porsche.
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12-13-2008, 07:46 AM
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KEEP IT.
especially if you already have it.......... nothing like a blue sky over head with wind in your hair on a sunny sunday drive.
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12-13-2008, 08:02 AM
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Ditto - I kept mine & in fact only considered a sunroof car when looking to buy.
A sunroof is a good compromise between the looks and rigidity of a coupe and the openess of a targa. Removal will lower the value of the car for resale. If winning a race is an imperative, then maybe remove it. |
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12-13-2008, 09:25 AM
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The car is an original S but hardly resembles what it once was. 'Glass fenders, decks and bumpers, non matching 7R and 915, Stripped R interior (perlon, no dash pad, perspex wiindows, TRE buckets, cage...) so resale to a purist is shot-to-hell anyway!
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12-13-2008, 09:54 AM
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Less brakes, more gas!
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Helmet space is at a premium for over 6' drivers like myself... The tallest part of pre-'89 cars is at the windshield so removing the sunroof adds at least 1-1.5" depending on how you sit. Personally, I'm sun sensitive and I live in FL... go figure... so I'll be closing mine permanently at some point. I also really like the uninterrupted line of a sunroofless roof. The 901 Shop cuts just inside of the rain rail and replaces the whole roof. You can not tell that any work was done... inside or out.
-Michael
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12-13-2008, 10:29 AM
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Sunroof is dead...
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12-16-2008, 07:16 PM
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1985 Porsche 911
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1982 Porsche 911SC 3.0L warmed over
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