THE ABSOLUTE WORST JOB TO DO ON THE 911 - Page 2

pbs911 · pbs911's Garage

Any job where the car is imobilized, you are half way through, and you realize you are out of beer.
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Paul
78SC Targa

Steve F · 06-12-2001, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by pbs911:
Any job where the car is imobilized, you are half way through, and you realize you are out of BEER.

AMEN to that one!!

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1967 912 "in progress"

911pcars · 06-12-2001, 03:14 PM

Hmmm...OK how about this one. Laying upside down in my 911 with my head under the dash, drilling the steering column bolts out. 100 degree heat plus full protective clothing, two rusty studs digging into my back, and choking on fumes from spraying lubricant on the drill bit every 10 seconds?

Dave. Haven't tried that one yet. Let me clear my calendar

Sherwood

Doug Zielke · 06-12-2001, 03:20 PM

Holy cats, Wayne!!
Since I read your rant, I've got a whole new respect for my car's lowly headliner. From your experience, I think I'd rather have lit matches placed under my fingernails. Ouch!

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Doug
'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
members.home.net/zielke/911SC.htm

Paul Ross · 06-12-2001, 04:31 PM

I read somewhere, I don't remember where that installation was so difficult on the rear window for the Targa that the factory used to break a lot of rear windows.

Eric Coffey · 06-12-2001, 05:24 PM

dtw-
Looking back, it probably would have been easier to just cut the tunnel off and re-weld it back on afterwards!

Paul Ross-
Well, I have a spare rear Targa windscreen if you want to give it a go!

-Eric

Decolliber · 06-12-2001, 05:53 PM

Is the book available yet? Where can I buy it?

Roland Kunz · 06-13-2001, 06:09 AM

Hello

Most said

If you do headlinerwork:

Better also replace the A & B pillar covering Skai.

Have the rubberends ( socks ) for the headliner bows on hand.

Have some white fabric to cover the flanges.

Get new headliner cramps ( original 4 in front and 4 in rear )

Use special headliner glue.

Use good material, some aftermarked sh..stuff will allways wrinkle.

The defrostercables are a special task.
Avoid braking the connectors on the glas.
The rubber has an own channel for the electrics and 3 holes one for each wire.

Keep the wires in the channel if not they will be cut by the glas pulling over the edge.

If starting puting in the trim then do it on the lower corner. If the corner fits just pray the rubberedge down and slid in the trim ( Sounds easy ). I use sometimes a plastic wedge in the channel runing a bit forward to split it. If you have done this several times you will find ways to speed up the work.

If the glas sits in the car then slap it down with your flat hand so it will saddle down.

Now with the glas in place the trim corners are mostly overstanding. Use a soft piece of wood to hammer or press the trim down.
If there is a gap or the rubber has fallen in you hammer out the trim to have a larger rubber or you forget tto fill the corners ( Same plyer shots again )

If you reuse old rubber then put it into a big basin with soft water and Armor All. let it soak sometime and after gleaning use clycerine to resoften the corners.

New rubber isn´t as good molded as it should be, also there are some unmolded rubber around.

rear sidewindows are a one man job. Just insert them on the straigt upright edge and make sure the correct channel sits in there and then push the end in with the pressure keeping forward and pull the strings starting on the straight and ending in the bow corner ( rear edge ). Pre 77 have only the edge protectors and the screwed in window.

Those edge protectors need a spicial cut in the corner and some clamping as the new headliner will press them out again.

Sunroof headliner for the sliding portin has to have a slight upbending glued in, but not to much. messure before.

Grüsse

Rustbucket · 06-13-2001, 07:42 AM

Installing fender flares!
I just can't seem to get it right!

(Insert sarcasm disclaimer here.)

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roGERK · 06-13-2001, 08:39 AM

Argh!

Urgh!

OK, that's it. The worst 911 paint job of all time. What's he used here - his children's poster paints and a tar brush?

Not to mention the great job on the wheel arches, and oh my, what beautiful aftermarket wheels.

- roGER

911pcars · 06-13-2001, 09:22 AM

Okay, now you've piqued my interest. How much?

Sherwood Lee
http://members.rennlist.org/911pcars

Rustbucket · 06-13-2001, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by 911pcars:
Okay, now you've piqued my interest. How much?

Sherwood Lee
http://members.rennlist.org/911pcars

You guys crack me up.

Sorry Sher.
Can't sell it to you.
Actually, I found the pic on the 912registry site under the picture gallery. Someone actually had the "fortitude" to post it.
I couldn't resist.

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Clint
73T mfi coupe

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lsolon · 06-13-2001, 03:09 PM

no wonder it's costing me $550.00 to have the headliner replaced along with new windshield(s) rubber and trim. This is just labor. I bought all the parts.

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Wow, that's some paint job!

Book is due out in 2-3 months. Trust me, I will create a virus that will log itself into each and everyone's computer and when you turn it on, it will flash a smiling picture of me and the book! - Just kiddding.

You will not be able to escape knowing about the book when it comes out...

-Wayne