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Can anyone guess...
What's happening here?
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04-19-2002, 06:04 PM
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Not for the timid...
If there's someone with a bigger 'pair' around, now's the time to step forward...
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04-19-2002, 06:19 PM
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Going "cabrio" on us, are you? What are you going to do to compensate for increased body flex?
Emanuel
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04-19-2002, 06:21 PM
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I bought one of these:
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04-19-2002, 06:41 PM
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Thom,
that took brass ones. whose kit are you using? what's the estimated completion date? Al Kosmal 77 911S Targa |
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04-19-2002, 06:58 PM
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O-TAY, a good weekend job. hope you got a factory top!
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04-19-2002, 07:03 PM
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Dude, you must have grape fruits!
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04-19-2002, 07:05 PM
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I would guess you have a nice 993 hidden in there somewhere.
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04-19-2002, 07:10 PM
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Thom,
It's going to finish up as one hell of a car! Welcome to the Cabriolet Club! 
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04-19-2002, 07:13 PM
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Yes, it's a factory top.
check out http://www.vintagebus.com/howto/cab I have a set of factory mounts, plus a set of aftermarket ones. Not sure which I'll use yet, but the factory chunks (taken from a wrecked cab) make an *excellent* reference! At this point, I have the passenger-side "B-pillar" area just about cut down.
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04-19-2002, 07:27 PM
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A question: does the tonneau look like that on the post-82 cabriolets? It always seems kind of bulky, but I can't tell if it's just me or if there's something structurally different about the factory cabriolets that lets the top lie more flat than a targa conversion.
Another question: do the factory tops mount the same as the targa, or do you have to change the hardware up there? And I still have chassis concerns - with the 3.6 in there, you're more flex-prone than the average targa already. I'll be interested to hear what you think of the feel after your first track session post-conversion. But I've got to admit, I think an early targa conversion would look even cooler - has anyone seen one done? Emanuel
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04-19-2002, 08:33 PM
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The windshield header setup is the for targas and cabs thru '83.
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04-19-2002, 09:43 PM
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Bedtime update
Nothing's welded yet, just checking spacing and all.
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04-19-2002, 09:45 PM
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Bedtime Update II
Here's the roll bar. It's sitting on top of the carpet and sound deadening, so the height is all wrong. I just put it in to snap a pic.
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Hmmm, that white cab looks familiar.....
 Thom....where did you find the seats? I need one more.... Last edited by Joe Bob; 04-20-2002 at 03:23 AM.. |
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04-20-2002, 07:38 AM
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You go out in public like that?
Took it for a spin to get some coffee this AM...
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04-20-2002, 08:59 AM
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Almost done...
Still have to figure out how the two little tensioner-dealies go in on the sides, and I have to adjust my windows and frames, etc, etc, etc...
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Maybe you answered this already, if so forgive the duplication, but are you keeping the wing?
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04-20-2002, 10:20 PM
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I'm trying to find a C2 setup like Handsome Jack runs on his, but I'll save the Big Wing for track days.
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1974 Porsche 911 2.7 
1976 Porsche 911S - Sold
Rolling Thunder - Sold
'66 Charger - Sold
Beep Beep! - Sold
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera
Da cab
