I was free all weekend until I wasn't.
I had a friend fly in late last week for some family stuff. So we hung out at the service on Friday night and then I helped him clean out an apartment on Saturday before joining some other friends Saturday evening for a birthday dinner. So Saturday was a wrap before it even got started.
Sunday, we slept in (stayed up too late Saturday and we're getting old, so that 5hit hurts) and then went to breakfast. I watched a little YouTube (mostly European hillclimb racing) and then headed out to the garage.
I know that cars that don't even look like they drive are more of a bummer than cars that (at very least) look like they can drive. So I started pushing in windows. I bought a 964 rear screen seal (thanks, Pelican) to wrap my SC glass in. It fit the window pretty nicely, but does not fit the tub. I took a video to send to my friends, but I'm not going to bother to put that on YouTube so I can share it here. Just know that a 964 seal does not work with an SC tub and SC rear glass. FML.
So I pulled the metal strip and shoved the rear screen in with the old seal. It's not a permanent solution, but it'll seal the car enough to roll it into the drive and keep leaves and light rain out of it. It'll also look better and that should help me feel better.
Then, I moved to the quarter windows. 993 seals this time with the OG glass from 79. (green tinted Sekurit) I'm on a mission to keep water out of my car. If it costs me some pounds, so be it. The car is plenty light enough to suffer the weight of glass windows and a steel hood. I digress.
They pushed in super easily! I used nylon 1/4" rope and glycerin and knocked them out in a few minutes each on the first try.
**I did spend over an hour cleaning the glass. There was all manner of old stickers and dried out caulk and who knows what on them. I ended up using a razor, a bathtub full of hot water, and BarKeepersFriend to get them clean.
Then, I moved to the door windows and frames. I can't put together the interior until I sort the door handles, but I can certainly get closer to closing up the cabin.
My side went in pretty handily and Kelly's side offered even less resistance.
I will say the 993 quarter seals are exactly what I was hoping they'd be. Makes the pain of buying new front and rear glass a little more sufferable as I know it'll be worth it.
The wheels are Porsche Matte Indigo Blue...just like the GT4RS.
I've got to go order a bunch of expensive glass and a couple seals. :/