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targa bar lost in transport
i purchased a '68 911 swt in need of restoration and had it trucked 30mi by rollback to the shop doing the resto. the truck arrived before i did, and when i pulled in to the lot, there was my car, still on the rollback but minus the targa bar. of course no one claims responsibility and i'm stuck with finding a replacement. the shop said it arrived like that and the driver said he never saw a thing. the po said the targa bar had never been off the car, so how did this happen? anybody?
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11-16-2015, 03:23 PM
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They are held on by 4 small studs that are typically rusty. I'd imagine the wind from transport could blow it off if they were in bad shape.
Check high up/forward under the rears fender to see if there are any remnants of the studs or bolts.
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11-16-2015, 03:49 PM
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thank you for that. i'll have a look.
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11-16-2015, 05:19 PM
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I wasnt thinking to clearly when i replied earlier... There are also 10 or so screws around the front edge behind rear targa bar seal. I suppose if they had been removed it could blow off. With those screws in place i dont see how it could blow off. Sorry about the incomplete reply earlier.
Some good pics here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/201576-removing-targa-bar-3.html
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11-16-2015, 08:50 PM
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My vote is also that it blew off in the wind.....Same happened to me with the air box cover when transporting my engine in my pickup for a swap........
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11-16-2015, 10:57 PM
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If the bar blew off I would be amazed. Was the Targa top on the car? If so then I really can't see how the aerodynamics would pull the bar off. At least half the screws in my bar have their heads busted off and my bar is rock solid...and I almost never drive with the top on.
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11-17-2015, 07:28 PM
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It's an extreme unlikelihood that the bar flew off in transit unless it had had all the fasteners removed and was simply laying there. The Pelican "Haycalt" may have a few bars hanging around. Cheers
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11-18-2015, 06:59 AM
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Could be they pulled / towed / abused the bar loading the car, which snapped off, then they disposed of the evidence?...
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11-18-2015, 11:23 AM
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