84 911 "resealed engine" and wild upholstery

[redstack]

The grey market car I was talking about earlier had the engine "resealed" 10k miles ago. What does this usually entail? I wanted to have an idea of what to look for when I get to spend some time with the car.

One thing that I found was that the seats are this wild black and white check velour material in the middle with probably vinyl on the sides. I actually like it, because there would be less sliding around. Bad part is the cloth has separated from the vinyl on the drivers seat. Is this a fixable item at the upholstery shop?

I have photos I'll try to upload from my iphn.




Looking at the photos it seems like the cloth is split as well. I guess it would have to be replaced anyway. Too bad cause that was way cool in 1974, ten years before the car was built. So any thoughts?

[Nomadic]

924 seats?.... must be a few survivors left. Pretty awesome, IMHO.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-924-944-968-technical-forum/737111-identify-front-seat.html

[redstack]

A buddy said something about a 928 he had with possibly this kind of fabric

[Matt Monson]

Yes, 928.

[redstack]

But the back seat matches the fronts. That can't be swapped can it.

[mpetry]

that upholstery could have been a special order option. What's the cost of a COA these days ? $125 ?

[pc100porsche]

Thats called PASHA ----- seen more frequently on European 911s
THERE IS A TEXAS BASED UPHOLSTERER WHO OFFERS A LEATHER VERSION OF THIS AS PER BELOW :

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[redstack]

Thanks Nomadic
looked up the post you mentioned. Found the material for sale in Germany for $100 / meter. One fellow said it takes three meters of cloth.

[techweenie]

As others have said, that's an optional factory fabric. It was used more commonly on the 928. And as is often the case with Porsche materials and colors, was despised and now is valued.

An upholstery shop can probably make wider versions of the vinyl side panels and stitch it back together.

As for the 'reasealed' engine, that description is used to cover a variety of things. Most often it's disassembly of the "top end" and replacing oil return tube seals, chain housing seals, etc. At its most extreme, it could mean splitting the case and resealing case halves (unlikely, because that becomes a 'while you're in there...' activity)

[Kraftwerk]

I love that fabric. See it on a lot of european 911's