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I love the smell of clear...but hate the smell of prep!
+1 on making the front fit right. It's probably just me, but there are LOTS of really nice 951s that have "gap" issues all over the front end. Some have a finger width on one side of the headlight cover, and you can't get a credit card in on the other side. |
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It's interesting that you mention the smell of clear: this new Dupont low VOC clear is potentially the worst smelling substance I've ever encountered! You don't reduce it, you just mix it 4:1 with their new activator and shoot it. Nice paint, but wow do the fumes hang around. I always shoot with a mask anyway, but there is literally no way anyone would shoot without one on this stuff.
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I test fit the fenders tonight and I think the paint is a pretty good match! Also, I got my new hatch pins and blocks and a couple of other handy things. I'll likely get the car back on the road this weekend.
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I try to use my supplied air respirator, but there are times when its just easier to shoot. Not healthy, but I ride motorcycles, fly airplanes, and lay under a german car for endless hours. I'm betting one of them will get me first....
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What colour is cashmere?
I'm getting ready to drain the coolant this weekend to replace:
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I'm going to be doing some of the same things you are this weekend. I'm draining the cooling system to replace the turbo water pump, radiator and expansion tank. Since I don't have access to a garage, I hope the weather will hold out for me. As for draining the radiator, I still use the plastic plug. What I do, and maybe this is where I get lucky, is use the tip of a prybar to loosen it. I know it sounds stupid, but that is the only tool I have that is wide enough to span the entire width of the slot on the plug. On the parts car, I tried to use a big flat-bladed screwdriver and it started to tear up the plug, so I grabbed the prybar that I had laying under the car. Removed the plug easily. I've been doing it that way since then. If you pop off the lower hose, the coolant will be drained in about 3 seconds. Don't forget to take the radiator cap off! Draining through the plug will take a few minutes. What turbo water pump are you using? I just bought a new OE one from Sunset. |
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I bought a used one, I think from Lart.
If I go the plug route, I'll be sure to use the biggest bladed thing that will fit in there. If it already looks to be in bad shape, though, I may chicken out and go the hose route. Thanks for the tip!
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No progress on the hoses yet, but I got the last of this round of the painting and body work done. This should hold me for the summer, I think.
The quarters were a bit wrinkled, had filler cracks (and big pieces of it flaking off) and obvious rust behind. Passenger's side: Driver's side: I've come back to the city for the night to go to a party, so I'll get started on the cooling system tomorrow, I hope.
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The new hatch is on and latching, but it still sticks a bit on the right side, no matter how I align the latches. I think I'll have to use Curt's strategy with the latch drains so that I can see what's going on.
As it turns out, I got the coolant leaks (up to 16psi, anyway) taken care of today without changing any hoses, though it's definitely only a matter of time for the main water pump to radiator hose, as the unintended extra elevation of the rad from sitting on an NA radiator mount has caused the big hose to start to touch the oil cooler line. The main offenders were the clamps on both passenger side connections to the rad, one hose clamp on either side of the cross member and the turbo coolant pump (the pump, itself was leaking, not the hose connections to it -- I was able to just tighten the four Phillips screws from the bottom and seal it up without taking it off). I have a box of new hoses, as well as a replacement turbo water pump, but I still haven't found a way to put in the time it would require to change them all. Anyway, the car is back on its wheels with most of the body parts screwed on, but I ran out of good fender bolts, and I think I'm going to need to order some. Also, it snowed hard today. The car is still in the garage.
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I can try to explain another trick I do with the latches and this usually sets them pretty damn close every time. Loosen the nuts just enough where the latches can shift, but not easily move. Set the hatch down into them 3 or 4 times without letting it latch shut. Tighten nuts, see if it latches. If you only have one side sticking, do just that side.
If the hatch latches, you'll have to start over because as soon as you try to use the key, it will shift the latch and you will have to start over again. Also, if it latches, you may have to crawl into the hatch to get it open again. You can shorten the pins to keep it from latching at all until you're done. But I will have to say - new latches was probably one of the best $100 I spent on this car. Well, one of the best things... |
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I got the fenders bolted on in time to make it to a local 944 meet:
It's good to have it back on the road!
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Awesome to hear Charlie!
Looks like a pretty decent gathering.. Even an NA in the bunch.. and is that 968 I spy, or was it a 928? |
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