Car D.I.Y.

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thats bad Mr T.

My guess. The top part strews in. Them outer textured part ofnthe handle is a panel that looks like it can be prised off with a trim tool which will then reveal the mounting screws. I think, at any rate.

Looks like the top screw has pulled through the handle. A washer to increase the size of the screw head might salvage it.

My thoughts exactly
There's a large plastic ('square taper') section that probably locates it correctly, yes, once I find the tools & pry it off, I'll 'washer' it
Going to wait till we come back from Norfolk, just in case I accidentally crack the infill trim
(all switch functions are fine, & I can swing the door closed, holding the pocket edge)

 

[Pinno718]

Paddle set from fleaebay to take pesky door panels off. The best £7 odd you'll ever spend.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/336103369174? to help with that door

 

[Pinno718]

Anyhoo. that saga.

[Disclaimer: 'm sorry I couldn't keep this short and it's highly hypocritical of me to expect that some viewers might need an attention span longer than me to get through this.]

There is a panel on the 944 that covers the blower motor. It's plastic. It also has a sealing strip that's available in a roll for the sum of 'just' £85. My one was riddled with holes, it' was faded and has cracks and splits. It's quite an essential bit of kit as it keeps rain off the blower motor and electrics and it is still available direct from Porsche for 'just' £252+ VAT. Ouch.
I spent the past 2 days repairing it. Fibreglass tissue and resin and primer and paint and a Dremel, some sand paper, some wet and dry and a whole load of cursing.
Quite happy with the result. Should have taken some pics along the way but I wasn't holding out much hope.
The sealing rubber thingy stuff: well, I had some leftover sticky rubber thingy stuff for the rear lights. It's clever stuff in that, if you apply some pressure (normally the 5 M6 bolts that screw the rear lights into position compresses the sticky rubber thingy stuff and seals the lights in) but in this case, no bolts.
The OH was away and... I borrowed the rolling pin, rolled it out thin and applied it to the back of the panel. It's also essential for sealing the panel and preventing water from seeping in.

So on top of that, I finally sorted all the rattles and squeaks commensurate with a car 35 years and 11 months old and took it for a spin. It's only taken 1 year and 6 months (from the 1st MOT since the organ transplant to reconcile). So I am happy (and inebriated).

 

[raleighnut]

Anyhoo. that saga.

[Disclaimer: 'm sorry I couldn't keep this short and it's highly hypocritical of me to expect that some viewers might need an attention span longer than me to get through this.]

There is a panel on the 944 that covers the blower motor. It's plastic. It also has a sealing strip that's available in a roll for the sum of 'just' £85. My one was riddled with holes, it' was faded and has cracks and splits. It's quite an essential bit of kit as it keeps rain off the blower motor and electrics and it is still available direct from Porsche for 'just' £252+ VAT. Ouch.
I spent the past 2 days repairing it. Fibreglass tissue and resin and primer and paint and a Dremel, some sand paper, some wet and dry and a whole load of cursing.
Quite happy with the result. Should have taken some pics along the way but I wasn't holding out much hope.
The sealing rubber thingy stuff: well, I had some leftover sticky rubber thingy stuff for the rear lights. It's clever stuff in that, if you apply some pressure (normally the 5 M6 bolts that screw the rear lights into position compresses the sticky rubber thingy stuff and seals the lights in) but in this case, no bolts.
The OH was away and... I borrowed the rolling pin, rolled it out thin and applied it to the back of the panel. It's also essential for sealing the panel and preventing water from seeping in.

View attachment 786262

So on top of that, I finally sorted all the rattles and squeaks commensurate with a car 35 years and 11 months old and took it for a spin. It's only taken 1 year and 6 months (from the 1st MOT since the organ transplant to reconcile). So I am happy (and inebriated).

I worked for a time at 'Clarks Of Narborough in the stores, we had the bodyshop out the back which also repaired the cars from Roger Clark Cars (Yes that Roger Clark) a main Porsche dealer. All the replacement parts for crashed Porsche cars came through us (a lot of 911's that had gone through hedges backwards) so we used to have to check them in and got to play 'guess how much this costs' I think the record for silliness was a bag of 8 screws that held a wing on at £15 per screw (this was in 85) but the prices were ludicrous.

 

[Pinno718]

I worked for a time at 'Clarks Of Narborough in the stores, we had the bodyshop out the back which also repaired the cars from Roger Clark Cars (Yes that Roger Clark) a main Porsche dealer. All the replacement parts for crashed Porsche cars came through us (a lot of 911's that had gone through hedges backwards) so we used to have to check them in and got to play 'guess how much this costs' I think the record for silliness was a bag of 8 screws that held a wing on at £15 per screw (this was in 85) but the prices were ludicrous.

There's certainly a lack of consistency with pricing.
OPRV - over £400, only available from Porsche.
Mount for rotor arm (doesn't have a parts number) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196982202073 New: over £300 plus VAT.
But... I always go to Porsche first for prices. Off the top of my head:
Power steering reservoir (sundry item with internal filter that cannot be cleaned or removed):
£26. Internal mesh filter in fuel tank: £17. I resent paying 911 pries for my 944 and I did have a 997 911 and it was much less expensive than I anticipated.
Then there's 'Design 911' and 'Rose passion'. Design 911 are rarely competitive. Service is excellent However, they mark up Porsche prices by sometimes 40%. Both Design 911 and Rose Passion are robbing flea bitten sons of motherless goats but if they sell it. it is still available from Porsche so i use their web pages as a catalogue.
Then there's the second hand boys and breakers - they capitalise on people who think that stuff is NLA or rare or more expensive direct from Porsche. Example: rear number plate lights in ropey condition, £20 to £25 each +. Brand new from Porsche £17 each plus VAT. Middle sump* panel from the shark Steve Strange (Douglas Valley Breakers) with holes in it £150 + . New from Porsche £172. I know all the Porsche breakers. There's only 3 worth dealing with: 9 Apart, Only 9 and Status Porsche.
Thankfully, we also have partworks.de who are just excellent and is often worth paying the customs charge as it still works out cheaper. Fantastic service and they are producing affordable OEM quality parts for all 9xx's. I bought a complete water hose set for £96 plus postage. Anything under £135 is customs exempt. I also bought a front wing from a German scrap yard. Far cheaper than anything in the UK (wings were £1700 each!? but they have come down a little as there is a pattern wing on the market that's supposed to be quite good).

*More on that below.

 

[Pinno718]

The sump panel saga.
They keep things a bit cleaner but it is riddled with air holes and once fitted, you don't have the luxury of jacking the car up via the engine cross member which is so convenient. So I made one with an aperture. I used the central bolt hole to mount 2.5mm stainless steel plate as a jacking point (very similar to the BMW's). I would like to fit a rubber pad to it (suggestions welcome):

The panel I made with fibre glass and with air duct that feeds air right up into the front of the engine and the alternator. I was crossing fingers it didn't whistle in the wind. But it doesn't.

The 'raw' panel in very rough form before tidying up and a layer of Tetrosyl stone chip:

It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it functions very well. I have noticed better alternator output and it's quieter.

 

[Way-Out-West]

The sump panel saga.
They keep things a bit cleaner but it is riddled with air holes and once fitted, you don't have the luxury of jacking the car up via the engine cross member which is so convenient. So I made one with an aperture. I used the central bolt hole to mount 2.5mm stainless steel plate as a jacking point (very similar to the BMW's). I would like to fit a rubber pad to it (suggestions welcome):

View attachment 786310

The panel I made with fibre glass and with air duct that feeds air right up into the front of the engine and the alternator. I was crossing fingers it didn't whistle in the wind. But it doesn't.

The 'raw' panel in very rough form before tidying up and a layer of Tetrosyl stone chip:

View attachment 786311

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It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it functions very well. I have noticed better alternator output and it's quieter.

An ice hockey puck for the jacking point.

 

[Pinno718]

An ice hockey puck for the jacking point.

Interesting idea. TBH, it was an afterthought. I'm going to have a Google...

 

[Adam4868]

I've got one of these for my jack..guess it's same as a puck

 

[Pinno718]

Both ^ are a bit narrow (7 and 6 cm respectively). I'll need to use that mounting bolt and drill through whatever rubber.

 

[Pinno718]

May have found it:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35374636...4aGQtRaWGQnmtyhmZA==|tkp:BlBMULT5ubmkZg&pfm=1

 

[fossyant]

MrsF rolled in from a swim this morning complaining that the front passenger speaker was grating. Popped the door card off and the speaker looks perfect, but it's not moving in and out properly - it's partially seized. Stopped the grating, but I've ordered a replacement from ebay for £21.84 ! Fiddled with balance and fader, and there is no base from the speaker - sounds more like a tweeter.

In preparation for doing the van's front pads, I've ordered a set of wheel nut cap pullers - all my wheel nuts have black plastic caps on, and I've no pullers.

 

[Pinno718]

MrsF rolled in from a swim this morning complaining that the front passenger speaker was grating. Popped the door card off and the speaker looks perfect, but it's not moving in and out properly - it's partially seized. Stopped the grating, but I've ordered a replacement from ebay for £21.84 ! Fiddled with balance and fader, and there is no base from the speaker - sounds more like a tweeter.

In preparation for doing the van's front pads, I've ordered a set of wheel nut cap pullers - all my wheel nuts have black plastic caps on, and I've no pullers.

I purchased 4 Alpine speakers for the Porker. Quite good for the price. I rarely listen to the radio but I did buy a head unit with bluetooth and this means I can have my phone 'wired' in.

 

[Gunk]

I worked for a time at 'Clarks Of Narborough in the stores, we had the bodyshop out the back which also repaired the cars from Roger Clark Cars (Yes that Roger Clark) a main Porsche dealer. All the replacement parts for crashed Porsche cars came through us (a lot of 911's that had gone through hedges backwards) so we used to have to check them in and got to play 'guess how much this costs' I think the record for silliness was a bag of 8 screws that held a wing on at £15 per screw (this was in 85) but the prices were ludicrous.

Porsche prices are crazy, I replaced a front wing on my 1977 Carrera 3.0 back in 1990’s and that was over £1000. Every service seem to cost £1000 because of all the additional work required. You need deep pockets to run and maintain one properly. I am itching to buy another, perhaps a 997 Carrera 4S convertible this time, but not sure I really want to back in to that world of pain again.

 

[Pinno718]

Job done:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27695765...TA==|tkp:BFBMlKamuqRm&pfm=1&var=2560320879680