Teutonic Tuesday: Auferstehung

"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris) 04/25/2017 at 07:04 • Filed to: Teutonic Tuesday, Porsche 911 3.2, Europpomeet, Aftermath

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The Porker is back alive. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! all physical damage is repaired. Color difference seems minimal but I have yet to see it outside, I’ve only seen the car inside the shop (and outside in the evening). Insurance of the “other party” already payed out luckily. Or should I say finally ?

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Took the opportunity to refresh some stuff in the process. New tires. And mounted some yellow lenses for the foglights.

Things to be done: I ordered Bilsteins as replacement for the old, somewhat worn-out shocks. That in combination with the new tires should definitely improve the handling.

I’m having Lothar replace the oil-lines to the cooler up front. There seemed to be some dents in those up front, I’m sure the previous owner had a part in that (seems to be hurt by using some jack stands or something). And Lothar needs to sort out what the engine issue that led to all this actually is (“we” still think it’s the temp sensor of the Motronic, new one ordered).

Then the headlights themselves will receive yellow lenses as well and it’ll be finished then. For now. Next week.

That’s it for this update. Danke. Tschüss!

Never knew these replacement fenders would come with those fuel doors but they do!

shop-teacher > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 07:08

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Looking good!

Jobjoris > shop-teacher 04/25/2017 at 07:14

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Danke! Getting really excited to finish it up. I’ve owned that car for over 10 years and it still gets me excited. What a car.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 07:14

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Nice! And the yellow fogs look awesome too. And great idea on the new shocks and tires, that’ll surely make it handle like new.

I think the top picture shows a tiny bit of colour difference(could be the light though), but nothing too bad considering the rest of the paint is 30+ years old.

shop-teacher > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 07:15

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That’s a keeper then :)

Jobjoris > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 04/25/2017 at 07:18

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Yeah, the second to last shows it a bit as well. But could be because I know it’s new. Let’s wait and see how it looks outside in the sun.

HOEGH TRADER new ETA is the 27th. The handler got my bill of lading, will call tomorrow when we can pick it up.

Jobjoris > shop-teacher 04/25/2017 at 07:20

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This car will never go. Never. Well, to my daughter when she’s old enough and I’m too old to enjoy it. Now that’s a family car!

Flavien Vidal > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 07:29

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If the job is well done, it shouldn’t be visible AT ALL. I’ve had my Corvette hit twice while it was parked (have to believe yellow plastic bodies are actually magnets??) and the repair and repaint was just PERFECT. It was impossible to notice a difference.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 07:34

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Very nice! Glad she’s back together and repaired! Hang the old fender on your wall - modern art :P

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 07:36

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Yeah, I’m sure it’s just a psychological thing, haha.

I saw that, looks like they got held up in Italy for a few days. Good to see the Pao is getting closer as well!

Klaus Schmoll > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 08:02

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Nice! Don’t freshen up too much, keep the old smell!!! ;)

Jobjoris > Flavien Vidal 04/25/2017 at 09:00

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Well, then you’ve got some magician there! Next time I’ll ship it to Japan! White, 30 year old paint, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is seeable for the trained eye.

Jobjoris > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/25/2017 at 09:03

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Guess where that thing went...

The living room wasn’t approved but it’ll end up somewhere around the house ;-)

Jobjoris > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 04/25/2017 at 09:04

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Well, not just that. “Normale sterveringen” probably won’t notice, let’s stick to that ;-)

Jobjoris > Klaus Schmoll 04/25/2017 at 09:07

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No worries there, the engine internals will not be bothered!

Flavien Vidal > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 09:12

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If a panel had some ”patina”, it would be hard, but for a with great condition paint, stored inside its whole life and so on, it shouldn’t be visible.

An old guy fell on my father’s Alpine a few years ago too. Car was parked and his cane hit hit the trunk, cracking the paint on impact. He had it repaired and it was absolutely invisible. Just perfect. Same with my Corvette... A bike feel on it scratching the entire side once and a car hit it while parked another time... Both were also invisible. Match making technology in term of paint today really is incredible. With a skilled body guy, no reason for it not to be perfect :)

How much did that end up costing you btw?

And the body shop was in Montreal. Called “Rennspa”... Awesome job really.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 09:35

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Once a petrolhead, always a petrolhead :D

Have you suggested above the bed in the Master Bedroom? :P Buy a spare light for it, wire it and the side repeater up, try fixing the dent a bit and have the best lamp ever! :D

Jobjoris > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/25/2017 at 09:56

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Good call on the lamp, I really need another project ;-)

I still have a tii inlet manifold I want to convert into a portable speakersystem for my iPhone...

shop-teacher > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 10:52

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Eggggggselent! :)

I hope to have something cool to pass down when the time comes. Right not I’ve just got a rusty pickup truck and a cheap scooter.

Jobjoris > shop-teacher 04/25/2017 at 11:49

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Oh come on: There’s a Swift/Metro somewhere there, right? ;-)

shop-teacher > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 12:19

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Right! The “race car” :)

Pretty certain that will be dead by the end of the year.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 12:39

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No worries on the lamp idea! Borsuq and I have thought about picking up patina’d FIAT 126p front panels and mounting them on a wall with a full lighting system as cool living room focal points....I just have the issue of being on the opposite side of the world from the source of patina’d FIAT 126p front panels :P

Jobjoris > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/25/2017 at 13:24

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No need to get a 126p: any 126 will do right?

New front panels can be had for about 50 euros!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 13:28

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Not bad! I’d need to get the badging etc that goes with it though...and light clusters, etc :P

Jobjoris > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/25/2017 at 14:07

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What’s the budget? I can ask around you know!

Jonee > Jobjoris 04/25/2017 at 22:45

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Awesome. Looks great. And that was pretty quick, actually. Those tires and shocks should make a huge difference. And, man, those black Fuchs are hot stuff.

Jobjoris > Jonee 04/26/2017 at 03:24

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I’m getting really excited. I won’t need the 2002 after all. Or the Pao. Can’t wait to mount those yellow lenses, is harder then I expected it to be actually.

Jonee > Jobjoris 04/26/2017 at 04:14

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Mounting the lenses it hard? Maybe you should have had Lothar do it while the fender was off. Or, have you not found the lenses, yet? Don’t let this delay the 2002 any further. That poor guy’s waited long enough.

Jobjoris > Jonee 04/26/2017 at 08:06

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Well, hard... More work than anticipated! I’d expect only to have the screw under that ring around the lens to be removed but the entire unit does have to come off. I just delivered all brake parts to Edwin (who was working on the wiring and retour fuelline anyway) for the 02 to speed up the process.

Jonee > Jobjoris 04/27/2017 at 02:24

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You mean the reflector and everything? That is a lot of work for just a lens.

Oh, good. Didn’t you get those brake parts a while ago? I should talk. I still haven’t installed the Le Car engine. I got a new clutch and everything. It’s going to be a lot of 10 minute jobs back to back.

Jobjoris > Jonee 04/27/2017 at 03:26

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Yep, the entire assembly.

I had the discs but they didn’t fit remember? So we’re taking the E30 route. But for that some machining was needed and I didn’t feel like doing that myself. That would have passed my 60 minute job limit as well.

Jonee > Jobjoris 04/28/2017 at 03:25

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Oh, I thought you got the correct discs, though, finally. I wouldn’t do my own machining, either. It’s impossible in 10 minute increments.

Jobjoris > Jonee 04/28/2017 at 03:54

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Nope, these were wrong as well after all. E30 discs it is now, should be easy to get in the future. Not as if I will need many but still.

Jonee > Jobjoris 04/29/2017 at 00:50

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I should hope you won’t need many. I mean, brakes are for wimps, right?

Jobjoris > Jonee 04/29/2017 at 06:54

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Wer Bremmst hat Angst Herr Eisen!

Jonee > Jobjoris 04/30/2017 at 22:54

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Du bist richtig, Herr Hobgoblin.