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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
Rocker covers. I'm a bad, bad boy!, The crud chronicle |
Pat Garvey |
Jan 3 2009, 09:27 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Could have posted this elsewhere I guess, but thought it might be better served here.
In 1974, I decided that it made good sense to annually removed the rocker covers to clean out the accumulated crap that absorbs moisture & causes rust. Did so fervently until 1990 (the last time they were removed until today). My 914 has accumulated a total of less than 4k miles since 1990, being relegated to "queen" status. So, today, being bored, I pulled them. Not an easy task for an old fart in a 44 degree garage! Good thing my 914 hasn't seen water since 1974. Don't know where the crud came from, but if water had been added to the mix I'd have had a problem. Be warned guys, this accumulation can cause MAJOR problems when left to stew. Couple of screws, couple of driven out rivtets & you can be faced with ugly stuff. Pat Attached image(s) |
tod914 |
Apr 20 2009, 04:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Dave my 74 also has the metal rivets in the rockers. The plastic seem to be for the threshold plates. I haven't searched for alum. replacement rivets. I suppose I could try to find the "correct" replacement if there was enough interest. Being Porsche superceeds parts from time to time, I doubt it should be an issue for an event being they are referencing the clear plastic ones now. Seems very few cars have the metal ones left in the rockers. Pat do you recall if yours were originally metal?
Tom, they are 20 cents per rivet. I have white and black available. Think Porsche wants like a $1.40 each, for their clear ones. I know George at AA has the hardware you are looking for in a kit, which includes those rubber bushings. If your 73 has the alum. threshold plates, you would want white rivets for the those. If black plastic, then black. Your call on the rockers. Do you remember what was originally on there? We haven't had anyone chime in as to what was on the earlier cars. It's unclear in the Johnson book. |
Tom_T |
Apr 21 2009, 01:38 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Dave my 74 also has the metal rivets in the rockers. The plastic seem to be for the threshold plates. I haven't searched for alum. replacement rivets. I suppose I could try to find the "correct" replacement if there was enough interest. Being Porsche superceeds parts from time to time, I doubt it should be an issue for an event being they are referencing the clear plastic ones now. Seems very few cars have the metal ones left in the rockers. Pat do you recall if yours were originally metal? Tom, they are 20 cents per rivet. I have white and black available. Think Porsche wants like a $1.40 each, for their clear ones. I know George at AA has the hardware you are looking for in a kit, which includes those rubber bushings. If your 73 has the alum. threshold plates, you would want white rivets for the those. If black plastic, then black. Your call on the rockers. Do you remember what was originally on there? We haven't had anyone chime in as to what was on the earlier cars. It's unclear in the Johnson book. Thanx Tod, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) I'll have to do a count & add it up with my abacus, then calc. out the cost with my slide rule! Per the above post, mine are white plastic at the Threshold with a 1/2 round dome top & a little "tit" on the top - is that the same for yours? The rocker ones are metal per above also, so I'd need that type too! |
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