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| wayner |
 Dec 16 2016, 02:02 PM
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How waterproof can a 914 really be made?
Can roof and window leaks be totally eliminated?? Thanks |
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wayner How waterproof can a 914 really be made? Dec 16 2016, 02:02 PM
SirAndy Well, considering that the factory added drain hol... Dec 16 2016, 02:15 PM PanelBilly When I used my car as a DD, I kept a towel in it s... Dec 16 2016, 02:21 PM altitude411
How waterproof can a 914 really be made?
Can roo... Dec 16 2016, 02:29 PM Mikey914 It's not a question of if water can be kept ou... Dec 16 2016, 02:32 PM
wayner
It's not a question of if water can be kept o... Dec 16 2016, 02:35 PM 7TPorsh
It's not a question of if water can be kept ... Dec 16 2016, 04:37 PM Mark Henry
[quote name='wayner' post='2434566' date='Dec 16 ... Dec 16 2016, 04:47 PM johnhora
It's not a question of if water can be kept o... Dec 16 2016, 03:34 PM 6freak Flex Seal! itll float a boat with a screen do... Dec 16 2016, 03:55 PM BeatNavy A member here told me at last Hershey that Teeners... Dec 16 2016, 04:17 PM Perry Kiehl The only 914 that I had that didn't leak was 9... Dec 16 2016, 04:56 PM GeorgeRud I've used umbrella covers on both my 914s and ... Dec 16 2016, 05:34 PM flmont Well,. they are drier than a MGB,..thats for sure.... Dec 16 2016, 07:00 PM wayner Unfortunately ,no, that orange car is not mine. It... Dec 16 2016, 07:54 PM My 914 Along the same lines, how big or small of a proble... Dec 16 2016, 08:03 PM euro911 One way to keep the intrusion of water to a minimu... Dec 16 2016, 08:42 PM rgalla9146
One way to keep the intrusion of water to a minim... Dec 16 2016, 08:56 PM pbanders With a big enough tube of silicone caulking, I can... Dec 16 2016, 10:03 PM whitetwinturbo ............er, move to So Kalefornacation since i... Dec 16 2016, 10:19 PM euro911 Yep ... and the high winds have a nasty habit of f... Dec 16 2016, 10:24 PM Perry Kiehl Hydro-lock is a real possibility in a 914-6 Dec 16 2016, 10:35 PM euro911 I wonder why nobody ever came out with an after-ma... Dec 16 2016, 11:02 PM wayner As this thing gets rebuilt over the winter I'm... Dec 17 2016, 10:48 AM euro911 As this thing gets rebuilt over the winter I'm... Dec 17 2016, 05:43 PM GeorgeRud Though anything is possible, I don't think the... Dec 17 2016, 01:20 PM North Coast Jim
How waterproof can a 914 really be made?
Can roo... Dec 17 2016, 08:50 PM Mikey914 These get driven in the rain? Dec 17 2016, 09:44 PM RickS Have a good friend who has owned his own Porsche s... Dec 18 2016, 12:17 AM wayner So, if it had a steel roof ( no targa) would there... Dec 18 2016, 09:18 AM porschetub Interesting question,one I never asked because I n... Dec 18 2016, 10:41 AM sixnotfour
current terminology," I'm building an O... Dec 18 2016, 11:24 AM wayner
current terminology," I'm building an ... Dec 18 2016, 12:04 PM Mikey914 The targa top is the main reason the leak issues e... Dec 18 2016, 03:29 PM euro911 Of course, taking the removable targa top out of t... Dec 18 2016, 04:49 PM Perry Kiehl Stock 914-6's have been known to hydrolock. A... Dec 18 2016, 05:09 PM wayner For anyone that lives in California I don't th... Dec 18 2016, 08:20 PM euro911 I guess hydrolock could happen with any motor spor... Dec 18 2016, 08:43 PM mbseto My Toyota Supra targa never leaked a drop. Not su... Dec 19 2016, 09:00 AM mepstein 911 targa's leak worse ... and are way more ex... Dec 19 2016, 09:11 AM forrestkhaag A friend of mine that shared our 914 obsession spu... Dec 19 2016, 12:21 PM wayner It seems to me that this location where the roof, ... Dec 20 2016, 08:41 AM ndfrigi
It seems to me that this location where the roof,... Dec 20 2016, 10:50 AM wayner
[quote name='wayner' post='2435707' date='Dec 20 ... Dec 20 2016, 12:09 PM Rand
It seems to me that this location where the roof,... Dec 20 2016, 04:12 PM bradtho That's certainly where mine leaks. Have you pl... Dec 20 2016, 10:33 AM Mueller I want to be able to go through a drive thru car w... Dec 20 2016, 11:47 AM Vacca Rabite Thats the area where mine leaks too.
Its a total... Dec 20 2016, 03:46 PM wayner The floor isn't there either right now so I su... Dec 20 2016, 04:51 PM Catorse My 914 is absolutely leak free.
It is howe... Dec 21 2016, 09:58 AM porschetub That area at the joint of the roof and the top win... Dec 21 2016, 01:18 PM wayner So if I am going to do some engineering work on th... Dec 21 2016, 01:40 PM Olympic 1.7
Once again is that joint at the window THE sourc... Dec 21 2016, 02:13 PM wayner First off, 911s leak also (even the coupes althoug... Dec 21 2016, 06:06 PM mepstein Our cars were the intro model for Porsche, so much... Dec 21 2016, 02:37 PM mepstein My shop pumps out high end 911's (rs-werks.com... Dec 21 2016, 07:54 PM bradtho I'm with you Wayne! I drive my car daily i... Dec 21 2016, 08:00 PM wayner The last two posts were great ! ( the drips an... Dec 21 2016, 08:06 PM euro911 ...
(Oh, and as for me apparently I anger the god... Dec 21 2016, 08:12 PM Mikey914 The biggest problem I see with the seals is that m... Dec 22 2016, 10:23 AM wayner Next time I am near the car I'm going to look ... Dec 22 2016, 12:18 PM JustinMeier I was just thinking about this.. I was very surpri... Dec 22 2016, 12:22 PM Brett W That was always my complaint with my 914 when I dr... Dec 22 2016, 09:12 PM  |
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