Full Version: Rebuiding Inside-out
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To check the fog light positions, I mounted the grills in the bumper. New repro grills from 914 Rubber.
To make the speed nuts fit better, I trimmed the corners off the front plates.
Grills mounted.
Here's all the hardware, old and new.
And the bumper top, mounted with new rubber spacer washers.
Bumper bolts and spacers ready.
Here's the bumper bolted in place.
The fit looks pretty good, which makes me happy since the right side is where I pulled the outer fender, spliced in part of the inner fender and headlight box, and reconstructed the front panel.
Top view, left side.
And top view, right side. I might shave a few mm off the rubber spacer to draw the bumper in just a bit.
New special speed nuts to fit the rectangular holes in the bumper.
In place.
Front plate bracket, powder-coated.
Installed, and ready for a future plate.
Then I got out the rear bumper.
And the original (?) bumper top.
After I cleaned and treated the top, bolted it to the bumper with new spacer washers, I installed the bumper on the car. Now to deal with the license plate bracket and lights.
Plate bracket, also powder-coated.
Bracket and lights installed.
One more detail.
Done!
I can't resist a few glamour shots.
Looks more like a 914.
High angle shot.
One more.
The last thing I did today was replace all the fuses with new ones, plus a new cover.
Ready for real volts.
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I got an assortment of retaining rings, hoping one size would work for the targa latches.
Best fit are 6 mm.
I bolted on the latches.
And then installed the targa top pad. This has a few cracks, but will do for now.
I then got out the targa side weatherstrips.
Pretty easy to install. This was my initial attempt, which was a bit too high. I tried a second time, and left it sticking up just a little bit.
More weatherstrip, here the bulkhead top seal (one of two).
One in the frunk.
And one in the trunk.
Speaking of the frunk, I got out the perimeter seal.
I installed this without any adhesive, so it can come out for cleaning the channel.
Here's the trunk seal.
Also an easy installation.
Getting there Brother.
Looking great.
Looking great.
More weatherstrip fun today, getting the front targa top seals installed. This is now my (not so) favorite tool.
Before installing either strip, I had to deal with the edge of the top pad, which is a bit mangled in places.
Time again to dip into my lifetime supply of contact cement.
I was able to get most of the edge glued, and also the "pads" where the front latches attach.
I started on the left corner, and trimmed the metal tab to fit the shape of the indentation in the 914Rubber molding.
Here's the recess, not quite rectangular.
First attempt: almost. I started near the top of the straight section, and then worked into the upper curve. Note that the molding as-is prevents the outer edge of the trim piece to seat.
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