Into the bodyshop again.

J.J. · **Posted:** Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:11 pm

Droped off the '44 this morning to have the door repaired that my boss so kinldy revearsed into. Again.......... :evil:

Got them to fit & paint my new rear hatch at the same time

Then it's fix the Sunroof. Remap & it;s ready for Gaydon. 09 :lol:

RH944 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:39 pm

Only 11 months to get it ready then

Hope they don't take that long with the paint gun

tr7v8 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:16 pm

Plenty of time for the boss to use it for target practice again :mrgreen:

Hope it looks good when it's finished!

J.J. · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:44 pm

Thanks, Maybe I should look for a new job. The other car was a DB7 :lol:

I got to drive it last week. Interesting comparison with the '44. Even though it's over 300HP it felt slow as hell. Auto box & very tall gears mean it just won't pull away. Steering was awful. Like an old Jag XJ. Very vague with no feel. Sounds nice at tickover. And once you get it to 70 it goes. But my lux is faster off the mark & loads more fun to drive :bounce:

So why are they so expensive

(No theres nothing wrong with it. It gets serviced by the main dealers & they even come to collect it with a flatbed.)

J.J. · **Posted:** Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:46 pm

Well the doors a good job. But they didn't fit the rear hatch. So it's straight back in on Monday. Maybe by the weekend it will be back together again. Just hope it fits. It came from a garden shed & might have warped.....................

PaulSmith · **Posted:** Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:43 pm

J.J. wrote:

Well the doors a good job. But they didn't fit the rear hatch.

Arrrg

So they just painted it and didn't think you'd actually want it on the car ???????

Life can be frustrating sometimes

J.J. · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:33 pm

Frustration continues. My wiper moter won't fit the new hatch. Well I can live without it. It doesn't do much of a job at the best of times. (Will need a bung for the hole. Sure I've seen one somewhere???) Worse my bridge spoiler seems to be Araldited to the glass of the old hatch. Which is stronger. The spoiler or the glass........ :bom:

Bet I can't find another for sensible money. By tommorrow night I could have 2 broken tailgates. :oops:

Only good news is the cam seal is ok. Just the cam box gasket spraying oil everywhere. Sure they should last more than 20000 miles.
Will this car ever be in one piece. You bet it will. It's so close to being sorted now I can smell it. :twisted:

PaulSmith · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:55 pm

There are two sizes of spindle for the rear wiper, your new hatch obviously has the hole for the 'other' one :roll:

Porschapart or the usual places should be able to help. Promax sell a tailored rear bung or you can make your own with some bolts and rubber washers similar for those used in blanking off aerial holes.

Keep smiling (our cars sometimes like to 'test' us :lol:

)

J.J. · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:25 pm

Anyone know a good way to remove a bridge spoiler from a knackered tailgate???? Not sure what it's bonded on with but it's good. If I can't get it off without wrecking it then it's a new spoiler on the shoping list & there not cheap. Also need a new cable for the sunroof. & the coller fitting that fastens it to the motor. (like an air fitting.) No one seems to list them. Not even Bert.

JW590 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:53 pm

I think you will find it is held on by four crosshead screws that go into four nuts. I think two of the nuts are bonded into the spoiler, I know the other two you can get a spanner onto.

J.J. · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:24 pm

Yes. Took them off but the spoiler won't budge. Well & truly glued on. It's not silicon either. :cry:

Anyone know where I can get a sunroof cable & coller. No replys yet from the breakers & I need it yesterday.

Li Moo Bai · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:22 pm

Try OPC for the sunroof cable if you need it in a hurry, someone like pelican if you don't would be my advice

Hope you get it all sorted soon!

Adam

J.J. · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:40 pm

Thanks guys.
OPC can't identify the parts! If need a part No & it's not on PET. Help. Tried Posrshe shop, Only Nine. No ones interested.
Anyone have a part no' for the cable & coller?????? If the car was useable I'd drive over but the glass has decided to fall out of the tailgate. So it's all got to come off again. And it's raining. :cry:

Can't get the bridge spoiler off. Think it might be a hacksaw & repair job. Off the road again. :evil:

Theres someone on ebay selling pattern bridge spoilers for £50. Anyone tried them???????
Running these cars without a garage is sometimes very arkward.

Li Moo Bai · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:16 pm

Are you trying to get hold of the twist cable that runs from the boot/motor to the roof? The one that moves the gears in the roof?

If so I'm pretty sure that's on PET..

How come you need a new one?

944BLOKE · **Posted:** Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:36 am

JJ. ring Jeff at Autograph Specialist Cars in Wakefield on 01924 200996.Hes a mine of information on 924/944 cars and recently took over a breakers so has loads of parts including tailgates.Hes been ok with me(I bought my car from him and recently had a top end rebiuld done there).Im sure he would be able to tell you your best course of action on these problems. Regards John

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