Rear torsion bar holes - late vs early

[gt two]

Hi all,

 

Im guessing my car will have this type

 

 

What options do I have If I want to run no sill covers?

 

This is the ideal look

 

 

Any tips?

 

Thanks

 

Lee

[Tripe]

If you have the G50 transmission then you need the big cut outs in order to be able to change the rear torsion bars. If you go with the early bodywork and a t-bar snaps then it's impossible to change it without hacking into your rear quarter. That's one of the biggest giveaways when looking at a backdated late car. Though Nick managed to hide it pretty well on the ST he built CLICKY

[Ian Comerford]

As Jeremy says and check out this post on Pelican Parts which shows what happens if this is not taken into account. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...ing-plates.html

 

Good luck

 

Ian

[gt two]

Thanks both,

 

Im sure something can be made up.

 

Cheers

 

Lee

[Nick Moss]

Here you go

 

[gt two]

Here you go

 

Nick, can you do this for me?

[Nick Moss]

No. problem, just post your covers over.

[gt two]

No. problem, just post your covers over.

Hi Nick,

 

Will get them in the post to you.

 

many thanks

 

Lee

[Nige]

That is a pretty decent looking solution Nick.

[Tripe]

Could that look be improved on a little by running the decals completely across the top (i.e. not cutting them along the lines of the cover)? It would mean sacrificing the back section of a sticker if the cover had to come off, but that's what happens with the sharkfin stickers anyway.

[sladey]

Neat solution Nick - been thinking about what do do with my tin-opener version

 

Just so you know I have G50 box and during the backdate had it changed to the early look - I'd got some bad advice that you could still get a torsion bar out. I found out to my expense that you can't change the torsion bars without cutting the bodywork to some extent, so I dremelled it off. It's something I've always been meaning to sort out and am still thinking of a number of options so it's nice to see this one. It doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would though

[Roy M]

Could that look improved on a little by running the decals completely across the top (i.e. not cutting them along the lines of the cover)? It would mean sacrificing the back section of a sticker if the cover had to come off, but that's what happens with the sharkfin stickers anyway.

And if you used a Silicone / Caulk to fill in the 'line' under the sticker before you applied it you would never know but still be able to remove when necessary

 

If you don't fancy stripes an extended body colour 'Sharks fin' would probably work