exhaust full of engine oil

[teknix]

well she is now running on all six after replacing the plugs so all good , 

how ever after very inspecting the kidney panels i have found that on the 

passenger side the B post has been replaced and fitted over the quarter 

panel not behind, this has been high lighted by there not been a seem showing

from the quarter panel up the door post. i have run this over and over in my head 

and could not let it be! so i have removed the door post (B) and i was right to do 

so the kidney panel is full of P40 must be a whole can of it in there

the door post had not been fitted very well and came off quite easy really.

i have removed the outer sill and find the middle part of the sill is to corroded.

after finding this i decided to check the drivers side properly and the news there is 

a little better has it has not been bodged up but still requires the same as the passenger

side inner and outer sills kidney panels  . some garages back in the early 90s 

should be ashamed of themselves.  guess i have a few weekends work welding panels 

come from design911.co.uk very good value so far they are not genuine but good to rework.

 

 

 

[Busybee]

🙈 glad you sound on top,of it. Is your car a coupe? 

[teknix]

yes its an 88 carrera 3.2 coupe the one with the whale tail (or as i call it the picnic table )

 

[teknix]

i think in its early life it may have been damaged on the passenger side door / B post and been repaired very badly

as the rest of the car seems very strong and solid (Driverside kidney panel not included) but for its age im happy

i found these problems before the repaint,,, 

[Busybee]

Good stuff. Only asked as removing those might cause alignment problems in a Targa without stiffening first. He says watching the guys actually do it on here 😂

[teknix]

lol i am happy you asked and thank you for bringing it to light. but in this instance its not an issue.

although i to have seen big mistakes lol

some people act before working out the consequences. 

i how ever are maybe over protective lol 

but thank you all the same   

[Busybee]

11 minutes ago, teknix said:

lol i am happy you asked and thank you for bringing it to light. but in this instance its not an issue.

although i to have seen big mistakes lol

some people act before working out the consequences. 

i how ever are maybe over protective lol 

but thank you all the same   

Pleasure. Always doff p my cap to those guys willing to take on the hard jobs themselves 👍

[teknix]

cheers i have been a mechanic for 40yrs but i am old style true mechanic if you can not buy it then 

it was made at some point so make it  

not a fitter with a laptop  lol .old motors are my hobby

 

[Phill]

You are not alone. A few of us have done our own. Here is mine 

Do a search and you will find others. Also, check out @PeterK resto on DDK, superb work. As you have mentioned above you are handy with a welder so should be a walk in the park. Start a new thread in the bodywork section, we all love a good rusto (see what I did there ) thread. Good luck!