Pearl white coupe revival

[ottawa coupe]

Ebay is littered with covers for good prices. Unknown how good the fit is at this time but my standard will be lower than one of those numbers matching concours competing porsche owners lol. Heck, if i find jist one matching drivers seat for a decent price, that will work too.

the way i see it is that no matter which way i go for a properly comfy seat, i would have to get the seat bases (ordered last night). These seats were 100CAD.... on par with a few lawn chairs in these parts lol. Will fit these and either find a nicer pair or get new covers, depending on what i find later.

[ottawa coupe]

Seat bases have shipped, arrive next week.

In the meantime, started on a door, it should be primed and back on the car by the end of the weekend.

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The goal is doors done by christmas, rad support and hood by new years. Really want to get this stuff done asap as it's so dusty. Once sorted, i will finally be buckling down and figuring out the whole cnc mill thing. Fingers crossed.

[ottawa coupe]

I would like to say that prepping the factory paint is SO much easier and less time consuming than the very thick paint i have been dealing with to this point. Door panel took an hour to scuff, clean and get the first layer of primer on.....

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[ottawa coupe]

Second door and hood hinges started. I had briefly hoped this might be finished today but a couple of pinholes around the anchor points for the lower trim and a couple of dings i didn't see earlier say i need to take some time with this one. Still, it'll be done by the end of the week if not sooner.

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[ottawa coupe]

Well, the other door didn't need much work in the end, finished it just now. not going to install them right away because the seat bases arrive tomorrow and it'll be easier to test without doors obviously.

Also, i realise i need to make some sort of frame for the rear seat delete situation.

[ottawa coupe]

RIP my fingertips.... goal is to get this stuff prepped and primed by christmas. No DA on these guys.....

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[ottawa coupe]

Seat bases arrived this evening. Sooooo clost to bolting right in. But no lol.

There's a beefy pin on the bottom of both sliders that slots right into tbe base. Very handy. Howver the pins for the slider adjustment sit almost as deep and the height adjustment "cylinder" sits below that plane too. Also complicating things is the rear mounting hole is half off the plate too. The biggest issue is the front mounting holes on the seat are at a 45⁰ angle. I can't simply bash them flat as the slider has ribs bent into it too so flattening it will distort the slider.

basically, i will have to make a 5-10mm riser/adapter to get these two mated. I will have to decide if i cut/weld to my brand new and spendy bases or figure out how to not do that. The material thickness of the base would test the limits of my 120v welder. As i think more, this seems potentially like a job for the mill to work out...

i am going to set the seat in the car tomorrow and see how it feels. I need to put power to them to tilt them back a bit first.

not bolt in, nor did i think they would be, but tantalizingly close!

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[ottawa coupe]

So, the porsche seats are gonna work nicely with planted bases. I sit nice n low and they are quite comfy even though the drivers seat is pretty trashed at the moment. It should be an interesting task to get them fitted together.

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[ottawa coupe]

Need to do the back sides of this lot then onto the hood.

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With some luck, everything is primed by new years.

However i need some tips from the hive mind.

1. How do i get the washer jets out of the hood?
2. How do i disassemble the mirrors to paint the caps?

Thanks

[Jaswan]

For the mirrors on mine, I just taped off the glass and the "black" detail and sanded/painted them.

They turned out fine but my car is for track so maybe I'm a little less fussy.

Jase.

[Jaswan]

I didn't take and specific photos of the mirrors but here are some cropped pictures where you can kind of make them out.

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[ottawa coupe]

Thanks, i found a link here for a how to but all the pics are dead. I'll do more looking but it seems it's basically make a tool out of a socket to release something and it comes apart.

At any rate, christmas goal looks to be achieved

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Will get the 2nd coat on later today.

[ottawa coupe]

Well, i was a bit premature with the pic above. A small spot in the middle kept cracking the paint, took 4 attempts of sanding and painting that spot to get it right. Must have has some contamination i had to get thru. I must say thought that i may just do the other hood in the spring and this one had a fair amount of hidden damage beneath the paint.

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Meanwhile, i got the insides of the fenders cleaned and rust treated and dealt with the bumper surround.

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As much as i'd like to say i am on the home stretch now, the front bumper itself is in very rough shape and both fenders have some surface rust in a couple corners to deal with and get smooth. It's going to take some time and effort....

[ottawa coupe]

Turns out i was mistaken about the fenders and i managed to get them prepped pretty quick this evening. Ran out of primer though.

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So i started on the final main piece, the front bumper.

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I'll get all these parts on the shell now i think then take a break for a bit. The shop is a disaster as a result of this work and i need to get on to other things. I'll pick it back up in a few weeks after to deal with the rear seat delete and the battery tray.

Oh ya, and all the stupid little trim pieces!

[ottawa coupe]

Sooooo frustrating. It's gotten cold and the filler isn't curing very quickly as a result.

i got everything sanded down and decided to get primer on the fenders while i wait for the filler cure on the bumper. With a bit of luck, the body will beassembked in primer in a couple of days.

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