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  • "PS: You ever gonna have an open house at your place? I'm in!"
    Don, any time you want to stop by the shop is fine. I am here most Saturdays. That applies to anyone who may have an interest.

    I had a true "open house" when I moved into this shop in 2000 and a tech session or two since then. Always well-attended back then but the local 356 scene has become hard to organize in the last few years. A few have tried to organize informal events (like drives) but cancelled due to "lack of interest."

    Now, it's so busy and crammed with "stuff" I am embarrassed to have a formal party, but there are 'interesting' things here to see occasionally:
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    As for sound deadening, I just walked out into the shop and photo'd my most used personal equipment. Ear protection, face and eye protection, hand protection and back protection. Out in the shop I or someone(s) else are always hammering, grinding...or both. Even using the shrinking disc is too loud for unprotected ears.

    My hearing is getting worse. Too often during our typical "height of immortality" we thought "aw, this little bit of standing in front of the rock concert speakers won't bother me later" or going to drag races (or any motor races) or at either end of an airstrip, etc. I did a disproportionate amount of "all of the above." Now:
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    -Bruce

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    • Progress! Getting closer to floors. No glamour shots, just small steps.

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      Mark Erbesfield
      57 356A
      65 911
      68 912
      73 911S
      66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
      79 450SL Dad's old car

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      • Would some of you post up your methods and materials used for seam sealer? Inside and underside please. I have used both the caulk tube and the brushable. I see a lot of guys use tape to get perfect lines, which I'm not sold on for this car. Plus I don't remember ever seeing anything done to perfection from the factory. On my other cars I have gooped it on and brushed it down being more concerned about protection and never wanting to see anymore rust ever again. Plus by the time it is Shutzed over will you really notice? On the inside it gets covered by sound deadening (see above) and carpet. As for brands, I have used Wurth brushable and some Eastwood also. Caulk tube stuff was 3M second tier called Dynatron. Worked pretty well.
        Mark Erbesfield
        57 356A
        65 911
        68 912
        73 911S
        66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
        79 450SL Dad's old car

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        • Looking great Mark! Blind spots all coated with Por15 I see.
          I've posted it before but I really like 3M's "heavy Drip check" in a tube. That's what I used on my car. So glad to see you making progress here again!
          Justin
          Justin Rio

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          • [quote="JTR70" post=40234]Looking great Mark! Blind spots all coated with Por15 I see.
            I've posted it before but I really like 3M's "heavy Drip check" in a tube. That's what I used on my car. So glad to see you making progress here again!
            Justin[/quote

            Justin, did you use the drip check from the tube on all areas? Wasn't that challenging squeezing it all out a tube?
            Mark Erbesfield
            57 356A
            65 911
            68 912
            73 911S
            66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
            79 450SL Dad's old car

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            • All areas; it was good forearm work
              Justin Rio

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              • Originally posted by JTR70" post=40308
                All areas; it was good forearm work
                Too much work for me! My hands and arms are already a wreck from Needle Scaler during sound deadening removal as next post will show. Caulk gun for me.
                Mark Erbesfield
                57 356A
                65 911
                68 912
                73 911S
                66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                79 450SL Dad's old car

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                  Mark Erbesfield
                  57 356A
                  65 911
                  68 912
                  73 911S
                  66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                  79 450SL Dad's old car

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                  • During:

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                    Mark Erbesfield
                    57 356A
                    65 911
                    68 912
                    73 911S
                    66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                    79 450SL Dad's old car

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                      Mark Erbesfield
                      57 356A
                      65 911
                      68 912
                      73 911S
                      66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                      79 450SL Dad's old car

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                      • And the finished product.


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                        Mark Erbesfield
                        57 356A
                        65 911
                        68 912
                        73 911S
                        66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                        79 450SL Dad's old car

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                        • Lot of work Mark but that looks great.

                          Roy

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                          • That tar really protected the metal nicely. Lots of dirty work done and out of the way. Looks great.
                            jjgpierce@yahoo.com

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                            • Originally posted by John Pierce" post=40319
                              That tar really protected the metal nicely. Lots of dirty work done and out of the way. Looks great.
                              Mark Erbesfield
                              57 356A
                              65 911
                              68 912
                              73 911S
                              66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                              79 450SL Dad's old car

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                              • Where can I buy one of the rods? One of mine is broken. Or do I need to have one fabricated? In my haste to clean car I also wire brushed the chrome off the lock but ?? That will cost me.

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                                Mark Erbesfield
                                57 356A
                                65 911
                                68 912
                                73 911S
                                66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                                79 450SL Dad's old car

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