Heiermann!

Yesterday I removed the driver seat and I found a "vintage" 5 DM coin! This is what we called a "Heiermann" at the time and it made me smile! It wasn't only money, it was so much more! It was a size definition : Whenever there was a rust spot under a car - it was always "5 Markstück groß" - always!
And also what grandpa or grandma gave you on the weekends - but only if nobody else could see it :-)
Man, this was something - A warm feeling which a 2 Euro coin will NEVER provide!

Also, there were 2,05 Euro under the same seat. Let's see what's under the passenger seat later - but for now, the driver seat will be repaired first. The passenger seat is (still) o.k.!

(Phew, not too late for a "February" post - luckily there is a 29th this month...)

Doors finished!

During the weekend I cleaned the doors from the inside, installed the self-made door foils and assembled everything with the door cards for power windows:

A lot of old glue and grime covered the inside of the doors:

It took quiet some time, but eventually, this is what the door looked like, including the foil already attached:

There was a foam pad around the inner release handle on the original foil, it was so brittle it literally turned to dust, so I made a new pad:

As there are 2 doors, the same process followed for the other door...
Before: Dirt and glue all over the place: 

cleaned:

and later equipped with the foil and also a new foam pad:

This is not 70'ies art work:

I had to paint a bunch of washers, as they are used to affix the door pockets onto the door cards: 

And this is the final result, a nice, clean door assemby!

There is a reason for the missing speakers, but more on that later...

Steering wheel options

Today I checked the different steering wheel options...

Original Porsche leather steering wheel:

Momo D36 with Porsche horn button:

 Momo Prototipo (also with Porsche horn button):

Currently the Momo D36 is installed, after "a" Momo steering wheel is checked by the TÜV, I will switch to the Prototipo :-)   I also want to prevent this one from any harm during the garage sessions!

Every Porsche needs a Momo steering wheel!

Well, I just like steering wheels, so it was a natural thing to get a Momo Prototipo for the 944!
It is a brand new 2014  Prototipo from the 50 years of Momo edition:

I prefer the brushed silver spokes - the black on black is the more common choice, you can see it everywhere...

Here is the specific horn button:

... but I guess I will use a Porsche button and keep this one for display purposes.

Power windows / power mirrors

Yesterday I finished the repair and install of all the electric stuff in the doors. Both windows are now power operated and both mirrors are adjustable again - result!

The new door is installed, dorr stopper and rubber boot cleaned before assembly:

 Driver door mirror installed and working in all 4 directions:

Power window mechanism installed and working:

Passenger door as well: power window mechanism installed and working:

Mirror installed as well, also working!

Currently I am fabricating a new set of door protection foils to prevent water entering the inside of the door and protecting the door cards...

Battery tray repair

Remember how bad the area below the battery looked like?

 I cleaned all the dirt out, removed the surface rust and the old body sealer from the seam:

then applied FERTAN as a rust imhibitor:

followed by some white Hamerite:

afterwards re-sealed the seam:

 ...and finally added a few coats of 2K-paint Porsche L90E Alpinweiß:

The direct before / after comparison:

Dashboard repairs

While the instrument cluster was out I took care of the foam seal which was really gone! In fact it totally collapsed just by touching it

I used some closed cell foam to replace it and at the same time I exchanged the bulb for the vent symbol