SeanR

Andy, the car that Outlier did this one was my wifes old car. We bought it from him. As of now the web site and documents he had on there are gone.

S4ordie

Doh! Can someone provide a basic synopsis on how to straighten the rear quarter panels? Tony, I like your approach with the metal straight edge. Any more pics or advice?

I'm trying to put together a temporary solution for my rear quarter panels which are pretty warped/wavy. Thanks for any info and suggestions.

Hilton

I ran into the same problem with this thread a few months back.

More digging lead me to this thread of Rob Budd's:

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...shed-pics.html

It worked a treat for me - two strips of Alu, a bunch of clamps, and a heat gun.

Fogey1

Sean,

Is Outlier still around? Is it possible he's got those files still?

I'll host them in my Rennlist space allotment, if that will help.

SeanR

I don't know, I've asked a few people that live out his way. I've not heard anything about or from in a long time. Last I heard, he lived in Tuscoloosa (tornado hit town in Ala) and since that storm, have no idea. Hope they made it though that.

0utlier

I haven't logged into Rennlist in 4 years easy. Sorry. Once I sold my 928 to Sean I was MIA. I am re-joining the Porsche fold again this week though. Unfortunately, not with a 928. I've gone to the darkside (997).

I searched for that write-up in my backups, but it is just too old. I'm sorry... I no longer have it.

Sean.... We moved from Tuscaloosa about 4 years ago back to Hattiesburg, MS.

BC

Has anyone done this recently differently than spoken of and shown? I have a warped set and would like to set them straight. Water? Some additive to the water to stiffen when dry?

supercedar

I did both mine this past winter and used cloth mesh and resin. I first straightend with clamps and metal strips were placed with rivets. My new leather hides from Paul are looking great ! Sorry no pictures
Thomas

martinss

I did my '88 three years ago using heat and metal plates as Robert Budd describes, but I had not seen his post at the time and had to 're-invent' the process. The one plastic clamp was used over the retainer after the heating step. I glued the old leather down again afterwards, but obviously displaced somewhat since it had shrunk.

MainePorsche

BC,
I did it 'my way', and it did work out well. Hot water was my softening agent for the pressboard. First I removed the leather from the board. I then applied large sponges saturated with the hottest water I could muster to soften up. I then used metal 'L' braces to maintain the shape I needed. Two strategically placed on each side. I employed a little bending to get the exact shape I needed. I used flat round top bolts which laid under the leather. I removed some of the foam for the bolt head to sit in and cut a Dr Scholl's moleskin to fit exactly over the bolt head so there would be nothing obvious to the contour. It really worked out well. I disconnected the panels, but did the job without removing either side from the car. Sorry I can't provide a pic now, for my teenage kids left the Nikon D100 in the rain on the patio. I did have one casualty from the job, but it was related to my error. While moving things around, I wasn't careful and let the panel flex just behind the pillar in front of the window. This resulted in the dried leather tearing about 2 inches linearly. Because I'm such a dope, it happened on both sides. I tried various agents to fix this tear, but what finally worked was extending the cut perpendicularly so that I made an 'L'. This allowed me to reinforce it from below by using Permatex 80016 Non-Hardening Pliable Gasket Sealant adhesing a pleather material. I then used the same black material to generously cover the linear 'L' shaped seams of the tear. I let it 'harden' for a few days and then went back and sanded it down with 320 then 1200 grit paper. I liked that the material was hard but 'giving' so it would react well to expansion/contraction. I then sprayed it with flat black Rustoleum fabric/vinyl spray. It looks great.

BC

I am at the wet-clamped stage. Letting the first panel dry now. I'll see if its something I have to do again or whether I can rivet or use resin to keep it straight.

TheoJ

Some links that might help as some links got dead over time.
http://jenniskens.livedsl.nl/Technic...HED%20PICs.pdf
http://jenniskens.livedsl.nl/Technic...%20removal.pdf

Regards, Theo
1992 928GTS