Well known factory photo of the “special order” 911 for the Krupp family, photo beleived to be taken early 1965. (source: Brian Long)
Well known factory photo of the “special order” 911 for the Krupp family, photo beleived to be taken early 1965. (source: Brian Long)
Registry member No.773
Was there not a corresponding change to the rear lid to accommodate the wiper? Nothing is mentioned in the parts manual, but that is not unusual. Should be able to figure out first use with some September - November 1965 inside lid photos.
Russ
ESR # 1537
'62 356S Notchback Hotrod
'67 S Das Geburtstagsgeschenk
'68 T Targa Sportomatic
'68 L SW Targa Sportomatic
'70 914/6 GT
There are numbers for RHD in the parts manuals in the 1968 MY -- should have dates by tomorrow.
No dates for LHD -- should be easy to determine with member input. Very few cars have rear lids replaced.
Apart from a hole to allow the motor drive for the wiper arm to stick out? --- nothing . . . at least on this '70
Everything basically clamped-on, pretty-much . . .
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...=1#post1068337
Some more pics . . .
This 1st set shows a wiper install with NOS parts onto an alu Porsche lid
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This 2nd set shows the original steel lid from the same car --- minus the wiper install it was found with
The center support has a hole that would accept one end of the wiper motor bracket; the other side clamps onto the lid's inner frame --- scuffs 're still there
Last pic shows the hole-cum-bush that would accept the the wiper motor's output shaft
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Yes, the hole for the wiper shaft should be the change, because it wasn't there until it was needed. If the time of the change can be approximated, it is easy to research from there, just like the fixed rear window Targa, 5 gauge 912 etc. Of course, if there is a dealer document with the chassis number and/or date -- that is even better. Because it is a body part change, it should be mores closely related to the chassis number, rather than build date.
When the center bar was removed in November 1967, the resulting lid had two mounting holes so RHD cars could have one that parked on the other side.
Not surprisingly, the dates in the parts manual for RHD rear wipers correspond to the removal the center rear lid bar in November 1967. I am uncertain if any RHD cars prior to this had the LHD wiper fitted, but there was no reason they could not have -- except they wouldn't have been very effective.