1967 911 swt

[juche_namja]

I was offered this car by the PO in the high 50K range. He took good care of the car, but it didn't run well and I couldn't figure out why it had huge door gaps F&R on both sides unless the pans were replaced incorrectly. After I inspected the 911, I saw the car of CL in LA and in FL where the PO lived. Long story short, we were miles apart on price, I think I offered him 40K, so it went to Driver Source.

[Soterik]

I know how to fill those gaps up... the same way you do on an old speedster:

Take the seats out, and put a 2 x 8 across the the threshold with the doors open. Get a couple of big guys to jump on the board at the same time.... repeat till the door gaps are perfect.

If you think I'm kidding.. I'm not. I saw this happen to a speedster prior to be taken to the auctions in Monterey a few years ago, and also saw a more technical version of the same thing done to a 67S softie a few years ago. In that case they shackled down the car at the rear torsion bars and then jacked the front end of the car up till they flexed the metal and the gaps closed up.

Just be careful you don't break the car in half!

[Eade Hopkinson]

I know how to fill those gaps up... the same way you do on an old speedster:

Take the seats out, and put a 2 x 8 across the the threshold with the doors open. Get a couple of big guys to jump on the board at the same time.... repeat till the door gaps are perfect.

If you think I'm kidding.. I'm not. I saw this happen to a speedster prior to be taken to the auctions in Monterey a few years ago, and also saw a more technical version of the same thing done to a 67S softie a few years ago. In that case they shackled down the car at the rear torsion bars and then jacked the front end of the car up till they flexed the metal and the gaps closed up.

Just be careful you don't break the car in half!

My body shop did exactly the same thing on my 67S softie. They Chained the rear torsion bars down, but they put jack stands on the front part of the car, then took a floor jack to the rear of the car, and starting jacking. As the gaps closed, they would move the
jack around, and then let the car settle back down. Actually, I had a fiberglass targa top that I had borrowed, (75-76 euro top), so we put that on to make sure the top fit perfectly. The final bend actually had to go a tad further than would allow the top to be on, as once it went past that point, and they took the jack out for about the fourth time, the body settled back, and everything including the top and the door gaps were perfect.
As usual, Erik is spot on!

[flat six]

How do the gaps get like that in the first place? Severe corrosion??

[Bill Simmeth]

How do the gaps get like that in the first place? Severe corrosion??

Kinda like Grannie -- eventually gravity wins.

[flat six]

Kinda like Grannie -- eventually gravity wins.

would that not make the gaps smaller instead of 'huge'?

[juche_namja]

The PO had the car restored in Florida. From what I can recall the 911 was sold to him by a friend who owned a used car dealership and his shop was the one that did the restoration. I'm betting that shop wasn't a Porsche specialty shop, so who know what they did. I just happened to be in FL buying another 67 SWT 500679 and knew this one was for sale, so I had to drive from Matlacha to The Villages to look at it.