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    we drive and live with them, too the air-cooled 911 thought it it — lots of practical DIY stutl ‘ome say its the most unloved of all the 911 models. Certainly ‘during the air-cooled era ‘compared with te tn-lop coupe cenly about one-third iftof rot panel versions of our (wal, mine anyway) favourito Porsche wore produced. More scarce they may have been, but they also tended to be less valuabie on re-sale — roof line not quite s0 smooth, wind noise itealer, and oh those water leaks! Blut don't believe all you near, er read, ‘There isthe good sido, Remaving the Targa bit and folding it into a boot size package {ives the driver and passenger open air motoring without the wind-buffetng torture TOP END OVERHAUL After five years with a sticky patch hiding a split in the leathercloth, our man with jas time to restore his Targa top. Here’s how he did he did once work for Car Mechanics after all! cf 2 full convertible, in place it makes the interior as secure as atn-op, and the ‘oll hoop panel adds safely and rigidity to wat is an otherwise floppy body in ‘converte form, : (OK, | admit | bought my Targa because oking very smart tthe time — we're talking 15 years ago now wh ts ‘ow ~itwas cheaper than a coupe, and ‘also the best available 911 | could afford, ‘whatever the configuration. Sinoe then that top has been on-oftan a milion times. I's ‘ever leaked, rattled or flown away, and Ive {grown Io love it ao is pretty coal (asin Styish) I reckon. 'm also pleased to eay values appear to have come closer tothe hitherto top dog coupe. Perhaps the re oa The lateral window seals are fixe tothe frame sides Front snd rear hinged frame parts cae in clips which aw ‘The. and held in plae by set tapping crews aeceseed bute tothe roof pates and ase help kep the leatherlonh through the holes. Tho tee! gutter is sin place and headining in place. This isthe font Introduction ofa Targa version ofthe {997/981 current incarnation has helped. Excopt, when you get 9a oartain ago things get taty around the edges. Five years ago | added a - rather neat | do say ~ patch to @ spit on the leading edge of the leathercioth, but more recently cracks have started fo appear in various athe areas, The heedining was drooping somewnat, ‘and the cast alloy perimeter frame was Starting to look te age. Fortunately the rubbor seals wera stil upto I although bit red ooking Replace, refurb, ignore and battle on, oF wat? Last ime | Saw a complete replacement top for sala it was somewhat orth of £8000. Now I carr find that advert anywhere on the intonweb. Tak to a fw friendly specialists about faking on a repair jab and they tend to kick the can down the road. Dave Nunn of Southbound, the very best Porsche timmers in the UKana Paling sway the old headline reveals recumulation of dit and rondtion of the oot p poor state, and I hue, Note alo possibiy the word, said yes they do re-build Targa tops but dent quote a price unt they've got all the bits in pieces. | now know why. Then salvation, Design 911, purveyors of almost any Porsche pat you can ever imagine, supply a four-piece DIY restoration kit Top qualty pre-cut leatharclath roof covering, foam inculation panel, nen lining, and ribbed cloth headlining. ll at £946.80 including the dreaded VAT. The Essex outft also sells several o the bits and seals that may be required. They also have a downloadable set of instalation instructions, whist wob-searching (ry Targa Top restoration) revealed two videos on how to

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