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Naysayers and potential buyers aren't the same thing. Kind of pointless to respond to the naysays. Just saying...

Funny about Porsche's. I bought my 1st 240Z back in July 1973 brand new. It was my daily driver which I drove until it rusted to death in 1991. I then found and bought a early 1971 240Z to replace the 73 since I still loved the car. The early 71 had a little rust and I didn't like the color so it went to the body shop to have the rust cut out, new metal welded in and then a repaint to 905 red. In 2000 I had a wild hair and bought a 1977 1st series 930. WOW! That car was so fast. The 1971 240Z had a mechanical issue in 2003 so it got parked. It then started to seem like every time I took the Porsche out to play it cost $1,000. Alternator failed, wiring issues, failed rear wheel bearing and then... head studs broke on 1 bank of 3 cylinders. Man, that rebuild was expensive! At least the car appreciated enough to cover the engine rebuild when I finally sold it in 2015. I've now got the 71 240Z running again and find that I really don't miss the Porsche. Still have some work to do on the Z, but it's now able to be driven and I still love the car!

As previously mentioned, I am waiting for the replacement for a part I broke on one of the Dellorto carbs, the accelerator pump rod assembly. I wanted to remove it so I could spin the butterfly spindle around over and over to clean the bearings. Unfortunately I did not know my own strength and managed to break it. It is just pot metal but was definitely a "face palm" moment. Thankfully a supplier in the UK makes new ones and it is on its way. Seeing that it could be weeks before I receive the replacement part I carefully removed an assembly from one of the other carbs and pressed on with the reassembly. I just wanted to get one carb back together as have the same one apart for so long was bothering me. Using several references along with the other carbs everything went back together with ease. I also cleaned up the threads from the damaged pump jet on the left side of the carb. They are M9X1.0 if anyone needs to know. Setting the float took some trial and error but I got it to spec. Using some fine steel wool I cleaned up the brass screws and caps. This along with the new top cover screws that came with the rebuild kit really make it look new again. If it runs as good as it looks I will be thrilled. One down, two to go!

Happy with the end result of the weatherstripping project I turned my attention to something that has been bothering me since I bought the car, the missing steering column cover. Turns out it was in a box of parts that I received with the car and un-damaged. I believe I also discovered why it was off, the previous owner was trouble shooting an inoperable horn. A quick visual inspection revealed there was no copper wiper arm touching the back of the steering wheel hub. I pulled the turn signal assembly off and the remains of a broken arm were present. I quick dig in my stash uncovered a nice copper wiper arm that was easily installed. With a little careful manipulation of the copper I now had functioning horns, or should I say a horn (more on that later) A quick check revealed that everything else working properly so the installation of the cover began. It took a few tries to have the correct length screws but it is now installed and helps bring up the appearance of the interior one more notch. A some point I will probably paint the hub satin black but for now, I have bigger fish to fry!

My direction for the weatherstripping was to simply replace it with something that could get me by for awhile as anything was better than the rock hard crumbling stuff that I pulled off. Used KIA Sportege seals are no more due to age and new ones after shipping from Korea run about $50/each. I started researching some universal options that was not too big as the pinch weld is right at 13mm tall. I found some universal bulb type weatherstripping on eBay from a seller that sold it by the foot. I wanted something that including the U-channel and I didn't want to glue it on so I ordered 35ft from the seller. At $1.50/ft + $3.00 S&H I was in it for $55.50. To my surprise when the box arrived it was from Amazon and had an entire 50ft roll in it. For anyone that is interested the seller is m.m-rubber and the item number is 141008758040. The rubber bulb is very soft and easily collapses. I won't know if its too big until I get the door back on but for now it looks miles better than before. Below are some pictures from the eBay auction that give a close up and tech specs of the weatherstripping. I really had to work the weatherstripping to make it turn at 90 degrees at the top. It seems tight but only time will tell if it will stay. While I had the door sill plate off I took some fine steel wool to remove the red over spray and give it some shine. I also located the missing screw later in the day. I had to work the sill back on as it kept getting caught on the weather stripping. Once the door is back on and closed everything should even back out along the bottom.