Time for a little update. I got a new job (woo hoo, thank god!) so I haven't done a whole lot more than drive the toy, but I have gotten to do that at least once a week lately which is fun.
So new additions, she now wears a shiny new pair of mirrors and a hood badge from family. I had a little bonus $ so I gave her a radio & speakers (there's a future post on it's own as I'm trying to accomplish something cool and re-do my doors). And the wonderful Mrs, she granted Glenda [da ta da daaa] TOP $$$$! Finally no more 35° mornings in the open air, or forced to leave it in the garage if there is the slightest chance of rain.
What I got was a vintage Saratoga Top, a Lexan replacement Targa top for 911s that was manufactured by the Saratoga company in the 70s and 80s. Anyone reading from the start might remember I was all excited that my car had one of these on it when I agreed to buy it, but I lost it somewhere in New Jersey. Being a glutton for punishment and just plain digging this funky accessory I was jumping out of my seat when I came across a slightly mis-labeled Craigslist ad, the seller didn't really know what this was. We struck a deal and I proceeded to wait about a month and still couldn't get him to take the time to ship it to me (he didn't yet have funds so I was perturbed, not worried). I posted for help on the 911 forum and within a day a generous fellow 911 owner had it on the way to me.
The top itself is in great shape! I got an amazing, steal of a deal. It's seals look brand new, came w/ a really cool felt lined storage bag, and even little suction cupped sun-blockers. The story is some friend had his 911 stolen in Mexico many years ago and somehow this ended up in his attic and now he wanted rid of it.
The challenge: It came off an '87 and has a Saratoga's version of roller latches, I need it to fit on my '75. I do have a front bar w/ latches from an earlier Saratoga. At this point my plan is to drill through the top Lexan, replacing the front locating pins with bolts anchored from the top, bolted under the header bar (much like the couple of new FG offerings around mount). It won't be quite as smooth and pretty but hopefully will be solid and avoid this one delaminating like they seem to want to do.
I will followup in the coming posts with 1) Saratoga Top Installation 2) Radio Install and 3) Door Panel refurbishment.
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