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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 3:54 pm Post subject:

the por15 works as good as the rubberized stuff dont it.I sealed it with por15 and painted it. Im finaly getting a box though to move it all inside
Im only dumb enough to put the battery back after I fixed it..1 time.
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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
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CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Who makes Por15? I'll give it a try

CMXXXI · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1939 Location: Vicksburg, MS

The stuff is made by none other than ... POR-15... ( http://www.por15.com/faq.asp )

While installing my new hood shocks this weekend, I remembered this and other similar threads about rusting out battery boxes. And since taking the battery out really would make the strut installation a lot easier, I decided to "poke around" in the old battered box to see how it has been faring over all these years.

YIKES

(click photo for gruesome details)

Looks like I'm going to get some real practice with my new MIG welder sometime pretty soon. Who's got the best method/plan of cutting out the old metal, fabbing up a replacement and installing it?
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augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

I had they same problem. It started in the corner of the battery compartment, went inside the passenger side. And got soaked up behind the angled wedge. A real upsetting mess when it rained. Made me feel terrible.Puddles were sometimes 1/2 inch deep and I would bucket it out with a cup..
But- I said "had this problem".
Today while on the job, fiberglass guys were doing a shower pan for me. After scraping all the crap down to the metal like a mad man they gave me a quick coat. Cost me $11.00 and some water. SWEEEEET.
Sorry, But this is something you guys would appreciate. My wife just looks at me strange because I was too happy about it.
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1978 924 95 mile daily driver.
Audi TB/POR174M/High Flow Cat/2.25" exhaust
I knew that positive thinking thing wouldn't work.

Joes924Racer · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:12 am Post subject:

cmxxi just cut the rusted weak metal out and then find a piece of metal the same thickness or thicker look at places like home depot or lowes they might sell sheet metal then cut a piece that overlaps and tache it on then weld around it.wire feed would be simply wonderful her...

Dont put the battery back there augi..they make firewall battery cable
panel connectors only 9.95 put the battery in the inside in a box somewhere unless youve welded it up.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

I'm relocating it when I corner weight the car... Gonna try to do this right

Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:28 am Post subject:

I got a fun to do thats finishing removing the sound material from the rear cargo area and behind the seats...got to use a hammer and chisel for that

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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Hehehe, you should have seen the stuff coming off of the passenger footwell, it just broke off in sheets when I attacked it with the screwdriver. Wish the rest of it was going ot be that easy