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rick 918-S
post May 24 2010, 11:39 PM
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Not much to report yet other than I'm really excited about the car. I can't say why but I haven't been this interested in a car in years. Back in 2006 when I picked up the other Raspberry car from Britt I did some research on the color. It is actually listed as "strawberry" in the Du Pont line of finishes. I think DaveP even told us that but we never really changed it. We all have been calling the color Raspberry so long now I can't bring myself to change it now. So as far as I'm concerned these are the berry sisters.

I sprayed out some test panels over the weekend with the idea in mind to have the acrylic enamel scanned and have the color mixed in single stage urothane. I went to the paint store and had it scanned. I had a pint mixed and I am going to spray out a couple more panels to check the color conversion. I damn near died when I was told a gallon of color will cost near $ 800.00! This is before the reducer/activator! The pint I purchased today was like $ 110.00! ouch!

Well anywho, Here's the place for the progress reports. I hope to really get into this car by late August. We shall see.

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post May 25 2010, 06:31 AM
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Very cool, Keep us updated!
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post May 25 2010, 07:25 AM
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I just received the title in the mail from Jason in AZ. I contacted 1-800-porsche ext. #3 this morning to see if I could start the process of tracking down the port of entry and the dealer the berry sisters were delivered to. The woman I spoke with stated I have to wait until I have the titles in my name before they can give out any info but they have a research dept ready to help gather what ever they can. Cool!

This should take awhile. MN is slooow with title transfers and I will likely have a healthy debate over the price paid and what they deem the value is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Just another tax rip off method.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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post May 25 2010, 07:27 AM
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Man, I can't wait!
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post May 25 2010, 07:51 AM
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I think Porsche lists the color as Fraise, which translates to ? Can't wait to see the progress. I'm probably going to have some sellers remorse along the way. I was never going to paint that car pink, so I'm glad Rick has it.
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post May 25 2010, 08:26 AM
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$ 800.00! This is before the reducer/activator! The pint I purchased today was like $ 110.00! ouch!


Wow! What makes paint so expensive? At 110.00 a pint that must translates to about a dollar a second of spraying!
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post May 25 2010, 08:40 AM
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Does that color make anyone else hungry for ice cream? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post May 25 2010, 08:50 AM
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Even though I have not had time to really work on the car I have been ordering parts. Full brake rebuild kits and pads, new rubber hoses. I'm hunting for a set of factory steel rockers.

Anyone compare reproduction steel rockers to a factory set? George? How close are they? Good or excellent?
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post Jun 13 2010, 07:35 PM
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Since Sir Andy's ISP was unable to figure out how to make our new home work. I spent my time working on the Raspberry car.

Transfered the chassis No. to the new trunk floor.

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post Jun 13 2010, 07:39 PM
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I had a 64 Ghia that I painted Rasperry back in the 80's. A very cool color for a curvy Ghia.
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post Jun 13 2010, 07:41 PM
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I didn't want to loose the door jamb sticker and there was a thick edge from the color change from when it was masked off. I spent about an hour and a half washing around the sticker with paper towels and thinner.

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post Jun 13 2010, 07:47 PM
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When I opened the head lights to start pulling them out I dicovered it has Bosch H4's Cool!

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post Jun 13 2010, 07:50 PM
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Every piece of plastic and rubber on this car are baked. I mean baked! I will be changing every seal and piece of trim.

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post Jun 13 2010, 07:55 PM
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Dash pad, windsheild trim and glass is out. I ended up pulling the windsheild and saving it without cracking it. I would like to get this to the blaster by the weekend. I still need to work over the tar boards on the floor. I think the floor is perfect but I want to be sure. The channel for the seals specially the front trunk is perfect!



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post Jun 13 2010, 08:57 PM
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Fraise it is, but that is French for strawbery. Somehow the English translation is raspberry, so somewhere it is a mis-translation. Also in factory literature as rose red. Whatever, it is not pink as some computer monitors show. It is a nice rich red.
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post Jun 13 2010, 09:01 PM
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Fraise it is, but that is French for strawbery. Somehow the English translation is raspberry, so somewhere it is a mis-translation. Also in factory literature as rose red. Whatever, it is not pink as some computer monitors show. It is a nice rich red.


I agree. I think people will be surprised when they see the color in person. My monitor makes the color look pink.
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post Jun 13 2010, 09:04 PM
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Does that color make anyone else hungry for ice cream? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)


Hhahahahahah (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jun 13 2010, 09:08 PM
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BTW: I can't tell yet whether the dash frame was painted Delphi or if the brush on adhesive they used to glue the dash foam in place dried that color. I have seen dash frames painted all colors.


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post Jun 13 2010, 09:13 PM
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I have 2 that same color in spots. I assumed it was a zinc chromate type primer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

BTW - that color match looks dead nuts from the pics.
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