1984 Carrera Targa


Disassembling and inspect all components
Repair of some rust areas
Restoration of components
Fitting RUF style bumpers and body work
Assembly after painting
Interior
Engine and Transmission
The Targa Top Rebuild

Interior

Most of the interior was not reusable, so I either made new or found restorable components.

The dash pad was one of the items which was way beyond any repair.

I sourced a used dash pad. Not perfect, bud good enough for me to fix and use.

It had some wrapping and was a bit caved in at the top area where the gauges are.

So I took the head gun and reformed it as good as I could, and fixed the low spots with fiber glass. It's now a lot stronger and will be good for new vinyl.

Here is it all done and it fits nice.

Here is the dash recovered and installed.

Next, to recover the inside of the Targa bar.

Cleaning up all the old foam and glue.

I made new vent panels.

And here is it installed. There are a few wrinkles, but I think they will go away once it's a bit warmer.

Next the rear shelf. It was also complete destroyed. So I made a new one from scratch. I wanted to try something new. So I cut the Targa script from vinyl and put it on the foam.

Cut out the script.

I Glued it on the foam that goes on the vertical section of the rear shelf.

And covered it with vinyl.

Tadaaaa. Here is it complete ready for installation.

I also made complete new rear side panels.

Here with the rear shelf installed.

I took the old leather off of the knee pads and covered them with vinyl. I found a good set of door tops and also recovered them with vinyl.

The ash tray was also beyond saving, but I found a replacement.

I made some door handles and pulls for the Carrera Targa.

I made new door panels. I used expanded PVC for the cards. I had an upholsterer make the stitching for me according to my layout.

I added black venting all around, and used the same pins also at the bottom, so there are no screws.

I did not install the turning locking knob and no speakers in the doors. I wanted look nice and clean.

I also made some new pins for the door locks, so I can manual open them in case needed.

I decided to make a rear seat delete shelf, since nobody will ever sit there. This way I got a good place for the speakers. I didn't want to cut holes in the new door panels, and I didn't want any speakers in the rear self.

Test fitting before covering.

I made a little edge at the front, so things don't slip forward. The holes are for the speakers.

I finished the speaker install in the rear seat delete shelf. I used Infinity reference speakers. The speakers don't come with grilles, and I could not fine any grills, so I made some with the 3D printer. Here are some pictures.

It was time to work on the seats. I found a nice set of 964 8-way power seats. The only thing was some wear on the driver seat. The pictures below show the leather already sanded and prepped, and ready for repair and dye.

After repair with dura flex.

I brushed the seat 2 times. Here is it after applying 2 coated of the dye by brush.

I used some blocks to get the dye also between the hidden areas.

Here is the finished product after spraying the last coat.

This is the driver seat where I repaired the cracks. Will find out how it holds up.

Next on the list was the shifter. A piece of aluminum round bar

Machine it.

I took some pieces of wood.

Stack it, glue it.

The next thing was to finish the console. It has the Air/Fuel gauge, volt display, and USB connection from the radio, and a manual switch for the oil cooler fan.

I also finished the last pieces of the interior carpet.

I wanted to give the Frunk a nicer look, so I made some templates from cardboard. CAD (cardboard Aided Design)

I used 5mm plywood as base, and covered it with trunk carpet. Here are the pieces. They sit nice in place and are easy and quick removed if needed.

Here is it all installed.

There was another thing I needed to. The Battery mount. I used a IKEA cutting board, inserted four M6 rivnuts, and made the rest with the 3D printer. Here are some pictures:

Back to Targa Page

Disassembling and inspect all components

Repair of some rust areas

Restoration of components

Fitting RUF style bumpers and body work

Assembly after painting

Interior

Engine and Transmission

The Targa Top Rebuild