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Old 10-26-2018, 01:01 PM   #1
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....when i spoke to them about the job they told me it would take around 5 hrs of labor since they would remove the body from the chassis instead of trying to replace the tank with the car assembled.....

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Old 10-26-2018, 07:55 PM   #2
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I wonder how many sawz-all blades it takes to remove the body of a Boxster?

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Old 10-27-2018, 03:01 PM   #3
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I wonder how many sawz-all blades it takes to remove the body of a Boxster?
One!

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Old 10-27-2018, 10:37 PM   #4
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Dang, talk about easy AOS access! Do they keep that together with dzus fasteners?
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Old 10-28-2018, 07:36 AM   #5
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What the Boxster needs is a 'clamshell' type set up like on the 904. Flip up access.
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Old 10-30-2018, 04:40 AM   #6
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yeah, i was thinking the same thing, but being new to owning a Porsche i did not challenge them.....next time i will get more details and as i get more familiar with the car i will be able to call BS or not on things like this.........

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