The front is complete

After days of poking, prodding, prying, scraping, eating, praying, loving, and crying I have removed the driver's side fender. I've also removed everything else, but the fender was the painful part.

I think there was a healthy dose of schadenfreude at the Porsche factory in the 70s. Be assured that the longest screws (requiring the most turns) were also the ones that were in the most hard to reach locations, rust prone, coated with rubberized liners, and surrounded by jagged rusty corners. After I managed to unscrew everything, I still had to fight with 38 year old adhesive that was sealing the fender to the body, not to mention one spot weld and an attached fuel system.

Now that it's removed, you can see the washer fluid reservoir (currently attached to a pump that looks like it broke in the 80s), and the fuel overflow tank. I think I might remove these, clean everything up, and reattach with new hoses.

You can also see the ventilation system. I'm thinking of removing this, as it seems redundant in a California Targa car. The way that Porsche heating system is designed, it's more likely to pump carbon monoxide into the cabin than to increase my comfort. I still haven't decided, but I'm very tempted to remove it.