Who wouldn't want to own a car that looks like these....? Maybe just have both long and short hood light weights.
Who wouldn't want to own a car that looks like these....? Maybe just have both long and short hood light weights.
Last edited by letsrollbabe; 03-27-2024 at 11:01 AM.
Gib Bosworth
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Over the top. You can stop now. My eyes hurt.
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Probably better for you than looking at liberal websites....
Last edited by letsrollbabe; 04-04-2024 at 03:51 AM.
Gib Bosworth
EarlySReg 434
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Greg is now considering doing a total repaint of this car...in Mexico Blue!
I have always loved Mex Blue, and owned a 74 Euro Carrera in that color that I regretfully sold (way to cheap) so I could work on another long hood project...bad decision of course! Greg has fallen in love as I did with this special color, and it is his car now. I still love Guards Red, but it's no longer my car...
He plans on keeping this car forever, and leaving it to his sons (hopefully they can still buy gasoline way down the road). I will support whatever he decides...like I say because I love both colors. Mex Blue is not seen much these days, and there are plenty of Guards Red 911s around. The gold script and wheel centers still works with MB, in fact looks really great!
Gib Bosworth
EarlySReg 434
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The original color of this car was Peru Red, then a total repaint to Guards Red before I bought it. My son is still undecided about the color change, and he has been thinking about putting in electric AC so he can drive it during Phoenix summers when temps are above 100 F for 4+ months. The color change may give way to summer driving comfort.
Gib Bosworth
EarlySReg 434
R Gruppe 17
It could be great to repaint this car on Peru red, which is a nice and unusual colour.
I do like Peru Red, had a car that color many years ago...but Guards Red is really better for this car. My son is seriously looking at electric AC now with Phoenix summer coming....
Gib Bosworth
EarlySReg 434
R Gruppe 17
Worked the throttle linkage today, it was not right....so many links/levers to adjust! Also made some adjustments to the MFI pump settings. Pulled out Mark Jung's fuel delivery map from years ago when he rebuilt the MFI pump. It was a fun day!
Last edited by letsrollbabe; 04-20-2024 at 05:42 PM.
Gib Bosworth
EarlySReg 434
R Gruppe 17
It’s great your son is into the car, my son, not so much….
You're right Rick, having a son that has the enthusiasm to carry on with a 70s 911 is very satisfying for guys like us who spent many years in that camp.
I must give a real shout out to my fellow R Grupper Jeff Higgins because I have revisited his thread 'MFI Pump-Open Heart Surgery'
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/pors...t-surgery.html
from 2008 where he really brought new awareness about the guts of the Porsche MFI pumps. He documented so many good things that Porsche didn't publish about the 'black/white' screws behind the idle adjust plate. Much of the details he showed were published in a Mercedes manual that accompanied their use of MFI in the early 70s. Many guys commented on this thread to add value, including Mark Jung who added quite a bit because of his knowledge gained from rebuilding these pumps.
Jeff was attempting to get a 'T space cam' to work in supporting a 3.0 L engine he had built for a 72T to be used for street and track driving. This thread is the most documented story of these Bosch MFI pumps ever, and allow a guy to make adjustments for better performance out of these 'complicated mechanical beasts'. This thread goes on for almost 8 years and 25 pages.
Here are some pics from those pages showing his final dyno curves on the 3.0 L engine using that T space cam that he modified himself, plus pics of the white/black screws that provide upper and lower speed fuel delivery adjustments that Porsche never published.
I am working with my son to achieve the same power performance from the engine in the 3.0 Carrera RS.
Gib Bosworth
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R Gruppe 17
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