What Did You Do to Your 911 Today?

[LongRanger]

. . . cleaning up the floors on my 66 . . . . found this tucked into the corner . . .

Turned-up during the original PPI, back in '09 --- see post #19 . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...fty-nine/page2



. . . 'll never leave

[mike911]

That is cool Mike, and it obviously was left there intentionally. I used to always put a 1960 (the year she was built) "Bluenose" dime under the mast of my old Dragon sailboat when I would step it every spring for luck. May I recommend leaving it just where you found it?

Hello Jim, I agree it was left intentionally, and yes I will leave it exactly where I found it. I wonder what else I might find as I move through the car?
Regards,
Mike

Turned-up during the original PPI, back in '09 --- see post #19 . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...fty-nine/page2



. . . 'll never leave

LongRanger, makes you wonder what other surprises lurk?
Regards,
Mike

[davewadd]

After checking out Supercar Sunday, I stopped in the hipster area of Downtown LA to grab some coffee while testing out the new Maxxis tires. 245/40/15 on the rear, and 225/45/15 up front...the wheels are some 8" & 9" Buckleys I picked up recently from another Porschephile.

[Xavier PJB]

What? there must be a new twinkle in your eye for a new found love?

Yes...a long journey to get my ultimate 911 has started. Will open a post.

[Haasman]

Installed external oil cooler. OEM parts.

[jesseandersson]

Had em both out to breathe some fresh air!

[Flieger]

Nice looking cars. The blue and silver pair well.

[Schiefer]

Got the car out of storage (two months later than scheduled). Quick wash and 3 hours on the road, life is good!

[Rusty]

Ordered more parts from our friendly Porsche dealer.
Getting the 71E ready for its new drivetrain, a 70S withMFI and a 911 5 sod gearbox. Will take my time rebuilding the 2.2 E and sportomatic.
Greg hope all is well at Fallon.

[PMNorris]

Took my 70T with a 3.0SC engine car to the local official Porsche dealer (actually i did that yesterday) as part of my ongoing quest to register my car in Switzerland. It turns out that they needed to verify that the car has Swiss type approval for import; ie, did Porsche import a car with 180 bhp in 1970. If they didn't then i would had to pay about CHF 15k (about 15k USD) to get it type approved (or just put the original engine back in of course). Anyway, they called back today and it turns out that they did import the S in 1970, which of course came with 180 bhp (now i'm pleased i bought an old 79 engine rather than an 81 with 208hp). I did tell them all this at the Verkehrsamt (technical inspection office) 2 weeks ago, but this being switzerland, only an official confirmation from Porsche will do. Now Porsche have the confirmation they will check that the brakes and suspension are ok. They are not prepared to accept the reams of documents i have given them and are having to check every part.
Whilst they are checking the engine, its likely that they will notice that i have an early style exhaust, PMO carbs, MSD ignition and mainly carbon or glassfibre body panels, RS flares, 7R wheels, lightweight interior and a few other lightweight parts. However, the request from the Verkehrsamt was only to check the brakes and suspension.... They told me they are writing lots of notes!
The next issue is that there is no VIN plate on the car, and in Switzerland this is mandatory (when i lived in Poland none of this mattered). So, now i now have a 180 bhp 1970 911. Type approval in Switzerland says it must be a 911S rather than a T. This is causing much head scratching and they want to keep my car for another week before they decide what to put on the new VIN plate. Fortunately i'll be travelling to NY next week, so won't miss it.
This is a major PITA. I hate to think how much this is going to cost me..... However, if my car officially becomes an S in the eyes of Porsche, does that triple its value?

Paul