Just delivered today: 1970T with rebuilt 2.2 motor. Needs a complete respray after attention to a few rust areas.
Do you ever get used to the dogleg 1st gear position?
More to come.
Ulrich
Just delivered today: 1970T with rebuilt 2.2 motor. Needs a complete respray after attention to a few rust areas.
Do you ever get used to the dogleg 1st gear position?
More to come.
Ulrich
Here's the pic. Too excited.
The dogleg first gear is a huge part of the charm of an early 911 to me, it takes very little time to get used to. The car mags of the era would all bitch and moan about it but that was because they spent so little time in the cars...
I for one love it as its part of the unique character of an early 911 and reminds of racing around with my older brother in his Solex equipped 66...
Stefan Josef Koch
RGruppe #194/SRegistry #1063
1969 Porsche 911E, Light Ivory (38 years and counting)
2015 Porsche Cayman S
2012 BMW R1200GS, 1973 BMW R75/5
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools." -E. Hemingway
What colour (code) is your car? Original colour?
thanks
'72 911E 2.4 Coupe RHD - Blue
....Do you ever get used to the dogleg 1st gear position?....
Ulrich,
Yes - one of the charms of the 901/911 trans era is the fluidity of shifting but only when the mechanism from the pedal box to the correct trans oil has been set up correctly.
Leaves the 915 trans for dead IMHO.![]()
This is a major reason I bought my car almost four years ago.
Care though - this trans is not for traffic driving - get a Sporto for that .
Enjoy !! - the colour is a fave of mine !![]()
Cheers,
Dennis![]()
1970 914-6 - materialised from the 'Lotto' garage into reality
1971 2.2 911 S - now back in the UK - sob!
1975 Carrera Targa (ROW) - missed.
One of us is fast becoming a valuable antique.
S Registry member 536
Australian TYP 901 Register Member 44
Huh???? What's wrong with the dogleg deal????? I love it and wouldn't have it any other way. It's something that sorta grows on ya and becomes as natural as having se....... ok, maybe not that natural, but you get the idea.![]()
Paul Schooley
71 911T (RS wanabe w/2.7L juice)
S Reg #863![]()
R Gruppe #330