Books/Manuals required?

[911TES]

Hi All.

Can you give me your suggestions on the best books/manuals/guides to procure for my reference (and best place to get them).

I'm currently bringing back to shape a '69T. I will acquire/work on other 911's, but expect to stay within '69-73TES. Originality is my interest. Thanks in advance, Bill

[HarryD]

Hi Bill,

Welcome to one of the best places for information on Early 911's.

The factory manuals are very good but pricey. The Haynes Manual is ok but some have issues with the quality of the contents. For some projects, Wayne Dempsey's "101 Projects for Your 911" is a good guide. If you are planning on rebuilding your engine, Dempseys "Rebuilding Your Porsche Engine" has lots of good info as well.

Except for the NLA factory Manuals, you can find the other books at many places including www.pelicanparts.com. For the Factory manuals, try e-bay or the classified of the Porsche Enthusiast sites like this one, pelican parts BBS and Rennlist BBS.

You can also get the Factory Parts manual from Porsche via this Web Site: http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessori...spdfcatalogue/

[derwhite]

See my ad currently in the FOR SALE section on factory manuals.

CW

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ad.php?t=21594

[Dezzmo]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1859...pt#reader-link

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0929...pt#reader-link

Hi Bill,

these are two books that I feel are a "must have" for the early 911 owner. The Haynes Restoration Manual shows a lot of step by step procedures for body repair. The 911 & 912 Porsche book is more of a reference guide that shows the options and upgrades the cars have had from 65 to 73.

I know there are many other books out there that will also help you but these are 2 books that you should consider.

Good luck

[shipard]

I have always bought the workshop manuals with all my cars, my brother was a porsche/ferrari mechanic for 20 years and a perfectionist as well and I followed his advice...he was right about the manuals. If your going to spend the cash on the car....the manuals are a good investment........thats my 2 cents worth

[Paul Schooley]

I agree...I have a 'new' untouched manual set and photocopy the pages when I need them around the greasy stuff. There was a fellow who scanned the entire manual and turned it into a pdf. and there was a posting here a year or more ago but I don't know if it's still around. I tried to send it to somebody and it kept failing, or timing out on me...probably something screwy at my end. Do a search and it should pop up. Best of luck with it all.

[NeunElf]

Two books I would recommend are Brett Johnson's The 911 and 912 Porsche, a Restorer's Guide to Authenticity and Bruce Anderson's Porsche 911 Performance Handbook. These aren't how-to books but they have a lot of information.

[911TES]

Thanks for all the good suggestions.

The Pelican catalog indicates genuine Porsche. Is everyone happy with these (other than the price)? Asking prices for used aren't much lower so I'm leaning towards new.

Also, on used manuals there is usually the question of whether all updates are included. Can I safely assume that manuals purchased new would be up-to-date?

Thanks again,
Bill