Washed Daisy and took her for a nice long drive, then shot some new photos
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Washed Daisy and took her for a nice long drive, then shot some new photos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
Take a lot of love with a ton of passion, add a bag of money and mix. Do not forget to add a bit of crazyness just before ending the mix. Add a slice of kindness to sweet the taste.
You have Trudi and her owner.
Easy spec.:D
Hello Kris,Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris Clewell
I will do my best to answer your «wide» question in english!
The base is a 3.0 SC alloy. With a 76,4 crankshaft long run. Special steel rods. Mahle 100 pistons. JE 100 crankshafts 4 bearings. RSR modified fuel pump cam V-109. RSR strips oil filter. Correct RSR slide injection. Bosch double ignition. Large RSR oil tank with RSR overpressure valve. Front RSR large cooler with right oil lines. Small turbine. Correct RSR plastic surrounder.
The exhaust is the famous Neil Bainbridge (BSMotorsport) RSR model, with closing valves (reduce the noise from about 110 deb to 95 deb). Connected to spaghettis (no more heating).
The gear box is a 915 with reinforced main shaft. RSR side cover reinforced. RSR oil pump and correct RSR left side oil tubing. Spraybars on the gears. Limited slip 80%.
This car is now a perfect RSR tribute, technically and optically. By the way, she is awesome to drive. You can ask Brakekiller (my best fan!), who drove it in Dijon last may. And he still didn't try the last upgrading...
Will remember the laps at Dijon all my life! Trudi is the reflect of her owner - nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
Xavier
Wish It was within 3000 miles of me. :(
Installed repro tail light lenses from SMC. Screws are too small, but otherwise okay, IMO.
Looks pretty good. Any idea who makes those for SMC?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Gris
I'm sorry, Arne, there's no vendor ID or coding on their tag or receipt. There was a bad batch going around a year ago with dull silver trim. But these look like chrome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arne
I had my passenger seat re-webbed at George Baloian's shop today.
He did the driver's side in '06 and it was time to do the other....
When I had these original seats reupholstered in '90 the webbing and foam was so good we didn't touch them....
The new type webbing is MUCH better and will last forever.... meaning longer than me..... ;)
So here you're looking at today's before shot of the underside of an original '73 sport seat.... with seat-belt buzzer sensor.
- After
- Before
Finally finished my Weber's for my 66. Now all I have to do is get stuff Powercoated and installed, but that's next years project. LOL.
Installed Manuel's "917" shift knob in Daisy
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How did you mount your fire extinguisher?Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica87911
Mark, it's a Brey Krause mount http://www.bkauto.com/R_2017_Fire_Ex...t_p/r-2017.htm
Already replaced with proper ones! I'm lucky that my local industrial hardware store has the proper machine screws at $0.15 each!Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeK
Preparing to mount these (from John G. )
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I re-united this plaque with car.
Cheers,
Harry.
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Engine drop last week, this was my first attempt. With the help of a friend it was out in 3 hours. Going to do some work on it as well as detailing to freshen it up.
Mike
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Scary to think I was driving this 100MPH+ right before the brakes went out......forget about the front pan.... getting more rusted parts off, and putting nice clean parts on....Oooooooooooo so much better. Rotors, lines, Master Cylinder, and pads next, also maybe a new CIS swirl gas tank since old tank is out. But, I just wanted to thank a fellow member for their help with this, I was excited to see the pics today, this was all done in one day and some of you may recognize home garage but I will keep anonymous out of respect. But thanks for the help with the baby.
Forget about Ebola, these old Porsches are a sickness of their own, you can't give them up, bringing them back to their former glory spreads like a bad disease. A little thing here, a little thing there, a bigger thing here, a much bigger thing there, but don't cut off the leg! It's something that grips you, get's a hold of you, something you can't give up. Like an Eliot Spitzer hooker, you know you shouldn't be dumping money on her, all over her, hell.... in her, but you can't help it.....you want to shower her with Benjamin's until you lose your sanity, your wife, and hypocritical job! Oh wait.....it's only Friday and she won't be back this weekend, she's still suspended in mid-air......waiting the next surgery....boobs are out, fenders are in....brakes are next....to be continued...carry on....
Today I did a 2:08 at Buttonwillow (counterclockwise) in our 1970 911E racecar.
The new 3.3L proved itself to be a little too powerful for the car as it's currently set up, so after the next POC event we're gonna flare it, add some bigger bars, and put on some 8s and 9s. That should help it stick better.
Today... I let Patrick Long take my 3.2 '73E for a test drive. His exact words were, "it's quick...tracks straight....brakes good....no issues...nice car...I like it."
If Patrick Long saysthat's pretty damn good! Nice.Quote:
it's quick...tracks straight....brakes good....no issues...nice car...I like it.
External oil cooler line brackets installed .... interestingly there are small detents for the locations of the three brackets. The little brackets themselves are not in the parts system and have to be fabricated.
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Next- paint the lower section with SEM 39143
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To those who wonder "why you need a lift"? Of course it's so much easier to do this kind of work on a concrete floor.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandbeige911
Heck ya! I think the price just went up... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Haasman
Nice contrast with the fall colors
Remove and cleaned the gearshift assembly, installed mt new custom shiftknob with associated color screws which match the car color and use. :)
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Nice shift knob Xavier!!!:D
Replaced my drivers door latch, thanks to Jim @ Easy
Thank you. Yours is nice too :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SD Swede
Change to my other tire/wheel set.......
I have two sets of 7' and 8's with the same RA1's on all 8..........
I bought the 8 tires last July and I'm trying to alternate their use....
The 'pretty set' of wheels I had done at Highland Plating' in 1990...
The 'other set' of wheels I bought from Frank Beck in early 1996. They were a great set of stock black centered 7's & 8's, however I've tried to refinished them myself many different ways since... :rolleyes:
This last time bead blasted with black background and Scotchbrite/buffed centers......
Every time I look at the 'other set' I've poorly done, I appreciate what Harvey Weidman does perfectly every day.......... :o
... and so it goes
- A 'pretty' rear
- The 'other' set
- The 'other' rear
Both sets look pretty good to me. That brushed Bob Tilton finish is very nice.
The Blue Goose gets Paint! Mexico Blue.
Wow,,,that is neat how they hang the car on a ceiling rack to paint it :D
Changed the oil, checked the oil intake screen, replaced the Solex center-lube cam seals, checked the 930 chain tensioners, replaced a leaky fuel line.
Ready for winter hibernation.
After logging 20,000 miles, replaced Rudy's nearly 5 year old Vredstein Sprint Classics with a new set. I like the Vreds look, ride comfort and tread life, and they provide decent handling on the street.
Extracted the sunroof. It's been on the chassis at least 10 years without opening. The cables were corroded and the rear tube assembly wouldn't let go. Had to totally disassemble the darn thing. (Yes, car was repainted with sunroof in place due to scheduling challenges)
did some AC delete work and added some patina to the repair to match the rest of the car
Nice work!Quote:
Originally Posted by moito
That's a name I hadn't thought of in a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Miller
You would think I should leave well enough alone. Can't do it... Back up on jack stands again.
Idle hands... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by t6dpilot
strip the front trunk to bare metals , fix minor rust , weld in strut brace (st-classic) prime , underseal , top coat , re wrap the front loom , renew all the fittings , fit rs 73 tank and brackets oh this was over 3 months
John i have to do this on my S, it came out lovely.
Rolled her out into the driveway so I could open the left door far enough to remove the antenna I found lodged in the hinge area (!).
Attachment 313698Well today after several long months, I finished my 69 E motor, minus the injection pump. When I purchased the car the engine hadn't run since the early 90's and had sat outside in the elements for years. The MFI was gone and in it's place were rusted up Zenith's. I completely tore down the engine and refurbished as many of the original components as possible. I spent a great deal of time preserving every nut, bolt, and fastener as possible, in their original patina. I think this is actually more work than replacing everything and re-plating every piece. I really wanted to avoid that "Saddam Hussein Palace Bathroom" look that you see everywhere today with cad plating dripping off of everything. I think it looks like a well driven but well maintained engine from the past. I'd like to thank Tom Butler and Steve Lindholm for helping me source a lot of the missing MFI bits. All I need now is my MFI pump back from Gus, and she's ready to run. I guess I better start on the chasis!! I hope it's to everyone's liking, melted velocity stack and all...Cheers Steve :)
Custom rear valance....
nice work Steve :)Quote:
Originally Posted by xpensivewino
That is a pretty car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Gris
Yessir. Glasurit is the best way to match Gemini Blue Metallic... and today, I "branded" the rear lid with new lettering from Classic and Speed Parts (good resource!).Quote:
Originally Posted by sithot
Good guy for sure.
My Hero!Quote:
Originally Posted by xpensivewino
Best thing about this approach is --- after 6 months of actually driving the car . . . everything 'll look like this anyway . . .
And besides --- saving on a plating bill leaves some more Hard Earned for other 'goodies'
Thanks so much for the compliments guys. I really plan on driving it regularly so I though this was the best approach. It was hard to ask Aaron at Burn bros. not to re-plate everything on the throttle bodies, as he does such beautiful work. $2k in throttle body work, and they look plain Jane, but that's how I like it. Happy thanksgiving to you all..Cheers
working with my new mechanic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7_gQr43V9I
Love your new mechanic John........... Cheers
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Put it on the jig.:)
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Not Much :D
Not a big job....but decided I needed a sportier decklid grill, so I made this for my 75.
Small progress. Got the oil tank back from Pacific Oil Cooler service, gathered all the misc parts and installed it back into the 68.
to be fair, I think my plating was a bit under $100 for ALL the hardware on my motor...Really the effort and cost put in, is very little, and the result is very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
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Didn't do much yesterday, but this weekend I went and played in the desert.
The new 9" rears were helpful in putting the power down from the 3.3L ... the 7s just kept going up in smoke. :cool:
Looks good Marco. And I took first in class at autocross on Sunday....kicking some boxster and 964 butts!
Not looking too bad yourself, Dave. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by davewadd
Congrats on the 1st place. I'm sure it was the sway bar bushing that did it. ;)
I did nothing except making a visit to the coachbuilder! I noticed my lovely Trudi was on a lift with her new rear bumber! Still need some cosmetics but I hope she could be back home for Christmas. Besides, there is no snow actually in Switzerland, so I could drive it back without any risk. Fingers crossed!
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I guess sking season here will also be delayed, no snow either !
I'm listening a report on TV about this weather, which is general in Europe: hot and dry.
That's perfect for driving our Porsche's as much as ever!
I installed an ultra-lightweight passenger seat as a test today (as a temp while my seats go to Autobahn Interiors for recovering).
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Added a couple of stickers, good for at least 5 HP........so I've been told :-)
Stretch
Repaired the rear wiper motor; replaced a faulty 1977 washer pump with a 1980 (many subtle differences).
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Since I sold my 74 coupe and acquired a 75 Carerra I decided to round out the collection with a lowly 2001 Boxster base.
I've sold distributors for more than I paid for the Boxcar. :D
installed these jewels into their sweet boxes :D
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Very nice!!! When will you "give them to a "beautiful" engine?";)Quote:
Originally Posted by brakekiller
He he, The beautiful shortblock is now complete.Quote:
Originally Posted by sithot
Have sourced the 95mm cylinders.
Now I am installing the valves in the "refreshed" (all valve guides and seats) cylinder heads. Once done those jewels will be given to :D
And more pieces of art to complete the treasure to come.
Can't wait to rev it !
Cheers
Xavier
Can't wait to see (and hear) it.
Good luck!
Tom
Switched out my old 1997 Simpson 5 point belts, for brand new Deist's for tomorrow's track day....:)
By all rights my Simpson's went out of compliance back in 2002.... :rolleyes:
But I was using them about twice a year ...and storing them unexposed to the elements.
But it was the only thing iffy when I teched the car.... :o
I call up Deist told them what was up and they said they have a straight across replacement program of their product for anyone else's for $65 per side............ So new 5 points for both sides with one pair of pads plus tax was $163.50... with a new 2015 starting compliance date tag.... :)
Drove mine 250 miles. Interstate in the morning, back roads in the afternoon. Therapeutic...
Mounting new winter tyres on old "steelies".
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Now waiting for snow.
I have finally installed a more suitable passanger seat, got a pair of LWT brackets from Marek and fitted them.
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Had the 911 T detailed and then drove it to Charlottesville and back to pickup some Alfa parts. Bright sunshine and 55--great for a car that runs a little hot. Stayed right around 180 a day.
Cleaned the Willow Springs track day off the car........... :)
Well I just refinished a set of Fuchs 16x7 16x8 Turbos for my race car. Bead blasted clear coat to protect the "raw" Frosted finish
then taped and painted.
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still fitting out the trunk on the 73 RSR tribute
Finally got my tach working after swapping my 2.2T engine for a 3.0SC with PMO's and an ignition system called Elf-Ignition. Huge amount of thanks to Bob Ashlock at Tach Adapt for beiing soooo patient and diagnosing my issue remotely, which turned out to be a self inflicted wiring issue.
Take a pic of the interior to show yours at this forum. Today is a rainy day.... And working day.
Well not so much today since this "project" started last month with a small exhaust leak and turned into a case of "while I'm in there." Either way, R+R'd the heat control valves and these were sitting on the front porch today when I got home.
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Took the old '67 out for a drive last weekend.
John
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Today I prepped the Yellow Car for transport to its new owner. Time to move on to the next...
So I pulled out the work horse 2.5L, put it on an engine stand, and gathered all my 914/6 sheet metal, oil cooler, and clutch out of storage. Time to put my first Porsche back on the road ... 1973 914/6 conversion that I built back in high school ... drove the car to prom ... sold it and built my first 911 ... bought it back two years ago from the same guy I sold it to back in 2006.
Funny thing about the 2.5L is that I originally built it for a 914/6 project. I ended up selling that unfinished project and putting the motor in the Yellow Car. Now it's finally going in the middle where it was built to go all along. :D
The non-intercooled 3.2L turbo motor just sits, but the 1975 Carrera it's destined for (thanks, Dad) needs some love and attention before it gets the new motor.
Took the new-to-me 1971 911T and Kermit (1969 911T) for a few laps at Sebring.Attachment 320773
A few pictures from the grid in the 71t. This car weighs under 2000 pounds and has 300+hp 3.0 liter. Hangs with everything but the 997 and 991 Cup cars. Total blast to drive.
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Pre-Super Bowl fiddling. Turns out these things are rebuildable.
Finally brought the 1968 911 up to the garage, it had been sitting under a carport for about 2 years. In the process of cleaning it, realized that the car did not have deep sixes :(, and that the original color is not white, but blue.
Anyone know what kind of blue was available at that time?
JL
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Some possible info for you...Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe911
http://www.elferhelfer.de/farbdatenbank/1968-69.html
I'll take a guess and say it was Ossi Blau (code 6808) which was the most 'common' blue in 68, and you have the 68 only 5.5x15 fuchs (rare).Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe911
Thanks for the info.
JL
Driving fun on small and icy roads (Odenwald / Germany)
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Nice!! :D Car looks right at home -
cheers!
Cool pictures.
Those are great pictures Hans! Really fun.
Excellent Hans.......
Worked on my engine.
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Very pretty Xavier, what are you doing to it? I'm planning to do some more development on my SC engine if i can get it working properly in its current configuration. I've just bought a new ignition system, which i hope will make it run better.
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by PMNorris
Wossner 10:5 pistons, Webcam hot SC camshafts, 3.2 oil pump, RSR flywheel and lightweight clutch, MSD ingnition, SSI old type headers + Dansk double pipes. I keep the K-jet for now and see what it is like.
That's what I call ... activity!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hanswernertr4
Uhhhh...Quote:
Originally Posted by brakekiller
K-Jet with THOSE pistons?
However I do like the "DIY" pistons: Exhaust pocket is noted! Awesome.
I have set of PMO waiting, but according to a prep in here the K-jet will work fine with those...I'll try and see. if not I have the backup solution ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Beck
You recon ?
I think you're going to have some tuning woes: K-Jet will struggle with the dome shape. If you go to PMO's you really should also change the cams out to take advantage of the configuration.Quote:
Originally Posted by brakekiller
Thanks Franck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Beck
Anytime Xavier.
The CIS works great for its intended purpose but that "purpose" was never to make great hp.
Cut your loses and order some different cams now. With PMO's and hotter cams your engine should make some good power.
Which cams would You recommend ?
Cams are like women.
I usually don't make recommendations as to which type suits someone best. (Now if we're building the engine or it's a close friend looking for a woman, that's different.)
Contact Web-Cam or Dema Elgin. They will both have excellent suggestions... for a camshaft.
You are cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Beck
Frank's advice is certainly worth heeding. However, I had the opportunity to drive a 3.0. The guy who built it asked for my opinion. Instant throttle response and great power. I thought for sure he had used MFI. When he popped the hood and showed me the K Jetronic I was very surprised. All he would tell me is that he used high compression JE pistons. I have no idea what cams or other changes he made. Of course this guy has decades of experience on these engines.Quote:
Originally Posted by brakekiller
Lets see..... installed new LED tail/brake light bulbs (really nice and bright), fixed a dirty ground so both horns now work, adjusted the clutch pedal stopper, adjusted the brake light switch (now I don't have to put my foot through the floor for brake lights) and installed my new rebuilt (by Parts Klassik) Marelli distributor and adjusted the timing. It's amazing how much better the car seems to run now compared to my old Marelli. A few other things tomorrow if the weather is good......
Stretch
We had horrible weather in San Diego today. It got down to about 65 degrees, light sprinkles for at least the first half of the day and the wind gusts were up to about 12-14 mph. I braved these conditions and drove some back roads for a couple of hours. Not unlike "Schleprock"...sometimes it doesn't seem you can get out from under a cloud no matter how much you are smiling in the cockpit!
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Originally Posted by SD Swede
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At least you don't live in Atlanta GA where we are having the 1/4" Snowpocolypse! Brother....Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris Clewell
I think that post contained more than a hint of verbal irony. ;) Just wait till summer though, then we will be in another drought with high temps and fires and you guys in Minnesota will be bragging about the Walleye fishing.
Called Ollies to get the turn-around time to convert my 2.2 to a 2.5 or 2.7l :D
Rubbed on the car yesterday for this big local deal this Sunday (hopefully the weather will be with us, but right now it doesn't look so good)
So took it out this afternoon to visit my friend at his hanger at a local municipal airport (good car space availability) After I decided instead of going straight home to go up one of my favorite close by canyons.
While climbing the second ascent of Little Tajunga Canyon I pick up an orange car that chased me down while I was slowing through a little residential area.... We got on it again and he did pretty good to the top. He was good in the turns, and breaking... but I had him coming out and top end....
He was a very nice and enthusiastic 24 year old that wanted to know all he could about the car that I bought 2 years before he was born............... :)
He said he was one of 3 cars I saw waiting at a turnout for someone to pass to see if they were worth following....
I thought, damn, I did the very same thing on Mulhalland Dr. when I was his age........ :o ;)
Nice story Chuck, make a convert while you are out driving.
Nice of you to share this story Chuck. Very familiar to me as well.
Great story, Mr. Miller. Nice of you to let him keep up, too. :D
Built and fitted a new engine wiring loom for an ignition conversion to MSD. Stripped out all the old CIS nonsense as its a 3.0SC engine with PMO's in my 70T. Fitted the MSD coil and recurved distributor. After many attempts to tune the car after the engine swap, the ignition is the current suspect for poor performance. I hope to finish the conversion next weekend. Just waiting for a twin plug relay board to arrive from Kroon engine harness (actually it arrived in a couple of days, but i wasn't in when the courier turned up). After modifying the original relay board to accomodate the bigger MSD, i wasn't happy with thr result, hence the reason i've bought a larger twin plug board.
I installed brand new Pirelli cn36 tires onto my '69S. I purchased these 185/70-15 tires from Lucas Classic Tires in CA for $299 a pop plus shipping. These tires were manufactured in late December '14 in Turkey.
A word to the wise: if you want a new set of cn36's don't assume they'll be available forever. My prior experience with re-issued classic tires is that they make batch of several thousand tires once every few years...once they're gone you may have to wait awhile for the next batch.
Alan
I drove it .... great to run the hills a bit and warm it up
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My truck is down and had to use the 911 for all errands, here I am running waste oil.
Nice Elephant skin, you got any under those hopsack seat covers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz A. Ficke
naa, Just dry leather.
Sent the case to my spare engine off to Ollies for a little work to be done :D
We've been BUSY the last few days. Mostly we've been busy with other people's cars - Cayennes, 996s and 997s, a few Caymans, a Turbo, a gaggle of early 911s and a 58 356 coupe - but somehow we managed to get the race car prepped for this weekend's POC event at Spring Mountain.
John Esposito got the front Turbo flares installed, we did some suspension tuning and had the car re-corner balanced, and we tied up various mechanical loose ends on the motor. Then, we stickered it up!! :cool:
It's going to be a good weekend.
Aaaaannnnnnnddddd ... when ALL the other work was done, I even found time to hang the motor in my 914/6 project.
Found the 10 mm socket I'd been looking for at post #26 (December, 2012). It was still attached to the end of a long 1/4" drive tucked away in a little used drawer and I had long since purchased a replacement. Must be a sign that Spring is coming.
come on man! you gotta have like 3 or 4 of the 13mm and 10mm sockets/wrenches!
Sure do, straight, deep, 6 and 12 points; the one that went missing was one of those with a universal joint built in and it just bothered me that I couldn't find it after a repair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris Clewell
Had to take advantage of our spectacular weather (read hot) here in SoCal...
So just got back from a drive in my local hills just at dusk ...
Kind'a high clouds but very clear horizon........... :)
Looks great, Chuck! Love the blue on blue on blue of the sky, car, and ocean. :)
So, this weekend we took our 1970E to Spring Mountain for the POC Racer's Clinic; it was my second clinic which, if I made it through, would earn me a provisional Cup License (FINALLY after all these years of doing track days).
To say it was an eventful weekend would be an understatement.
First, I'd never been to Spring Mountain before so I had no idea where the track went. Going off was a poor option due to the boulders, rocks, gravel, pucker bushes, and deep ruts ... roll-overs are standard fare at this racetrack. So there was that ... and then the gearbox started to let go during my second run session on Saturday. Perhaps the 13:1CR 3.3L twin plug motor might have put some strain on the 901 gearbox. :D Anyway, I lost 5th gear and 3rd would come and go - it was there on the upshift but missing on the downshift. That made hauling the car down from speed a bit tricky, and it really forced me to adjust my strategy during practice and run sessions.
As a precaution I asked to be put DFL for practice starts just in case the gearbox went KA-BOOM - I would hate to cause a pile-up in the Racer's Clinic because of a mechanical incident. Well, the gearbox hung tough and I found myself in the top three during each run session despite starting dead last. And, to really boost my self-esteem, I put the car on the Pole for the Clinic Race at the end of the weekend.
Unfortunately 3rd gear went completely AWOL about halfway into race and I slipped from 1st to 3rd place, and then I decided to park it before completely nuking the damn thing.
Overall, though, it was a GREAT weekend at a completely new racetrack, and I wound up getting my Cup License despite having to nurse a broken car through an entire weekend.
The first picture is from when we unloaded on Friday, and the second picture is right before me and Ol' #505 started from the pole.
Congrats Marco..........
Never been there. Would like to know more about the track: Length, pace, rhythm, run off, straights, elevation changes, challenges.... did you like it?
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Drove by many beautiful old farms like this one. The sense of history is everywhere.
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Finished rebuilding a new engine wiring loom. After putting a 3.0SC engine into my 70T. The engine is now running PMO's with an MSD ignition and an updated alternator with onboard voltage convertor. Lots of superfluous wiring junk to remove. The engine was originally a sportomatic, so there were some extra gearbox nasties on the loom too. Lots of fun with shrink wrap and a weight saving of around 300g.
The old mess
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My handiwork
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I also installed a twin plug relay board from Kroon to house the bigger MSD box.
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I still need to do a final bit of tidying up, but after all this it started first time, so i took it for a blast along the Swiss mountain roads in the sunshine.
I picked Trudi up from the coachbuilder. She has her new bumper now (2 holes instead of 4)! And also new painting on the felder. With the polish she's looking pretty gorgeous...
Her little sister is jealous!
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Trudi is looking outstanding, hope we see some video's of you and Trudi out enjoying some Alpine roads...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
Yes congrats Marco, way to show a little mechanical sympathy too. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr9146
Will it be at SPD?
Maybe you can race a Boxster next year? ;)
Well, I don't know how long the track was this weekend, but typical lap times for the Racer's Clinic were in the 2:30 range I think. There is a lot of technical stuff - S turns, a high speed off camber sweeper at the end of the straight away (like T2 at Willow but off camber), a couple of high speed straights followed by a 2nd gear corner, a down-hill off camber button hook - lots of shifting and lots of pedal to the metal. Run off room is dangerous and UGLY ... tons of rocks (and boulders) are sure to do damage to the bottom of ANY car, and the pucker bushes and ruts promise roll-overs. The track is pretty narrow compared to SoCal tracks, and passing can be difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Miller
Here are a couple of photos from the event ... one is a side shot of the car and the other is of the start of the Racer's Clinic race. I started on the pole and got a mean hole shot; someone said I had 6 car lengths on the field by the exit of T1. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it last ... a guy in a GT3 RS and a 996TT were able to chase me down, and then they motored by on the straights as I didn't have top gear. I will say, though, they couldn't get by me in the corners. :D
Photo credit goes to Gabriel Alan Photography.
Thank you for her!Quote:
Originally Posted by Curt Hammill
I will see what I could manage for the video.
I have the sound already. Maybe you could hear if I send this Itunes' file? But I need your email, I can't add the I'Tunes' file.
I have a nice alpine picture for instant
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Nice photo, Love to hear Trudi echoing thru the Alpes like in Zermatt. Curthammill@aol.comQuote:
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Changed the livery on the car from this-
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to this-
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Regards,
Dougie.
Very good choice!Quote:
Originally Posted by brembo
Well, on Wednesday after work we took the motor and trans out of the race car to see what broke inside the gearbox.
My dad speculated on Saturday - after I relayed the problems I was having - that the main shaft nut backed off. There was no way to fix something like that at the track so I just kept running. When I drained the oil on Wednesday night it sounded like I was playing pachinko. There was a bunch of ferrous material on the magnet - as expected - and there were also a few chips of gear teeth and some bearing rollers. We also found the tang to the main shaft lock plate on the magnet.
So the theory was correct - the lock plate failed and the main shaft nut backed off. The main shaft bearing then took a pounding from the gear sets and disintegrated. The gear sets kept banging around in there throughout the weekend, and ...
The shuffling gear stack also damaged the pinion. :(
On the up-side, we have spares. :)
What a fun thread!
I think that fit into the category of "well used up".
Today, while I was busy working on clients' cars, my dad and Dan made my 914/6 run ... for the first time in over a decade.
I sold the car in 2004 and used the money to build my first early 911. The guy I sold it to drove it for a very short while then sold the motor, wheels, and driver's seat with the intent of doing some sort of project. He put the car in dry storage and there it sat until he called me to see if I would buy it back ... which I obviously did. I think I've had the car for two years, now, and over the last few weeks we pushed to get it running/driving once again.
It was great to hear noise coming from the engine compartment of that car after so many years.
There's no doubt that the highlight of the project is the fact that I drove the car in high school and took it to prom - my date was a real trooper - but it's gratifying to know that after serving me faithfully for the last 5 years in various other cars, the 2.5L twin plug motor I built out of spare parts finally made it into a 914/6, which is what I built it for in the first place.
Now all I have to do is sort out 11 years of off-the-grid paperwork and it'll be back on the road. :rolleyes: :D
Congrats, Marco!
Very nice, but we need at least one pic ;). How about the Prom date? How did she fair? Did you marry her? This could become a real novel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr9146
Alright alright. Two pictures and a quick blurb about the car...Quote:
Originally Posted by merbesfield
Back in 1996 when we put the car together we just slapped whatever wheels we had on the car ... 6X15 Fuchs up front and 7X15 Fuchs in the rear. After a few months of the car looking lopsided (mostly because the wheels were finished differently) we put 7s on the front, too. Tires were Yokohama AVS Intermediates in 195/60 because 205/60s wouldn't fit.
This time I planned to run the same combination, but I was once again reminded that the tire manufacturers hate vintage cars and none of them really support us with 15" performance tires. However, I was staring at the car thinking about my options and it dawned on me that I had a 16X7 Fuchs wheel with a 205/50 Toyo on the front ... and it cleared! It even had a 1/4" spacer behind it so without the spacer it was guaranteed to fit. I quickly shuffled that wheel/tire to the back of the car to see if it would clear and, shockingly, it did! The added 1" of diameter in going from a 15" to a 16" wheel helped fill up the gap left by the sidewall when running a 50-series tire, too, so it was a WIN all the way around. Photos at the bottom.
As for the girl, well, I was totally stuck in the Friend Zone. Of course I had a HUGE crush on her, but in the end I suppose it worked out okay as we remained good friends for a lot of years after high school ... she had a lot of hot friends, too, and she moved to San Diego which gave me a reason to go there to party with hot chicks so all was not lost. We DID NOT get married although we do still keep in touch thanks to Facebook and the occasional road trip.
Good stuff Marco. Glad to hear that the teener is ready to roll again.
The girl can only hope to look as good as the car after all these years. I like the 16's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr9146
Beautiful stance. Just right.Quote:
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Tom
I am replacing the front suspension pan on my burgundy 1970 911T. I have it trimed and fit in position. The pan came from Restoration Design and fits quite well.
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Nice work Rob
Finished up some trunk stuff.
Obtained some nice original 68 seats and door panels.
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Drove it for the first time in twenty years
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Excellent Larry..... adventures start again
Finally installed the little white threshold strip rivets. I succeeded only by first cutting off the 'nail', then sanding a soft point in one end, and then 'pre-inserting' it back into the rivet body. From there they were gently tapped into place.
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I'd like to hear more about this.
Ditto. What a bitchin car.Quote:
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wow nice!! hope she gets out more often, she needs to be seen :)
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The short story. I purchased this 1970 Conga green 911T twenty years ago as a reward for my eldest son then seven years old for graduating college. The car had limited options of heated rear screen and sports seats. I payed $3200 with the original engine and trans which I stupidly sold on before I understood their value. The car sat for years while the boss and I raised four children. In 2009 I discovered this site, whereupon the project morphed into a monster. It has a dual plug 3.2L bored and stroked to 3.8L on modified factory MFI, 915 trans with limited slip, 930 brakes, full elephant suspension bushings on SC trailing arms and front suspension, factory RS flares, factory steel framed duck tail and tank, RS Fuchs. Needless to mention the eldest is NOT getting the car. He will have to buy his own. A short advertisement, John Truman built the engine, transmission and suspension which function perfectly.
Today I picked up my '69 911S from my mechanic, Gene Kirschner at Autohaus (Peapack, NJ). Gene installed an Elephant Racing radiator-type front fender oil cooler as well as a correct NOS oil filter console, thermostat and hardlines. Gathering these rare parts took many months and c-notes, as you might imagine.
Alan
New Jersey
Curious, since the S came with all of that, what happened to the originals?
Poor kid! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Larryg57
did the first test stamping for the swb rear window defroster nozzles
Are those rivets all plastic?Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverbullit
My guy put on a rear fog light and K&N filters
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Finished welding in the front suspension pan from Restoration Design. I used a Quick Spot II spot welder from HTP America for the spot welding, I was very impressed with the spot welder.
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Nice, clean work Rob, looks great!
Nice Serge!
John
Wow, nice welds.
How long does it take for it to make each spot weld?Quote:
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one secondQuote:
Originally Posted by Paragon
I was inspire by Mr. Tilton to refinish my engine bay. Well, as they say....slippery slope...
Some before and during pics; I'll post after when I finish.
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Today was very sunny:DQuote:
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Thanks John, here's one from this afternoonQuote:
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A few more:
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A little help from Restoration Design and Jim at Easy:
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As mentioned, I was inspired by Bob's work on his trunk. I decided to do the engine bay and one thing lead to another. Next spring I'll do the trunk. I do have to give kudos to Restoration Design. There panels are top notch!
sports purpose cupholder ....great for you old fogeys
I dig it!!!!!
Mark, nice! Slurpee here you come!
Some work on Trudi before going to Magny-Cours in may.
Put a filter (EB Motorsport in England) on the slide injection. Had to adapt a warming injection system, with the lever to activate. Put deflectors on the RSR exhaust to avoid gaz' scale on the hood.
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Car had less than full power when I put it away so I cleaned the carbs thinking it was bad fuel. Didn't seem to help much so I pulled the cap & discovered this......
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New cap & rotor with some Wurth contact fluid and she runs quite proper all the way up to 7300. :D
Wow, impressive!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
I have done ... outlaw tunnel driving with other lunatics ...
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Washed and polished the car. Finally also attached the Early 911S Registry Sticker.
Mark, For now, I can get a Dunkee medium or 12 oz. soda can to fit right between the two thigh bolsters. With the new seats I have in mind, I may opt for your invention here. Nice work.!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Morrissey
Not technically part of the car, but I recently obtained a Bilstein jack for 304598 and have started the restoration... thanks to a couple of guys on the Board! Still working out how I can get the chemicals to 'parkerize' the shaft, but until then polishing will have to do. Also waiting to receive the new rubber protector for the top of the shaft :D
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First I stripped the thing to its components, then media blasted some, and polished others, now painted the arm black. I'm keeping the base in its original blue as I don't want to to be overly done. Also, from various boards and discussion groups it seems that early cars could come with either a black or blue base, so I'm sticking with the blue...
A small part in the overall restoration process that should speed up a little now the horrors of winter have passed!
Ok, not today, but this past weekend I drove my car through sun, rain, sleet and snow on some of the best roads in America.
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