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Having flown in a P51 and a few other cool planes, Chuck nailed it! Thank you Chuck! My wife won't ride in the car (even though it was her daily driver for many years). My dog, Bella (the sweetest animal on the planet) hates to get into the thing. My friends tolerate it. My, Airline Pilot, son loves the car, but wears earplugs while a passenger or a driver. It does have a unique sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris Clewell
Regards
Jim
Ok, I'm going to try to link and a dropbox video….wish me luck!
Just took these videos of my 65 after a long winter where Redmond European went through the engine, rebuilt much of the gearbox from a poor shift last fall and generally gave the car the once over. When I got in to do a road test, one of the shop mechanics asked "if I could please roll it away from the shop before starting it up." Too funny.
This is my very clean, very fresh and non matching numbers 911. Just accepted into Rennsport in Group Three-Eifel trophy. Rennsport 2011 was my first Porsche event just after getting my SCCA Comp. License and now i get to tool around Laguna at Rennsport 2015. Feeling blessed.
video to follow……..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a63biwmcq3...%20PM.mov?dl=0
and another…..
exciting if you are into floor pans and tachs
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcpaii0670...%20PM.mov?dl=0
last one….
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e5undwf3nx...%20AM.mov?dl=0
This was a June 1965 build. I am hoping to continue to be one of the few 65's still vintage racing in the USA.
I hope you enjoyed these videos.
Two more changes to the front: hood tie downs and no more bumper guards
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Drove Ruprecht for the first time in May 2007, with App-Biz RS door panels, covered in German black vynil - but I have to confess that during all those years I simply couldn't make myself warm up to leather pullstraps and those horrible FIAT plastic door pulls and the plain black 'lightweight look' door cards, which were strictly a temporary fix to get the damned car running and semi-"finished".
It only took me 8 years to fabricate new 1/8" marine plywood, fiberglass-cloth covered door panel blanks ( they hold upholstery staples like grim death, not loosely like the plastic panel material ), paint them with satin Rust-O-leum paint and a layer of 1'8" high-density foam rubber between the inside of the door and the panels, had them covered with new German vinyl with 356 style map-pockets and the biggest change……no more straps and plastic pulls. The basketweave material for the panel insert is actually salvaged from the original door panels.
With Jim Braezeale's helpful advice and some 356 hardware from his inventory I now have a perfectly functional way of safely and conveniently opening and shutting the doors while preserving the early 'GT look' I have always favored for my car…….and using Porsche parts exclusively. Amazing how much more quiet the car is with the new door panels installed……much closer to the original ideal I'd set out to eventually achieve, and so much more comfortable and less stressful to drive on longer trips.
Next week, the new Autobahn-supplied grey square weave carpet kit gets installed, to replace the dark and dank Haaregard carpeting.
JZG
Started working on the '67 brakes yesterday. Both LF and LR were dragging. Had to rebuild the LR, and got the LF and LR working perfect again
John
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Installed 185x70x15 Vredestiens!
Took them out today for a proper scuffin, 300 miles through the Catskill Mountains ;~)
Big improvement over 205x60x15's
Installed new 195/65 x 15 Goodyear Sports last Saturday.
The 215's that were removed seem to be as heavy as the wheel and new tire combined so I've lost weight and picked up "gear" as these are also shorter. That's a win-win. The rest of the weekend was off and on disassembling the brakes, rotors and wheel bearings.
Started on the "rebuild" yesterday and finished today.
- New Ball Joints
- New Front Zimmerman Cross Drilled Rotors
- New Rear Zimmermnan Cross Drilled Rotors
- New pads front and rear
- New wheel bearings and seals up front. Rears were "OK".
There is an optimistic plan in play to convert the ignition back to "stock" with a CDI Box by Kurt Donohoe and his new CDI Coil. Requires new ignition wires and new 3 pin harness which he supplied. All of it is sitting on the bench but will not install itself. Sigh...
Here's wishing everyone has a safe and happy 4th!
Finally got around to removing my front seat belts. Sent them off to Ssnake-Oyl for overhaul. Webbing was getting very natty.