Leaf green early morning...
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Leaf green early morning...
Oh my, I've never seen a Leaf Green SWB before. Very cool.:)
It wouldn't be the first time I make a complete ass of myself by stating irrevocably ( and often quite pompously ) that something is or is not what the post claims........but in this case I'm certain that is not Leaf Green.
At first I thought the white balance might be way off, but on closer examination the grey of the pavement, the color of the sky / clouds and the general color temperature of the photo all have good overall fidelity, leading to the logical conclusion that the car color is accurately represented, and that the paint is simply much too yellow to be Leaf Green ( also called Bush back in the day ).
I am attaching a photo of a known Leaf Green car for comparison.
Respectfully
JZG
John,
No worries but it is leaf green code 62163-L color matched to a Willhoit sample. The early light that morning was very yellow and made it really pop...also taken with my iphone. Here is another picture for comparison.
Mike
A big "thank you" to all on the board for contributing to such an amazing resource.
From a hill-climb event a few weekends ago
Super photo! Looks like you are really motoring. :)
Hi everybody, and greetings from newbie from Finland.
After years of messing around with several water-pumpers and one 356B, I bought my first 911 just about month ago. So here we go:
http://www.9xxfin.com/varikko/40/40_0_0.jpg
Yes, it looks like a nice original 911T. However, the paint and interior has a slight patina, the RS bumper looks a bit dull and what's the best thing about it, that original 125 hp engine is long gone. The engine compartment is now manned by late ROW 3.0 SC engine with around 204 hp still left - probably slightly more after heater back date modifications. It looks like a nice sleeper already, but I'm fascinated by early factory race look, and probably that's where my inspiration comes from. I just have to build a 911 hot rod, preferably on budget (due to house project aside). So, I'm waiting for a Sparco F500 Targa seats to arrive, searching for period correct fog lights and such stuff. And I still have to upgrade those wimpy original brakes to something more powerful - the problem is that I want to keep original 15" Fuchs wheels.
So, prepare for stupid questions in the near future! :D
Great car! :)
For brakes, you should talk to Eric Shea at PMB Performance. He has some lightweight Aluminum Brembo two-piston calipers that will fit on your 3 inch spacing struts. Or, if you upgrade to 3.5 inch spacing struts, you can use Aluminum 'S' calipers. If you still feel the need for more brakes, upgrade to 930 Turbo finned aluminum 4 piston calipers. This is more involved but all of them will fit inside 15 inch Fuchs.
Be advised though that the limit of your braking power even now is the tire grip. If you are overheating your brakes, you should invest in high-temperature fluid and cooling air ducts before adding the extra mass of big rotors and calipers, who's mass is detrimental to acceleration, braking, and suspension kinematics so turning.
http://www.pmbperformance.com/catalog.html
Thanks for the tips, Flieger. The problem here is the Finnish road regulations - swapping the engine to something more powerful requires re-inspection by the MOT personnel, and regulations tell that engine swap must be done with brake and suspension upgrades as well.
We must use the parts from the "most powerful car of the model line", or similar parts. That wouldn't be a problem if the "most powerful car of the model line" would be '70 911S or even '73 Carrera RS, but no. Registration officials think that the car to compare the suspension and the brakes is the 964 Turbo S.
Yeah, none of you guys living somewhere else than here would never understand it. :D
I'm trying to find a loophole from the regulations, so I could use brakes from a car that's "just" heavier and more powerful. Porsche 944 Turbo's four piston brakes should be more than enough for the task.
The SC the engine came from is heavier and more powerful than a 911T. :confused: How about an SC suspension swap? The S calipers are better than SC brakes, though.