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    New member from Wi.

    Hello, Inheriting a '76 911S from my younger brother. Not the way I would have wanted to get one, if in fact I would have ever gotten one, more of a classic american car/truck guy, but here I am. He bought the car out of Chicago about 22 years ago, has probably put less than 5,000 miles on it in that time. Presents very well, had it painted about 5 years back, nice interior, starts, runs, stops. Took it around the block last week, I like it, looking forward to some rode trips this fall. I am pretty sure he has done nothing to the brakes or suspension and other than new valve guides or something like that, nothing to the engine either. It has 107,000 miles on it. Pretty much of a do it your selfer guy most of my life and still do some tinkering, at 69 I just realize my limitations more. Have been on Elephant Racing looking at their suspension kits, expensive, and watching some video's on swapping out bushings and such, I can do that, so here I am seeking guidance. I will not be racing it/track time, just some spirited driving, twisty's and whatever I can find. I feel to enjoy it the most, I feel I need to upgrade the suspension. Elephant has a number of street performance packages, 1 & 2, number 2 has new torsion bars and probably some other things... Your thoughts would be appreciated. I really want to love it and keep it in the family and hand on down...

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    A few pics.

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    hotrod,

    Your thread is over here now...
    We have a cut-off date of '73 for our 'General Forum' however we welcome all Porsche owners....

    A good starting point is a torsion bar and sway bar upgrade, Turbo tie rod ends, simple bump steer kit, a good chassis setup (ride height, corner balance, alignment) But first, it looks like you have big (Turbo ?) fenders, so you might want to take advantage of the bigger wheels and tires you can fit under there...

    I'm sure you'll should get some more advice here...

    Cheers and welcome,
    Chuck
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Miller View Post
    hotrod,

    Your thread is over here now...
    We have a cut-off date of '73 for our 'General Forum' however we welcome all Porsche owners....

    A good starting point is a torsion bar and sway bar upgrade, Turbo tie rod ends, simple bump steer kit, a good chassis setup (ride height, corner balance, alignment) But first, it looks like you have big (Turbo ?) fenders, so you might want to take advantage of the bigger wheels and tires you can fit under there...

    I'm sure you'll should get some more advice here...

    Cheers and welcome,
    Chuck
    Thank you Chuck, new guy errors, will probably happen again. Lol Yes my brother had them installed, suspension and brakes are my goal this year, wider tires next.

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    Cool build . Send me a PM, we have a good crew in SE WI. would be glad to help. A number of events coming up for some shake down miles!

    Jay

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