Hello (Newbie checks in)

[Dan in RI]

Hello.
I'm Dan, and I'm new here. I bought my 1st 911 last summer and have been nursing it back to health bit-by-bit ever since. She's a 71 911T non sunroof 5 pd coupe with 71k.

Here's a pic taken the day I got her home:


I've done the following:
Crane ignition
new plugs, cap, rotor
turbo lower valve covers
valve adjust
cleaned and rebuilt the weber 40s, plus new K&Ns/rain trays, new manifold spacers/gaskets
15x6 cookie cutters (I know they aren't correct for a 71, but they were cheap and easy to refinish), with polished lips and gloss black centers...205/60 sticky rubber on the way
new stock muffler

Up next:
address tranny leak(s)
carb sync/tuning
bleed brakes (recent master cylinder but brakes are still 'eh')
H4s
replace driver's seat bottom cushion
drive it, a lot.

This and pelican parts are the only 2 porsche forums I frequent. Both look to be great resources for the restoration and upkeep of my brown bomb. I'm trying to be a good 'caretaker' and treat this car right.

Anyway...hello.

[MarkS]

Welcome Dan, lookin good. If you are like a lot of us there will be a lot more "up next"

[Cornpanzer]

Hi Dan, any pics after the upgrades?

[Neunelfer]

Welcome Dan,

Put those steelies back on... that thing rocks! Excellent find.

[Paul Schooley]

Nice. Welcome to the manpile from a fellow 71T owner

[911rips]

Dan,
Welcome - great car, more pics!
We have a great group in the Southeastern Ma. area that get together monthly for some fun runs. Listed as SEMBC,(Southeastern Ma. 'Breakfast Club". I post the runs on Sreg. and also PP. Send me your email address and I'll also keep you posted. Hope you can join us this spring!
We have 5-6 guys from RI that make the runs with us.
regards,
Paul

[t6dpilot]

Welcome to the 71T owners club Dan. She looks like a nice car and I agree, put the steelies back on. I love that look. More pics please.

[steven0401]

Sepia Brown? Don't let anyone talk you out of the color. About to be revived. Look at street kids and fashion these days. Brown is the IT color! I think Schraeger is wrong.

[Dan in RI]

Yeah I know sepia brown isn't exactly the most desirable color, but I'm 29 and lucky to be driving any Porsche. I'll take that trade-off any day. Plus, the look is such a stark contrast to the many later 911s I see all over the place, though in a perfect world I'd strip it bare and paint it gp white.

I am going to have the steelies chromed and set them aside for originality. I just wanted wheels that could handle something a bit beefier than 165 tires.

Thanks for the comments.

[Aldo]

Hey Dan- Love your car with the steelies. And you can put 195's on 'em with no problem. I've got them on my '68 (no flares) 912 and they work nicely.
Alan