What Did You Do to Your 911 Today?

[Longballa]

Please only take pictures with your shirts on!!

[Arne]

Yesterday I removed the car cover for some inspection, work and then a PCA social gathering this morning. Primarily checking the results of my latest work to fix oil leaks, then fit a new clutch cable and some new Delrin shift coupler bushings.

First good news was that the engine was still totally dry, after a couple hundred road miles and then sitting for 2 weeks. It appears that I might finally have the leaks controlled. I know that many owners of old Porsches don't get too worked up about an occasional drip, but 7 years of driving my former '84 Carrera that never leaked a drop the entire time spoiled me. So I've been tracking down leaks almost since I got this car. Very pleased on this score.

Moved on to the clutch cable. I still had a rather jerky feel at the clutch pedal, even after changing to bronze pedal bushings. So I figured I'd change the clutch cable to see if it was sticky. And when I removed the old one, I found that someone had greased it inside the sleeve pretty thoroughly, and the old grease had hardened and was generally gunned up. The cable was VERY stiff to move by hand. Put in the replacement and adjusted it, then went straight to the shift coupler.

The old coupler bushings weren't too bad, but the car was reluctant to shift into 3rd and 4th at times. Got the new bushings in and went re-install the coupler. And found that I couldn't get the coupler to seat tightly to the gearbox selector shaft. I'd tried both the old cone screw and a new one I had ordered for just-in-case. Same thing on both—tighten it all the way and the coupler still had a bit of movement independent of the shaft.

Finally figured out that there was some sort of metal "crud" in the bottom of the selector shaft hole that the cone screws seats in. The cone screws were bottoming out before the cone shape snugged against the sides of the holes to securely locate the coupler. I had to use a drill bit in the hole to clear the "crud" out. Once I did that, the cone screw seated down nicely, and the coupler was secure.

After adjusting the clutch and the coupler I took a very brief test drive yesterday to make sure that nothing major was wrong. That went OK, so I drove the car to the club Cars & Coffee this morning, and then took a 30 mile detour on the way home to a local all-makes Show & Shine.

After driving around 40-50 miles this morning, I'm pleased. The clutch pedal is very smooth, and less effort. The car shifts much more positively now with the improved coupler bushings and the coupler mounted properly. My wife has been reluctant to drive this car because it was too hard to shift at times. I now blame that on the loose coupler, and so I expect she'll get some seat time soon.

All in all, a satisfying bit of work. Good turnout at C&C this morning, despite a bit of early drizzle.

[Chris Pomares]

Richard Clewett and I worked on my ECU tune. While tuning, he is in Manhattan Beach and the car and I are in Colorado. I added a idle air control unit he sent me. It helps at 10 to 12,000 feet, or starting the car when it's in the 30's or 40's in the morning. I've been along I70 on Vail pass a time or two while Richard was at his shop tweeking the tune. Very convenient.
Saturday PCA/RMR will have it's first morning breakfast in about a year. It will be nice to see the folks and cars again.

[myflat6]

Drove my recently completed hotrod up the Crest to Newcomb’s Ranch. It was a great morning!

[Chuck Miller]

NICE Bill ...
Congrats on your completed ride..
Your longhood adventures have just begun....

[Xavier PJB]

Rebuilt one side of the 40IDS.

[Biancaneve]

New Koni front shock absorbers installed on Biancaneve and had to reduce the CO from 8 down to 2 so we can try to pass the technical inspection on Friday ... this is too lean for the old flat six boxer engine and need to be put back on the rich side afterwards ... now she runs like shit and can't go up in the revs otherwise risking to cook the spark plugs or worse ... finger crossed!

[Xavier PJB]

Good luck Massimo. BTW, that is what I have a 1968, no CO control pre 1972 ;-)

New Koni front shock absorbers installed on Biancaneve and had to reduce the CO from 8 down to 2 so we can try to pass the technical inspection on Friday ... this is too lean for the old flat six boxer engine and need to be put back on the rich side afterwards ... now she runs like shit and can't go up in the revs otherwise risking to cook the spark plugs or worse ... finger crossed!

[Biancaneve]

Good luck Massimo. BTW, that is what I have a 1968, no CO control pre 1972 ;-)

Here in Belgium, they change the rules every day ... I had to fit three points belts even if the car never had them ...

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Fitted some of John’s top-spec headlights
(Half way through - left is old, right is new



Notice the difference ?!