Reintroducing a storied car to the Early 911S Registry...

[beh911]

Came across a stash of these and really love the look on the car. Modern blades just don't have the same interesting level of detail.






You can get repros for the fronts from Soterik here. The only difference I can see from the originals is the plastic snap versus the original snug fit metal insert:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...-68-to-73.....

[smedley]

Eric's are VERY nice, but.....they do not have the stylized diamond SWF logo or "Made in Germany" stamped as originals.

I'm sure he did not want to get into copy right issues.

[Peanut]

Boy... your car is so clean! Very cool.

[Soterik]

I'm sure he did not want to get into copy right issues.

Nor did my manufacturer.

In regards to the plastic snap vs the snug fit metal insert, that was a difficult call. I could only make "one" blade, and I wasn't convinced they used the metal insert beyond one or two years (68-69). I did make the metal insert for the 65-67 versions, so it wasn't an issue of technology. In the end the plastic version won out due to the information I had on hand to cover the most years. These are costly to make and the minimums are atrocious.

[beh911]

Here is a close up of the sound pad from a PM request.

It looks like 69 may have been the last year of the circular pattern of raised dots on the sound pad. In 70, the texture changed.
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...gine-Sound-Pad

[FL-Frank]

Nice detail shot. Who can tell me what the name and part number is for the black coil textured hose is that is pictured running from just left of center bottom to Behind the coil? The one on my car is split and appears to be silver colored under the black exterior.

[beh911]

Nice detail shot. Who can tell me what the name and part number is for the black coil textured hose is that is pictured running from just left of center bottom to Behind the coil? The one on my car is split and appears to be silver colored under the black exterior.

That is the outer hose for the MFI thermostat. It covers an inner hose as well.
Outer (shiny black): PCG 110 296 00 (superseded, now new paper/foil, not black/shiny texture)
Inner (paper/foil): 901 110 295 00

Discussed here:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...hermostat-Hose

[FL-Frank]

Thank you!

[beh911]

Our early 911s made the big trip down and back incident free -- no mechanical problems or brushes with the law. Perfect weather and some fun night time driving on rural interstate... H1 high beams and TTG driving lights brought on an early sunrise. WOW. What candlepower on the front of my car

We returned with very special memories from the weekend --the drive itself, the seminars, the auctions, the show field and just hanging out together.

Stay tuned for a future ESSES article by Jim Johnston that covers our trip in detail.

Some visuals of the experience from my perspective:

First rest stop out of Atlanta


Talking to Magnus about his experience in a PCNA supplied 991. He will tell the story of his trip in an upcoming article for Total911 magazine.


Over the fender of an Ossi Blue 69E at the inaugural Amelia Cars and Coffee event on Saturday


I don't think this guy needs an intro. What a cool cat he is


Early morning in downtown Fernandina Beach

[Chuck Miller]

stay tuned for a future esses article by jim johnston that covers our trip in detail.

Excellent ................