What Did You Do to Your 911 Today?

[Mr9146]

Today I moved it from one side of the shop to the other and back again.

Sadly, not much more to report.

[Mr9146]

Drove my car with Solexes installed for the first time!

Some words of wisdom to those aspiring to do the same: don't expect it to be easy - these carbs are a world apart from Webers. Solexes are a complicated system and getting them sorted, even after being rebuilt is not for the squeamish. This install took three years and more $$$ than I'd possibly imagined to make happen! Here they are:

Congratulations, dude, you've reached the bottom of the rabbit hole.

Where do I get one of those slick oil caps?

[sithot]

Congratulations, dude, you've reached the bottom of the rabbit hole.

Where do I get one of those slick oil caps?

The makings of a "Molotov Cocktail"?

BTW; one of the most hilarious scenes in "Killing Them Softly" is a nitwit who lights a rag in the gas tank of a station wagon to destroy evidence. When it blows the car move backwards (Hollywood-willing suspension of disbelief) and knocks the clown stuffing out of the guy who was standing "just a little too close". LMAO. Sorry. 3 Stooges stuff.

[merbesfield]

Congrats Kenik. So is it actually running now or do you still have work to do? How would you compare it to the Webers? Would you go so far as to say "don't do it"?

[T308]

Since all the brakes are off at PMB I gave her a wash.

[Eminence Gris]

Trial fit the dash, now that I finally finished the headliner and a-pillar covering.

[endo911rs]

Excellent choice of colors!

[Eminence Gris]

Excellent choice of colors!

Thanks, since the car was originally, Sepia, that was my 'Get out of jail free' card. So I went with Beige Gray. The leather tends to photograph a touch redder than it appears to the eye...

[mcaterino]

After hearing a little while back that Marelli caps and rotors (long NLA) were being reproduced I ordered up a set, and finally got around to installing them, replacing old reused and obviously worn parts that came with my car. I've seen a bit of discussion of these new parts (here and on Pelican), but little hard data, so I thought a few pictures would be in order. I bought them from partsklassic.com, who claims to have had them remade. However, both are cast with 'AutoAtlanta' on them, who also now lists them... In any case, they seem to be well made, and are very similar to the originals. The only significant difference is in the rotor, where the original loose copper lead is replaced by something that is resined in place.

I can't say that I notice any difference in driving, but it's nice to know the contacts are fresh.







Mike

[CidTito]

Reinstalled the injectors, after cleaning them out.
Installed Rebuilt ECU

Completed attaching switch to brakes.

Spray glue peeling interior body material

Simichrome polish chrome at side windows and soft window tension handles.

Tightened soft window torsion bar screws.

Wire brush to remove old paint and old oxidation from oil cap. Cleaned resins from oil cap.

Adjusted toe-in for new turbo tie rods

Adjusted steering wheel to center when going straight

Check brake lights, signal lights, fog and headlights. Check interior lights. Checked speedo from refastened speedo grommets.

Test drove.car, all good.