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

[LongRanger]

. . . With all the spectacular west coast events going on this year . . .

. . . Inspired by all the great posts lately . . . I had to get away in my car, even if it was for a half day . . .

. . . always amazed at how much better a 911 seems to run after it's been used properly . . .

Yup --- Porsches really love to run. It's what 911s were made for. And why I got mine. Never get tired of it . . . and it just gets better, sweeter --- happy to be out

. . . Some grainy, over and underexposed phone cam shots to prove it happened . . .

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Fog and upper 50s, right before sunrise . . .

Best kind! I can miss the 'studio' + glam shots. Gimme some movement, action . . .

. . . thank you to all the other members who post updates on your cars and excursions . . . it's what keeps the board alive . . .

Thank you, Bryce . . .

Sharing a Drive always reminds me . . .


. . . why I drive

[beh911]

Fitting that the end of 2014 brought about the removal of the mild steel heat exchangers. Some pinholes developed which created some popping and the general appearance was going down hill.

Had to cut off all that pre-heat trap stuff for the 72-73 cars on the left exchanger. Just didn't seem right to leave it there.



Glad we did as the SSIs look great. Haven't driven it enough yet to see if they sound or "feel" any different.



Obligatory engine shot. Some "69" only stuff here. The pump, the breather cover, enrichment thermotime switch, the plastic intake trumpets...



Ready for 2015 and hopefully more driving opportunities.

[merbesfield]

Yes, it's rarefied air at times at the shop, Scott. A real treat!

Good news is my new place has a huge garage, so more time to spread out on the car under my own roof. Almost a 2 x 2 arrangement with an (unpictured) work room off the side. Move the strollers out of the way and there is easily room for another hobby car, much to wife's chagrin...

Still needs some sorting but will be ideal garage/man cave eventually.

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Bryce, Happy New Year. Don't know how I missed the post about the new digs. Garage space looks awesome. I know you must be very happy. SSI's look great. Maybe one of these days I'll actually join you one a morning drive. Keep on posting for us. Thx.

[LongRanger]

. . . Fitting that the end of 2014 brought about the removal of the mild steel heat exchangers. Some pinholes developed which created some popping and the general appearance was going down hill.

Had to cut off all that pre-heat trap stuff for the 72-73 cars on the left exchanger. Just didn't seem right to leave it there . . .

. . . Glad we did as the SSIs look great . . .

Hey, Bryce . . .

Always great to read about your car. Love that 'work shop' shot, too . . . garage floor? Where did you get your SSIs from + how much? I read that the outfit got purchased, then everything moved to the EU, so . . . curious

Looks like you have some nice driving weather, too. 'Bout time

[beh911]

Hey, Bryce . . .

Always great to read about your car. Love that 'work shop' shot, too . . . garage floor? Where did you get your SSIs from + how much? I read that the outfit got purchased, then everything moved to the EU, so . . . curious

Looks like you have some nice driving weather, too. 'Bout time

Rick,
Not my garage floor, I wish though!
The SSIs are the Dansk versions, purchased recently. I was trying to hold out for a set of the original SSIs but they weren't coming up for sale anywhere. We compared prices and bought a few sets at once which may have saved a bit, don't remember specifics.

Regarding fit and finish. They are very impressive materials and build quality wise. All the welds looked great. On my car (MFI, 2.0), the fit was perfect. Absolutely no issues anywhere, clearance or alignment wise.

I am aware of a couple sets that went on 2.4 cars that had fit issues. One for a CIS car and the other for an MFI. The right side unit came into contact with the oil cooler and the left side unit had issues with the crossover line if I recall.

It's hard to imagine the dimensions of the engine changing from 2.0 to 2.4 to effect this, so we are sort of chalking it up to some discrepancies in the manufacturing process. Maybe someone will chime in with authority on why this was the case.

Re: weather. It's been a wet an dreary winter so far but the bigger factor for me is having the time. Life is getting busier with the family growing up...

[LongRanger]

Another year --- almost . . .

[beh911]

Another year --- almost . . .

91,700 miles. 1700 from Feb 2014 (see previous posts on the car's birthday).

Unfortunately, not a whole lot to update. Minimal interesting driving opps this past year due to lack of time. Family life takes precedence currently. My RR V trip required all my long weekend car related chips on the table...

Just replaced the fuel level sender gasket due to strong odor at last fill up pointing to some dampness at the top of the tank.

Winter service to include oil and filter and rebuild of a couple of the oil lines from the tank with the proper Cohline hose.

Threatening to have car professionally polished to clean up the paint. It's the old school single stage Glasurit and I'm frankly not up to the task.

Car runs great, starts with the first turn of the key all the time. Excellent leakdown, consistent compression.

Everything works. One of my main priorities in ownership is to keep all systems and doodads operational, and this car has a lot of "stuff" on it (auxiliary lights, rear wiper etc etc).







Life

[Lash LaRowe]

First time seeing this thread and immediately noticed what looks like a lamp attached underneath the engine cover. I quickly scanned the thread and did not see any mention of the engine compartment lamp. I'm asking because I had never seen one before and my COA states my 1972 S came with one.

Great looking "S"

Lash

[LongRanger]

. . . noticed what looks like a lamp attached underneath the engine cover . . .

. . . asking because I had never seen one before and my COA states my 1972 S came with one . . .

Option M482 --- see post #89 . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...-Options/page9

[Lash LaRowe]

Thanks, now I know what the engine compartment lamp looks like. The unit attached underneath the engine cover must be the rear window wiper assembly.

Lash