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by jwhillracer
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: What shift coupling ?
Replies: 6
Views: 3720

Re: What shift coupling ?

Hi Dave,
Check and if necessary change your engine and gearbox mounts as well, if there’s excessive movement in those it can also spoil the gear change.
Cheers
JW
by jwhillracer
Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:22 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: ***** DDK 23/24 20th Year Subs due (and a key ring too!) ******
Replies: 139
Views: 817748

Re: ***** DDK 23/24 20th Year Subs due (and a key ring too!) ******

Hi Thomas,
Just paid £25 for subs, key ring and sticker.
Well done for putting up with us all for 20 years - here's to the next 20! :drunken:
Cheers!
JW
by jwhillracer
Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: Your Porsche pic of the day......
Replies: 28619
Views: 2217027

Re: Your Porsche pic of the day......

Yes! 8)
It was moved into Sports Libre as it doesn’t comply with the Modified Production Car regs.
That just left us with the 6-800 bhp Mitsubishi and Subaru to contend with!
JW
by jwhillracer
Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Replies: 22237
Views: 1495618

Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day

RobFrost wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:42 pm XImage

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When I first went to college, one of the guys in the motor club had an ex-works rally Sabre with the Zephyr 6 engine and Raymond Mays head.
It sounded fabulous!
JW
by jwhillracer
Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:33 am
Forum: Porsche Parts Wanted
Topic: Wanted 915 Precision Shifter
Replies: 11
Views: 2024

Re: Wanted 915 Precision Shifter

keith fellowes wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:18 pm Hello, mate of mine has a new Porsche NOS 915 short shift kit, still in its box if you're interested
In my opinion that’s still the best option.
We’ve had one in our hillclimb car since the 80’s.

Cheers
JW
by jwhillracer
Sun Aug 06, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: Porsche Market Place Discussion
Topic: Porsche for sale of the day..........
Replies: 2045
Views: 582279

Re: Porsche for sale of the day..........

I met John one evening picking up some parts for Ian McMath on the way home from my office in Basingstoke. A thoroughly enjoyable favour for a friend! He showed me round the 356 race car, and how he had drilled 3 holes in the head of every M8 bolt head etc throughout the car. It was a real lesson i...
by jwhillracer
Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: O/T Japanese import vehicle delay registration advice
Replies: 32
Views: 2494

Re: O/T Japanese import vehicle delay registration advice

Yes , market a bit mad. How many of these "buyers" have ACTUALLY ridden a FS1E ??? ............ there were, and are, relatively terrible ! £5 grand for a "good one". There are still bargains out these if you hunt ... I bought a high miles Honda ST1300 last week , 2007 for well b...
by jwhillracer
Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Replies: 22237
Views: 1495618

Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day

Brilliant! :)
JW
by jwhillracer
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: Your Porsche pic of the day......
Replies: 28619
Views: 2217027

Re: Your Porsche pic of the day......

gridgway wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:34 pm Just being a pendant, but bhp is at the flywheel not at the wheels by definition :lol:
Since you are a pendant, I assume that you are swinging on the end of a chain somewhere? 😉

JW 🙂
by jwhillracer
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: Your Porsche pic of the day......
Replies: 28619
Views: 2217027

Re: Your Porsche pic of the day......

https://i.postimg.cc/7LpyXpjC/PDLE7523.jpg Scruffy B*stard at Classic Nostalgia on Sunday. :) Sorry I missed you. We were taking the 914/6 up the hill for a change, as the cars in the class had to be 1970 or earlier. https://i.postimg.cc/cLR1K1zD/CXHF8555.jpg Here it is on a very wet Saturday pract...
by jwhillracer
Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Replies: 22237
Views: 1495618

Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day

KS wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:39 am The moment I took up hillclimbing... :lol:
I can’t argue with that! :blackeye:

JW
by jwhillracer
Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:23 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Replies: 22237
Views: 1495618

Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day

You must miss your old life KS, where did it all go wrong? :roll:

JW
by jwhillracer
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: New Members and Guests - CLICK HERE
Topic: New member from Dorset, UK.
Replies: 6
Views: 3195

Re: New member from Dorset, UK.

Hi and Welcome! If you are free on 29/30th July, the Dorset based Woolbridge Motor Club are running a round of the British Hillclimb Championship at Wiscombe Park, between Honiton and Sidmouth. There is one of the largest ever entries of championship contenders, so it ought to be a spectacular weeke...
by jwhillracer
Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: Porsche Parts Wanted
Topic: 914 COMPLETE SHELL, 1970/71
Replies: 9
Views: 1492

Re: 914 COMPLETE SHELL, 1970/71

914-6 wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:52 pm Sorry JW. info will be forth(or fifth) coming when I've got things sorted--needless to say it's a genuine, long lots (rotten!!) car.
cheers

Ian
:wink:

JW
by jwhillracer
Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Porsche Parts Wanted
Topic: 914 COMPLETE SHELL, 1970/71
Replies: 9
Views: 1492

Re: 914 COMPLETE SHELL, 1970/71

Other Crayford???
We need to know more!

JW