Met Ant on Saturday for a sociable coffee in the sun and a couple of laps of Curborough Sprint course. The 2.7 MFI is really peppy in the 6-7k band, and grippy to boot. Awesome.
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1970 911T, Signal orange (Restoration thread)
1988 3.2 Carrera backdate, Black
2001 996 Turbo, Lapis blue (am I allowed to put that here?)
I'm looking for a pre-impact bumper 911S or other high-revving 911 to restore - please let me know if you see one.
Went to take my '12 for a drive yesterday morning, fired up ok... engine made some unpleasent noises and now appears to be locked... obviously this occurred after I'd backed off the drive. Starter motor spins freely on igintion so I'm hoping the teeth have jammed against the flywheel. Spent 2hrs winching it back up my drive with a ratchet strap so it wasn't on the road overnight.
Will find out tonight when I take the stater motor off...
Doing the near opposite to that today.
Have a Pass-Out to go solo to Shelsley Walsh hillclimb in the 911, so 2 in 3 out time!
Might be the last outing for the car in 2023, but hoping for a few clear winter days before the salt invades.
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
Lola t 492 / 3.2 hillclimb racer
Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9
911hillclimber wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:44 pm
Drive to the hillclimb hampered all the way by Saturday traffic, it gets worse..
A few pics of cars there;
Bill (kirklands904) climbing Shelsley Walsh in our 914/6 in his 85th year.
His own 904FF is still not repaired after an argument with the Shelsley scenery a couple of years ago.
I’ve had a busy day being Owner/Team manager/mechanic/carer, and have to repeat the process in the wet tomorrow!
Cheers
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
PeterK wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:10 pm
Twin outlet exhaust box replaced with single outlet. Sounds quieter in the garage but need to drive it to check for absence of droning.
Also greased the throttle linkage pivot on the gearbox while the SC was in the air
Well, who'd have guessed that. My radio does still work above 2k revs - I can actually hear it now, with the replacement exhaust back box
Fitted right wing mirror and led side lights to my 914.
Tapatalk isn't allowing me to add pictures from my gallery. Is anyone else having this issue?
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
Went on a charity drive on Sunday called the Distinguished Gentlemans Drive it a global event for pre 1980s cars raising money for men’s health. Some really interesting cars and a good Porsche contingent
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Jonny
Current custodian of 1976 Porsche 912E, 1973 VW Camper
914 back from having the engine lid sorted and our temporary wrap fix to the front of the bonnet has been painted properly.
It now the best bit of paint on the car.
Project for the day. MSD install. First step make a backing plate
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
Bracket made and fitted. It will probably be next week before I wire it in. I suspect I will need the tachometer adapter?
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP