Porsche 911 1972 2.4T - £17,500- SOLD

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:36 pm

I am happy to read the car has a new owner

Congrats to you both.
If you need any more info/pics on car please let me know but I am sure Neil will have given you those already.

Alan

ross.mcw · Post by **ross.mcw** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:16 pm

Thanks Alan, Neil was good enough to give me a CD with all the pics he had so I think I've got all the ones you gave him.

Cheers, Ross.

TheEasyLife · Post by **TheEasyLife** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:49 am

Congratulations Ross.

She looks gorgeous.

James

FMAN · Post by **FMAN** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:17 pm

Ross picked up the car this evening and at this moment is playing with the gritters on the M6. Hopefully he will get back without any problems and will let us know he arrived safely. I hope he enjoys having the car.

Now that I am Porscheless I will probably not visit here so often, so I will take this opportunity to say thanks for all the help, it is a very friendly site and I wish you luck for the future.

Bye for now

Neil

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964RS · Post by **964RS** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:18 pm

as he may not be coming back.....

ross.mcw · Post by **ross.mcw** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:49 pm

Thankfully got back without any dramas. The car's fantastic - great fun to drive and seems to be in really great condition. Sadly it would seem though that no-one broadcasts on the appropriate frequencies for the original radio to pick them up though.

Only got blasted by one gritter on the way back up on the M42 which had me swearing a bit but despite the salted roads it was bone dry all the way back so no complaints there - washed the layer of dry salt off the car this morning and it seems to have survived. Will probably be looking at Barry's guide to waxoiling at some point soon though.

Many thanks to Neil for making the purchase a pleasurable one and to the DDK forums for being such an excellent resource!

I'm sure I'll be posting more in the coming weeks.

Cheers, Ross.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:10 pm

FMAN ... hope to see you making a return to Porsche in the future

Ross ... I'd be interested to hear you comments on how an early 911 feels

I don't even have a radio in my car, just the sound of a flat6 to keep me & my thoughts company

ross.mcw · Post by **ross.mcw** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:29 pm

hot66 wrote: Ross ... I'd be interested to hear you comments on how an early 911 feels I don't even have a radio in my car, just the sound of a flat6 to keep me & my thoughts company

Haven't really got enough miles in yet to tell to be honest, but it does feel good - very different to other cars I've driven. The steering feels nice and direct and the engine's pokier than I thought it would be. Definitely feels like a car I'll enjoy getting the most out of. Gearbox isn't as difficult as I thought it would be either.

Need to work out to check the oil properly (ie. how the hell do you tell where it is on the dipstick!) and how best to jack it up so I can clean underneath.

Looking forward to some nicer weather now! Typical that I'd get one just in time for the roads to be covered in salt.

Cheers, Ross.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:32 pm

ross.mcw wrote:
Need to work out to check the oil properly (ie. how the hell do you tell where it is on the dipstick!) and how best to jack it up so I can clean underneath.

Nice new purchase

Oil Check: Engine fully warmed through and running before you dip (has it got a level gauge?)

Jack it up: Unless you completely trust the sills use a long block of wood under the towing eye at the front and the rear of the engine at the back (again with the wood). Stands can go under the torsion bar ends at the back inside the wheel arch and under the torsion bar cover at the front.

Have fun

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:07 pm

ross.mcw wrote:
hot66 wrote: Ross ... I'd be interested to hear you comments on how an early 911 feels I don't even have a radio in my car, just the sound of a flat6 to keep me & my thoughts company
Haven't really got enough miles in yet to tell to be honest, but it does feel good - very different to other cars I've driven. The steering feels nice and direct and the engine's pokier than I thought it would be. Definitely feels like a car I'll enjoy getting the most out of. Gearbox isn't as difficult as I thought it would be either.

Need to work out to check the oil properly (ie. how the hell do you tell where it is on the dipstick!) and how best to jack it up so I can clean underneath.

Looking forward to some nicer weather now! Typical that I'd get one just in time for the roads to be covered in salt.

Cheers, Ross.

Any questions Ross ask away

At the front I jack up the car under the pedal support area using a piece of wood and place an axle stand in the centre of the front tank support.

At the rear I jack from the engine / gearbox mating area ( watch out for the oil pipe) and use axle stands under the torsion bar housing ( if working on the rear suspension or place them under the outer torsion bar ends.

I only ever use 3 axle stands, one at the front & 2 at the rear

Oil level .. do you know you need to check the oil with the engine running ?

The oil level should be pretty easy to read

ross.mcw · Post by **ross.mcw** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:23 pm

Thanks James, I'll take a look at the jacking points tomorrow and see if I can see where you mean - I imagine that some appropriate common sense should help me here.

On the oil, yeah - I understand that the engine needs to be hot and idling, but when I check, although I can see oil splashing away in the remote tank (ie. there is oil!) it's incredibly hard to see exactly where the oil level is up to on the actual dipstick (probably because it's gets splashed as I put it in/take it out).

I'm confident the level is currently okay, but I'd feel happier knowing that I can check it properly. I'll have another go next time I take her out for a spin anyhow.

PS. mine has the remote tank with the filler on the passenger rear wing.

Cheers, Ross.

FMAN · Post by **FMAN** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:23 pm

Hi,

I thought a couple of photos might help. At the front watch you don’t catch the brake master cylinder or the tank with the stands.

Regards

Neil

ross.mcw · Post by **ross.mcw** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:00 am

Thanks for those Neil.

Cheers, Ross.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:04 am

The front cross member where the front stands are shown above is usually hidden behind a cover. If the car is solid I use an axle stand on teh chassis cross member in front of the tank ( use a cloth or something to prevent damaging the paint etc )

FMAN · Post by **FMAN** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:16 pm

Your right about the cross member normally being hidden by a cover but this car hasn't go one.