She lives again!

MartinP · Post by **MartinP** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:39 pm

Two days building the engine last week and then three hours getting the engine in, everything hooked up and troubleshooting a couple of tiny issues (all self-generated!) and I've just taken the 912 for it's first trip out since the end of November last year.

AND IT'S WONDERFUL!

Fingers crossed for the drive home tonight...

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:46 pm

That's great news

.

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:34 pm

Nice one I really hope it's all sorted and gives you back some years of fun..

58A - 71E · Post by **58A - 71E** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:51 pm

Brilliant news Martin - you must be well chuffed

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:17 pm

well done.

MartinP · Post by **MartinP** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:19 pm

First 55 miles completed this evening. Difficult to be patient with the running in limitations, but I know it will be worth it in the end and so am deliberately following them to the letter. It's great to be commuting in the car again though - and I've also got to use the heating for the first time since it was fitted! Distinctly cold evening and I was in a t-shirt and still too hot by the time I was well into the journey.

Another 55 miles in the morning and then straight into the first oil change and checking the valve clearances...

Bertroex · Post by **Bertroex** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:13 am

Aaaah a good news post! Chuffed for you Martin!

Bert

johnM · Post by **johnM** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:15 am

Well done martin, just in time for the good weather

regards

Post by **Bootsy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:12 am

MartinP · Post by **MartinP** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:45 pm

Good weather? No! I want cold, freezing weather so that I can finally get my money's worth out of the heating I had sorted before the engine went pop!

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:16 pm

Well Jamie keeps warm by driving like this...

so if I were you I wouldn't worry about the weather just make sure you don't come across Jamie in his orange 911 on the M25 or M3

MartinP · Post by **MartinP** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:32 pm

Best use the M4 from now on then...

I prefer more greasy attire for Porsche duties (note unbridled joy at finally having a running engine in the back of my car!).

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:54 pm

cool stuff so now you need to tuck under some miles to bed her in...

Great stuff

revival-cars · Post by **revival-cars** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:03 pm

Cool!

PS - You have PM ref those bits you need

Der Fudgemeister · Post by **Der Fudgemeister** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:17 pm

Atta Boy Martin,

The Porsche Gods help those who help themselves.