Back in beige

[Tosh]

Nice to see you can take photos as badly as the rest of us!

[jamie]

I took these on my 3 year-old, heavily abused and-thus-massively-scratched iPhone 4. These shots made me realise it was probably time for a new one, today I went and bought a Sony Xperia-something, and the camera is amazing. I presume my snapshots will remain rubbish.

This evening I dropped the engine, transmission and banana arms from the car. I've lost the charger for my little compact camera and I was too scared to use my brand new phone. Instead, I used a £4000 Nikon SLR. As you can see, the photos remain distinctly average, which explains something about photography not being about the equipment you have, but about how covered in rust flakes, oil and grease you are when you do it.







I didn't realise that releasing the tacho drive would result in this happening...



Ta-daaa!



Also, this is my new garage. It's nearly finished, and already needs a good tidy, but it's nice to have some space at last. And a smooth floor.

[jamie]

Excalibur

[johnM]

Go Jamie GO, great progress for a nights work.

The workshop looks just the job. Nice to have space to work.

Kind Regards

[sladey]

Nice garage Jamie and good to see you getting back to the car

[jamie]

Another gratuitous garage shot...



Ugh...



Plan is to swap this front running gear for SC stuff, which I bought with the car.



This afternoon I tried cleaning up one of my gauges. They're in OK condition, but the glass on each is fogged.



I followed this guide on Pelican: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticle ... Repair.htm

It took about 20 minutes to do this one. Most of that time was spent carefully prying the bezel from the main housing.



I'm happy with the end result. Thought about repainting the bezels, but concluded they had a nice wabi look as is. Four more to go...

[Bez1]

Great dis-assembly work. You can only these old Porsche's for their simplicity. Keep at it and will be interested to follow progress.

[jamie]

Worked on the clock between the hours of 1 and 2 last night. I love how quiet the world is during the small hours.

Cleaned-up the mechanism with electrical contact spray. Went from totally inop, to working, to stopping, to working, to stopping. Need to buy some super light oil and investigate how to lubricate a clock mechanism. Who'd have thought?

[Nick Moss]

Instead, I used a £4000 Nikon SLR. As you can see, the photos remain distinctly average, which explains something about photography not being about the equipment you have, but about how covered in rust flakes, oil and grease you are when you do it.

No. It's all in the lighting. I can put you in touch with someone who can get the best out of your Nikon, if you like.

[jamie]

No. It's all in the lighting. I can put you in touch with someone who can get the best out of your Nikon, if you like.

I've already got it Nick - just put the camera on P for 'Professional' and smash away on the trigger. What else do I need to know?

[Mike]

I always thought it was 'P' for p**sed!

[jamie]

Woke up early this morning, wandered out to the garage, and emerged 12 hours later, covered in rust and grease (again).

I finished stripping the shell. Concerned about cardboard heater tubes in the sills, I posted a question in the 911 forum. Nick told me I didn't have to expose the tubes as they are steel on SWB cars. Great. He also said he likes to remove rusty bits before blasting. Makes sense, no? Yes!

First I played with the lead filler at the jacking point so I could see where the panels joined...







Then I cut off the offside outer sill. It is a bit grotty and needs to be replaced. Weirdly, the rotten bits are in the top and the outer edge, but the bottom is all good and solid.



I cut around the hole at the bottom of the door shut... and then I found this:



Fukkit.



FFS

So that was my day.

I also took all the tinware off the motor. I had planned to build a hot-ish 2.0 Type 4 for this car, but the more I think about it, the more I'd like to at least try it with the 912 motor. So that's what I'll do. The crank has about 46 yards of end float, so I think it'll want a rebuild.

[sladey]

Going through similar pain myself at the moment Jamie. Mine is bad at the bottom but OK higher up. Might be that swamp I parked it in.

[jtparr]

.... Mine is bad at the bottom but OK higher up......

i bet you say that to all the boys...

[nickT]

Nice work Jamie, I feel you pain, fixing up my house, lots of nasty surprises !!

Nick.