What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?

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It's not my garage (too untidy !) - it's at Karmann Konnection ...
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Spent the day wiring in new rear lights, checking the alternator connections and removing rear bumper (aaarrrggghhhh!) in readiness for Bob Watson to come and (finally, I hope) fix the oil leak.
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Celebrated 30 years (almost to the exact day !!) since I purchased it ... by going out for a wee run in it .
Usual story - does not move for a month ... starts first turn of the key , and away we go ! Off motorcycling in USA for a month on Monday , so all on hold.

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30 years ... That's good going 8)
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Adjusted engine valves and made a black wood shift Knob...

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Fixed oil leak, refitted silencer, refitted rear bumper, removed silencer, fitted rear engine tray I forgot to fit, refitted silencer again...drank beer.
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Good job Keith :thumbleft:
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Great news - another step closer ...
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No leaks?
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jury wrote:Good job Keith :thumbleft:
Yep, drinking beer was definitely a good job! :lol:

No more leaks. Now discovered a possible fault with the rebuilt alternator – the D+/61 terminal is leaking 12v back to the regulator whether the engine is running or not. Result: flat battery if car left for a day or so. Need to look into that.
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Wished I was in the 911 instead of the Volvo whilst on the A85 from Oban to Edinburgh this morning. Only had to overtake 3 camper vans and an old boy in a Merc. Bliss. And on Tuesday night where I saw circa a dozen cars on the road when en route from Port Glasgow to Oban. I've never ever wanted to turn around and drive a section of road again before but those sweeping bends from the Green welly shop were just fantastic. If I wasn't so late (left port Glasgow at 8PM) then I would have. An awesome 2 and a bit hours drive. Awesome. A dry road and a stunning main beam meant I had confidence in seeing where I was going and press on where appropriate. Did I mention awesome?

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Nice drive near the Belgium coast
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Drove to Roger Bray's open day in Whimple. There were some beautiful examples of 356s in various stages of restoration. There were visitors from as far afield as Kent & Middlesex. The weather stayed (almost) dry & the barbeque was delicious. A very enjoyable & informative day.
Thank you Roger!

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Took my car for it's MOT, it passed with no advisories as usual. :)
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Post by Darren65 »

Made up a couple of lightweight carpets sets......

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....obviously helps having a proper template kit loaned to you from Visual FX (cheers Garry :wink: ) plus an early car for reference and a spare shell in the garage to make templates not normally needed!

I'll leave the actual fitting for those more talented!

Cheers,
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