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

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Post by 911hillclimber »

Similar.
Iirc the bobbin is the spool under the foot plate.
Most machines have a high speed winding fixture to transfer the main top bobbin of thread, made by Silko, to the much smaller bobbin under the plate.
This was all a long time ago!
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RobFrost wrote:Including auction fees, £45.92
Very good price.
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IanM wrote:
RobFrost wrote:Including auction fees, £45.92
Very good price.
The auctioneer looked pretty perplexed waiting for the next bid, but it never came so the hammer came down. I pick it up today, the photo above was some random off the Internet so I'll see what shape it's in later.

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There is a lightweight oil for these machines, but it all seemed like 3 in 1 to me, but it might benefit from a drop in the holes on the top head.
Otherwise, prob full of fluff!
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911hillclimber wrote:There is a lightweight oil for these machines, but it all seemed like 3 in 1 to me, but it might benefit from a drop in the holes on the top head.
Otherwise, prob full of fluff!
I was debating Mobil 1 vs a good 20/50 multigrade, with hypoid oil for the gears. :)
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Here's the last one I had (also a 201k) - bought when I was doing the interior of my Giulietta :

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I still have this original instruction booklet if your machine doesn't come with one & you want it:

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To get this (derailed) thread back 'on track' ...

- 7 years ago:

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Spent 1 hour fitting just 4 of the 24 RSR rocker shaft seals. :evil:
What an irritating way to spend time. Buy the Neil Bainbridge ones, properly engineered than these micky mouse 'O' rings!
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Cut new holes in 1.8 cylinder head tinware to take into account plug location of 2.0-litre-style heads. How exciting...
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I cut up some sunvisors. Super crispy foam won’t be going back in.

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Collected some nice shiny refurbished callipers for the S. Almost a shame to put them back on being that shiny and knowing how dirty they will get Image
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After seeing a co-competitors Lith-ion battery go fizz at Harewood hill climb last year, I decided to make mine quick release, as an insurance policy.

One flexi strap and two quick release terminals and it is out of there…..

BTW, it weighs only 1kg!!

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Removed the bushes from my rally cars Trailing Arms today. The old bushes were a monoball type (the rubber within the bearing housing was shot – resulting in variable camber!). It took me 6 hours!

Why so long? Because despite the outer shell of the bearing being a very tight fit press fit in the Trailing Arm, some nutter had stitch welded the outer shells on both sides of each arm. What were they thinking? I had to grind the welds away, but first I had to dismantle the bushes so that I could get to the welds.

What a relief to get them out, Proper head in hands stuff, I had visions of scrap Trailing Arms and the worry of finding good replacements.

Maybe a glass or two of red tonight to celebrate :cheers:

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Mad!
Well done for slogging it out.
Cold outside today.
Had an equally eventful day here too, o not alone!

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Ebony knob, crush sleeve fitment, 901 pattern and signal orange highlights.

I hope Ralph doesn't mind me building upon his design with the Porsche original profile stem.

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1970 911T, Signal orange (Restoration thread)
1988 3.2 Carrera backdate, Black
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I'm looking for a pre-impact bumper 911S or other high-revving 911 to restore - please let me know if you see one.
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