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

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MOt this morning followed by a couple of hundred miles round North Wales then a stop off at Oulton Park on the way back . Good to be back in the saddle ....


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rvzz wrote:....a couple of hundred miles round North Wales......Good to be back in the saddle ....
....stuff of dreams at the moment! :? ....

...as sexy as it looks having two tangerine shells in the garage, the reality is they are dull and sound shite!....

....can't remember the last time I heard a flat six let alone drove one!.....I need my E back! :(
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Loaded my shell on to a trailer and took it too the paintshop, for it's respray, then spent the rest of the day tidying up the garage............mark
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Darren65 wrote:
rvzz wrote:....a couple of hundred miles round North Wales......Good to be back in the saddle ....
....stuff of dreams at the moment! :? ....

...as sexy as it looks having two tangerine shells in the garage, the reality is they are dull and sound shite!....

....can't remember the last time I heard a flat six let alone drove one!.....I need my E back! :(
I can relate to that. 6th March......
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The 912 got some much needed attention...

Valve cover gaskets fitted and oil installed.
Clutch cable, gear linkage, speedo drive, starter, reversing light, heater boxes, bell crank all connected up.
Drive shafts reconnected (bar one bolt - typically a lock washer goes missing...)

Just need to bolt on the carbs add fuel and electricity and we should be good to go for the first start in over a year :)

The 993 got its mid winter check for unwanted furry residents

The 996 had its non functioning CD changer removed for investigation.

A productive evening - if only there were more of them!
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Visited the paint shop on Thursday to check on final preparation before colour goes on this weekend.

Yesterday I managed to track down & purchase material for the seats ... from an unlikely source ! :wink:
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Received a box from the USA, sliced it open to reveal beautiful alloy push rod tubes from Precision Matters. sealed the box back up again and sent it on it's way.

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David Rooke wrote: Just need to bolt on the carbs add fuel and electricity and we should be good to go for the first start in over a year :)
:cheers: :cheers:

This weekend I have been mainly frugally resuscitated my non-charging 996 with a fifty quid recon boxster alternator/regulator and 4 hours of my time.
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Lightweight_911 wrote:Visited the paint shop on Thursday to check on final preparation before colour goes on this weekend.

Yesterday I managed to track down & purchase material for the seats ... from an unlikely source ! :wink:
There'd better be a good reason for you keeping it all secret Andy :lol:
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Lightweight_911 wrote:
Yesterday I managed to track down & purchase material for the seats ... from an unlikely source ! :wink:
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Lightweight_911 wrote:
Yesterday I managed to track down & purchase material for the seats ... from an unlikely source ! :wink:

An excellent opportunity to get it right this time. :wink:

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Tried to buy some Recaro Sports Seats for my E at Silverstone auction......unfortunately others really wanted them! :?

These are a want rather than a need for me so think I'll wait until the market crashes!......


.....can't wait! :wink:
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Drove to Leicester to drop the kids off in lovely weather. Then the heavens opened as we drove to Cotton Park to run the Inter Counties XC course
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