2.4E From IKEA to Blut Orange

[squirdan]

Fantastic work sir... Amazing result relative to the yellow and blue starting point

And pleased to see another wise fellow joining the front engined Porsche club ...

[MT]

Oh and another thing. I followed Darren's lead and sent off to the DVLA for the cars history file.

Well it's had more users than a 70's actress, and as many facelifts.

I am the 17th listed registered keeper (it had 4 in its first year!), and it has just had its 6th registered colour change. It was originally Tangerine, but then Black, Red, Yellow, White, Yellow and now Tangerine again. Interestingly I only ever found evidence of Tangerine and yellow (two shades) in my restoration, so I assume the others weren't 'windows out', and more what Charlie at the body shop refers to as 'blow-overs'.

It is on its second engine - replaced by Bob Watson in his ownership, hence the sticker on the fan housing - same engine type. I assume it went racing for the first time when Bob bought it in Oct 1987, and this fits with the PCGB Championship info that shows the car as No 201 in the 1988 and 1989 series. I know it was racing still in the ownership of the previous owner to me as I found the SuperCup race accreditation slip in his name under the dash (see photo earlier in this thread).

Despite the PCHK Championship sticker in the rear window I can find no evidence of it ever going to the Far East.

So somewhat different to Darren's happy tale of re-united owners, indeed all my letters/calls to previous owners have got me nowhere. Still I've got the racing photos and the DVD's.

[MT]

Short update before CLM - hopefully the 66 swb will successfully make the trip it missed out on 2 years ago.



The LH door has been sorted to fill the old flag mirror holes, and the raggy rear edge of the front wing has been re-profiled (weld material, ground carefully off to the correct profile) and both resprayed.



That's more like it, and now as good as the other side

Have decided to give the engine a full strip and rebuild over the winter as there is undoubtedly a significant oil leak from the lower case joint either side of the sump plate. I had hoped it was a leaking sump plate, bur new gaskets and careful observation have removed any doubt. As I commented earlier I think there has been some jacking up with the engine going on. The nut with 'snot' on it noted earlier refuses to be sealed with JB weld and the combination of the two is a leak of about a half pint if left for a couple of weeks.

Shame really as it starts really easily, and pulls and runs really well, but can't have all that oil on my new garage floor ……..

Hope to meet some of you at CLM - we are going posh this time (better halves present) in a local farmhouse with Garry (visualfx), Dave (stretch) and Charles (shoestring7). Charles and I are going on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry at 9am on Thursday. Anyone else?