'69 912
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2026 6:20 pm
I've already gone straight into the 912 forum for some useful angle of attack advice, but thought I should come back and introduce myself.
We've had our 912 since 2005 and have recently got it back out after storing it for around 13 years. A few details:
The glovebox was locked when we bought it and, when we unscrewed the back of it, inside we found an old Howard Hughes Aircraft Company ID card from a previous owner in California. This is quite a nice bit of history, as we are both aerospace engineers too.
The first UK owner had it changed to 1720cc and Webers. After a cold seizure, we rebuilt it with original Porsche parts and Solexes.
The current to-do list is:
swap odd 5 1/2J wheel to a matching deep six and 185/65 and 195/65 tyres to 185/70 all round,
2nd gear syncro,
a bit of welding here and there,
shift some accumulated spare parts (bonnet, transmission, torsion bars and plates, bits of air-con).
Looking forward to some remote chat from our remote location in the Staffordshire Moorlands
Cheers,
Alex
We've had our 912 since 2005 and have recently got it back out after storing it for around 13 years. A few details:
The glovebox was locked when we bought it and, when we unscrewed the back of it, inside we found an old Howard Hughes Aircraft Company ID card from a previous owner in California. This is quite a nice bit of history, as we are both aerospace engineers too.
The first UK owner had it changed to 1720cc and Webers. After a cold seizure, we rebuilt it with original Porsche parts and Solexes.
The current to-do list is:
swap odd 5 1/2J wheel to a matching deep six and 185/65 and 195/65 tyres to 185/70 all round,
2nd gear syncro,
a bit of welding here and there,
shift some accumulated spare parts (bonnet, transmission, torsion bars and plates, bits of air-con).
Looking forward to some remote chat from our remote location in the Staffordshire Moorlands
Cheers,
Alex
