26Jun2010
951 Timing Belt/Waterpump Service
Started tearing into a 951 today with no real good previous records of maintenance, so a round of timing belt/waterpump was due. The shop supervisor sets up shop. Oddly enough, management always is in the way when you are trying to get something done. The really cool part about this car……rare sunroof delete 🙂 The surgery. Waterpump replaced. This car will get all new rollers, pump, and belts. I can’t quite put my finger on the history of this car. …
26Jun2010
964 Turn Signal Switch
Replaced a turn signal switch assembly today on a friend’s 964 today. The turn signals stop canceling after making a turn, so something internal had broken in the switch assembly. Luckily I got it done before the sun melted the surface of the earth today. Since the garage was full, I had to quickly use the rapidly disappearing shade, lol. Disconnect the battery….. Annnnnd jump ahead to the dash in pieces. Unfortunately the lower dash unit needs to come off …
25Jun2010
It’s Hot
“It’s hot! Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking.” Well, tell me what it feels like. “Fool, it’s hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It’s damn hot! It’s so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It’s that hot! Do you know what I’m talking about?” Ok, now that I have that out of my system, I …
23Jun2010
Who let the 928 in?
A buddy sent his wife’s 928 over from some maintenance. We are going to go through the front of the motor, the cooling system, and the fuel system. The car already has a beautiful paint job from Travis at TC Concepts in Topeka. We will get the mechanical stuff knocked out, then the interior. First thing to do was to pull the injectors so we could send them out to witchhunter for a cleaning. I immediately noticed all the electrical …
21Jun2010
997TT Continued
21Jun2010
997TT Continued
Got the motons installed and the wevo semi solid mounts in. Still need to fine tune the ride height and such, but the main install is done. Old mounts stuck waaaay down there. Wevos next to the OEM mount. You can get one side out without disassembling anything, but the other side isn’t coming out, so start pulling stuff out of the way. Going after the front suspension. Front coilover assembled. There are a couple of modifications and errors in …
16Jun2010
Boxster Charging Issue
Had a friend bring in his Boxster yesterday because he was having a starting issue. After some basic tests, I felt the first step of action was to replace the battery. We did that, but it didn’t solve the problem….but…..it triggered a few more symptoms which pointed to a bad alternator. Before we did the battery, the battery light was not coming on which usually triggered when the alternator goes south. After we did the battery, the battery light came …
14Jun2010
GT3….seats and rollbar
Getting ready to install a T-equipment rollbar, harnesses, and GT3 seats into a……GT3. Basic oil change and brake fluid flush will be included as well. Stay tuned, I am waiting for some mounting hardware for the rollbar.
14Jun2010
Sunday Emergency Service
Got a call Sunday afternoon about a Boxster that had overheated and needed to get back on the road. We had the car towed in and I started tearing into it. This was a car with about 80k miles on it, which had not had it’s major services done……ever from what I can tell. Unfortunately, a $40 drive belt caused about $1,100 in damage. Basically what happened, is the drive belt broke, and the owner kept driving the car even …
10Jun2010
Finished RMS and Diff Bearings.
Finished up the RMS and Diff bearings a few nights ago. Still need to knock out a wheel bearing on the right side and it should be ready to go. I think the output shaft having play caused additional stress on the cv axle and bearing on that side as well due to the slight wobble the shaft must have had. New bearings installed, diff in place, and gearbox assembled. Outer diff cover installed. Selector shaft installed. Ahhh much better, …