Remember this project? I sort of do, lol. I am finally getting caught up on some things at the shop. With temps in the shop about 100 degrees this week, it has been tough, but it was a good week for overall progress on a bunch of cars. After fighting the back dated lines for a few days, I gave up and ordered a line from B&B, along with their wastegate dump pipe. I have learned a lot of installing …
Had this little 964 come in with a little problem. A sad face 🙁 A pretty common problem caused by pulling into parking spots too far and hitting the curb. So I started pulling it apart to repair the front grill. This one had hit hard enough to bend the mounting points up, so those needed to be pulled back down. Special Tool KEWP293.a After a bit of work, the mounts started to pull down. And we had a happy …
I’ll save you the carnage though, it isn’t a big failure that we see on the Boxster, but instead a fairly minor one. This problem is also seen on the 996 cabs as well. The Boxster came in with the complaint that the top was not opening. When there isn’t anything happening, typically the parking brake switch is bad. That was indeed the case. After pulling apart the center console, you can get to the switch. In our case, the …
Had this awesome GT2 come into the shop today for basic service. A good checkup and a fresh oil change and she was out the door ready for the summer! It’s hard to beat a morning of working on GT2’s and race cars! If you are a boost junkie, then this is about as good as it gets 🙂 This is where dreams are made. Hard to tell from the picture, but the GT2 door sills are illuminated. I didn’t …
Had this 996 limp into the shop yesterday with a voltage issue. Turns out the alternator wasn’t charging properly, and only putting out about 10-11 volts, a far cry less than the required 13+ Not going to make it too far on that kind of voltage 🙂 Stuck behind that stuff is an alternator. After removing the airbox, the belt comes off, a few pulleys and bolts, and then the fun starts. Getting to this point requires a fair amount …
20May2012
Aftermarket Muffler Repair
A few years ago these came to me due to some internal rattle on a 996. Instead of spending money fixing old mufflers (I think they are GHL’s), the customer upgraded to new Fabspeeds. Instead of tossing them, I hung on to them for some reason. I came in on Sunday to see if I could do anything with them. I cut the cans open and found a bunch of broken screens, etc that had been rattling. So I gutted …
20May2012
A New Porsche 965 In Kansas City
Had a friend pick up this beautiful 964 turbo out of Springfield, MO. He brought it in so we could get a good look at it, change the oil, etc. Being a 14k mile car, it is pretty darn spotless. One thing that was off though was the exhaust tips. The waste gate tip on the left was rubbing the bumper cover, and the muffler tip on the right was doing the same. The waste gate was a simple adjustment. …
Did a PPI for a friend’s uncle the other day on a local 993 Cab. When it pulled up it looked like a nice car. Put it on the lift and started going through it. Some of the things we look for during a typical PPI: Body/paint work Functionality of all buttons/switches/lights etc on the car, interior, exterior Potential future costs the buyer may incur in regards to maintenance/repairs Health of the engine, transmission, running gear Tires, brakes. I have …
Widow Maker Part 3: Made some decent progress on the 930 project this week in between everything else. First I started tackling the rear suspension, starting with the torsion bars and poly bronze spring plate bushings. The side skirts need to come off. Disconnecting the spring plate from the rear trailing arms. And the old torsion bar after the spring plate has been removed. A little persuasion and it comes right out…… Passing out the side of the body. And …
Had this little guy towed to the shop from Weston to get it running again after it has been stored for awhile. This was actually one of Bob Hindson’s 911’s, and it has nearly 200k miles on it! A great driver! She wouldn’t start, but a quick diagnosis of a very flat battery was determined, and we installed another unit. Age has taken it’s toll on a few little things like this passenger door pocket. Not a big deal, a …