My '72 911T

[gary71]

heebeegeetee said:

Lovely pics. Where was the lunch halt?

Cheers

Lunch was at Longny au Perche, found by accident, but now marked on the map!

Edited by gary71 on Thursday 3rd August 18:22

[oversteerxj12]

Fabulous mate, big well done to you

[yazza54]

Not normally a fan of Porsches but the older ones are lovely, yours especially so. Well done for keeping at it. You've converted me

[Stablelad]

flattotheboards said:

blackburn said:

Stablelad said:

We're difenitely doing Classic Le Mans next year. Great pics fella.

Do let us know how you get on, won't you?

I'll tray my burst.

[Swarley]

I went to the Oulton Park Gold Cup, parked up. When I came back there was a lovely 911 parked one car form me, I just had to take a photo.

Looking back at the photo I thought, I'm sure I have seen this car somewhere.



It looks fantastic!

[gary71]

I can't go anywhere now! I always park around that side, but that truck is more suitable for getting in and out of the parking areas!

It was a fantastic day wasn't it? Great racing and that Moss chap out on track to add even more prestige.

Edited by gary71 on Thursday 3rd August 18:23

[GC8]

gary71 said:

This Sunday we needed pudding.

So what is a petrol head within 50 miles of Bakewell to do? Go and get a tart of course!



...and even had the sublime bit of tarmac between Congleton and Buxton to myself

Bakewell Tart has more to do with Mr Kipling than it does Bakewell (there is 'traditional Bakewell pudding', but 'traditional Bakewell tart' is a sham for the tourists) . You should have gone to the Original Bakewell Pudding shop around he corner...

[gary71]

It's up. Now take it apart. by Suggs, on Flickr


Now I have a reliable daily drive I can get on with the jobs I have been putting off for some time!

These are just some of them...

1. Clutch
2. Aluminium trailing arms
3. 3.2 Carrera brakes
4. Valve clearances
5. Split and reseal gearbox
6. Front top mounts
7. etc

Should keep me busy for a few nights!

[gary71]

Work so far today:

Engine & box out, rear suspension & brakes off.


A productive morning by Suggs, on Flickr



911 Engine & Box by Suggs, on Flickr



911 Engine Bay by Suggs, on Flickr

Edited by gary71 on Friday 1st October 12:41

[shalmaneser]

Wow those brakes look tiny!

Not tempted to put something a little larger on?!

[80s Matchbox]

shalmaneser said:

Wow those brakes look tiny!

Not tempted to put something a little larger on?!

Gary71 said:

3. 3.2 Carrera brakes

I thought the same when I saw them!

[gary71]

3.2 Carrera brakes are the same size

The 'upgrade' is that the caliper and pad are bigger and the discs thicker. So more for fade resistance than outright stopping power. The carrera caliper is also less prone to flex, so more of your effort gets to the disc.

This car only weighs 1000kg and has 130bhp, so dinner plate discs and six pots are not required

[M1KEY]

That is gorgeous!

I'm always very jealous of people with the ability to do work like that on their cars as I don't really know one end of a spanner from another!

Enjoy,
Mike.

[wy906]

M1KEY said:

That is gorgeous!

I'm always very jealous of people with the ability to do work like that on their cars as I don't really know one end of a spanner from another!

Enjoy,
Mike.

+1

And very clean and tidy workshop too.

[sawman]

nice thread, Ive always loved these early(ish) 911's. A pal of mine has an orange '73.

Guess what Ive been mostly looking at in the classifieds this morning.....

[peterbredde]

Immense!

[gary71]

Cheers

Suspension is now going back on, just working out the various combination of new and old bits to make the later aluminium arms works an early car...


Old bits and new bits by Suggs, on Flickr

[gary71]

Well of course it wasn't going to be that easy was it?

Finished the side in the picture above then started to work on the other side and found a little bit of flaky rust...

So I poked a hole in it. Swore a little then started to clean it back.



Still doesn't look too bad does it?


...now it does...


...this is how far it went...


I spent last night making up some bits of card to plan exactly how to tackle rebuilding this highly complex area.


Anyone who says their 911 is 'rust free' just hasn't found it yet! The design of this area is the most impressive water trap I have ever seen. Once that heater tube has gone through then you also spend each winter pumping hot moist air into the sill..

Luckily I'm not afraid of welding, but at the same time I'd rather just have put the suspension back on!

Edited by gary71 on Thursday 4th September 11:00

[shalmaneser]

This is bloody impressive work. Also nice to see a classic 911 owner getting their hands dirty and not just packaging it off to a garage and awaiting it's return!

I wish I had your welding skills/workshop space!

[minimatt1967]

Gorgeous, simply gorgeous.