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Hi Carlu.
Things I've learned as a new air-cooled 911 owner:
1) These cars are built to 1950s standards. Screws and spade connectors, everywhere. The carpet is a bajillion pieces, with no moulded-in-place variant available. Things like that.
2) The windshield is held in place by a rubber strip. Many windshield shops will screw this up because they're used to the "glue in a new windshield" method. DIY or go to a specialist.
3) The 915-transaxled cars are cheaper for a reason. They shift pretty badly compared to the G50 models. Yes, even the modified ones. Mine's worse than an old farm truck.
4) You can get pretty much anything brand new for these cars. When's the last time you saw a new E28 dash?
5) Everything is expensive for these cars. A whole M52 costs about the same as a single head for the air-cooled motors... And there's six of them.
6) There are changes to the car for basically every month of every year it's out. You could have a '72 with '73-only parts in it, and that's just how it was built.
7) The community is, no joke, the absolute BEST I've seen of any of the brands I've owned.
8) You get a sticker with every Pelican Parts order. You'll soon find yourself with a pile of them.
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