Greetings my fellow Porsche enthusiasts.
I'm Dan from Wisconsin. I wanted to start off by thanking our host, Pelican Parts, for
creating this space for all of us. It is such a great resource. I also wanted to thank all of
the members for sharing your knowledge. I'd still be trying to figure out how to work
the heater controls if it wasn't for you.
After years of owning watercooled VW's, I finally saved enough to purchase my first 911.
Like most here on Pelican, it was a long time goal of mine to have a Porsche in my garage.
My youth was spent at Road America, and after seeing so many 911's I knew that
someday I had to own one. After searching for a months I ended up finding the perfect
car for me. A 1980 Weissach 911.
Quick background on the car.
I believe this car has spent most, if not all of it's life in the Midwest. Chicago area at first.
I purchased the car from a guy who owned it about 8 years, and lived in Upper Michigan.
It's clean, but not pristine. I've owned a few show cars, and didn't want another garage queen.
It has 97K, and needed a clutch asap. Typical "while I'm in there" deal. We also fixed
some oil leaks, seals, new oil lines, SSI's, muffler, wevo coupler/shifter, etc., left my
bank account a little lighter than I'd hoped. It was worth every penny though.
Here are some shots that I grabbed a few months ago.
Now, being a photographer helps, but it's also nice to have friends who have a killer rig
for rolling shots. My buddy, Ken, and I spent an evening creating these.
Hope that you dig them.
This next year will consist of me getting the interior squared away. Thankfully the carpet
is in a 9/10 condition. The seats are hosed though. The dash is slightly warped, and
door tops could use a recover as well. I'm thinking Tony @ Autobaun.
Any insight is appreciated.
Thanks for reading!
-Dan