I’m not really a car guy anymore.

[wildthing]

Sell me your 993s folks at a reasonable price. Good home.

[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

When your passion fades it is time to sell and let someone else take over.

Why I sold my 72 last summer. It ran and looked beautiful But, honestly, haven't regretted it once. In fact, after 30 years with it, I feel a surprising sense of freedom.

[A930Rocket]

I’m in the same boat. It gets harder and harder every year to do maintenance, let alone repairs. The last project was installing a 3” level on the truck last summer. Nothing since, but I still look for good deals on tools. 😂

[Jim Richards]

My current project car. Bumpers backdated, new wheels & tires, refreshed mechanical systems, completely new interior. Still need to finish up work on the 5-speed swap and then on to the suspension. vash, I bought this from up around your part of the state.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by 911boost

What is a PP2?

Performance package 2. GT350 lite...but not too lite.

https://jalopnik.com/the-2018-ford-mustang-gt-performance-pack-2-drives-like-1830127224

[McLovin]

Wow, I’m there with you.
I thought I’d NEVER tire of cars. They’ve been my passion since I was 10.
As a kid I had many car related motivational life goals. Get a 911 by 25. Ferrari before 40. Etc.
In the 80s I read every page of Road & Track and Car and Driver, cover to cover, over and over (I still have most of them).
I’ve been a hard core DIYer my whole life. Everything from painting entire cars to engine rebuilds.
To this day in my mid 50s, I’ve only taken a car to a shop once (I had to throw in the towel on a BMW rear wheel bearing replacement). Other than that, I’ve done all maintenance and every repair on every car I’ve owned. (When I look back at all the jobs I’ve done, it’s hard to believe).
I retired a couple years ago and thought with all the time I’d have, I’d get even more into cars.
But nope. The desire to work on cars is gone.
I sold my 911. Don’t miss it. Sold my Ducati. Don’t miss it. In fact I feel relief with not having them around. I enjoy the simplicity.
And I’m not into cars in general. Part of it is my 2 loves, BMW and Porsche, have abandoned me. They make nothing I’m interested in or would want to own and almost certainly never will again.
I recently had a glimmer of old car interest recently, and had a deal on a BMW 635, around a month ago before everything hit the fan. I was ready to wire the money and the seller said the car had a mechanical problem he wanted to get fixed. I’m so glad it fell through.
Then a couple weeks ago I looked at a 633 project car. Needs a head gasket, and lots of other little things. I was really ambivalent about it. We were $500 apart on price. I didn’t go up, not because of the money, but because I wasn’t really sure I wanted to get into it. Again, I’m so glad I didn’t.
I do appreciate and read about various cars every day still. But I’m totally fine admiring from afar and letting someone else deal with the hassles of owning them.

[rusnak]

It's still a hell of a lot of fun to adjust valve lash on the '84. Never was fun to change spring plate bushings. Working on the Cayman is WAY CLEANER than the 3.2 air-cooled 911. Even changing shifter cables is cleaner and much easier.

So not much has changed. Would I drop the engine on my buddy's 911 SC and fix the oil leaks and vacuum leaks in 2 days, like I would have 12 years ago? Probably not, but I have more responsibilities now too.

[strupgolf]

Everything is true. I've got a DD bmw 740 that is pristene. I've got a BMW 850 A.C. Schnitzer that sits in my garage, covered, and not getting out at all. I used to do the usual stuff but now I just call " the guy". Sad. But I'm getting up in years and I just can't get around liked used to.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

My current project car. Bumpers backdated, new wheels & tires, refreshed mechanical systems, completely new interior. Still need to finish up work on the 5-speed swap and then on to the suspension. vash, I bought this from up around your part of the state.

Wow, that's very nice. How much work was needed? I know you have been working on it on and off.

I finally got the car a couple weeks ago. It has been sitting and I need to shake it down. There's a loose connection to my gauges. It only works sometimes. Need to play with the alignment. Its a bit twitchy.

[look 171]

Vash, you don't have to wrench on a car to be a car guy. I still over cars, but almost do work on them anymore, plus I suck as a mechanic. Hold on to that man car for a bit longer. I have had the itch for a WW2 or after Willy's for some time but no way do I want a project. A nice driver will be nice but no more cars for now.

What project did you buy?

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by look 171

Its a bit twitchy.

You gotcherself a Kermit! Cool! You're gonna have a blast with that thing!

[cantdrv55]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

My current project car. Bumpers backdated, new wheels & tires, refreshed mechanical systems, completely new interior. Still need to finish up work on the 5-speed swap and then on to the suspension. vash, I bought this from up around your part of the state.

That is a beauty!

[Drbraunsr]

I wouldn't enjoy wrenching at my age if it wasn't for my 2-post lift and every tool I can think of - to make it as comfortable and productive as possible.
I'm not quite where you are yet but what was once unthinkable, isn't anymore though.
When I need turnkey, I ride my Harley...

[RSBob]

Am quite relieved that my cars are mechanically done. Really enjoyed making them better, or adding special touches, but that was then. Yes there are better motors, brakes and suspension settings but I am over chasing ‘better’ or ‘killer’. It’s a game of diminishing returns costing cubic dollars that doesn’t work for this retiree. Every once in a while I look at a project car, and say to myself that would be so cool if....but way too much work and too many headaches I don’t need. Rather than trying to scare myself spitless going too fast, now I enjoying hiking the mountains, travel (when we could pre-COVID), my grandson and getting together with friends. Must be “low T” but I could care less.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

You gotcherself a Kermit! Cool! You're gonna have a blast with that thing!

Yeah, but twitchy as all heck. I have to really hang on when I hit a bump. Its was built as a track car, so no rubber parts. Shifting linkages are all heim joins so shifting feels really solid and great but loud as hell. Just thinking about it my fillings have fallen off.

[plexiform]

this doesn't have to be a bad thing. you can still enjoy your vehicle without having to wrench on it yourself. I find it therapeutic to just hang out in the garage. I still work on my motorcycles and minor things on the porsche but I outsource the big jobs as it takes me too long to get major stuff done and I don't have the time or expertise to deal with it. I will say that the last time I was disillusioned with the older vehicles that need lots of attention, I bought a brand new Chevy truck got it leveled and threw a set of 35" tires on it and really love how trouble free and low maintenance it has been. Its my DD and dare I say I even enjoy it more than the 911 sometimes.

[rusnak]

Last year, I changed the suspension, brakes, wheels, etc. from 987.2 to GT-3 specs on the Cayman. Did it all myself, then drove it to the alignment shop. Wheels went from 18" to 19" 997 wheels.





Also added a center radiator.





And still wrench on the G series 911

[herr_oberst]

^. That wheel change made a big difference in the way the car looks! Muy Bueno!

[look 171]

Originally Posted by RSBob

Am quite relieved that my cars are mechanically done. Really enjoyed making them better, or adding special touches, but that was then. Yes there are better motors, brakes and suspension settings but I am over chasing ‘better’ or ‘killer’. It’s a game of diminishing returns costing cubic dollars that doesn’t work for this retiree. Every once in a while I look at a project car, and say to myself that would be so cool if....but way too much work and too many headaches I don’t need. Rather than trying to scare myself spitless going too fast, now I enjoying hiking the mountains, travel (when we could pre-COVID), my grandson and getting together with friends. Must be “low T” but I could care less.

I too have lost the zest for cars. You would think I would all over the green car nwo that no one is on the road. I basically parked it hooked up a batter maintainer and walked away. Its been two weeks, I still think about it daily but that's it. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy driving and driving fast but I feel like I am in a rut and want to spend more time with family then go our and pull the dash chasing after a loose connection. I am 53 this year, so there's a bit of time left, but I rather spend it doing something else and not crawling under a car especially a lower 911.

I think guys like yourself are what's going to cause the price of these old cars to go down similar to the American hot rods. Once that generation is done playing or taper off, then markets drops. Its not a good or bad thing. Just the way it is. Hey enjoy the little one, family and the traveling will be back in full swing before you know it.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by look 171

Yeah, but twitchy as all heck. I have to really hang on when I hit a bump. Its was built as a track car, so no rubber parts. Shifting linkages are all heim joins so shifting feels really solid and great but loud as hell. Just thinking about it my fillings have fallen off.

PROBABLY has massive negative camber and really aggressive spring rates. It would be a hoot to turn that car into a street GT car with rubber suspension bushings and sound deadening.