Mulholland Carrera
 

Thanks Derek.

You're still getting the first ride because you started this thread. I have a helmet for you. I'll try to finally have seatbelts installed, I hope she (The Carrera) likes them.

When we have our meetings on Mulholland, please attend so that we can be in sync. You might want to attend the engine starting party as well. ;)

More details and photos to follow...

Good to see your continuing progress on the Carrera Chris. I hope to get out to meet you guys some time soon.

Maybe Wayne will move us back to the technical board now?

This is great Chris.

I can only imagine the Carrera is just now broken in after 30 plus years and will be receiving its third oil change?



To quote Morgan Freeman in the Shawshank Redemption: "Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes, really. Pressure and time"

Chris got a little of both here. "Pressure and Time". Some new found aquaintances and old ones rekindled. Good times and a shiny silver gem emerging after hiding in the aggregate after all these years.

Thank you Jeff, how true.

By the way, the car is getting it's fourth oil change (in 32 years). 16 quarts of Kendall Racing Oil to the front oil tank please. :cool:

Took the racecourse today. Noticed there's an open house for a place on Bowmont. Someone (with money, meaning not me) should buy it (or should we start a fund?) so that we can open/close the gate at our convenience.

edit: Oh yeah, and congrats to Chris on the progress. Definitely looking forward to the day (night) when that car is back on Mul. I find it a bit ironic that at the intersection of your street and Mul, there's a speed limit sign and something about radar enforcement.

Foggy nights coming
 

That's a great idea, and thanks for your good thoughts.

And, as a matter of fact, why did they put those signs near my street? It may have been the doing of a particular neighbor that I scared to death a half a dozen times who is actively involved in Mulholland Politics. One time while jumping my driveway in my Porsche, I accidently sailed right over her while she was kneeling in the drive doing flower work. I caught hell for that one. After that, no more 60 plus on our little street, and no more jumping my driveway ( I used to get four feet off of the ground going down my driveway at speed, it was a great qualifier for prospective girlfriends).

This evening, while coming back from San Diego, I noticed lots of nice fog on Mulholland. The pavement was dry and no cars on Mul, perfect conditions for racing...Oh Boy! Remember, when there's fog, the Whirlypig can't see you. ;)

I have issues! I have to login on the 911 BBS then jump to the Off Topic board to post or reply. Can't login directly from the OT board. WTF? Yeah I know everyone has issues.



Fog? What signs?
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Actually its the best kind of fog now. Hot days and damp earth. It isn't that winter misty slippery stuff that holds surprises. As Chris knows Mulholland makes it's own weather system. Lot's of landscape watering going on makes fog in the evening.
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Lights out!

Saturday's photos from cars/coffee
 

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Photos:Larry O'Rourke



Update: I talked to Robert at Fairchild Industries and the Carrera's Mechanical Fuel Injection Pump is done. He said that the pump looked fairly new ;) (lol) but the main problem it had was that all the cam followers had stuck (probably contaminated or old fuel). He said he had never seen this in a Porsche pump, only in Mercedes pumps. The cam followers sit on the fuel delivery cam that opens up fuel for a particular line going to a cylinder. It is timed with the engine so that fuel is delivered at precisely the right time when the intake valve is open and the piston is reaching top-dead-center. As a cam follower is lifted up by it's own cam lobe high spot, it delivers an exact amount of fuel to the injector for that cylinder. By the way, I sent Robert all of my injectors and he said that the six would work, but that they are sticky and need cleaning with a fuel additive for injectors. That should clean them up. He adjusted the idle circut to be slightly rich (normal procedure), but said that I could adjust it further by turning in or out the sprung-screw located low on the back of the pump. If you turn the screw clockwise or in, the pump will enrichen (at idle), and likewise turning it out leans the mixture.

The control rack is free now, and all fuel delivery pistons are within normal parameters. It is calibrated for a 2.8 liter RSR.

We are getting closer.

that's great news! only 2 weeks away! :D

Looks like Jeff, Chris and I are on the same schedule of two weeks before completion of our projects. I wonder who will be the first to drive Mulholland again.

Ha! That car is for sale on eBay right now.

1979 Porsche 911 RS 3.0 Jägermeister Tribute Car

Front Brake Rotors Clean
 

The front brake rotors were rusty as well, and full of Daddy Long Leg Spiders.
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It took three hours of sanding to get the rust off of the rotors using 320 grit sandpaper.
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After metal cleaner, the front rotors looked shiny again. I'm holding a new set of stainless steel brake lines to replace the 32 year old stainless lines in the car. It's a good idea to replace the brake lines every few years for safety's sake. I will check the steering rack mounting bolts for tightness and make sure that there is no tight spots in the steering rack sequence.

Before one drives a car that has been out of service for some time, it is very important to check the brakes and steering. Two things one cannot live without. ;)
The entire brake system will be flushed clean with new DOT5 Racing Brake Fluid. The brake pads will be replaced after the new break in period (2008).
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Jeez stop with the spiders already! I have my share of them right now. Big creepy ones that could carry off small animals.


Might want to use DOT4 fluid Chris. 5 doesn't give a good pedal (mushy)

When its done its done. I will give 2 weeks notice though!

Chris,

Have you solved the problem of new tires yet? Are you going to try to find Bluestreaks or are you going to try to fit something new? Does anyone even make those tires anymore???

Also, have you figured out the registration issues yet?

http://www.racegoodyear.com/products/vintage.html
http://www.rogerkrausracing.com/Goodyear/GY2.shtml#BLUE%20STREAK%20%20%20%20CAN%20AM

Sure they exist.

heheh those vintage tires look comical. how do they compare in performance to current tires? wouldn't you want the best possible performance tires regardless of automobile year?

That's what I keep saying.

The vintage Can Am guys still run Bluestreaks.

Actually what most people arent aware of is Bluestreaks are Racing Eagles. Goodyear just changed the name of its official racing tire in 1980. Prior to the Gatorback if you look at the tread design of a Bluestreak its the same as the square blocked tread of the racing Eagle. This was the result of the tire war between Goodyear and Michelin in Formula One.

Chris's tires look like the G7-Cobra tread which was very popular back in the when. Even the vintage rubber available today mostly uses the latest in rubber technology. Same look just new ingredients made on old molds. Even the G19 slick is still used in competition today.

Biggest issue is going to be able to fit the 15 inch wheels. Knowing Chris he will come up with something interesting.

it's not just the rubber compound that's advanced light years in recent years, it's also the tread design. how can you compare the goodyear bluestreak oldskool tread design;

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to the latest maximum-contact, water-wicking, anti-hydroplane design of the goodyear eagle f1 gs-d3 today?

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