What happened to the Mulholland "King of the Hill" RSR?

[Banning]

Good information guys, thanks.

Dave is correct that the VIN should be checked first to see the status of the registration.

Jeff posted a lot of interesting info, I may have no choice but to give up my Special Construction status in favor of registering the car in an earlier model year.
This is because if I present my old registration and Pink Slip, I will most likely be stuck with the car being a 1976 model and subject to smog laws. This would ruin the Carrera and be very costly. I would at least have to have a spare motor from a 1976 or later year to pass smog that I could change out every two years.

I don't believe that I non-opped the car, it just fell of registration records about 15 years ago.

Since I will need to have the car verified, I need a couple of weeks to get prepared to drive. They will give me a one day pass to drive it to verification. After that I will be smog-exempt and ready to drive legally on California streets.

Back in the mid to late 70's, I drove the car without plates. Since I wasn't a "pull over" kind of guy when in the Carrera (back then), plates seemed to be a liability. This proved to be good planning the night they came after me while parked across from Fire Station 99. No plates probably saved me from going to jail and having my car impounded. The story is back in the thread somewhere. Derek knows where.

I don't advocate driving without plates now in 2008. The law is more strict now, and I would advise caution in violating any driving laws.

[lfot]

Originally Posted by Banning

Back in the mid to late 70's, I drove the car without plates. Since I wasn't a "pull over" kind of guy when in the Carrera (back then), plates seemed to be a liability. This proved to be good planning the night they came after me while parked across from Fire Station 99. No plates probably saved me from going to jail and having my car impounded. The story is back in the thread somewhere. Derek knows where.

How do I do it?!

Originally Posted by Banning

This photo was taken in about 1979 before an evening of fun on Mulholland. I had taken a flat out run to the San Diego Frwy. and was coming back when I stopped at Horseshoe. Horseshoe was the circular turn opposite the 99 Firestation where some would hang out when Grandstands was to hot with Police patrols. This circular drive was in fact the old Mulholland as it was in the 60's before they made the big wide straightaway between Benedict and Beverly Glen. It's hard to believe but I know this because I fell there on a bike in 1965 right in that turn.

I pull into the circular drive and park to talk to some of my friends. All of a sudden, a Police car pulls up fast to the curb on Mul opposite where I'm parked. They put a searchlight on and start scanning the area. They see my silver Porsche, and the light goes off. They then accelerate into the drive. Steve B. says to me, "Chris, you better get out of here". Without thinking, I get into my car and close the door as the cops were opening theirs. They came up to my car on either side with flashlights on pointing into my interior. They had to stoop since my car is very low to the ground with a lowered roof. I had my left hand on the ignition key, my left foot into the clutch, and my right foot depressing the throttle to the floor. The officer leaned down to look into my drivers open window. We had eye contact...I engaged the key. The car was already hot and it sprang to life. At about 6000 rpm, I dumped the clutch and the Blue Streak tires grabbed asphalt. The headlights went up into the air as the little 911 did a wheelie.
I was so scared that I never let off the gas. As I exited the circular drive I dented the front valence(still showing) and blasted home going east. By the time the cops got back into their car and onto Mulholland, I was passing Deep Canyon at 120mph. I got home, covered my car, and watched Mulholland as more cops showed up all over the place.

Now every night for about 2 weeks these same cops were coming up to Mulholland to look for the guy with the silver Porsche. They harrassed just about everybody looking for me. That is why you see my RSR in my living room at the beginning of this thread.
I had to keep in the house for six months until I felt it was safe to put it back into the carport outside again.

If any law enforcement is reading this, I want you to know that those days are gone and you don't have to come looking for me.

[lfot]

Just got back from the race course.
Went up to sort out the cob webs before going to Streets on Saturday.
Met a guy up there with a new Mitsu Evo that was going back and forth on the course for a photo shoot. (Some magazine thing I guess)
We did a couple runs together back and forth.
Anyway... think he said his name was Aaron and he used to teach Superbike racing or something like that.

If for any reason he reads this... that was fun!

[Banning]

The oil separator/engine breather needs to be re-attatched to the car before engine installation.
It had to be removed to finish painting the engine compartment. Old steel rivits were drilled out to remove it from the car.



It sits on the rear shock tower brace, and must be securly fastened. A one-eighth inch thick piece of soft rubber insulates it from the chassis so it won't rattle.
This piece of equipment allows the crankcase to breathe. At the same time it separates the oil from the vapors and returns them to the engine.

The bottom connection of the Separator goes to the back center breather hole on the 911 engine, they are the same diameter so this is easy with a black breather hose.
The side outlet of the Separator exits the car in the fenderwell via a large neoprene hose.
This system works great and eliminates crankcase pressure, increasing horsepower.



The Identification tag is on the top of the separator. It's called a Pesco Oil Separator. I got it from Earl's Supply in Burbank, it came off of some aircraft. Very suitible.
It has it's own serial number and can supposedly be traced to the plane that it came from.



Looking up into the bottom fitting, you can see the stainless V-shaped matrix that forms part of the separator.
The canister itself is made from aircraft aluminum and is very light.

[Banning]

I use 1/8 inch steel pop-rivits to re-attatch the separator to the bulkhead.



This is the pop-rivit tool that squeezes the rivit and fastens it securly.



After fitting, and checking the hole alignment of the remaining rivit holes, it is ready to be finished.



I was considering re-painting the Oil Separator silver to match the engine compartment.
However it was brought up to me that the car should to be kept as original as possible, for History's sake.
So I relented and kept it black as it's always been. The main thing is that it does a great job.



After cleaning the fuel pump, fuel filter housing and cold start mechanism, the engine is ready for replacement back into the car.
Porsche Mechanical Fuel Injection systems are very finicky about cleanliness. Everything must be checked.

Only a few details remain. Engine prep will begin this weekend (new gaskets, MFI Pump reinstalled, new lines, new plugs, and a long turn over with transmission fluid in the bores. The Transmission fluid will help to "soften" the pistons/rings just in case there is any slight corrosion from sitting too long. Hopefully that will do the trick.

As it gets closer to driving again, I get more and more impatient to hear the sweet howl of the exhaust.
The Carrera uses an old-style low-restriction Mustang muffler (don't laugh) and sounds quite unique. Heh, heh! (especially at the 8500 rpm redline)
Just wait and see...hear it's alluring scream...coming some night soon...in the fog.

[dmull]

Originally Posted by Banning

Great stories dmull, thanks for joining in.
You've had some fun times on Mul in the later days, way to go.
I think you should join us on Mulholland when we meet again, I'd love to hear about your chases and related stories.
Note: Gotta stretch it out you know. The Carrera is almost ready...

Thanks for the invite, I would love to join the party when the RSR is released back into the wild. Will this be a public invite, or more of a small and private unveiling to avoid any unnecessary attention? Maybe we should use our "walkie talkies" (uh...cell phones) to keep the course safe and clear in a late hour when there is nobody else up there for a good/safe exhibition run (at posted speed limits, of course). Glad to see the car coming together.

[Banning]

The steering wheel has some of it's lacing coming un-done. Is there a place local that can fix wheel lacing? I think I have heard of one nearby.

In the photo you can see the 10,000 rpm tach and 180 mph speedo. Only 4434 miles on a 32 year old Porsche, not bad.
For some reason the mileage seems high to me (only driven on Mul), it's probably those Mulholland Highway runs in the late 70's that added the mileage.
I remember that I got some funny looks at the Rock Store.




This is the fuel distributer/fuel filter mount. It lies between the fuel pump (located below, near the left torsion tube), and the MFI Pump which sits on the top of the engine.
The solinoid on the top is the cold start solinoid. It's job is to give the motor a jet of fuel upon a cold startup. It definetely helps to start the engine. For years I didn't run a cold start solinoid and it was difficult to start, especially in cold weather. I would have to hold the gas pedal down to the floor for 10 seconds and then let off to get it to start. After installing the cold-start solinoid, the car started every time with no hesitation.

If memory serves me correctly, there is also a check valve in the housing that regulates fuel pressure going to the MFI Pump.
I'll have to read up to refresh the details.

[Banning]

I read up on the Bosch MFI systems to refresh old memories.

The aforementioned fuel pump located near the torsion tube delivers fuel from the gastank to the fuel filter assemby.

A check valve or overflow valve if you will, located in the fuel filter assembly, establishes exactly 12 psi fuel pressure and sends it to the MFI Pump.

A bypass valve in the fuel filter assembly returns fuel to the gas tank if pressure exceeds 14 psi.

The mechanically driven injection pump delivers fuel at precise intervals to the cylinders.

The fuel plungers of the MFI pump let fuel thru equal-length fuel injection lines to the injectors and maintain injection fuel pressure at 213-256 psi.

The fuel is injected behind each intake valve just as it opens. Voila!

More to come...

[Banning]

This diagram should be useful in illustraiting the Porsche Mechanical Fuel Injection System.

[Banning]

I found this old Porsche Factory Publication concerning 911 Mechanical Fuel Injection in my toolbox a few months ago.
It had been sitting in the third drawyer down with other books, manuals, and papers, for decades.
I will post a few pages.





With this rare chart, you can find the year and the month of manufacture of any MFI Pump.





This is a very useful chart, it tells the part numbers of MFI pumps for years of manufacture.





Check this out Jeff, the Porsche Factory recommends Chemtool

[slodave]

Looks like you are having fun in this hot town.


Anybody want to start a fish tank? My African Cichlids had little fry and now they are in there own tank until they grow a bit. They require a 30 gallon or larger tank though.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by slodave

Looks like you are having fun in this hot town.


Anybody want to start a fish tank? My African Cichlids had little fry and now they are in there own tank until they grow a bit. They require a 30 gallon or larger tank though.

Dave, would you like to visit tomorrow or this weekend. I could use a hand while I begin to prep the motor for re-installation. A few details must be addressed before start-up. I want this car to run soon! Thanks

In any case we should all meet next week at Truckstop, summer's here.

[slodave]

What? Summer's here? I didn't hear the doorbell!

I can stop by one of these days. I might be going to Santa Clarita tomorrow afternoon for a bit.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by slodave

What? Summer's here? I didn't hear the doorbell!

I can stop by one of these days. I might be going to Santa Clarita tomorrow afternoon for a bit.

Thanks, please let me know when you're coming over so I can plan ahead. I also want to show you all the polished wheels and have you give an opinion.

[porcupine911]

chris - quite a few of us are very familiar with the MFI CMA document (i have my own copy). luckily i haven't had to go through the process myself yet as my 'E still runs like a top.

[lfot]

Chris,
Don't start that beast yet! We can document the proceedings on cinema style video if I'm there. Regretfully I'm booked all weekend.

[DavidI]

This has got to be the best thread. After reading Banning's posts, I went to Amazon.com to check on his book "The Mulholland Experience." The cheapest price is $100. I went to the County Library website and placed a hold on it. I cannot wait to read it!

Keep the history coming. I would love to check out the choptop. I used to own a 1958 choptop Karman Ghia.

David

[Banning]

Originally Posted by porcupine911

chris - quite a few of us are very familiar with the MFI CMA document (i have my own copy). luckily i haven't had to go through the process myself yet as my 'E still runs like a top.

That's great. Porsche MFI is great when it is working properly. It is quite reliable.

Chris, I have your digital copy of King of the Mountain whenever you want it.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by lfot

Chris,
Don't start that beast yet! We can document the proceedings on cinema style video if I'm there. Regretfully I'm booked all weekend.

Thank you Derek, I thought that I could count on you to help document this event.
It will be awesome. Everyone that has enjoyed this thread of yours will enjoy seeing this video after we post it to Youtube.

And remember who gets the first ride...heh heh!
Just joking Derek, after all these years I will be driving like a grandma with disability on wheels.

[lfot]

Originally Posted by DavidI

This has got to be the best thread. After reading Banning's posts, I went to Amazon.com to check on his book "The Mulholland Experience." The cheapest price is $100. I went to the County Library website and placed a hold on it. I cannot wait to read it!

Keep the history coming. I would love to check out the choptop. I used to own a 1958 choptop Karman Ghia.

David

Hey David,
You can get a copy from Autobooks in Burbank.
Here's a link
http://www.autobooks-aerobooks.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=30

Of course, you might want to wait for Bannings revised and updated edition.