What weekends are all about

[Kurt B]

Artist's view of tensioner replacement. Me, in a moment of contemplation (aka) confusion.



Let's see if we can get those fog lights pointing the right way. Oh, and doing some more work on making sure the spoiler properly mates with the bumper.


Notice: new lenses in front. That goes for all around. If I really wanted to, I'd go ahead and replace every detailed part on the car. It would be a joy. However, it would also put me in the poor house.


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1984 Rockin' Cab
www.geocities.com/carrera_cabriolet

[This message has been edited by Kurt B (edited 11-05-2001).]

[R22tech]

Damn, I love how well Porsche owners keep their cars! Your car is looking fricken awesome Kurt. Thanks for the smile before I go to bed!

[Adam]

Kurt, those wheels look bad-ass! Mine are in need of refurbishment, so I think I'll do them that way too. Great clean ride!

Well, it wasn't the weekend, but today was Melbourne Cup Day (horse racing - Public Holiday) and Matt Holcomb and I got together to sample his amazing GE-60 cams and freshly built up 2.7. Despite the rain, we couldn't resist a photo opportunity like this!



Matt's car on the left, mine on the right!

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Adam Chaplin
1976 911 2.7 Euro
My 911 Website
Pelican Gallery Page
Porsche Owners Gallery Page



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[Rollins]

Beautiful cars guys. The two yellow ones are almost identical, except for the one being a little more faded and brighter one having aluminum trim.

[Adam]

Thanks, Rollins.

They're both actually two different factory colours. The car on the left is Saraha Beige, freshly painted only about 3 weeks ago) and the car on the right is Talbot Yellow.

[speeder]

Matt's car is not faded- it's a different color. That is a great picture, guys!

[rstoll]

Hey Matt, how 'bout a sound clip????

[Matt Holcomb]

Rstoll,

Soon, man, soon! Once I hit 2,000kms, I'll attach a portable DAT recorder to the decklid grill and let her rip!

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[BenWillis]

Talbot Yellow is the Best P-car Color!!!!

Ben in SC
Talbot 80SC

[bfranklin]

Nice fuchs Kurt!! Jeez those things shine, got me wondering how much it would be to have mine redone

Brad

[Kurt B]

Thanks guys. Yeah, the fuchs are chromed which basically makes them wash n wear. I just squirt them down when I wash the car or maybe use a little soap--and they're good to go. In the long run, you're best off not chroming them I think because this chrome will likely not last for more than a few years; the guy who did them definitely had his work cut out, and sent them back many times to be redone after he buffed them.

On the Yellow 911s. Love em. Totally...I'm a little partial to that bubblegum blue the guy in Australia has (dont remember name), but for factory colors, the yellow is probably my favorite--maybe you could toss bright orange in there too. Imagine driving a bright orange turbo 993? It would be a lot of fun.

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1984 Rockin' Cab
www.geocities.com/carrera_cabriolet

[pbs911]

Kurt,
Car looks great. Are you replacing the turn signal / running light lenses? If so, I found a way to restore the once original shine to pitted or faded lenses. All you have to do is sand the lens with progressively finer sandpaper to remove all pits. Then polish to a smooth and glassy finish using a plastic polisher. I did my front turnsignals and driving light lens and they look better than new. Total cost about $1.50 and 1 1/2 hours. However, you will lose the OEM markings on the lenses, so its not for a concourse car. I'm planing to do a post later, just haven't had the time.

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Paul
78SC Targa
Pelican Parts Members Gallery

[VenezianBlau 87]

Paul:
I thought about trying that on amber lenses, except I did'nt think there was such a thing as plastic polish to finish the lenses. I look forward to an article on that. However, 1.5 hours per lens sounds like quite a grueling task of polishing! I got the new driving light lenses from Pelican...huge difference in looks and performance.

Kurt's pics make me think it's funny how we have pictures of our 911 without us in the pics.

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Bob Sauerteig
'87 Carrera Coupe

[Kurt B]

What's funnier still is the fact that I love the car, still. Totally. It is my raison d'etre.

I have more pics of that car than of all my ex-gf's combined. More than people probably have of their children. I'm always looking for 'just the right angle' to capture a pic of what I see when I come out to greet her every morning.

Sometimes I park in a new place down in the parking garage at work, or in some mall lot.
I can get a hundred feet away and look back at it, and I do, every 10 feet or so as I walk.

You always want to make it look like you're looking back ensure you turned the lights off, or as though you're thinking about something--never let on you're looking back just to see how awesome it is. The onlookers know that already.

What they don't know is that some 2 or 3 years later, your heart still stops at the sight of it; it never really does go away.

[radcon]

Where did you obtain your front valance/spoiler?

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'80 Targa

[makaio]

Kurt,
Your car looks great! Where did you get the front valance? How easy was it to install? I can't drive my car to work, because I end up looking out the window at it all day and don't get anything done.

Matt & Adam,
Both your cars are awesome! They look great together.

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Matt Chamblin
78 911 SC

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[Kurt B]

Actually, I got it at from a nameless competitor a while back. But I got my tensioners from Pelican!
And, I got my H4s at pelican too...
Difficulty in installation.

Hrmm...well, it's no fun to get right. Fiberglass things like that never fit right.

once you get the old spoiler thing off (the small one), you can use those holes as guides. It definitely takes a lot of ****ing around...many hours, what i did was mount it on the sides and make sure it lines up near the wheel wheel, then I used a jack to jack it up and hold and drilled. Don't drill holes separately...that'll never work.

I did try putting paint on the spoilier in spots, then butting it up against the bumper to rub a mark...and then drill holes separately, but it wasn't right.

So back to my plan. I used a jack to hold it up, then went around the edge, pushed and fussed it into place as best I could, and drilled holes straight up through the spoiler and into the bumper large enough for a 10mm bolt (like the head is 10mm), put the bolt through, tightened it and moved on.

It was fun though. Unlike, say the tensioners which makes me a nervous wreck.
"If you f@ck up Mr. Bingham, do you realize what will happen? DO YOU?"
With the spoiler, was a fun kinda work, like whittling or something



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1984 Rockin' Cab
www.geocities.com/carrera_cabriolet