Intro post - 68 911L

[Hokie911L]

So my dad and I just got the family 68 911L running this past weekend. Original owner was my dad's cousin and he sold a volvo P1800 to buy this car. I have fond memories as a kid riding around in this and this car started my love of 911s. Here is a video of the first startup in a few years (along with new carbs). Looking forward to documenting more of the transformation and learning from everyone here

Bill

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10wKvITOjtk0Air2t0ap4tRQQTaDgSBzY

[Jack Stands]

Welcome, you should be able to get a lot of help from the members here on any questions that come up.

[Locker537]

The best part is the smiles on everyone's faces! That's awesome!

[75 911s]

Welcome Good to see the car brought back to life.

[terrym]

"It's alive"

[Jonesy78]

Beautiful elephant hide! Are the seats upholstered with it too?

[Hokie911L]

Yes. Seats are original and the car lived in a garage most of its life. Even has the original cork exhaust gaskets in the toolbag with the medieval bilstein jack. Still not sure how to retract the jack.

Next order of business is new calipers/master cylinder and then addressing a bit of rust/new undercoat.

[RWebb]

I'd replace the brake hoses with new rubber from the dealer

toss the tires as they are > 6 years old

all new fluids and turn the motor over by hand before trying a start

[terrym]

Originally Posted by Hokie911L

.... Still not sure how to retract the jack.....

IIRC, you insert the handle between the hook and end of the fulcrum thing and press down to retract. Works surprisingly well.

[Hokie911L]

Originally Posted by terrym

IIRC, you insert the handle between the hook and end of the fulcrum thing and press down to retract. Works surprisingly well.

Excellent. Thanks for the tip

[pmax]

Originally Posted by Locker537

The best part is the smiles on everyone's faces! That's awesome!

+1


Check for leaks.

[Hokie911L]

Originally Posted by RWebb

I'd replace the brake hoses with new rubber from the dealer

toss the tires as they are > 6 years old

all new fluids and turn the motor over by hand before trying a start

Thanks RWebb. It seems all the rubber has dry rotted. Bushes, fuel lines, trim etc. the end of the video was due to me noticing a fuel leak at the new fuel filter going right to the exhaust manifold...

Does everyone recommend poly bushings or rubber for the suspension? New front ATE front calipers or rebuilds?

[da Vinci Dan]

Do you know about Jack Lewis’s place in Norcross? He is a great resource.

[RWebb]

the only poly to use is Elephant Racing's poly-bronze

they also have rubber, which most people prefer as the poly-bronze can feel a little nervous (I like them tho)

you can also get Bilstein shocks digressively valved

the painter says paint is temporary, but the rubber is too...

be very careful in buying the front windshield seal as they often don't fit well

[Hokie911L]

Originally Posted by da Vinci Dan

Do you know about Jack Lewis’s place in Norcross? He is a great resource.

Jack sold us the new run of Weber 40s you see in the video. The old ones are on eBay. Jack is a solid dude and runs one hell of a shop as you all know. Lucky to have him in my backyard.

[Steve Marshall]

On the suspension, I would work out a complete plan based on how you will use the car. Street or track or combination? A lot of the cool stuff you read about is not necessarily great for the street. SWB 911's are fickle with respect to handling and can be a handful if not properly done. I'm sure there's a Pelican that's got the SWB set-up figured out and is willing to share.