Introduction- New Porsche owner/New to forum...

[avale]

I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I just purchased an '87 Carrera Cabriolet. The previous owner is a friend of the family, had just recently (Oct '05) replaced the hydraulic clutch assembly, clutch and entire AC system. He also earlier in '05 had a new top installed. The car was alway meticulously maintained and garaged. When I heard he was getting a new car and was going to just trade this car into the dealership I jumped at the opportunity.

I am very interested in doing the basic maintenance myself (and probably more) and would like to find some local owners that could get me on a good maintenance routine and possibly show me the little tips/tricks knowledge that only comes from completing these tasks hundreds of times. Anyway, this is an incredible forum with great members and I'm really glad I found this place!



Regards,
Alan
Mountain View (Bay Area)

[89turbocabmike]

Welcome Alan, nice looking cab!

Wayne's book(our host, see header of webpage) "101 projects for your 911" is a must have and has many of those small tips/tricks. It's a must have for the DIYer

[ikarcuaso]

Hey Alan, congrats on the great buy!

I'm also a new Bay Area owner - purchased my '82 Targa about a month ago - and I was about to post a similar thread. I got Wayne's book, and I'm planning on starting up my tool collection this weekend (I already went on a Pelican shopping spree!).

I hope you don't mind if I can leech off any assistance you might find. I'm willing to drive anywhere if I'm available. Anyway, good luck. Maybe we'll hook up at a local event sometime.

[Kroggers]

Welcome Alan, nice car - have fun with it

[SC Schrauber]

nice cab. I'm here in Sunnyvale - come visit me in my garage.
Best to send a PM.

Frank

[livi]

Welcome - looks great !

Bentley and 101 Projects come in very handy for DIY work.

[Zef]

Welcome aboard...here you will always get a nice guy to answer your interrogations...and...congrats on the new buy...simply beautiful 911.

[Jon Merck]

Welcome! As you have found this forum is a great place to glean info and I'll second that you need Wayne's book. Invaluable resources! Enjoy your new ride...

[kqw]

Welcome to the board....

[David E. Clark]

You can get a free "pdf" copy of the entire factory workshop manual here and the parts manual here. This may be more than you want but for free ...

[charleskieffner]

bought the same year after much research 6 weeks ago. one owner arizona car never been wrecked, have all service records. not cherry but damn close to concours! building it into PCA showroom stock. lets see here what i have done..........GHL exhaust and cat-back(wunderbar! great people), das sports 4pt scca/pca legal roll bar, bilsteins, turbo tie rods, k & n filter(its the dezert), alpine killer cd/amp/vier speakerens, momo steering wheel, just nailed some beautiful fuchs hand painted wheel caps from this site yesterday, stainless brake lines, speed bleeders, headlight covers(its the dez), little itty bitty interior trim screw set(cant have enough), total top bottom detail, porsche car cover, front bra, momo shift knob, CORRECT carrera tail, deck lid, 3rd eye brake light, owners manual, new top motors(discoed cable-manual is just fine), treated top with h20 proof wunder juicen, soft socket for lug nuts, calif duster(its the dez), hella louder than hell horns, cambermeister auf der bow struten, window tint, recharge der freon fur der a/c(its the dez), new wiper blades, changed der earl und filter, new sparken plugens(bosch), dist. cap und rotoren, new RED ZOOMY NOLOGY pluggen wires, new rock guards rear, mirror bras, all rock chips cleaned up by body shop, new spare set of keys and batteries and bulbs for first set, new interior light bulbs and i am sure i have forgotten something but hey its fun and you only live once! HANG THE EXPENSE! man am i having fun buying stuffen from PELICAN! these guys are great. when it comes back home(i miss it already after a week)from body shop, zwei RECARO POLE POSITIONS und SPARCO 5pt. harness installed. oh yeah forgot to mention..........got new drop dead good looking blonde girl friend mit grossen booben, who has gone bonkers every time we go hit the twisty's! with that said, "IT HAS PAID FOR ITSELF 100 TIMES OVER! its amazzzzing what a silly car can do for a bachelors lifestyle! good luck and keep me posted on your progress. very interested in knowing anything you experience with yours. aufwiedersehen! fahn fahn fahn auf der autobahn!

[450knotOffice]

Alan, from one Cab owner to another, welcome aboard! You hit the nail on the head about this site. I found this site right about the time I got my car 1 1/2 years ago and have become addicted to it ("Hello, my name is Scott and I'm addicted to Pelican")

This forum probably has more collective knowledge within than any one person on the planet. Anything you ever need to know can be found here, usually by searching the archives or just coming right out and asking.

Beautiful Cab, btw.

[Yellowbird RS]

Welcome, nice cab.!
for DIY maintenance pick the 101 Projects for your Porsche 911, the Bently and Hayns (sp) and spend some time in the forum

[avale]

Thanks for all the great information. I have already picked up the "Porsche 911 Performance Handbook" by Bruce Anderson and planned on picking up the Bentley. I will make sure I pickup the other books/manuals suggested.

A question to Cabriolet owners (and I did use the search function before asking) the original owner replaced the top early last year. The back edge of the top rubs when you lift the rear deck lid (engine lid). For whatever reason, he never brought the car back to get this resolved. Does anyone know if this can be adjusted or if this was just a bad top that is roughly an 1/8" too long?

The only other issues that I will fix immediately is replacing the shocks for the front trunk (I already found the Pelican Tech article on this) and replacing the driver's sideview mirror glass. The glass just simply fell out the other day.

Regards,
Alan

[charleskieffner]

mine does the exact same, kinda have to stick finger on material and flush down while lifting lid! mine is an O-RIGINAL OEM TOP also. so there you have it...............mystery solved! isnt this too easy! bottom line ..........someone has or will have the exact same problemo as you or i. whats interesting is how it is solved and how many beers it will take to fix it! chuck

[SC Schrauber]

Alan, it's a feature, not a bug.

Frank

[Gene Wilkes]

I was referred to the site last month, and found my 78 Cabriolet!!
Ain't life great!!

[Por_sha911]

Almost everything you could ever want help with for your car is located right here in the magic "Search" box. It will be your closest friend for many months.

[MOMO3.2]

Alan:

You bought a 1987 Carrera 3.2! They just happen to be the very best vintage of the greatest sports car ever produced. You now own a little piece of the 911 "sweet spot". Guess what year Carrera I have--lol.

Anyway, get Wayne's 101 Projects and a Bently Manual. Don't send your baby out to a mechanic for things like an alternator in the future. You will save big $$ by DIYing anything within your mechanical capabilities.

News Flash, YOU DON"T NEED MORE HORSEPOWER! Drive your Carrera for a while first, then you will realize it is pretty much about: (a) driver skills, (b) alignment, corner balance, and suspension, (c) tyres, (d) weight reduction.

Congratulations on your new 1987 Carrera 3.2. you picked a real doozey!

Sincerely,

Mike

[Por_sha911]

Originally posted by MOMO3.2
You bought a 1987 Carrera 3.2! They just happen to be the very best vintage of the greatest sports car ever produced. You now own a little piece of the 911 "sweet spot".

Amen!