Pics of my new 80 SC

[911Brian]

One day old after my wife brought her home!

[Doug E]

Looks good Brian - welcome to the 911 club!

Where in VA are you? In case you haven't heard by now there are about 30 of us here in NoVa so if you are nearby feel free to join in on our fun

[911Brian]

I am in Richmond. I would love to do that.

[jbripps]

Ain't that a peach!!! Enjoy your new toy.

p.s. should the rear be lowered an inch or so? Anyone?

[Bob's Flat-Six]

Looks sweet Brian, Silver/ Black is a good color combo for a 911. She just sits a little high for me, probably was never lowered.
Have fun this weekend.

[911Brian]

So, how do I go about lowering it?

[Rick Lee]

To lower it, buy a set of Sway Away adj. spring plates and then call Marcesq. Just kidding.

It's not a breeze. Get a copy of Wayne's book and check out the bit on lowering. There should be a tech article somewhere here on that.

[911Brian]

Getting his book is on my list of things to get soon.

Thanks!

[nostatic]

nice choice of color and model...

[911Brian]

Thanks! After seeing your pic, I think I need to lower it a bit

[Bob's Flat-Six]

Brian if you measure from the center of the fender lip to the ground you want about 25" in the rear and the front shoud be about 25.5. My car is a little lower in the front about 251/4 with not much gas ( Running on Empty).

[jbripps]

Hey Brian,

Welcome!! Get ready to become addicted. When I bought my car, I got the same remarks about lowering both ends. I didn't even realize how my car was too high as I was too excited about having the darn thing to begin with. Anyhow, lowering it is not the easiest thing to do, and I had my shop do it when I changed wheels early on. Do a search of the threads here and the subject should pop up. I believe there are actually 2 different ways to do it, but I'm not the biggest DIY (do it yourself) guy, so I paid by the hour (just a few hours by the way), but I do stride to do things on my own, little by little.

Don't worry about the height for now, just drive it!! Lower it when you have the time or $$$. Also, you should take the other P-heads up on their offer to hang, and I'm very confident that someone in your area can assist you in doing it yourself!! Part of the fun of these cars is learing how they work, and working on them yourself. Congrats, you've got one helluva car there. Now, maybe you should join a club and get that thing on the track this summer?

regards, and remember to ask any question you want over here.

[Bob's Flat-Six]

Hey Todd,
Not to change subjects but was the picture of you car from the rear in your profile taken at Graystone the Doheny Mansion, or is that your house?

[Targa Dude]

Brian.. you let your wife drive it?????? Wholey shmolly.. now your in big trouble.. I bet she looks good driving that beauty....with out you..that is..
Hey I'm just kidding.. she's beautiful... Oh the car that is..
Welcome aboard..

Jorge (Targa Dude)

[911Brian]

Nope, she doesn't drive it. She would absolutely hate it.

[nostatic]

No Bob, that's just my summer shack.

HA! Actually it is the Gamble House in Pasadena. Nice digs...

[Bob's Flat-Six]

Brian,
The reason the US cars were set higher was the 5 MPH bumper laws from about 1975 thru the early 80's. The european car's sat like they should, at about the spec's I mentioned earlier.

[Harlan Chinn]

Very Nice Brian, You're in for a lot of fun and don't forget to have your car's alignment re-aligned after lowering it.

[MotoSook]

I love silver 911s. That is a great looking car Brian. I (probably we) still want to see that Goddess of a women who bought you that car......

Enjoy.

[jazzbass]

Beautful car - love the color. Becareful when lowering, though. Those look like 17" turbo twists - watch out for rubbing.