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Don't you just love it when you can fix it yourself?
I just fixed my skipping driver's window, inop driver's door lock and aftermarket alarm system. No broken parts just loose this and that. Easy fixes that saved me $$ in labor and parts. I love it when I can DIY these jobs. I leave the really hard jobs to the pros or get help from my talented Bay Area Pelican buddies.
I never considered myself much of DIY'er until I found Pelican. Thanks Wayne! Anyone else happy as a pig in mud when they fix their own ride? |
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04-08-2007, 05:20 PM
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this is your first step to be a weirdo like most of us. My first diy project was changing oil, then brake pad, then fuel filter. Slowly I restored my classic Z most by myself. Turned around, I spent almost a year staying home, without looking for job, just to finish the project. The end result is that that I lost the car because the boss, the wife, said the car must be gone :lol:
Welcmoe aboard and.. have fun.
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04-08-2007, 05:38 PM
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Those that don't care for 911's or working on them, refer to them as Tinker Toys. I loved my tinker toys, and still do!
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04-08-2007, 05:46 PM
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But, yes, DIY is very satisfying, especially when you fix something that some shop couldn't. I just did that on a '90 Cadillac that my wife uses to go to her job in the harbor. It was in 3 shops until I got so damn mad I said I'd fix it myself or send it to the crusher (where it belongs). I really didn't want anything to do with it. You know what? It's all the same stuff with the same names as a Carrera 3.2 Motronic car. I've got a huge head start on moving out of the early car mindset and being able to work all these newer systems. You never know, maybe someday I'll buy an interface like a Bosch hammer and work on the Boxster. Hey, I'm just an old carpenter that has a little bodywork experience. |
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04-08-2007, 05:57 PM
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milt,
The Z was going away because I spent all of my time into it, sometimes even through the night. But it wasn't the only 1 she "commands" to go away, also my sport bike and several other toys. Funny thing is that she always like the look of sport bike but doesn't like to sit on one nor me sitting on it because it's dangerous. Ok, no sport bike then no sport bike. How about a chopper type? Then she doesn't like the look of chopper. She offers me a 150cc scooter as a 2 wheels toy. What do I do with the scooter?
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04-08-2007, 07:58 PM
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Yup, it's very satisfying to fix stuff. Some folks like to garden, I like to work on my cars. Been fixing minor stuff on my kids "new" car; started the 60K service on my 993 today. I'm sore and smiling!
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04-08-2007, 08:53 PM
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I can't see how anyone can own a Porsche and not work on it. It seems too prohibitively expensive to have ALL the work done by a shop. Besides, where is the pride in that?
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04-08-2007, 09:32 PM
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I live to fix/restore stuff. I am in my man cave every evening and most of the weekends. I typically even make my own special tools. The ONLY jobs relating to cars that I "farm out" any more are tire mounting/balancing and "some" engine machine work, but I will probably end up buying or building some mount and balance equipment someday as I just cannot deal with the douche bags that seem to work at the tire shops anymore.
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04-09-2007, 05:56 AM
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I love it when I can fix my own Porsche. Besides the fact that I save big bucks on labor. I was quoted $90 to install the deck lid shocks. I did it myself and was quite pleased with myself. Last week I rebuilt my wiper washer system; oh the joy I received from watching the water blast forth from the jet nosal. Of course, I spent a ridiculous amount of time adjusting the spray to exactly the perfect angle and trajectory!
Life is good... Cave time is a recipe for peace of mind. Your post reminds me that my window rattles a bit when rolled halfway down.. Will have to pull the door apart and see what is loose in there. Thanks for the thread.
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04-09-2007, 07:01 AM
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1987 Porsche Carrera 3.2 
