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Joe Bob 03-20-2011 05:50 PM

What have YOU fixed on your ride? No check book mechanics.....
 
I started listing my mods in another thread.....then I started on what I have fixed.....

FIXES

Blew 2nd after my 3.6 install. WEVO mods followed. Rebuilt 915 with help
3.6 r&r sealed everything
standard maintenance, oil, valves, brakes
trouble shot dead DME....ended up being bad switched power input
installed Recaros, made custom sliders
installed roll bar
fabbed tow hitch from scratch
installed dual oil coolers, fabbed lines and installed finned lines from Chuck Moreland
replaced incandescent bulbs with LEDs
steering bushing
interior door switches and fixtures
fixed washer pumper, lost headlight washer
AC delete
Head light flasher/stalk
New CVs and axles
New spring plates and bushings
Welded/repair rear sway bar mounts
Shifter bushings
Removed center console



MODS


TRE glass front bumper, fenders, hood, 73 RS back date
duck tail
7 and 8 Fuchs
Carrera sway bars, 22/29 t-bars
Sport engine and tranny mounts
dual oil coolers
3.6 with injection, early Timmins kit......LOTS OF CHANGES
Wevo shifter and trans upgrades
RS carpets, Leather Recaros, dropped driver ride height 3 inches
Konis
R tail lights, LED back ups
H4s, Cibie H1s
Light relays
993 gauges
Roll bar
Wiper relocation/single wiper
AC delete, heat backdate
Euro ride height
Corner balance
993 HEs, 3 inch single outlet
No Bad Days performance chip

Probably more.......

Oh yeah,
Ash canned crappy VDO clock, replaced with head Temp and Volt Meter
Upgraded tunes with IPOD input
dual marine blowers for heat ($20 bucks each, eh)
ash canned crappy paper heater tubing with aircraft SCAT
Optima Yellow Top, Marine fittings with kwik disconnects
Permanent Battery Tender pigtail
Elephant Racing finned oil lines with air assisted blow down
de chromed, de badged
930 steering wheel

village idiot 03-20-2011 05:51 PM

see my sig

nesslar 03-20-2011 06:22 PM

All the easy stuff (sorta):
Repaired odo (today; He** yes I'm proud), replaced body parts (rocker, bumper pad, installed H4s, swapped to Euro rear lenses), added a hood strut, oil, valves, idle, swapped out to sport seats (OMG what a diff.!!!) and OEM 930S steering wheel (fantastic), swapped out chin spoiler and turn sig./hi-low switch, went to newer, nicer lug nuts (+ a second lock on each wheel), adjusted Targa top several times, fixed rear seat straps, adjusted ride height, added front coco mats, slapped a 40 year old hood emblem on (love that), mirror bras (OEM with Porsche "shield"), ripped out most AC krapp, and checked the air in the tires ;). Oh, and made friends along the way, like my buddy JB.... :D Bought some shirts, too............I know, easy sh*(, but all good. I'm no wrench. :cool:
Out with the old: (Yes the new is working perfectly. Funny how that "Peanuts" comic is right there; not a staged shot, I swear!)...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300673808.jpg

pete3799 03-20-2011 06:44 PM

Shifter bushings and made a spring loaded gate.
pulled ign. switch and fixed it.
fixed door switches (lights)
dropped motor and trans. fix oil leaks and new (to me) oil cooler.
Rear susp. bushings.
Rebuilt all calipers.
made a new window (spring) pivot pin
Repack and replace CV boots (all)
replaced odometer gear
tune-up
fixed head light switch (on the column)
I'll quit here but there's lots more little stuff

sailchef 03-20-2011 06:48 PM

A few of my projects over the years

1. Replaced engine blower fan and squirrel cage for heat
2. Removed and replaced 915 Transmission with fresh rebuild
3. Engine compartment noise deflector installed
4. Heat exchangers, both heater hoses to body
5. Replaced valve cover gaskets, all new hardware
6. Repair backup light switch
7. Replaced both half shafts
8. Replaced clutch cable
9. Clutch helper spring
10. Sway bar bushings
11. Removed engine, cleaned and de-greased engine mounted oil cooler
12. Engine compartment hood struts
13. Installed third eye brake light
14. Oil and filter, strainer kit
15. Ignition wires, rotor , distributor cap, spark plugs
16. Front hood struts
17. Installed Carrera chain tensioners
18. Replaced brake calipers, rotors, all brake lines.
19. Installed H5’s
20. Installed Dansk sport muffler
21. Oil breather gasket
22. Oil pressure gasket
23. Oil pressure sender unit
24. Momo steering wheel
25. Aluminum floor boards
26. Removed and repainted fuel tank
27. Replaced both front fenders ( paint done by a Pro)
28. Replaced front bumper smile
29. Installed front spoiler, installed Duck tail
30. Cut out and welded in new front bumper shock supports
31. Removed entire A/C unit
32. Installed Carrera oil cooler

Thats all I can remember right now. I still have a room full of new parts to be installed.

paulgtr 03-20-2011 07:00 PM

brake rotors and pads, rear shocks, oil and filter countless times, modified airbox cover! sounds faster! installed strut tower brace, installed new front smile on front valence. pulled injectors to be rebuilt and flow tested, replaced. installed new fan belt. put in steve wong chip, clipped the brown wire (actually noticed a difference on that. cool) replaced cracked fuel line on top of engine! that was a ***** with the engine in the car! switched out stock seats for sport seats. replaced burnt out front wheel bearing and cracked hub.
I left plenty of other stuff to the mechanics because I know my limitations

DRACO A5OG 03-20-2011 07:00 PM

OMG, only 32?

I stopped counting,

Recently I fixed my scratchy steering wheel. I replaced the "wiper switch" with Zimm's repro and found it still made the annoying scratching noise.

I noticed the scratching only occurred at the top 1/4 section of the steering wheel, consistently.

I removed the steering wheel. Observed the switch and it seemed fine but then I ran my finger along the steering wheel's copper contact. I took some emery cloth and smoothed out the 1/4 copper contact section and even the edges. Well that did the trick.

My deduction: since the steering wheel sits most of time on the 1/4 section of the copper contact,, road vibration would cause the switch to rub up and down on the copper contact inadvertently cause scoring and scuffs on the contact which results in the "scratching noise".

Sorry for the hi-jack, just wanted to share.

Jim

James Brown 03-20-2011 07:04 PM

This is what I haven't done, replaced glass, removed doors, removed fuel tank, rebuilt front suspension, rebuilt rear suspension, removed dash, replaced brake booster.
It's a smaller list!!

Ramathorn 03-20-2011 07:08 PM

Haven't had much to do yet.

Replaced stock seats with corbeau targas and made my sliders.
Replaced motor mounts
And since I just ordered my rs door panels ill be putting those in when they get here :)

nesslar 03-20-2011 07:11 PM

Quote: "It's a smaller list!!" LOL....

Joe Bob 03-20-2011 07:14 PM

High light any mod or repair that is out of the ordinary.....

James Brown 03-20-2011 07:18 PM

I really like those guys that can straighten out and cut and paste body parts, that's art. Any one done that?

DRACO A5OG 03-20-2011 07:19 PM

Ok, I'll bite:

Bilstein HD Insert/Boge Strut slop housing fix with 8 gauge copper wire
Oil Level Sender Unit Repair without replacement
Starter Refresh Service without replacement
Heat Exchanger Inlet and SS tube re-rounded on my driveway safety post and a sledge. ( it was squeeshed somehow )

Joe Bob 03-20-2011 07:19 PM

Yeah, list your rust repairs.....

pete3799 03-20-2011 07:23 PM

They rust?

James Brown 03-20-2011 07:25 PM

they bend!

DRACO A5OG 03-20-2011 07:26 PM

they leak?

paulgtr 03-20-2011 07:26 PM

they get into accidents before you buy them?

kidrock 03-20-2011 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG (Post 5913829)
Ok, I'll bite:

Bilstein HD Insert/Boge Strut slop housing fix with 8 gauge copper wire
Oil Level Sender Unit Repair without replacement
Starter Refresh Service without replacement
Heat Exchanger Inlet and SS tube re-rounded on my driveway safety post and a sledge. ( it was squeeshed somehow )

Oh please Jim. What about all the stuff you've done with your AFM? You could probably tear one down and put it back together in 15 seconds with a blindfold. :p

Green 912 03-20-2011 07:33 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300678270.jpg
Only one line item. From^......To v


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300678287.jpg

James Brown 03-20-2011 08:05 PM

I bet there are more photos than those 2 Green! Looks like a SC or Carrera tub.

snbush67 03-20-2011 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green 912 (Post 5913858)
Only one line item. From^......To v

Cool, did you use the other two wishes? SmileWavy

RoninLB 03-20-2011 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Bob (Post 5913819)


High light any mod or repair that is out of the ordinary.....



- Tectyl waxed tranny
- 1962 356 Ruby Red acrylic urethane on engine shroud etc
- 6 probe EGT & 6 CHT monitoring
- angled 6.5 woofer up to driver
- elaborate perforated steel engine compartment panel loaded with all kinds of crap
- 2 micron Racor fuel filter/water separator [general use is 10 micron]
- ungraded stock multi-piece air deflector to one piece plastic Carrera deflector
-added ground strap from under starter mount bolt to front tranny to chassis bolt
- large diameter 5# carb gauge with surge suppressor
- two fuel regulators for carbs. One by-pass set to 10#, one dead head @ 3.5#
- loctite Graphite-50 for spark plugs & loctite nickel anti-seize for exhaust
- many gold plated terminals
- momentary on switch starter jump in engine compartment
- marine MSD box
- Blue Sea Systems 8 CB panel up front next to battery
- two 75 amp relays instead of 25/30 amp cubes for headlights
- blended gold metal-flake brown C-2 electric spoiler to match rest of stock color [maybe 4 tries]

that's all i can think of that's "out of the ordinary". Non of this stands out and is only noticeable if you know what you're looking at. Car is very low key but it's a madman's dream

ps: 930 brakes, E-cams, Wevo x 6, etc etc is not out of the ordinary

rnln 03-20-2011 11:08 PM

everything. Well, almost everything.

snbush67 03-20-2011 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Brown (Post 5913826)
I really like those guys that can straighten out and cut and paste body parts, that's art. Any one done that?

No cutting or pasting but I did some straightening and painting. I had adult supervision from an experienced body guy, so I can only take partial credit.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300689425.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300689456.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300690824.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300690716.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300689837.jpg

village idiot 03-21-2011 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Brown (Post 5913826)
I really like those guys that can straighten out and cut and paste body parts, that's art. Any one done that?

I had to:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1198046606.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1198549934.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1198550015.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1198550225.jpg

Gustyones 03-21-2011 01:33 AM

I'm kinda new at this so my list is short. I've replaced my turn signal switch, fixed the front fog lights and recently did routine maintenance - valves, oil, plugs, fuel filter, etc.

Green 912 03-21-2011 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snbush67 (Post 5914083)
Cool, did you use the other two wishes? SmileWavy

Not yet. If I had I would be able to drive like M. Shumacher and have Bernie Ecelstone's money. As is I think I drive like Bernie and still don't have any money.

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Brown (Post 5913907)
I bet there are more photos than those 2 Green! Looks like a SC or Carrera tub.

77 911 roller had for cheap, came with 2 wheelbarrows of almost fully composted pine tree mulch and dead critters in the drivers compartment too! Have a file of images and might start a build thread at some point. This one might a bit more "purpose built" but not Reaper sized HP that the standard of PP.

PcarPhil 03-21-2011 05:05 AM

I'll follow Green 912's lead with another '77 911S donor:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1204592170.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1204592089.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1224943206.jpg

http://shn.pca.org/images/BP100814gb.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1299248302.jpg

Yes there was some cutting and pasting involved! Everything was done by myself and a few friends. The only labor I wrote a check for was my buddy spraying the final coat of paint/clear!

sailchef 03-21-2011 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Brown (Post 5913826)
I really like those guys that can straighten out and cut and paste body parts, that's art. Any one done that?


Project #30 on my list

Right side Parts

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711606.jpg

Cutting

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711641.jpg

Welding

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711709.jpg

Primed and POR-15


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711754.jpg



Passenger side Parts

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711793.jpg


Rust

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711826.jpg

Fitting in place
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711867.jpg

Welded in
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300711937.jpg

MdR 03-21-2011 05:46 AM

Currently I am mostly without a working 911 ...

http://www.martinandsonja.f2s.com/91..._out_small.jpg

oh, yeah - I rebuilt this from the ground up

http://www.martinandsonja.f2s.com/50.../BSLKasino.jpg


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