'82 911sc - What have I started?

[chockymonster]

Woohoo! Car is now MOT'd!
Not so good, need a new steering wheel as the rim appears to be broken. Not sure what to do with that. Do I stay original or go aftermarket.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by nineball

be certain to take a good look under the battery and the tray.

Also....

In the far upper corner in the front fender well there are several pieces welded together. I found that debris can get packed up in there and stay wet and I had a wee bit of rust at the weld point when I pulled the fenders for a repaint. You can't really see the spot because of the confined space.

Aside from the overkill job of pulling the fenders, I would just spray up there in the corner liberally with a garden hose and flush any debris out. Surely the stuff, if any, has dried but may help going forward.

[nineball]

Originally Posted by chockymonster

Woohoo! Car is now MOT'd!
Not so good, need a new steering wheel as the rim appears to be broken. Not sure what to do with that. Do I stay original or go aftermarket.

personally i love the 930s wheel. that's what i have in my 83SC.

Pelican Parts.com - 930S Steering Wheel


you can even get a little crest to put in the middle.

[Brillo]

Originally Posted by nineball

personally i love the 930s wheel. that's what i have in my 83SC.

Pelican Parts.com - 930S Steering Wheel


you can even get a little crest to put in the middle.

+ 1

Have one in my '79.

Congrats on the car and passing the MOT.

[chockymonster]

I'm leaning towards the Momo Prototipo. I'm liking the balance between form and price!

[arry911]

I have a momo wheel on mine and it looks good and the cars easy to drive with the smaller wheel.My cars a 1982 sc ,looks the same.I think you might find its india red very close to guards red.Well done for saving the car you will love it with the roof off!

[wachuko]

Originally Posted by chockymonster

I think this is going to be a fun journey!

Love that photo!

I have one of my son when I was working on the top mechanism... he just took the sunglasses and tried to drive the car



He is growing and learning to love cars and work on them



Best of luck on the project! It is coming along great.

[chockymonster]

Originally Posted by wachuko

Love that photo!

Me too. It was actually fun having 3 generations in the garage attempting work on the car. I'm not sure who was more of a pain to my Dad, me or my son!

[chockymonster]

So the little lady is now tucked up safely in my garage.

The first drive was eventful, maybe picking the car up and driving it for the first time in the dark wasn't the best plan!

I spent ages trying to figure out how to adjust the passenger mirror (manual, not electric!)
I found that the fuel sender didn't survive after all and only works below half a tank and then intermittently (what's the range on an 85 ltr tank?)
I don't need a stereo because that engine note is gorgeous
The road surface on the M25 is awful
The right pedal is addictive
I can't see the speedo between 40 and 80mph (momo prototipo wheel is a bit small, so I've rotated the speedo and then rev counter to match)
The dials are lit by a candle I'm guessing (yes I've found the dimmer and no it didn't make a blind bit of difference!)
The gear change is lovely, I just don't like the lack of centering spring or the fact that the gear knob always seems to be out of reach! (Rennshift on the way)
The upgrade list is growing, I know I didn't have a load of cash before, I don't think I ever will again!

I managed to do a few jobs over the weekend.
I've modified the gauges so I can see them in the dark, I've used EL wire inside the gauge fed by an inverter near the fusebox.

The only other quick change was fusing the dash lights and starting to build a replacement fuse panel. All of my rough running issues seem to stem from cracks in the original panel. Shouldn't take too long to build up the panel as Fred cook has kindly shared his fuse panel instructions which has given me a massive jump start.

[weseeeee]

Congrats on your new ride. I'm enjoying your project, thanks for posting.