My first 911. Ongoing questions and updates.

[TheSt|G]

Originally Posted by will hung

This is a sweet link with some really cool looking tires. Anybody know the performance specs or price?

Performance specs should be very similar modern tires as they use their modern compounds in a period accurate tread. No one wants to go back to Model T tires that melt off the wheel.

Price I don't know.

[sugarwood]

I was putting away some of the OEM stuff the seller provided me with.
The seller gave me the original muffler but not the heat exchangers.

Does anyone know what this part is for?
Is it part of the airbox assembly or the exhaust?


Is this airbox complete?


I will probably toss this old Blau.
If he had saved the the OEM radio, I'd have reinstalled it.

[sugarwood]

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[sugarwood]

The extra 2 wheels are labelled 6Jx16. This means the 7's are up front.
When he originally retired the 6's, the seller kept the 205/55/16 for the 7's in front.
These 205's now need to be replaced due to age.

Should I stick with 205/55 or go with 225/50 on the 7's in front?

I will order 245/45 Toyo Proxes T1R for the 9's in the rear.

[sojahseh]

I'm 95% sure the top picture is the bracket that bolts to the motor and provides an anchor point for the band clamps on the muffler.

The band clamps wrap around that piece and then the muffler.

Originally Posted by sugarwood

I was putting away some of the OEM stuff the seller provided me with.
The seller gave me the original muffler but not the heat exchangers.

Does anyone know what this part is for?
Is it part of the airbox assembly or the exhaust?


Is this airbox complete?


I will probably toss this old Blau.
If he had saved the the OEM radio, I'd have reinstalled it.

[Arne2]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Should I stick with 205/55 or go with 225/50 on the 7's in front?.

225/50 on the front is a very tight fit. To prevent rubbing, I'd stck with the 205/55.

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by NYNick

Go ahead and sell the 9's. They'll go in two minutes.

Really? I didn't know they were THAT desirable. How desirable are they, in dollars?

[boss11]

Originally Posted by Arne2

225/50 on the front is a very tight fit. To prevent rubbing, I'd stck with the 205/55.

+1

205 for the front as the wheels are 2 inches narrower than the rear ones, if you go with 225 and 245, the front tyres will be only 20mm narrower than the rears

[Cooper911SC]

Top pic. is muffler hanger as noted.

It bolts to the rear of the engine mount console.

= keep it.

Air box looks complete.

Cooper

[sugarwood]

Thank you for the tips on front tire size.
I will buy 205/55/16 for the fronts locally.
I ordered a pair of 245/45/16 Toyo Proxes T1R for the rear.

I noticed the brake fluid cap sensor has a frayed wire. I have some new spade connectors and will splice them on with some heat shrink tubing. This is a clueless electrical question but how exactly does the brake fluid sensor work? When the fluid is full, a buoy rises up into the switch in the cap, and presses into the connector. So, a full reservoir appears to close the circuit, and should mean the brake light is off. Yet my brake light is off, and the wire is disconnected. But, doesn't a disconnected wire mean the circuit is open? I'm wondering why my brake light isn't on with the open circuit.

[sugarwood]

I found this in the glovebox. Temperature control?
It looks like A/C parts that were replaced, but saved.
Is they worth keeping for any reason?

[sugarwood]

Question about jacking the front of the car.
The Pelican photo says to jack by the "A-arms"

However, is the jack positioned under the thick diagonal arm
or that bolted assembly behind and to the left?