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Fairview Fairview is offline
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Waynesboro, Virginia
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My 911 slept for 20 years- awake now after a year of work

It was a year ago when I bought this 1984 Carrera, my seventh 911 since 1983. This one was part of an eclectic collection featured in a Barn Find Hunters episode which aired last November.

This was one of approximately 40 cars that had been in storage for decades. I thought long term storage in a decent building would be a good thing and make for an easy project to get up and running..., drain the fluids, new battery, change filters, flush brakes, and done. Boy was I wrong! From the sunroof to the wheel bearings, from the fog lights to the cylinder head studs, from the a/c to the auto heat to the alarm system, everything needed at least a little something.

Despite the amount of work involved, the project has been very satisfying and the 911 drives, smells, stops, and goes like new. It has turned out to be a sweetheart and is very original even the factory paint.

Thanks for all the help and advice you all have given me. It has been invaluable.

Jeff

p.s. here is a link to a complete file of photos. Hope you take a look and please ask questions if you have any.

https://milepost105.smugmug.com/1984-Porsche-Carrera-M491-Coupe/







Just to complete the story, here is a link to the Barn Find Hunter episode that shows this 911 as found last year. That part starts at 29 minutes 50 seconds.

https://youtu.be/X6t_dqQnR80

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