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Originally Posted by 911boost
Nice Paul!!
I like my 997, I think you will enjoy it.
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Thanks!
It is really for my son. This is a joint operation.
He worked 2 1/2 summers for a friend of mine that still owns a indie Porsche and other foreign car (mam, that term sounds dated!) repair shop.
He knows the 997 fairly well, no expert by any means. Plus we have Bill, the owner he works for, to lean on for advice. We spent hours talking about the plan yesterday. I would not go solo on this at all.
We are going to bring it here tomorrow before he heads back to Norfolk. I'll get it cleaned up and begin to organize what needs to be done. We have cleared out a slot in the shop.
Jack is very frugal and rented a nice apartment in a good part of Norfolk near his law firm...unfortunately, no garage.
He has passed the Virginia Bar and is making really excellent money but wants to wait a few years before he upgrades his living arrangements.
So it will stay with me and we will work on it together when need be. It runs great but I will take care of the tires and other stuff so I can drive it on a regular basis.
One of the things I should have mentioned earlier in this thread is that I had my kids to help me with routine car maintenance, on their stuff and mine for 15 years. Also help on bigger jobs. It was great.
THAT is what I miss and the reason why I don't like working on cars: Doing it alone is a solitary pursuit I really don't enjoy, especially after year and years of having kids dancing around the work shop.
So, I am being a little selfish having my son back when we can to do this together.