Well my son and I have enjoyed driving our 911 acquired on BAT 2 years ago. It has over 200k miles on its original engine and transmission. The car had been off the road for a few years and some things had been done. The seats had been recovered and the door seals replaced along with the carpet. However the paint is horrible, the suspension is dead and the transmission is a pain in the ass.
We drove the car from New England to Texas and did the Tail of the Dragon on the way.
It was a fun father son trip.
Now it’s time to start tearing into it and first up is a mechanical restoration / hot rodding it.
In order to that we have to make some garage improvements as it’s hot in Texas AC is in order and since I have an old back so was a lift.
My garage is small as it’s the third space but it’s attached to the house and insulated. So I needed a compact lift solution that would lift higher than a Quickjack but narrower than a MaxJack. So I got the Bendpak MD6XP. I ordered it through Home Depot so the shipping was free to my local store. We picked it up with a trailer and my son’s truck. Used a couple of furniture dollies to get it off the trailer. It was a little sketchy but we did it with no issues.
We built a wood frame around the lift because my 911 was just a little low to drive over it. Here it is parked over the lift.
So now it’s time to drop the engine and transmission. Then get to teach the kid how a manual transmission works and can be rebuilt.