My apologies to anyone who is "between jobs" right now. But for the last 9 months I've been going flat out with my day job, and luckily able to drive my 911 prior to the roads being treated with salt. But now everyone in my company has been encouraged to burn-off vacation time and so I've got some time on my hands to fix some of the nagging problems on the car.
- Transmission issues:
1) 1st and 2nd gear Synchro's are shot (as a result of engine issues 1 and 2 below)
2) Leaks lube through the shifter seal, even after I tried to fix it (aka: bugger it up!)
3) 4rd gear whines
5) 5th gear is too short for highway use after I switched tires from 205-60's to 205-55's.
- Engine Issues:
1) Throttle bodies leak (this combined with item two below have resulted in the idle being too fast.)
2) #3 air bleed screw is clogged
3) Timing chain cover leaks between the cam tower and the cover
- Chassis Issues
1) RF strut tower was pushed out (not enough negative camber)
2) RR suspension was pushed in by the PO with the result that I can't get enough toe-in and the car has spent the last few years crabbing.
So the plan right now is to take the chassis up to Damon at Series 900 in NH to hopefully get pulled straight. Drop the throttle bodies over at Eurometrix which is thankfully located in the next town, and then start to rebuild the transmission and swap-out the 3rd, 4th and 5th gears to offset the 3% reduction in rolling radius of the 205/55's. This should make highway cruising a little less noisy and improve the mileage slightly. I'll also take apart the right side timing chain cover (and chain, sprocket and etc) to replace the seal. Hopefully I can get it all back together before April. It should also keep me distracted from the fact that my E-prod project is going to be delayed for another year or two. You can see that engine sitting on the left in first picture.
