GETTING TO WORK
I brought her home and immediately got started. A cold wet day, but at least she was in my garage and not 3 towns over.
Ask me how many times I have hit my head on the lift crossbeam!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/641431-begins.html
The original “prime directive” was to do the minimum to get her on the road and keep the “while I am at its” to a minimum… where I am right now, I have done a little more than expected, but I have kept it fairly reasonable.
CV JOINT
First, my CV joint was in bad shape with a ripped boot.
I removed it and cleaned it. The parts are in good condition so I don’t need to replace any. I purchased a new boot and lube from pelican. I decided to hold off on CV 2 until the engine is in and I am ready to install them. Still, they look pretty eh? I had a "zen" moment laying out the parts.
WINDOW REPAIR
I turned to repairing the window regulator as the window wouldn’t go up. Thinking there will be days I’ll be wheeling her outside to work on the engine. I replaced the pivot pin and the window will now stay up. I still doesn’t open and close well, but at least it will stay up. (NB-I eventually just shot some WB40 down the window tracks and the window goes up and down without a problem).
Don’t use this pic as a point of reference as the window still doesn’t work properly. I did properly line up the rectangle with the geared bit, but still, it doesn't go up nicely. I think the track is gunked up and needing a cleaning.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/639725-window-regulator.html#post6389682
In the link below, you can see a video how it doesn’t go up easily. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Porsche Window - YouTube
CLEANING ENGINE COMPARTMENT
While waiting on some parts I had ordered, it was time to clean the engine compartment, it was very oily and made for messy work. After a few nights, I had some really great results. I tried Purple Power but it didn’t work well. In the end, I used old reliable - GUNK, this stuff is amazing and works oh so well.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/565722-your-favorite-degreaser.html
Check out the before and after!
BTW, do you notice in the before pictures how the CV is shiny metal where the fan belt wraps around it? I didn't know that this is how they were strung up. I drove at about 50-60 MPH on the NJ turnpike with this towed behind my car. Just lucky that they stayed on! All the bolts were present as well.
Up next – to the engine!