What did you do to your 911 today?

[PabloX]

A couple of weeks ago, my alternator light came on a few times, so I immediately drove home and checked the voltage on the system and it was low. So I had the alternator rebuilt at a local place and, since I had it out, I got the fan and housing powder coated.

The downside was I asked them to make the fan black and the housing silver, to mimic the Fuchs.



On the upside, when I get there, they realized their mistake and gave it to me for free!



I have to say, getting that thing back in there was a PITA. They could have raised the thing 1/4" and avoided the overlap with the pulley on the bottom and it would have been way easier.

[drleah]

Plastidipped the centers of my wheels.
Before

After. Anthracite gray


Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

[drleah]

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Did you get your ignition issue sorted out? Sweet design for your center console.

Bugs, I know you we're thinking about my issue.

And I am very excited to report that it is fixed. It pays to have very smart friends because for a 12-pack of Bud Light and $23, my buddy rebuilt my CDI box. The capacitor and a couple other little things that make me nervous to look at were faulty. Looked like brain surgery to me, seemed to be no sweat to him.

Plugged it back in, car fired up after sitting 2 months like I drove it the day before. It was 60 and sunny in CT yesterday so I took it for a proper 35-minute trashing.

[Neilnaz]

I replaced the stress-cracked polycarbonate Driver's side Targa vent glass with a genuine glass replacement items from SWS911. The replacement was a little tricky with understanding how to dismantle the catch and the small pin that holds it together. Once I realised what I needed to do it took 30minutes.

I have to say SWS911 was a great person to deal with. The glass was well packaged and exactly as described.

This was the polycarbonate I removed - note the stress cracks. It has annoyed me for a while as it is not as clear as glass and you can see the cracks quite easily



Next you can see the end result



Cheers, Neil

[bavaria911]

Took it out for a Turkey dinner.

[DaveMcKenz]

Originally Posted by drleah

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

Hi Leah,
Your wheels look great. Do you have a sense of how difficult it is to remove the coating, if or when it needs replacement?
Thanks,
Dave

[suckho]

Removed the front seats. The plan is to 1) get seats fixed 2) clean up the floor and interior.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by guli

After a month of clouds and rain we got some sun today. First fixed the annoying problem with fresh air fan speed. Full speed on 1 and 3 half speed on 2. Then took her for a 90 minutes drive.

Nice

Beautiful 75F Thanksgiving day

[drleah]

Dave, the little bit of overspray I had was easy to remove. In fact, I pulled the tape while it was still slightly wet so I didn't inadvertently pull the whole thing off. The little places where my masking off wasn't the best were easy to kind of smudge off. We will see how long it lasts.


Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

[paulmose]

In the thirties last week, the seventies this weekend, and the forties expected Monday, so today with nothing to do my wife and I headed to the country.....

[amitch]

Gave mine a wash, and then backed all the black bits. Next step will be fix up the valance at the back.

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

Bugs, I know you we're thinking about my issue.

And I am very excited to report that it is fixed. It pays to have very smart friends because for a 12-pack of Bud Light and $23, my buddy rebuilt my CDI box. The capacitor and a couple other little things that make me nervous to look at were faulty. Looked like brain surgery to me, seemed to be no sweat to him.

Plugged it back in, car fired up after sitting 2 months like I drove it the day before. It was 60 and sunny in CT yesterday so I took it for a proper 35-minute trashing.

Thats great!!!! I am glad you were able to get it all sorted out. Wish I had news as happy or even productive.

[rothaus]

Originally Posted by amitch

Gave mine a wash, and then backed all the black bits. Next step will be fix up the valance at the back.

Looks Great !

What do you mean with "backed all the black bits" ? Sorry for the stupid question. LOL.

Cheers
Engelbert

[rothaus]

Originally Posted by drleah

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

Is this only in the picture, or is it gloss ?

Cheers
Engelbert

[pavegeno]

Drove her to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. Headed home on A81 and took a nice rock to the windscreen! Nice impact mark and a six-inch crack. Looks like new windshield time!

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Oh Haha

ugh. Today I am going to give the SC a quick detail and put it away for winter.

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

I'm holding out for at least one more ride. The snow should be gone by Sunday

By then, Buffalo should have 6 Feet of the white $hit

Winter Whack: Nation Faces Arctic Chill; Almost 6 Feet of Snow Forecast Near Buffalo - NBC News

Must be the Global Warming effect...

Well while Friday night it got down to 12 Fahrenheit, today it was 48 Fahrenheit, so this was the last ride of the season... Did try my Guage Panel and it will work great.

[billydeakins]

Got mine all washed up and took her for a nice drive up through Angeles Crest Highway/Big Tujunga Canyon.....incredible roads!

[jrhb]

Cold but beautiful in the Seattle area today, took the turbo for a run.

[RSBob]

Looked at the accumulated dust and dirt on her and shrugged because it was 28*. Another day.