[QUOTE=Matt Monson;11724633]You’ve lost the plot. I’ll just go back to hiding all your posts. Makes my problems go away.[/QUOTE


The sexual tension is off the charts when these two get started.when was the first time you tried to quit him? "The cat incident of 18"?
Good thing you two are half a world apart.
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Slight correction here, 911Heaven. It’s “fair dinkum”. Was going to let it lie, but felt compelled to dredge it up so that this thread would at least have some educational utility. I admit, I didn’t read the preamble so maybe it was a witty play on words.

Good luck with the 911T hunt. Hopefully you get to terms with your buddy. I’m intrigued by 911Ts myself.

Lol Glenfield!. I'm not an Aussie but know the lingo and you are 100% correct. Well spotted. That's the sort of comment that we should be having here!. Make it more fun.

[QUOTE=mdj930;11727618] That's a good one! :) Don't quite remember but you could be spot on! I'm a cat guy, and I did post some cat stuff and joked about it. Nonetheless, it is true half a world apart is just perfect! :)

You guys are great! All those years learning language and culture from Kiwis and Aussies in the bus! It probably took me the first two years to learn their accent and lexicon on cars or parts. Late 90's I rented a room to the biggest parts JDM supplier to AUS @ 70 containers a year then, him from Sydney. He was with me for two years and used that term a lot. I think he explained it once and I thought it meant Fed or government workers had guaranteed income. Please teach me... is that at all synonymous?

We are allergic to the letter “r” and hate pronouncing it. Probably just that … Would make exception for a 911R though.

For some brevity, I was being regaled by a Pommie called Rusty once about how funny Kiwi and Australian lexicon is. He was recounting a time he was driving trucks in Australia and working on sheep farms in the 90s. Bunking down with a shed full of “dinky-di” Aussies (there’s another one) and he needs to pass wind. Correctly figuring that no one will be too offended, he doesn’t hold back … out from the bunk next door comes “Jesus Rusty, any more choke and she’d probably turn-over!!”

Don’t mind interrupting this thread and taking it way off base.

No worries! Some good history and stories. I got some too. Late 90's I took employment from a Kiwi boss, who I was introduced to. I chased down I sports cars and 4Wd's for the Kiwi and Aussie market as requested. Eventually we fell out, but before that a lot of history and good stories. Here's one! On arrival in Sasayama which I thought was a beautiful mountainous place, I met Nigger, one of Barry's employees. Now I don't condone that term, nor will I use it from now. I will simply refer to him as N. I never did learn his real name, nor did anyone else know it because he had that name in NZ before, so that is what he liked to be called, everyone referred to him with that name.


Now "N" was a white scruffy guy who worked 16 hours a day. He took pride in his work and his working class status working for Barry (from years and years before in NZ). He was a panel beater and a good worker. I saw once he broke a 911 windscreen putting it into a 930/911 and he didn't eat for 3 days out of guilt for Barry. Barry said it was Ok but N didn't rest. Mind you he was working for Barry then under the table on a 3 month tourist visas for years. Those were the days, the early days. Not to labor that. Back in those days Barry's Japanese parter in bus. was a Japanese named Kito, who had a right hand man named Aso. I often heard commands from the top telling Assho-le and N to go pick up parts for certain cars, which they did since it was their job. I didn't last too long there because I was a free lance guy, didn't need them. They were all ass h-le car dealers anyway... I wised up. Anyway, got more stories, but that is where I learned my Aussie/Kiwi vernacular. :)


Oh Gee! This is one funny story I forgot to post last night. Now N is the most honest guy you could meet. If you called him a liar he'd probably punch you in the mouth! True story and mid to late 90s N was coming back for like a tri annual trip working for Barry under the table on tourist visa. Barry was in the car waiting at the airport to pick N up. Coming through immigration the officer says to N -- How long are you staying? Three months was the answer. Official says have you got any money? N just stared at him blankly and then replied -- hang on! He dug through his pockets and threw up a couple handfuls of coins and a few scrunched up 1000 yen notes (mind you Japanese would never scrunch up their notes of any value, for that is culturally unacceptable). By now there were three officials there on site. They said - you can't stay here for three months with this!! N's reply was honest saying -- Mate! Just came for a look! I didn't come to buy the f-ckin place! They let him right in...:)

okay, okay..............enough of the drama!
The topic is the value of 73T's, right?

I own a 1973.5T, matching numbers, Sepia, sunroof, factory AC, "S" trim, original Fuchs with hand painted center caps, 915 tranny, sway bars front and back and a whole lot of new stuff (rebuild top end with nickies, new CDI, fuel pump, muffler, brakes, etc, etc, etc). The only evaluation I can find is the Hagerty tool, but I am looking for other input. So am I in the 70's, 80's, 90's????http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657051851.jpg

Nice car. Love the browns! Can you share any other details on the top end? Did you bump up displacement with the Nickies? What induction?

** have you ever driven it in the rain?

Beautiful Machine Sunroof. Thanks for posting this. I think it would be a 180- 200K NZ $ car here.

Beautiful specimen! I'm not an expert, but hagerty market seems to hold at least a whim? I sold my 69 Z28 RS over a month ago so I've been watching those values on Camaro and Porsche. From Jan. to April the Camaro model went up like 20%. Looked today and they are dropping since April like 5% and so is the 69 911E. If world economy tanks as all the preachers on Wall Street say etc. I suspect a sell now is better than a wait, unless you hold. In a down turn, even E or S don't sell as well. Even RS won't command the same money. Been there done that on an RS 73 #101 and that was after the dot com crash. No one knew then, but no one really knows now either I'd guess. The world keeps spinning....

Glad ya'all like the car.

To answer a few questions:

When I first bought the car 23 or so years ago the previous owner had the car taken down to bare metal and he repainted Stage One only in the original German Sepia Brown Acrylic Enamel paint. He strived for authenticity. I was not aware of this single stage (no CLEAR COAT) until I drove it in the rain and discovered a number of deep acid blotches penetrating the paint. It took several grades of abrasive polishes to get it out. Since then I have bought an all weather cover, carry a load of towels and never drive it in the rain or at least try to avoid it. Back in the early 70's there was no second stage clear coat. Rather they used Carnuba waxes like Blue Coral, Simoniz, Turtle Wax, etc. The only thing on this car that is not original is a Momo wheel and CD stereo system. Everything else on the car is 1973........

The top end was rebuild with "Nickie" pistons and cylinders which bumped up the compression from 7 to 8. The car does have more pep and acceleration. No changes to the fuel injection (new injectors) or air intake.

Bob

Haha my question on "was it driven in the rain" was a joke. Funny question that sometimes gets asked.

You've kept it tip top though, and it looks fantastic. Great stuff.

Bernie will give you a good $12k for it.

Mocker the mocker it always seems. You talk the talk, do you walk the walk?? (Full Metal Jackets!)

What sort of Porsche 911 do you own? Post it up here and I may even offer you more than that! :) Just sold a car so I got a little money...