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So I previously mentioned, the PO left me some goodies to go along with the '84!
This box contains said goodies. I have an extra head thing/mirror for the interior!
A set of fog lights!
An original license frame that came off his brother-in-law's '74 911!
The original complete toolkit that came with the car, and it's looking pretty spiffy!
Lastly, he gave me the 924/944/968 book(I've already got one from last year, and a Haynes repair manual to help me should I run into mechanical/electrical issues or whatever may come in the future!
leave the kid alone...some day we shall bring him over to the dark side (muhuhaHaHA!)...but for now let him bask in the glory he has earned with the purchase of a good looking car that runs great!
Bare minimum: dolley jack, full metric socket and wrench set (get a 24mm socket too), cheater bar, allen wrench set, multimeter, torque wrench, vice grips, pliers, mechanic's screwdriver set, calipers, and a decent set of jumper cables.
PM me your address, I have some extra odds and ends you can have for free that will be nice touches/additions to the car.
Karl, if you want to really wake the car up, invest in a performance throttle cam and put the rest of the money into the suspension, its the only thing that makes sense for an N/A. Throw some good shocks and heavier torsion bars in the rear, and then a decent set of coilovers in the front and it will transform the car. I recommend some bilstien shocks and 28mm Torsion bars for the rear, and since you have an early car, get some bilstien inserts for the front along with a pair of coilover sleeve kits and some 250 or 300 lb 2.5" springs. Then be prepared to own a car that handles way beyond what you're capable of utilizing. Once you have a coupler years seat time in nicely built N/A, you'll want a 951... Now THATS truly a rabbit hole..
Tomorrow, I'm going to I'm going to the secretary of state to get the car registered and give her a good wash after class, then I'll take some more pics, and enjoy some driving around to get better acquainted with the car.
Question though. On the way back home, the car was running low, and my dad put $10 of premium(93 octane) in the tank. I'm reading multiple threads where everyone uses either regular, premium or somewhere in between; and that premium can cause the car to run rich. Is there a definitive answer as to which rating is "correct" for the car to use all the time?
I'm also creating a list of things I need to address on her as time goes on.
Karl, if you want to really wake the car up, invest in a performance throttle cam and put the rest of the money into the suspension, its the only thing that makes sense for an N/A. Throw some good shocks and heavier torsion bars in the rear, and then a decent set of coilovers in the front and it will transform the car. I recommend some bilstien shocks and 28mm Torsion bars for the rear, and since you have an early car, get some bilstien inserts for the front along with a pair of coilover sleeve kits and some 250 or 300 lb 2.5" springs. Then be prepared to own a car that handles way beyond what you're capable of utilizing. Once you have a coupler years seat time in nicely built N/A, you'll want a 951... Now THATS truly a rabbit hole..
Listed under my "944 Upgrades" notes in my notebook.
It was something really small, but it means a lot to me as I've never done this before. The fuse to the radio and interior lights shorted out last night when I put in my 'Porsche' cigarette lighter-flashlight in the lighter port. With sausagehacker's help, and some fuses laying around in the glove box, I was able to swap out the fuses and the lights and radio work as normal!
It's something basic, I know, but it's something I would have never known about or tried if it weren't for this awesome car!
Can't wait to fix all the other minor issues with her.
I definitely suggest going on Rock Auto or something like that and purchasing a couple boxes of the most common fuses...throw a few of each in a bag or a little box in the glove box as spares, just in case.
I would also suggest buying a spare DME Relay to keep in the glove box with the fuses above...they are notorious for getting old and starting to work intermittently.
I definitely suggest going on Rock Auto or something like that and purchasing a couple boxes of the most common fuses...throw a few of each in a bag or a little box in the glove box as spares, just in case.
I would also suggest buying a spare DME Relay to keep in the glove box with the fuses above...they are notorious for getting old and starting to work intermittently.
Not sure if I should use this thread as my "Update/Build" thread, but here's some news. I'm going "all out" with the goodies this spring to sort the car out to the best of my ability!
10-30-2014, 05:44 PM
Goodies! :)
