It's finally here!
01-17-2006 | 04:12 PM
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From: Houston, Texas
It's finally here!
Well after waiting for almost 2 1/2 weeks thanks to the transporter from CA breaking an axle, my 78SC is finally here. Sorry for the lousy pic but I was in a hurry.
Car is exactly as I expected with the exception of 2 things:
- The spare tire air compressor is nowhere to be found. Where is it supposed to be?
- Does the shifter have a centering spring in it? In neutral, mine just stays like it's stuck in mashed potatos. It shifts fine though.
More to report later.
Ulrich
Car is exactly as I expected with the exception of 2 things:
- The spare tire air compressor is nowhere to be found. Where is it supposed to be?
- Does the shifter have a centering spring in it? In neutral, mine just stays like it's stuck in mashed potatos. It shifts fine though.
More to report later.
Ulrich
01-17-2006 | 04:50 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Congratulations. My 78's shifter has some centering, but
it's still pretty loose when centered somewhere in the vicinity between 3rd and 4th gear. Pushing to the right to 5th and reverse has more resistance than to the left into 1st and 2nd. Overall, it shifts like a bus. Just like the 915 is supposed to. 
Congrats on a nice looking 78. Here's mine.
Brett
Congrats on a nice looking 78. Here's mine.
Brett
01-17-2006 | 04:55 PM
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Looks nice. Air pump should be in front of the trunk on the spare... its probably missing. It might be under the spare, but I'm not sure there is room.
Shifters on these cars are a bit slushy... yours is probably normal. There is a technique to shifting these cars properly...
1) Shift with a open palm... don't grab the **** with a fist... using a fist locks your wrist and forces you to guide the shifter with the large inaccurate muscles in your upper arm...
2) Cup the **** in your open palm or in your fingers liike a baseball... don't shift in an "h" pattern, shift toward a "quadrent"... upper left is 1st, lower left is 2nd, upper right is 3rd, lower right is 4th etc...
3) use a distinctly different hand motion for each gear, and apply pressure to the opposite side of the ****...
1st gear: Cup knop in palm and apply pressure at 5 o'clock and push forward
2nd Gear;; cup the **** in your fingers applying pressurre at 2 oclock and pull straight back toward you
3rd gear: cup **** in your palm and push straight toward the glovebox.
4th gear: reverse hand so that the palm is facing toward the passengers side of the car and pull the shifter back and over..... this movement makes is virtually impossible to shift into 2nd gear...
5th gear: just like 3rd gear but apply pressure against the right side of the shift gate until you feel the spring lockout give way.... train yourself never to let the clutch out until you feel the spring lockout give way...
Downshifts are the opposite except pul the lever into neutral and then continue the shift in two distinct motions...
With practice you can shift the gearbox very quickly and safely without ever missing a shift.
Shifters on these cars are a bit slushy... yours is probably normal. There is a technique to shifting these cars properly...
1) Shift with a open palm... don't grab the **** with a fist... using a fist locks your wrist and forces you to guide the shifter with the large inaccurate muscles in your upper arm...
2) Cup the **** in your open palm or in your fingers liike a baseball... don't shift in an "h" pattern, shift toward a "quadrent"... upper left is 1st, lower left is 2nd, upper right is 3rd, lower right is 4th etc...
3) use a distinctly different hand motion for each gear, and apply pressure to the opposite side of the ****...
1st gear: Cup knop in palm and apply pressure at 5 o'clock and push forward
2nd Gear;; cup the **** in your fingers applying pressurre at 2 oclock and pull straight back toward you
3rd gear: cup **** in your palm and push straight toward the glovebox.
4th gear: reverse hand so that the palm is facing toward the passengers side of the car and pull the shifter back and over..... this movement makes is virtually impossible to shift into 2nd gear...
5th gear: just like 3rd gear but apply pressure against the right side of the shift gate until you feel the spring lockout give way.... train yourself never to let the clutch out until you feel the spring lockout give way...
Downshifts are the opposite except pul the lever into neutral and then continue the shift in two distinct motions...
With practice you can shift the gearbox very quickly and safely without ever missing a shift.
01-17-2006 | 05:18 PM
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Congratulations Ulrich...it looks like a nice SC indeed...the air pump is suppose to fit inside the spare wheel in the trunk...probably missing...my 993 came missing the air pump kit as well...keep your eyes on eBay as they are frequently available there...expect to pay between $80 and $200 depending on condition...
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01-17-2006 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Brett San Diego
it's still pretty loose when centered somewhere in the vicinity between 3rd and 4th gear. Pushing to the right to 5th and reverse has more resistance than to the left into 1st and 2nd. Overall, it shifts like a bus. Just like the 915 is supposed to.
Congrats on a nice looking 78. Here's mine.
Brett
Congrats on a nice looking 78. Here's mine.
Brett
Ulrich
01-17-2006 | 11:40 PM
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Nice 78! More pics please 
and some interior shots as well please Don't forget the engine as well
PS It's amazing how many good clean 911's are missing their air pumps, especially when the spare has often never been used! I guess because they are 'not tied down' they tend to be moved around a bit and eventually lost or forgotten. It sounds silly but when I see a car with it's original air pump I think a little better of it
and some interior shots as well please Don't forget the engine as well PS It's amazing how many good clean 911's are missing their air pumps, especially when the spare has often never been used! I guess because they are 'not tied down' they tend to be moved around a bit and eventually lost or forgotten. It sounds silly but when I see a car with it's original air pump I think a little better of it
01-18-2006 | 12:20 AM
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Ulrich,
I have to correct myself. There is no spring centering at all between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The shifter is just as you describe. There is a fair spring resistance to going into 5th and reverse. I need to drive my 911 more (or at least pay more attention when I do.)
Yes, The wheels are 7's and 8's.
Brett
I have to correct myself. There is no spring centering at all between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The shifter is just as you describe. There is a fair spring resistance to going into 5th and reverse. I need to drive my 911 more (or at least pay more attention when I do.)
Yes, The wheels are 7's and 8's.
Brett