Resealed my steering rack! Excited to see if it works tomorrow

 

nothing but i arrived at 9:24 at work today :P

 

Bought new caster blocks (968 version) and had the wheels aligned, to perfection! What a difference, tracks like she's on rails. Even managed to seal up a crack in the exhaust manifold (if anyone has a nice used set, or a nice used set of headers and a cat delete pipe I'm yer man!).

 

Earlier this week I purchased a used 86 transaxle as a spare from a local owner parting out a NA.

 

I was about to see if you wanted my spare set of headers, but at these prices I'll keep them for "just in case"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-944-...#ht_1553wt_700

 

Tightend up the locating pins on my targa roof. The pins were a bit loose, and they would rattle when going over rough pavement. Still need to get out for a spin to see if it helped much. Right now I'm gathering/packing my gear to head out to 944 fest.

 

Pulled the stock exhaust and wastegate off my 1986 951 in prep for installing a 3" and dual port, Found out the old cat wa all melted and blocked, No wonder I had running issues, The PO had no idea what he was doing with this car, good thing I'm goin threw it all

 

Had a good weekend on targa of rotorua crewing for my friend and his wife and their two cars- a '77 porsche 924 with a 12A and an '88 205GTI with a later 1.9 GTI engine.
Both cars went well, with only the pug needing surgery with a cracked power steering hardline. both cars had intermittent problems with their intercoms which is basically just cheap connector plugs so they'll get sorted before the next one.
Saturday was pretty wet, Sunday was better.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrq58...ature=youtu.be

Only downer was this crash

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7076...seriously-hurt

 

New lower"grill".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80284744@N02/7360696806/

 

Teared out some more AC components...

Adjusted my idle speed from 600 to 750-800.

 

I've been out driving it in the wet this week.

Unfortunately, the alternator/AC belt has now developed a truely lovely squeal that goes right through my brain.
(Yes, I know how to fix this, I just really don't feel like putting the car up on jackstands at the moment.)

 

What are you going to do with the old components? I might have an interest in the AC compressor.

And why is your idle so low? Should be 900-1000...Can't believe you could live with the shaking of 800 or less...you don't have a V8 yet

 

Fitted LR Stage 2 intercooler (nice), fitted stage 5 header panel ( requires alot of work for a street car) and fitted GTR Front bumper ( very nice).

Next up fuel line and filter.

 

Probably gonna throw them out.. The compressor is toast, it burned up my serpentine belt last year if you want it tell me...

And 900-1000 seems uncomfortably high to me. 600 was only a bit too low for me, 750's perfect.

Is it normal if you're on the gas and let off completely the rpm's dip down to just under 600 for an instant then go back to idle?

 

750-800 sounds great . I wish i could get mine that low but for some reason it wont go any lower than 900 witch i managed only a few days ago ,till then it was 1000. Anyone have any ideas why ?