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Old 01-06-2012, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by healey
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You just love those P7's don't you. You've been after me to get them on my '79 OB. Maybe when my Goodyear F1's wear out
Yes, the original P7s really complete the original look but I was mistaken, they aren't reproduced by Coker Tire
Old 01-06-2012, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by tilac999
Yes, the original P7s really complete the original look but I was mistaken, they aren't reproduced by Coker Tire
You're absolutely right. Not reproduced. However, used sets or singles come up on gleebay from time to time. I'm looking for a set for the #1 car.
Might take as long to find them as it take to restore the beast.

Brad,
Your's had P7's on them? I assume they're on a shelf somewhere to be used only for parades and bar mitzvahs.
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Originally Posted by Jadz928

Brad,
Your's had P7's on them? I assume they're on a shelf somewhere to be used only for parades and bar mitzvahs.


No high-speed parades on 30 year old tires please but great for shows! Wish someone would reproduce them. That original P7 tread on the phone dials is classic.
Old 01-06-2012, 08:57 AM
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THAT is a fantastic car. I'm seriously thinking about selling the GTS when I get back to the states and buying an early OB. IMHO, the lines are so much cleaner without the spoilers, cladding, rub-strips, etc. Great find and rescue! / Bruce
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#579 is heading down to the Doerr garage for some wrenchin'. Should be a great weekend!

We'll keep you posted....
Old 01-14-2012, 11:51 AM
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Jim,
Have a great time on her this weekend!

I miss wrenching on the Silver Bullit, she's been in storage way too long!!
Old 01-14-2012, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuck Schreiber
Jim,
Have a great time on her this weekend!

I miss wrenching on the Silver Bullit, she's been in storage way too long!!
Thanks Chuck! Love that Silver Bullit.

Cars parked in the garage. Ready to dig in tomorrow!


Where do you want this thing....?





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Old 01-14-2012, 10:01 PM
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Very cool car guys. Nice find and save.
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Well Done!!

What a nice interior!
Old 01-15-2012, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Landseer
Well Done!!

What a nice interior!
Thanks for the call today, and dropping of the 'S' brakes and spindles!
Glad you made it back in time and one piece.

Whatta great day! Cold as heck, but did alright. Made some good progress with focus on electrics.

I enjoyed workin' with ya, Kevin (KVLA or "Blue"). Good right-hand guy to have around!

Also gotta nice visit from a local 928'r with a new 83S. Great to meet ya, Steve (Bradster928)! Nice car!

Also, thanks for checking in, Ed (Linderpat). Good talkin' with ya!

Great day all around. Will post the gory details shortly.



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Default OB weekend in Richmond

We had a great time this weekend at Doerr's Garage with the 78 Euro

Met some new folks...Bradster brought by his 83 S .. he got it last week
I missed Landseer by 2 min. as I arrived...my bad...Sorry, Chris

We spent some real quality time on the interior and all the interesting wiring from the PO's....pulled the CE and aftermarket stuff

A Good Time was had by All...

Thanks again to the Doerr's for their gracious hospitality

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Old 01-16-2012, 07:22 AM
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Default Electric stuff, errant wires and whatnots...

Had a couple head-scratchers trying to figure out the 'extra' wires and switch.

One was a direct-wire with relay to the foglamps, bypassing the headlamp circuits. An old job, pretty well done. My guess it was part of the fedralization process.

Another was an 'AC on' toggle switch, which bypasses the micro-switch on the HVAC head.

The CE panel looks to be in pretty good shape, with just one power splice (with no cutting, thankfully)

Altogether, pretty minor stuff.



Still need to figure out where this 2-lead pwr (red), and 2-lead gnd (brown) in the pax footwell goes. This can be seen in the right corner of the CE panel pic.
FWIW, I can tell you the right-side door plunger switch has no pwr at this point. Might be something to do with that.
Anybody have an idea?





Foglamp switch bypass



Foglamp pwr relay



AC toogle switch (found on btm side of pod)



AC microswitch wires (traced back to JI & J2 on CE)







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Looking good guys. As to the extra wires on that end of the panel, I encountered a similar situation with the Blumaxx, and never got it solved - here's the thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-ce-panel.html
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Dang....!! looking at those pics makes me think we are getting too proficient at
disassembling these cars.....people might think we are 'pros'....
or 'experts'.........ridiculous......
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That is sweet ride. Sorry I missed out.


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