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Got new Lloyd's floormats! Went crazy and ordered with the silver porsche script to match the door sills, white gauges and other silver accents. Pretty happy!
Thanks wahooz for keeping them in such good condition and don’t think I didn’t notice the Porsche crests all pointing to the valve.
also got nowhere on the restoration of my dads 912e but that’s just one mystery after another. But great working with him and my brother for the day and that’s what it’s about.
Thanks wahooz for keeping them in such good condition and don’t think I didn’t notice the Porsche crests all pointing to the valve.
also got nowhere on the restoration of my dads 912e but that’s just one mystery after another. But great working with him and my brother for the day and that’s what it’s about.
The whees look sweet! Is this 912 restoration being documented somewhere? Link? Photo's? C'mon!
We are not much for taking pictures. But a summary.
Originally Posted by dporto
The whees look sweet! Is this 912 restoration being documented somewhere? Link? Photo's? C'mon!
Dad has a 912e with a bad motor. We tear it apart over Easter weekend. The motor is rusted internally. The original motor is cleaned up (see my daughter sitting on it as my emoji) and is now a table in my basement. A local air-cooled guy builds us a high compression 2.3l type 4. We strip the car body down to bare metal and ship it off for paint back to the original Peru Red, a wonderful color and the painter did an excellent job. We got it back last spring and then my brother and I decided to have multiple children. So progress has been slow but the body is mostly back together and the drivetrain is in. The frustration this past weekend was the rear bumper and taillight assembly. We got everything test fitted and then discovered that that one of the bumper shocks is broken and not spec anyway. Oh well, it’s the journey on this one.
Thanks wahooz for keeping them in such good condition and don’t think I didn’t notice the Porsche crests all pointing to the valve.
also got nowhere on the restoration of my dads 912e but that’s just one mystery after another. But great working with him and my brother for the day and that’s what it’s about.
Looks great!
Just need to lower it a little.
I've had the 912E on my wish list for years, then found the 996 roller...Loving the cold AC!
Found a wheel lock key for my 2000 C4 Cab today. Hooray!!!!
Bought this car on 8/31/2019. Didn't realize that the car had wheel locks on them until a month ago. Was told Porsche dealers have all the wheel lock keys you need and that they could find a match. Not so. They only have keys for THEIR locks and the locks on my wheels were aftermarket of unknown origin.
Found a site that sells wheel locks and bought one that "should" have fit the 7 spline pattern on mine. Just received the keys and the do NOT fit because the locks on my wheels do not have evenly spaced splines -- they are offset with 4 splines on top, 3 splines on the bottom w/a gap on both sides. SH*T!!!
Was ready to just take it to my indie shop to have them drill out the locks out when, on a whim, I decided to stop at a local wheel shop and "low and behold" they had a key that matched!!! It was beat up but it FIT perfectly and bought it for $20 cash.
Found a wheel lock key for my 2000 C4 Cab today. Hooray!!!!
Bought this car on 8/31/2019. Didn't realize that the car had wheel locks on them until a month ago. Was told Porsche dealers have all the wheel lock keys you need and that they could find a match. Not so. They only have keys for THEIR locks and the locks on my wheels were aftermarket of unknown origin.
Found a site that sells wheel locks and bought one that "should" have fit the 7 spline pattern on mine. Just received the keys and the do NOT fit because the locks on my wheels do not have evenly spaced splines -- they are offset with 4 splines on top, 3 splines on the bottom w/a gap on both sides. SH*T!!!
Was ready to just take it to my indie shop to have them drill out the locks out when, on a whim, I decided to stop at a local wheel shop and "low and behold" they had a key that matched!!! It was beat up but it FIT perfectly and bought it for $20 cash.
Problem solved, thank GOD!!!
Now get rid of those things! You can sell the key with them...
I think that what he's trying to say is that most people treat their cars like garage princesses and believe that they can be damaged by every day use.
Now get rid of those things! You can sell the key with them...
Yeah, that was part of the plan but I'm not really interested in throwing another $2-3k at my new to me 996 for new wheels/tires this time.
It's taken about $3k to fix the various "minor" problems that came w/my Craigslist find for $15k and it's about as good as it can get for a 20 yr old car, except for the nice looking but heavy 19" wheels on it now. Only lighter wheels would make it better and I've still got my mind on buying a set of 18" OEM Turbo Twists and putting a set of Michelin Pilot 4Ss on them but that will have to wait for now.
Just relieved that I found a wheel lock key and don't have to worry about that anymore.
02-22-2020, 01:13 PM
C'mon!
