Originally Posted by Macca

^^^^^ John. The slogan reminds me of something I was taught in biology about females that co-habitat close to one another synchronising certain biological rhythms...

Originally Posted by Maxem

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/n...ectid=11206845

At $130k, I'd buy one. Even if they are a fire risk.
This must have been what you were talking about earlier Macca

Originally Posted by peterC2S

1. We won't stop taking the mickey out of you - ever - sorry! 2. PCNZs turn to stuff up the scheduling as that's the Targa Sprint day. So Doug will be otherwise engaged, along with a bunch of the rest of us. Shame as I would have been in for this. Gary is taking my old C4 though.

Originally Posted by John McM

Another day and more progress. The Plastidip has dried to a more even texture. Very acceptable for track tyres. Also good news on the throttle. Some of you will remember I had clutch engagement issues after the rebuild. The pedal was at a different level to 'normal' boxes so we sourced a second hand box from Steve. It fixed the clutch problem immediately, but unwittingly impacted the throttle. Basically I have NEVER had full throttle travel or the benefit of WOT triggering on the ECU since the rebuild. How much? We don't know, but the WOT switch is supposed to trip at 78% throttle. Mine never tripped. I'm not going for a time attack on Wednesday in the Normal group but will take the AIM to record data for later comparison i.e. I will run sectors at full noise.

Originally Posted by Doug Hanna

Ron has been doing some amazing planning for the SITT driving and he and Patsy are coming on Saturday.

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Originally Posted by Macca

...So it was a lucky save and probably a good future lesson for me, Doug and anyone hoping to really rag the cars on the back roads in the dry on rough dirty chip seal with soft R compounds. They dont have steel belts in them and as he said they are not meant for ripping up our dirty back roads. That being said it sounds like I got a little unlucky. Im glad I decided long ago to drive to SI on the road tyres tho.

Originally Posted by John McM

Aircon doesn't work. The system is an unwanted passenger. I don't think anyone has sat in my passenger seat since I got the car. That's 8.5kg odd of unnecessary weight as well. It may not be worth much at my driving level but I can't leave things alone.

Originally Posted by Macca

John. Use whatever tyre break in method you did before! I cant see you getting any more life out of them than that! Pete fitted my replacement Z221 yesterday (geo today on car). Said I was just unlucky with the tear and that once up to heat for fast road driving (like some parts of the drive to Langs beach in Nov when it likely happened) you dont need to run over something more than a largish sharp rock with those soft compounds to create a small slip which starts to tear. He said it would have started as a small slit but because of the camber, temperature and cornering forces would take little time to open up to the size it was (almost 4cm) and not much longer (anther few hundred fast road kms) to have opened up twice again. So it was a lucky save and probably a good future lesson for me, Doug and anyone hoping to really rag the cars on the back roads in the dry on rough dirty chip seal with soft R compounds. They dont have steel belts in them and as he said they are not meant for ripping up our dirty back roads. That being said it sounds like I got a little unlucky. Im glad I decided long ago to drive to SI on the road tyres tho.

Originally Posted by Macca

Doug. Good work on the bolt and motor. Good things take time. Sounds like the car will be fit and healthy for your track outing on the 26th and the subsequent Targa intro. Yes Ron has been working hard in the background. Its great he found that gas station in Greymouth. Shame about Southland but Nulon will work for most there. Technically a Greymouth refill should get us (just) to Queenstown via FJ. At FJ we will get the spa fired up and the Vino breathing for you hard assed 9 hour drive types. I think its just Matt, yourself and John right? Petes taking direct route? Id imagine by the end of the SITT your fast road pace in the 964 will be approaching the 987...what a great chance to get some serious 911 experience under your belt all in one hit!

Originally Posted by kiwi 911

Can someone confirm the time, and is it at Doug's or John's? If Doug's - I need an address please? Ta

Originally Posted by John McM

And for us newbies learning from others experience. That old cliche that there are old pilots and bold pilots but no old bold pilots has a basis in fact. Chris M's accident reinforces that we are not playing tiddlywinks.

Originally Posted by CS Mende

You keep bringing that up. My grampa was a pilot in the pre-Airforce Army Air Corps. He said the same. Survived a few dead stick landings, built a plane he flew and made it to 86 w/o getting flattened. I hope this is my only 'dead stick landing' ...

Originally Posted by jsivvy

Sold the 964 T last night, feel like when my high school girlfriend told me she "just wanted to be friends". Had to order pizza and drink a bottle of pinot to relax after that. So now I have to get rid of the last thing that reminds me of her, my AC DK13HLQ trolley jack (the 918 w/Weissach package of jacks). Figured the group might be interested. 1300kg with a quick lift pedal. Think is about the highest raised height jack you can buy that will fit under a lowered 911. Also includes a cross beam adapter so you can raise one whole end at a time. Anyways, some pics below. Let me know if interested otherwise will be on Trademe by Monday.