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Water must have gotten down the intake when the covers were off. Ruined a piston and a head. Photos from the warehouse where it had been stored. Prior owner had it washed before he trailered over to San Diego.
for detailed period-correctness, Early S Registry is the place to go :-)
I believe 72 was the shift to the chrome square mirror and black grill, horn grills, etc. But I'm not an expert on all the subtle period specific details.
Spyerx is correct - Early S is the place to go for insanely detailed information concerning authenticity!
I also have a '72 and had done some research - not claiming to be an expert, but here is what I had found:
- Last year to have the chrome horn grills (they were also plastic not metal - only year for this) and chrome trimmed lenses (switched to black in '73) and chrome bumper guards (switched to the black rubber ones in '73). Used a black decklid grill and the chrome square mirror (the smaller square - not the huge one starting with the 2.7)
This may not help you but I have all the take-offs from my 2.7 build, a set of 2.7 CIS pistons and cylinders, Mahle - they have about 20k miles on them from a rebuild before I ripped motor apart... if interested PM me.
We have been waiting for the carbs from PMO and the cams. Carbs finally arrived and have been installed, cams still haven't arrived. Here are a few photos of the progress so far.
We have been waiting for the carbs from PMO and the cams. Carbs finally arrived and have been installed, cams still haven't arrived. Here are a few photos of the progress so far.
Cam shafts are finished and installed. Motor and tranny are ready for install.
Photos of finished motor are attached. Video of first start is attached. Hopefully will be ready for a test drive today. Then to sort the suspension.............
Whoa! I got to take it for a test drive today. Fun stuff. Still working out some issues, they are numerous on a car that has been sitting for 30 years. Some electrical gremlins, tach needs some going through, brakes need to be bleed, again. Carbs still need some fine tuning. It moves pretty well.
I need tires. The tires on the car are 215/60R15, it looks like it was originally fitted with 185/70 VR 15. The original tires can be found at Coker, for $312 each, plus shipping and mounting. Any suggestions on tires for this beast? thanks Phil
Lucas classic tires in Long Beach.
have them mounted at nate jones cowboy tire. signal hill. This is who wilhoit uses
if you want to refinish the wheels call peter nguyen , he’s in garden grove. Pm me for his number. Great work and quick turn around.
Success, car is back on the road. Engine is installed and running great, strong transmission, new shocks all four corners, new brake calipers and pads, new brake lines, redone fuel system and four new tires! I ended up putting some BF Goodrich TA Radials on the car. Tires seem great, only have about 15 miles on them so far. Front Suspension still seems a little soft, we put new Bilsteins on all four corners. I will check the sway bar bushings.
I picked up the 911 from Performance Porsche in San Diego this afternoon. Mark and his crew have been incredible. They did a great job on the resurrection. I couldn't be happier with the shop.
The 911 has been running for a month or so and today when I got in to take it home for the weekend, the starter died. New starter in on the list for next week.
Got it home and performed a full exterior detail including a full paint correction. I will jump on the interior this weekend. The Glacier Blue paint looks terrific. It really cleaned up nicely.
I took it for a victory lap tonight and realized that the headlights are horrible. Any suggestions on headlight upgrades. Dash lights are also very yellow and dim. Ideas? I also noticed that the clock isn't working and the windshield seal leaks and needs to be replaced. The slippery slope continues........
Steering wheel is original. Open to suggestions for upgrades. I need to restitch the oem steering wheel or put on a performance model.
sadly found a small rust spot under the windshield seal near the drivers side outside corner. Getting that fixed ASAP.
H4 headlights are a good option; for more $$ H1 or an LED design
instruments likely need to be cleaned - No. Hollywood does this (at a price$$ and long lead times); some put LEDs in but I don't like them ---> I want to focus on the road at night, not the gauges
04-16-2020, 06:25 PM
