thedazeofrain
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Removed the starter. Took 15-20 minutes to get it out. Waiting for the new one to arrive since the original has a worn solenoid.
What did you do to your E9 today?
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I park as far away as possible and Uber to the store.
That's nice to have a couple choices or in my case it would have been really nice to swap out when I damaged on or the other. My Bavaria Alpina-Style air dam got damaged so much I called it my $10K Dollar Air Dam. As much as I paid my neighbor to fix it, it probably added up that much over the years. And I thought I was careful but going fast on back roads that aren't in great shape and crowned if you don't hit the turn just right and make split second decisions, one wrong decision and BLAMO!
The way and where it was mounted was slightly different than others and it just seems to attract curbs, gas station entries, driveway transitions etc.Even slow and at an angle. My personal garage was a terrible angle, no matter how I tried to take the angle it would just barely scrape, not enough to do any real damage, I just really had to watch it. Throw up some pics when it's on.
Took the E9 down from the lift to work on it. The radio wasn't working, darn ceramic fuse contact and to check the AC.
Nothing says America like Red, White, and Blue German cars.
Nothing says America like Red, White, and Blue German cars.
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like the guards red 944. is that yours? is a base 944, 944s, 944s2 or 944 turbo?
Thanks, 1983 Base, it was Nick's when he started driving. The timing belt failed years ago.
I started working on it in September and it has been back on the road a couple weeks. I would rather work on a BMW any day.
I heard these 944's/928's are expensive to maintain, is that true? I would think it is less than a 912/911 as you wouldn't need to drop the motor for certain repairs like you have to do with the air cooled.
Parts are certainly more expensive as most seem to be OEM. I bought a rebuilt head several years ago and it works well. It sat for a long time which doesn't help. Probably the biggest issue is that this is the only Porsche I have ever worked on.
PS, no Porsche forum anywhere close to this one.
There is a decent Porsche site for early 912/911's called Early 911S Registry:
I don't know of one for 944's etc.
I don't know of one for 944's etc.
Took some tips from the recent thread in which I had asked for some wiring help and built my 3-gauge panel. I got the panel last week from CS-werk, it’s nicely designed to fit my non-ac car. Slots into the area for the radio and fills the empty space below. I built this to be easily disconnected in the future if needed or to work on it on the bench.
Also gave me a chance to use the heat shrink printer tape. I have been loving this as I’ve been adding wiring since it will help me or someone else in the future know what’s what.
Also gave me a chance to use the heat shrink printer tape. I have been loving this as I’ve been adding wiring since it will help me or someone else in the future know what’s what.
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The best part of getting the E9 out for the summer is that Nick will clean it up.
This week I've received the Pressure Regulator Repair Kit from PMB for the rear brakes and a new blue ignition coil. I chose a Beru instead of Bosch because the Beru is German made and oil filled and I've seen statements that the Bosch blue coil is no longer made in Germany and may not be oil filled. And it was half the cost. It's good to have a spare.
Wow that Beru is a lot cheaper than the Bosch - wouldn’t have thought that $30 gets you a brand new ignition coil. And have fun with the pressure regulator rebuild, did that last week, at least one of the easier things to do on the car - nice that the kit has all of the right parts. I didn’t have a press to get the spring back under tension so just used two longer m5 bolts through 2 of the 4 holes to begin to bring the two halves together enough that the supplied bolts could then attach, then swapped out those two longer bolts
I swapped my front & rear sway bar bushings from W&N rubber to PU, as the "old ones" started to show cracks after just six years. Updated hardware to new yellow-zinced material on stock with W&N. Finished with a light coating of transparent wax on the metal parts to keep them clean. Compared to other E9 activities, not the hardest task, takes some time and patience, but not too fiddly. I do notice a difference in behavior and ride with the PU bushings.
Hello Dic, what is your experience in driving with PU bushings? Can you explane it.
I am still busy whith the restoration and the W&N bushings are not placed yet
Something like this: https://www.histomondial.de/e9.htm
At least the mounting is easier. .
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First impression it's a firmer ride and better handling. That is the added benefit, my main motivation was that the rubber bushings got quite soft and worn after just six years/25.000 km, so replacing them like for like was not an option.Hello Dic, what is your experience in driving with PU bushings? Can you explane it.
I am still busy whith the restoration and the W&N bushings are not placed yet
Something like this: https://www.histomondial.de/e9.htm
At least the mounting is easier. .
The shop you linked is also on Ebay, but has very low ratings in being non-responsive. I had submitted an order via their website and then asked to amend it with additional items. Never got a response. As they ask for bank transfer in advance, the deal never happened.
I went with another seller on Ebay (https://www.ebay.at/str/alhafnertuning) and was satisfied with their quality and also used bushings from Strongflex in Poland (https://www.strongflex.eu/). Good quality, very fast shipping.
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Did you buy the yellow or red or black ones from strongflex (great web site https://www.strongflex.eu/en/1644-e3-e9-68-77 ). I go also for this easy mounting 2-pieces bushings instead of the „originals”. The originals will damage the nicely restored and painted parts.
I got this one:
the difference in colors is also listed as different hardness. Also from an appearance perspective I decided to stay with stock black.
On Ebay I obtained these Sway bar end link Bushings: