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Late November Afternoon

Just to keep all systems exercised on a chilly late Sunday afternoon …

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The 550 Surprise

So I walk in to Eric’s today for our traditional Saturday morning go, and Dennis tells me that, as the resident Porschephile, I just might be interested to see the Porsche 550 project underway in the back.  What???  No way, … Continue reading

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Today’s Fender Report

This morning I once again visit Eric’s shop where he opens it to some of us gray-hair project car types for our customary Saturday morning workout.  Today I start sanding the replacement passenger side fender, until my elderly back tells … Continue reading

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Deer & Headlights

Stopping to visit my mother-in-law late this afternoon, I see that her front step was the venue of an alien invasion.  I sensed my  opportunity to test the “deer in the headlights” theory, only to find that the animals briefly … Continue reading

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When Pirellis Were Skinny

Just happened upon some very old photographs.  First, not long after acquiring the 1966 Bahama Yellow 911, equipped with dogleg-first 5-speed, Weber carbs, gold script and badging and, of course, Pirelli tires: And later, by 1969 the thing was running … Continue reading

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Fending Off The Inevitable

The time has come. The Blue Rascal is now in wonderful driving and operating condition, after several months of various fixes and tweaks. Winter’s comin’ on. So maybe we can finally start addressing the various body/paint anomalies, starting with that … Continue reading

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Autumn and the Blue Rascal

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Sunroof Subversion – Part 3

This is the final installment of our project to convert my defective 85.5 NA power sunroof to strictly manual operation. This will be accomplished basically by installing manual rear sunroof latches in place of the original powered counterparts. See Part … Continue reading

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Sunroof Subversion – Part 2

In the first installment (Sunroof Subversion – Part 1) we identified the nasty problem of vandalized & ruined sunroof rear hinges/lifting arms and our proposal to replace this defective power sunroof setup with a manually-latching alternative. So I take camera … Continue reading

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Sunroof Subversion – Part 1

Let’s pick up from where we left off a couple of weeks ago… BACKGROUND My 944’s sunroof has apparently not worked for some time, a long time. The previous owner, Michelle, told me that the previous owner before her said … Continue reading

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