Not as sexy as a big wing or a Nitrous bottle, but well worth the effort. I am starting to take longer trips and longer laps at bigger...

"I hate buffing out wax, it's too much work". If you like a shiny car, and this is you, try this quick & easy approach. When my new old...

In the interest of not becoming a "recipe" site where you read through 10 pages to get to the ingredients, I'll condense my pages at the...

“The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” - Robert Burns "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" -...

" In theory, theory and practice are the same in practice they're different ". - some smart quotey guy I know On paper it's a nut up top...

One of the first things I did after I bought the car was clean it and then buff out the paint. I also replaced broken or cloudy lenses on...

The principle "driver" behind the 1974 re-design were US bumper laws. The cars had to be able to take a 5mph hit with no damage. So we...

One thing that you get really hammered home with an older car is just how many different things there are there that can stop working. It...

Not a hard job, but maybe a few helpful tips. In getting the car into shape I looked at typical safety stuff, brakes, tires, fuel lines,...

The earlier (pre-86) 915 transmission in the 911 Carrera used the same mounts that are used for the engine. The later cars with their Getrag G50 used a cross bar to support the nose of the transaxle and it had pressed in bushings that were not replaceable. The original idea was you would replace the whole bar, which these days is either unavailable, or over US$2,000 or you buy one used. Or you buy a press for a tick over $100, and new bushes for about $150 and go have a car

With an older car it just seems to make a lot of sense to send out a used oil sample and see what is going on inside the engine. This...

Quick timeline: Changed the oil at 119k Miles or so (Jan 8) Got my UOA back and it recommended fuel injector cleaner because it looked a...

Our old cars would have a hard time being more different. The odd couple? I thought it would be fun to look at some of the engine design...

One thing that happened when I took the car in for its inspection was we saw the front turn signals were not working. It felt a bit like...

You're just driving and minding your own business, you go to close the sunroof and it starts to close but then stops and won't close any...

There is a good chance, if the car you are buying is >25 that the stereo (such as it was) is dead. I didn't buy an old 911 for the...

What: An Elephant Racing quick release front strut bar Why: The 911 was designed in 1964 and todays performance tires can exert a lot...

While this is a very simple operation, I have seen almost no pics of a G50 pedal cluster or details on them online. So this is more of a...

Thought it might be handy to have a list of parts for a major service and some ballpark costs for estimation. For general maintenance,...

Update: Jan 2024 I've had the car a couple years now, and have rebuilt the front suspension entirely as well as had it professionally...