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Fixing a sticky Throttle

I had a mildly annoying problem; when the car got hot, the throttle would stick a little and the car would idle a bit high. I sprayed it...

Replace your main fuse panel

One of my goals is to feel good about taking the car for medium length trips, weekend sort of things, a few hundred miles each way. Part...

Replacing your Engine mounts

Your engine and transmission are the source of a lot of what auto engineers refer to broadly as "NVH" - noise, vibration and harshness....

Change Your Oil

The air-cooled 911's have some interesting differences that seem to make checking and changing the oil a bit more challenging for the...

Removing your stone guards

If you have them and you like them, you can skip this one. If you are not crazy about them, they are fortunately easy to remove. With...

Upgrading to H4 headlights

The US DOT is very good at some things. Headlights are not one of them. The ROW cars got nice bright H4 halogen lamps which consisted of...

Mirror Mirror

Every old car has issues. Rufus is no different. It's just part of the journey. My PPI looked for accident damage, serious engine issues,...

Approaching maintenance on a 34 year old car

Much more saasoned advice than I coud ever give here from the gurus at Butzigear: https://youtu.be/8is8AfFDOEk?si=gM-MQqsrJ83s9OZ7 I...

Buying a 1988 3.2 liter Carrera

I bought a car online, having never driven it. A very odd experience. I did a bunch of research first, read buyers guides, and tried to...

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