Whenever you're doing a task for the first time, it is bound to take several times longer due to a lack of experience with procedure and form. That was definitely the case here with our 1976 Porsche 912E suspension overhaul. We ran into some serious issues in the disassembly process but we expected the re-assembly to go a bit smoother. We were very …
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Our Porsche 912E Needs A Full Suspension Overhaul, But It Doesn’t All Go To Plan
We've had this old 1976 Porsche 912E kicking around the garage for about five years, and mostly we've just been enjoying the experience of driving it. It's far from a perfect example with a little bit of rust and paint that doesn't even look good from ten feet. It's definitely a driver-grade classic and won't ever be a show machine. The car had …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 912E Intake Boots Don’t Exist, So I Built My Own
On a recent road trip (before covid-19 lockdown) my 912E was having some major trouble. It was missing and bucking in the midrange. The little 2-liter was running fine at wide open throttle, and it ran fine at idle, so I figured it had to be a major vacuum leak. Since the engine was recently rebuilt with all new vacuum lines, I figured the culprit …
Continue to the full articleCovering and Installing Your Own 911 RS-Style Door Cards
My 1976 Porsche 912E's original red door cards have seen better days. At some point in the car's life the outer window scraper seal had shrunk about an inch, and the plastic vapor barrier was removed entirely. As a result, rain water entered the door's interior and was wicked out through the door card's board backing, and additionally found its way …
Continue to the full articleNew Shoes For Your Classic Porsche Can Make All The Difference
So I have this Talbot Yellow 1976 Porsche 912E that I drive a lot. It doesn't get mentioned much here, because it hasn't needed much work, it isn't much of a project car, and I just keep driving it. I have owned this car for just a tick over 2 years, and I take it on long road trips all over the country, racking up over 30,000 miles of in that …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Guy Restore The Porsche Of His Dreams In Just 4 Minutes
It would be an excellent use of your time to watch this video. Jeff, host of the "Home Built By Jeff" series on YouTube, is based out of Australia, and he just recently finished this backdate and restoration of his air-cooled Porsche 911. In just four minutes, this guy manages to make a reality out of a fantasy most of us have thought about at one …
Continue to the full articleWant To Build Your Own LEGO Porsche? This Book Teaches You How!
Over the years we've shown you many different Porsches built from LEGO. Everything from full size 911 RSR and 919 Hybrid race cars to a LEGO built 911 with working suspension. You've probably seen this viral video of a LEGO Technic 911 GT3 RS being crashed or perhaps looked in awe at the work done by master Porsche LEGO builder Malte Dorowski. …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 19 – Adjustable Toe Control Arms
We've been wrenching on "Project Boxster Clubsport" for quite a while now, and it just keeps getting better. We purchased the Porsche for a song, and have been slowly making some moves to drop the car's weight and add a little more fun. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, even though the motion of the project has been …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 18 – H&R Sport Springs
We've been wrenching on "Project Boxster Clubsport" for quite a while now, and it just keeps getting better. We purchased the Porsche for a song, and have been slowly making some moves to drop the car's weight and add a little more fun. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, even though the motion of the project has been …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 17 – Installing A Momo Steering Wheel
We've been wrenching on "Project Boxster Clubsport" for quite a while now, and it just keeps getting better. We purchased the Porsche for a song, and have been slowly making some moves to drop the car's weight and add a little more fun. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, even though the motion of the project has been …
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