Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> first driving impression
lincoln
post Dec 28 2005, 06:28 PM
Post #1


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 174
Joined: 9-December 05
From: Killeen Texas
Member No.: 5,253
Region Association: None



well i just HAD to drive er to work today ( rain and all ) to show the folks at work i wasnt kidding when i said i was gettin a porsche

its a tight little package ill say that, and when im all done with her shes gonna be one FUN ride!

steering takes gettin used to - is like instant - need softer shocks- like lee trevino says" you can feel it when you drive" well i felt bumps in the road i never knew were there

dual monza muffler has to go- all it really does sound is loud- any recommendations for a quieter more purring exhaust?and how can i quiet the fuel pump- sucker makes a bit of noise id rather eliminate if possible

anyways i got to work - smoke billowing from the front drivers tire- get out to check it and the rotor is glowing cherry red- so im guessing a sticky caliper at least - add new rotors and calipers to my wish list - suprisingly it didnt smoke the wheel bearing and didnt perma weld the rotor solid- it rolls easily still

about 9:30 break i go outside and rains pouring down- looks like ill also be adding a new targa top with good window seals to my list heheh . managed to waterproof the windows with some ever handy shop rags -til i get the new or good used top ive taken to calling her Das Boot- drove home ok, wheel got only warm - note* need to fix defroster *

told my daughter to grab her blowdryer and come outside , why she asks? so you can dry out the porsche ! heheh
think shes mad at me for some reason now:)


p.s. i was thinking it could really use a tilt wheel with self cancelling turn signals- anyone done this and can give suggestions on donor cars?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
Replies
lincoln
post Dec 28 2005, 08:32 PM
Post #2


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 174
Joined: 9-December 05
From: Killeen Texas
Member No.: 5,253
Region Association: None



its all a matter of degrees of seperation

was looking at a 914 here locally and the guy who has/had it used to work for someone i also worked for few years ago- said he like so many others got well, bent over by the Co. owner for some money for wages and never got paid- said he thought about filing with labor board cuz out of a stack of files 3 inches high they had 1 who pushed it and won his case lol- the 1 was me heheh

daughter once said ( when she was in elem school) i wish the president would come to MY school- less than a week later he did. kinda a cool story there- we got seperated from her class and ended up in line with the principal - SS came and escorted us behind stage and next thing we are up ON stage standing/sitting behind him when he made his speech- got a free t shirt/ hat and a small american flag heheh

but was still kinda cool- how often do everyday people get to see and shake a prez hand in their life?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic


Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 11th June 2024 - 07:19 AM