BarryPort
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Took a notion to visit the magic hill after seeing it on Harp Larger’s 6 counties of NI adverts.
The Two Port Porker 944's
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BarryPort
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We’re just home, love Newcastle
BarryPort
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MOT time for F994 BOC
Quick check over at AJ’s garage Coleraine, fitted a track rod end to passenger side & cleaned brake pipes.
Examiner must not of heard me right, 24k / 244k
Love this thing
Quick check over at AJ’s garage Coleraine, fitted a track rod end to passenger side & cleaned brake pipes.
Examiner must not of heard me right, 24k / 244k
Love this thing
BarryPort
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Great Scott!!
Interior clock back in action.
Interior clock back in action.
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Looks a pretty straight forward job to fix it
BarryPort
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Looks a pretty straight forward job to fix it
It’s a good job I’m a genius
and took it to the Poles in town.
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Boring update: MOT time!
Few things tackled.
All new handbrake cables, shoes and fitting kit, oil and filter, diy ball joint repair kit, power steering strut, a wee stainless patch on the inner sill and a good wash in below. They failed it anyway on drivers side dip being too low, so a retest booked for 2 hours later, a jaunt to a straight looking wall and armed with a star head, she rolled through.
Sorry for getting any hopes up for some sexy photos but it's good to document everything for myself lol. In fact, I'll add some randoms for the craic!
Few things tackled.
All new handbrake cables, shoes and fitting kit, oil and filter, diy ball joint repair kit, power steering strut, a wee stainless patch on the inner sill and a good wash in below. They failed it anyway on drivers side dip being too low, so a retest booked for 2 hours later, a jaunt to a straight looking wall and armed with a star head, she rolled through.
Sorry for getting any hopes up for some sexy photos but it's good to document everything for myself lol. In fact, I'll add some randoms for the craic!
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You might of noticed the old wheels back on, I've the other wheels in for a refurbish.
Plan was to paint the middle silver, and repolish the lips back to new but I took a head stagger....couldn't be arsed with dealing with oxidisation every few weeks so instead of silver I did them shadowchrome, pics don't do them justice, but they're fairly lusterous and glossy
Plan was to paint the middle silver, and repolish the lips back to new but I took a head stagger....couldn't be arsed with dealing with oxidisation every few weeks so instead of silver I did them shadowchrome, pics don't do them justice, but they're fairly lusterous and glossy
G N K
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They will freshen the car up no end.
BarryPort
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This is going to transform this car
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Think I might put smaller tires on the rear too, on full dump of the clutch going into second it'll still bite the tire walls (theoretically... id never do that ) even though I've milled the spacers a bit and rolled the arches, maybe needs another mm off the spacers to be sure as I'm not wanting to scobe the fresh paint on these.
) even though I've milled the spacers a bit and rolled the arches, maybe needs another mm off the spacers to be sure as I'm not wanting to scobe the fresh paint on these.BarryPort
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No updates worth posting. New Hella indicator lenses (Amber of course) and might tackle the worn leather gater soon.
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Good job on the ambers.
As for the leather gaitor, let me know how you get on there, the Turbo has an alcantara gaitor which I'd like reverted to leather.
BarryPort
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Will do. And on that note I have went ahead & ordered the replacement from PorscheShop.co.uk for £43.99 posted.
BarryPort
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Tidied up a bit of the interior trim today with new climate control facia from Florida, dash facia & glove box mechanism from Douglas Valley & new leather gear stick gaiter.
Thanks to @TalkToFrank for the help
Thanks to @TalkToFrank for the help
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Great work Barry! Please don't sell it!
I'm getting really impatient at the moment with none on the road, it's getting to me actually. Hope to see some progress at least on the Turbo this week.
I'm getting really impatient at the moment with none on the road, it's getting to me actually. Hope to see some progress at least on the Turbo this week.
BarryPort
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It’s sitting exactly how I want it so I doubt I will part with it.
That would be annoying, especially as all of them don’t really need much to complete in the grand scheme of things.
BarryPort
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My wee lady was sold last week to a friend of ours going through a bit of a mid life crisis.
That wee car went everywhere with me, Liverpool, Dublin, Scotland & we were even looking forward to the new Cork > Santander sailing in late April with it. It also proved to be the most reliable car in the household.
Anyway, it’s away now
That wee car went everywhere with me, Liverpool, Dublin, Scotland & we were even looking forward to the new Cork > Santander sailing in late April with it. It also proved to be the most reliable car in the household.
Anyway, it’s away now
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How do you get in and out of the car in that garage, lol
BarryPort
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How do you get in and out of the car in that garage, lol
Ive no idea how he does it!
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It's a sad day... The twins have been separated! I've been looking up 335i manuals and 135i manuals ever since I got the news
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I still have mine Ian but I do have a want for something turbo and 300bhp+
Although saying that, adult life and other commitments tell me to wise up and be lucky I have the toys I have lol
BarryPort
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They were near too good to run as a daily. I was just waiting for a split in the ivory linen to appear or an inner sill needing treated.
As you say Laurence maybe it’s time to go up the years a bit.
As you say Laurence maybe it’s time to go up the years a bit.