The car has 81,000km on it – would I necessarily be due for more of a suspension refresh than just the flogged out bump stops?

What parts would you recommend for a suspension refresh if that was the way to go?

Conversely, how much is a coilover setup worth – Eibach/Koni/Bilstein etc?  Is it worth the expense for weekend street/hills only driving?  This is a slippery slope of both fronts/rears when maybe I just need to do the front bump stops………..

Boxster 987  2007 model.

Tried a few products but it ain't easy.

Soo... which insurance is best? Who do you recommend?

One thing I've been wondering about - what do you do when you're not at fault, but have better insurance than the person who hit you?

I wasn't able to create a new post in the insurance topic... I don't know why.

Hy Guys, I am running a staggered fitment, 7 x 15's front & 8 x 15's rear on a 1972 911. Original Fuch's

Existing tyres are Falkens 912's ( no longer manufactured ). 205/55/15 front & 225/50/15 rear.

I am struggling to find a manufacturer offering this combo. Looking for the best street performance tyre I can get.

Need some help with a little project. I am building my own P201 engine stand yoke, I have acquired all the bits I need.

I purchased an engine support ring some time ago from Sierra Madre & have sourced some 3/4" steam pipe spec pipe bends. What I need help with is the dimension on my photo below, any help is much appreciated. I'm trying to determine if the pipe bends I have will have sufficient length.

I have an old engine stand that I will adapt these bits to. I have 5 of the pipe bends, even thou there are only 2 in the photo. 

anyone have the part number for the little square removal reflector inside the tail lights of the SC?

can't seem to find it in the Porsche PET

cheers

do you have to remove the sunroof or can it be done in place , the new seal for the rear also looks a bit thinner than the one that is there at the moment .

Common range of static advance settings;

RPM at which dynamic advance begins;

RPM and max degrees at which advance ends.

All things being equal, a single plug engine will need more advance than a twin plug so am interested in what max advance people have experienced on SP engines.

I saw figures of 8deg static, ramp begins at 1400rpm, ends at 3200rpm/27deg published by John Olsen as fairly common but am interested in people's real-world experiences with different A/C engines.

Also, how quickly do you think an A/C engine (even with a light flywheel) could accelerate from idle to max rpm under no load?

TIA

Mark

Have come across a 981 PDK that could possibly be a replacement for our 987, but the boss prefers to drive a manual, just wanting to see how these things operate before looking too far into it...

Anyhoo, I’ve picked up some replacements and now need to secure them in their new home forever. I don’t think Clag is going to do the job ? so what’s your recommendation for gluing them in place?

hot glue? Araldite? Silastic? 

Just saw these referred to in a UK Facebook group, and checked to see if available in Oz.  Wouldn't be low enough for my garage, but could be a great option for anyone desperate for a hoist, but without space for a permanent installation.  Anyone got one??

To be clear, the car was only driven to and from the alignment place and not driven between visits.  I should also add that the suspension is in extremely good condition.  I would expect the rear measurement done on Friday to be very close to the initial measurement today...

Here's Friday's rear measurements:                                                               Camber: (L) -1.19^o (R) -1.76^o                Toe: (L) -0.5mm (R) 5.3mm

Here's Monday's rear measurements (not adjusted, same as Friday's) : Camber: (L) -1.59^o (R) -1.44^o                 Toe: (L) 1.0mm (R) 2.8mm

I would expect these readings to be much closer, given that they are essentially replicate readings.  Are my expectations too high?  I'd like to see +/- 0.1...

Thoughts?

Suggestions for tool clean...

Caustic Soda

Coke Cola?

WD40?

Buffing Wheel?

Surface rust on the crap ones and they have been sitting with the good ones… and its a marching , I have tried the wipe over tactic , but I aint really cutting the mustard..

I have also tried chrome cleaner but dont quite work the same as on teh bumpers and brightwork on the Calssic car.

I think I might have to do a tool swap post also .. Faark , seem to have ended up with 5 of some spanners.. Good brands.. god knows how thats happens..

Also as I have a few gaps in the range and will buy some new ones .. anyone using those ratchet rings or open enders with the flexible head/hinged joint ??  Any comments   ?

Not looking for Snap on .. Do you have an experiences with quality with recent buys… brand recomendations ... I have some old school AUS and UK  quality Sidichrome and Kingchrome not recent china under license versions for the heavy duty stuff where I may need to get brutal with a Bar , torch etc..on suspensions

Ebay and online is a wash with "Professional" "Heavy duty" bullshit bullshit marketing 

I sense a rebuild or two coming along.. with a new garage and house purchase imminent

Where do i even start with finding someone to do this for me?  Its just a simple 2 car stacker and the company who originally sold them no longer supply and aren't able to help.

Alternative is to buy a new one - what's a simple (cheap) 2 post stacker (platform not workshop hoist) cost these days?

Just carried out an oil/oil filter change on my Cayman 987 & noticed a very faint whining/whistling noise upon driving the car again. Any suggestions on what it could be & whether it's connected to the oil change?  

Thanks in advance!

mm from bottom edge of lid to bottom of the C

mm from left edge to left side of C 

space between the a and the  4 

etc etc 

cheers Hughesy 

I just managed to pick up this 1980's beauty and need a little help from an electrical guru.

I will be able to get power to the unit but I am having issues with the speaker wires... it has a fader control so is able to run 4 speakers but the only other wires coming from the rear are to 2 x plugs (pictured) which look like they go to an equalizer or booster etc .... I'm assuming this is a factory fitted unit rather than a unit that has the loose wires.

The question I have is .... can these plugs be cut off and wired directly to speakers, or does this type of unit have to go through a booster that then has wires going to the speakers?

Thanks in advance .....

Its all less than a year old and Im not aware of many installs, but its getting good feedback. The guy who has developed it, used his 928 as the test mule - work on a 928 work on any CIS . They are making all the devleopment available gratis to 911 guys with their commercial market merc drivers.

anyone installed this stuff or know of it been used locally?

pelican thread http://forums.pelicanparts.com/911-930-turbo-super-charging-forum/820323-digital-wur-plus-frankencis.html

another question from anyone that may add their experience; I am considering SSI extractors and muffler for my 3 litre 911sc and while I appreciate that there is considerable cost can anyone vouch one way or the other as to their experience please? I'm looking for a more throaty sound while under load whilst still being quiet in normal driving as well as some extra horsepower. Any opinions are appreciated.

tristan