TINGY Posted 9January, 2020 Report Share Posted 9January, 2020 12 hours ago, OZ930 said: You forgot the exterior mirror positions. The drivers side exterior mirror is always mounted further forward than the pax side. These mirrors look like they are from an early '70s Ford, either Falcon, Cortina or Escort. Air vent grill panel is missing, The U.S blinkers have been painted over, instead of having the rubber strip, Are those sill panels bent, just in front of the rear wheels, on both sides? Just my observations. Might help with negotiations. Maybe he read this and dropped the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 9January, 2020 Report Share Posted 9January, 2020 9 minutes ago, TINGY996 said: Maybe he read this and dropped the price Was I too picky ? TINGY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 10January, 2020 Report Share Posted 10January, 2020 2 hours ago, OZ930 said: Was I too picky ? Do you need to ask?? ... 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 10January, 2020 Report Share Posted 10January, 2020 4 hours ago, OZ930 said: Was I too picky ? Nah, it's fine........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9er Posted 11January, 2020 Report Share Posted 11January, 2020 On 09/01/2020 at 18:41, Dreamr said: Just for future information, one of the most effective ways to tell a US import are the wipers ... The bumpers can and do get changed, as do the front blinkers and the speedo's. Most people don't change the wipers as it's expensive and painful ... if they are resting on the passengers side, it was originally a LHD ... if they are resting on the right hand side it was built as a RHD ... This is not always 100% given but most of the time holds right ... I dont agree with two parts of this, firstly its quite easy to change which side the wipers park on and secondly there are variations in which side that is, relative to the driver, over the years. Dreamr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 11January, 2020 Report Share Posted 11January, 2020 1 hour ago, 9er said: I dont agree with two parts of this, firstly its quite easy to change which side the wipers park on and secondly there are variations in which side that is, relative to the driver, over the years. Happy to be corrected ... I always thought it was a PITA to change the direction of the wiper resting place. Every US vehicle I've ever seen have them parked on "our passenger side" due to them being LHD which is why I used it as an example of being able to quickly identify one as most of them aren't changed ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 11January, 2020 Report Share Posted 11January, 2020 On my 77 the wipers don’t ‘park’ on any side - they just stop in whatever position I turn them off. Not sure if that’s normal but that just the way that car rolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 11January, 2020 Report Share Posted 11January, 2020 4 minutes ago, hugh said: On my 77 the wipers don’t ‘park’ on any side - they just stop in whatever position I turn them off. Not sure if that’s normal but that just the way that car rolls. Could do that too. It was actually handy to park the wipers where I wanted... then I fixed it. hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D'Silva Posted 11January, 2020 Report Share Posted 11January, 2020 14 minutes ago, hugh said: On my 77 the wipers don’t ‘park’ on any side - they just stop in whatever position I turn them off. Not sure if that’s normal but that just the way that car rolls. Mine does it too. (probably isn't supposed to) When I want to go a little faster, I have the wipers stop in the vertical position.. the wipers become stators and help straighten airflow over the car. Cuts down drag. Just gotta be careful not to get them tilting too far left or right as it can induce a slew to one side, depending on outright speed. Rob, Mike-S, GC9911 and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 11January, 2020 Report Share Posted 11January, 2020 10 hours ago, hugh said: On my 77 the wipers don’t ‘park’ on any side - they just stop in whatever position I turn them off. Not sure if that’s normal but that just the way that car rolls. Nope, not supposed to do that.In fact mine failed RWC for this hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 12January, 2020 Report Share Posted 12January, 2020 20 hours ago, Mike D'Silva said: Mine does it too. (probably isn't supposed to) When I want to go a little faster, I have the wipers stop in the vertical position.. the wipers become stators and help straighten airflow over the car. Cuts down drag. Just gotta be careful not to get them tilting too far left or right as it can induce a slew to one side, depending on outright speed. Yeah. Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 12January, 2020 Report Share Posted 12January, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 22:06, hugh said: On my 77 the wipers don’t ‘park’ on any side - they just stop in whatever position I turn them off. Not sure if that’s normal but that just the way that car rolls. 1964 hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 13January, 2020 Report Share Posted 13January, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 22:23, Mike D'Silva said: When I want to go a little faster, I have the wipers stop in the vertical position.. the wipers become stators and help straighten airflow over the car. Cuts down drag. Just gotta be careful not to get them tilting too far left or right as it can induce a slew to one side, depending on outright speed. Based on this concept, we don't need steering wheels anymore, we can just use the wipers position to steer the car 😁😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 13January, 2020 Report Share Posted 13January, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 22:23, Mike D'Silva said: Mine does it too. (probably isn't supposed to) When I want to go a little faster, I have the wipers stop in the vertical position.. the wipers become stators and help straighten airflow over the car. Cuts down drag. Just gotta be careful not to get them tilting too far left or right as it can induce a slew to one side, depending on outright speed. but wouldn’t it increase the laminar flow and giving the car more lift ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 22:23, Mike D'Silva said: Mine does it too. (probably isn't supposed to) When I want to go a little faster, I have the wipers stop in the vertical position.. the wipers become stators and help straighten airflow over the car. Cuts down drag. Just gotta be careful not to get them tilting too far left or right as it can induce a slew to one side, depending on outright speed. Put the back seats down and lower the CofG as well, that’ll make it more stable 😜 Some numpty on a Max Power forum wrote that back in the noughties, oh how we laughed at him (he was genuinely serious) 🙄 Adrenalin62 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLD Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 On a more serious note: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1974-Porsche-911-S-Manual/OAG-AD-18355599 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 1 hour ago, JLD said: On a more serious note: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1974-Porsche-911-S-Manual/OAG-AD-18355599 Wwwwwwwow! 😳 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tips Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 2 hours ago, JLD said: On a more serious note: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1974-Porsche-911-S-Manual/OAG-AD-18355599 Yeah baby, seems well priced And wipers are in the right position 🤣 KeyboardWarrior77, micknine01 and Raven 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepo Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 10 hours ago, JLD said: On a more serious note: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1974-Porsche-911-S-Manual/OAG-AD-18355599 Me thinks that will be a quick sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 12 hours ago, Mike-S said: Put the back seats down and lower the CofG as well, that’ll make it more stable 😜 Some numpty on a Max Power forum wrote that back in the noughties, oh how we laughed at him (he was genuinely serious) 🙄 Well, actually he is correct, if you consider that the top of the backrest has weight, then folding the backrest will lower that weight to a new position, thus lowering the roll CoG. The backrest also pivots forward, so it will also move the yaw CoG forward. Moving this weight forward will also transfer weight toward the front wheels and reduce the pendulum affect that these cars are renowned for and increase it's stability, but really the differences would be negligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 14January, 2020 Report Share Posted 14January, 2020 1 hour ago, OZ930 said: Well, actually he is correct, if you consider that the top of the backrest has weight, then folding the backrest will lower that weight to a new position, thus lowering the roll CoG. The backrest also pivots forward, so it will also move the yaw CoG forward. Moving this weight forward will also transfer weight toward the front wheels and reduce the pendulum affect that these cars are renowned for and increase it's stability, but really the differences would be negligible. I remember reading decades ago that on some 2 ton Nascar or other American Race car that moving the Battery from the front to the back of the car was the same mass redistribution as moving the complete engine and trans back 2 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teutonic Posted 15January, 2020 Report Share Posted 15January, 2020 Used to play with evos a few years ago and a development from one model to the next (evo 8MR) was to add an aluminium roof skin. Saved apparently 4kg but had a measurable effect on handling given its high position. Prob similar to carbon roof skin options. Or I guess Porsche doing carbon or mag roof skins on recent RS models ? I guess it’s all degrees of improvement but once you get right to the end of the diminishing returns curve, it all helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 15January, 2020 Report Share Posted 15January, 2020 Given this was a max power muppet with a bog standard 90’s 1.3 litre Barina (Vauxhall Nova), I doubt the lowering of said seats was going to make an appreciable difference..... Rick V 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOKA Posted 15January, 2020 Report Share Posted 15January, 2020 17 hours ago, JLD said: On a more serious note: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1974-Porsche-911-S-Manual/OAG-AD-18355599 Any one know what dealer this is with..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simac Posted 15January, 2020 Report Share Posted 15January, 2020 7 hours ago, Stepo said: Me thinks that will be a quick sale Is is a German car, LHD conversion. Troubleshooter and Stepo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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