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Bruce: [breaking through a porthole while blood-crazy] Heeeerrrreeee's Brucie! 

 

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Right now I'm on the trading post looking for a couple of vintage planes (how much?) - then Tassie winter , here we come  :D

 

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Big thanks to Stuart for looking after this for the past 12 years (he's bought a lovely manual S4) and thanks to Phil Rudd for giving a lad some inspiration  ;)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUqRkWaXJRA

 

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Hairdresser car, lol

 

Engine is properly rebuilt 5.0L full German sausage V8 with high comp , etc. Goes Well, sounds  :D

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My apologies, i see you have 3 Porsche children…..

Actually 4.

They all have different flavours.

Horses for different courses. Like children , it is not wise to have a favourite. Mind you , the runt of the litter 924 will be sold soon , as her indoors says there are too many wheels lying around the place.

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Nice work Taz. Love the 928. must be a blast to drive. I gather it is not stock, so what has been done to her ?

Haven't spoken to the engine builder yet (was done 10 yrs ago) but 5.0 L block and early heads , retains K Jetronic (which I understand!) and has raised comp. Not sure what internals - he used bits from 3 engines I believe. The rear muffler "bypass" is a great feature. Hope to get a directional microphone to add to my new gopro so I can post some decent sound.

The handling is amazing , but yet to really push it. It's just a great cruiser and it's getting very positive attention wherever I go (&stop!).

 

Waiting for some dork to challenge me at the lights. Not sure what I'll do, but this thing is pretty nippy.

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It's basically simple , but they made the engine vacuum do all sorts of useful stuff , not just "engine biofeedback" related !

In the earliest 928s , the central locking is vacuum operated , in mine the headlight angle can be adjusted with a dial...

Shades of the Citroen DS and its multitasking hydraulics.

Fascinating engineering solutions  :)

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It's basically simple , but they made the engine vacuum do all sorts of useful stuff , not just "engine biofeedback" related !

In the earliest 928s , the central locking is vacuum operated , in mine the headlight angle can be adjusted with a dial...

Shades of the Citroen DS and its multitasking hydraulics.

Fascinating engineering solutions  :)

 

More things to go wrong LOL

I'm forever fixing stuff on my 944 that use to work. 

Next will be the headlight washers.

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Next will be the headlight washers.

Good god man,  you don't need those! They are for Europeans who drive in crap weather.

Old Bruce has a facility for a special washer fluid just for the headlights , and a circuit with relay for controlling it all.

Needless to say , I pull/disconnect all the non-essential stuff. I just want the plane to take off , fly and land safely!

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