Those who know me, know I:
1.
Have issues with "while you're in there"
2.
Am obsessive compulsive
3.
Am insane
So, what follows should be of no surprise to anyone. Basically, last year, I always had problems getting my front wheel bearings tight. Matt DeMaria looked over the car and told me "your spindles are shot", and a micrometer proved he was right. Seeing as I track the car on a regular basis, this is something I wanted to fix. So I decided to get new strut assemblies. What follows is the everything, so far, that has built on top of that.
So I decided to get new struts. Well, new struts come with new inserts. Might as well get them revalved. Since I'm getting the fronts revalved, might as well do the rear, right? Well, can't really get my shocks revalved while running "too-small-for-track" 21/28mm tbars. So, time to get new bars. Oh... here's a deal on adjustable sways... as long as I'm in there, might as well do that, too, right? Hmm.. that fuel pump has been making noise for a while... probably should replace before it strands me... I wonder what the fuel lines look line?
And on, and on. The result? I'm currently in the middle of what would be considered 6 major DIY projects, which I have, naturally, decided to do all at once (and in the middle of track season
) :
1. Full suspension redo: New struts assemblies, new revalved Bilsteins on all four corners, WeVo CamberKing (monoballs/camber plates/strut brace), ER bump steer kit, trailing arm monoballs, Wrightwood racing adjustable sway bars, 22/30mm torsion bars. Already did ER bushings in 2004.
2. Fuel System Redo: New rubber fuel lines, new fuel pump, injectors cleaned, rebuilt and flowed.
3. Interior Redo: New rollbar/case, RS door panels, rear window reinstall
4. Weight loss program: New rear spoiler (ducktail), heater backdate, blower fan removal, soundproofing removal, battery downsize and relocation, euro crushtube install
5. Brake Upgrade: Kind of fell ass-backward into this, but what the hell? Putting on 951/964 4 piston brembo calipers machined for a 911 with 930 rotors in the rear and '86 951 rotors up front. New 993 brake scoops and 930 master cylinder.
6. Alignment and corner balance: Yeah, I'm going to try to do this myself. Stay tuned for how
this one turns out.
Many of us have talked about how Dorki is a DIY BBS first and foremost, and as such we try to post info about our DIY experiences as much as possible. I thought about doing that in this case, but honestly, I'm doing way too much too fast to be bothered taking lots of pictures and documenting it all. So, I thought I'd try another approach - a running diary of what I'm going through to get ALL of the above done before my next track event - Summit Point in July with Potomac. Should be fun
So, one thing has led to another, and as a result, here is my car right now:
