[}{arlequin]

hi patrick. let's see some of that rx7 of yours... one turbo or stayed w/ 2? had fun w/ the rat's nest, i mean vacuum lines slipping off? whose events did you run?

[Mike W]

Welcome Patrick... although I think we have "spoken" before.

[Paddy]

Originally Posted by }{arlequin

hi patrick. let's see some of that rx7 of yours... one turbo or stayed w/ 2? had fun w/ the rat's nest, i mean vacuum lines slipping off? whose events did you run?

My first FD I kept the twins and didn't really have any turbo issues. I took all the hard rubber vacuum lines off and replaced them w/ silicon lines and zip tied them on. The second FD I installed a Apexi RX6 single turbo with all the goodies. Laid down 363 wrhp at 15psi in a 2739lbs car. I was turning 2:09-2:10s at VIR on the main circuit.

I run mostly w/ Chin/Tracquest, Car Guys, Mazda, First settlers PCA, and various BMW clubs. I'm going to try and make the fall Potomac event.

[kplackmeyer]

I made my first post here, without introdouching myself. Sorry.

I'm Kerry Plackmeyer from Baltimore, MD. Own a 1975 911S which I got (finally) in May of this year. I work in the radio business now, but turned a wrench at a shop in the St. Louis area for about 4 years 1990-1993.

The short story of the car is this:

I worked in highschool for a car shop to pay off the bills for fixing the stuff I would break on my car and couldn't fix myself. Swept floors, changed oil, etc. Went to college for a year, then went back to the car shop...and spent 4 years there. The guy I worked for, in 1987, bought a 75 911 with no rust, never wrecked, ok condition car. He rebuilt the motor and tranny, painted it, did the interior, suspension, etc. and drove it just to go fast. He was a lot like a dad to me, and we kept in touch over the years....all the while me harping about when he wants to sell it, let me know. So...he called this winter. At the time, my wife was between jobs, and the idea of buying a Porsche seemed a bit absurd to her, which I understood. He said no big deal...it could sit until I was ready. I thougt I would work on her over the next few months. My birthday came several months later, and my wife gave me a letter...with a picture of a 911, saying she cannot imagine what it was like to want something for 20+ years, and she gave me the car for my birthday! So I flew to St. Louis 3 weeks later and drove it back. Have been smiling ever since!

Thanks to }{arlequin for turning me on to this local board. I have been on Rennlist and Pelican since I got the car, but didn't know about the Dorki board.

Hope to run into some of my new local friends!

Thanks!

[dholling13]

Congrats on your new purchase. If I may persuade you to visit the Baltimore area Porsche Club of America website: www.pcachs.org. We have over 700 members in our region who do everything from chat on this board to track their P-car. Please contact me anytime if you ever need anything.

Drew Hollingsworth
Treasurer of PCA Chesapeake Region

[Trak Ratt]

And membership does have privileges. Like discounts on parts from Porsche dealers and some independents. But best of all it permits you to sign up for track events, rallies and Auto-X.

[}{arlequin]

hi kerry, nice to see you found your way in

(except for mechanical/driving technique stuff, don't take anything else too seriously here )

[Dr K]

Welcome. Great story!

Peter

[tdatk]

Welcome Kerry,
Your wife sounds a lot like mine.....except for the part about buying me a Porsche J/K

[911hoplite]

I just stumbled upon this so I guess I ought to introduce myself and my car...

I am Josh Leland, born and raised in the great non-state of Washington, DC. I spent some of my high school years in Mercersburg, PA and college up in the second largest metropolitan area in Vacationland, a place affectionately refered to as the "Armpit of Maine", the City of Lewiston.

I have been back in DC for the last 5 years with a one year hiatus when I lived in Kiev, Ukraine on assignment for work.

I grew up loving Fords. My grandfather owned a dealership in upstate NY and my pops spent years only driving Mustangs. My first car, however, was a 1984 Audi Coupe GT which is what started my appreciation for german-engineering. I then bought a 1998 Contour SVT - a car I loved dearly and only parted with when I went to Ukraine. (Funnily enough, the kid I sold it to bought the car without knowing how to drive stick, then drove it to Colorado where he proceeded to wreck it, but loved the car so much he bought it back from the insurance company and had it repaired. That's love.) When I returned from Ukraine I attempted to go carless as I live downtown and within minutes of work. That didn't last long though. Within a few months I had bought a 2003 Jetta GLI. The GLI was nice, fast, 6-speed, VR6, leather, comfortable, even luxurious in ways, but I was perpetually dissatisfied with it. It lacked a certain je ne sais quoi. It didn't inspire me. It was fast in a straight line but it felt like it cornered on its doorhandles, the body roll was so bad. It was also rather drab looking. I like sleeper cars, but this car was too much of a sleeper. It made me feel old and boring. Worst of all, if I left it sitting for more than a week the battery would die. All those damn electronic systems that never turn off. When I turn a car off, I want to turn it OFF.

Needless to say, I would fantsize about owning other cars. I was fixated on early 70's Datsun Z's. Then flirted with idea of getting an MKII or MKIII Triumph GT6. Then I discovered the early Porsche 911s. They were said to be faster, reliable, and they looked damn good. But I quickly realized that the one I wanted, a 911S, in decent condition was way out of my price range, and anything within my range likely had serious rust issues that would make them impractical for a car that would be my regular weekend driver. That brought me to the 911SC (because who really wants a mid-year?) and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I could get an SC for the same price as my GLI. I had to make the move. I looked around on Craigslist, Rennlist, Pelican Parts for many, many days... i.e. not nearly long enough. In a moment of automotive weakness, I made an offer on a car I had never seen to a person I had never met. I only had photographs and the seller's word to vouch for its condition. I did not get a PPI. Oh, and did I mention the car was out in Indiana?

I hardly hesitated. I loved the color and the interior. I knew that that was the best combo I had seen and I wanted that car. Within a week the car was being unloaded off a truck on the street in front of my house. That was last December. Over the last 8 months the car has served me very well. Yes, it needed some work to the tune of another $2500, but it was worth it. The car is gorgeous, it handles superbly well, above 3500 RPMs it is plenty fast enough, it turns discerning heads. When I walk past it every morning on the walk to work my eyes inevitably linger. A friend recently ask me, "Is it weird that I want to have sex with your car?" I laughed, but told him no.

Here are a coulpe pics. I am definitely interested in getting to know the other p-car fanatics in the area so hopefully I can join you all at some regional get-togethers.

Cheers, josh

P.S. Hey Rob, thanks for introducing me to the site.