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Fixing up a Fender XII

I purchased a used Fender "alternate reality" 12-string as an affordable, giggable alternative to the real thing. The vintage ones have...

Speaker Basics

Here we'll try and hit the high points of what you need to know about speakers. A microphone "backwards" Speakers date to the late 19th...

My Sunroof Got Stuck

You're just driving and minding your own business, you go to close the sunroof and it starts to close but then stops and won't close any...

"It's only audio"

There is a good chance, if the car you are buying is >25 that the stereo (such as it was) is dead. I didn't buy an old 911 for the...

Obsolete Electronics Archive

I will post archive docs here for former and present clients to access. The original site is still accessible via the wayback machine if...

Install a front Strut Bar

What: An Elephant Racing quick release front strut bar Why: The 911 was designed in 1964 and todays performance tires can exert a lot...

Replacing your clutch stop on G50 cars

While this is a very simple operation, I have seen almost no pics of a G50 pedal cluster or details on them online. So this is more of a...

911 3.2l Carrera tuneup/maintenance parts

Thought it might be handy to have a list of parts for a major service and some ballpark costs for estimation. For general maintenance,...

Perceived Volume, Watts and Speakers

In many years of playing out, doing repairs and being asked to perform mods to people's old tube amps, there is nearly always a single...

So how does it drive?

Update: Jan 2024 I've had the car a couple years now, and have rebuilt the front suspension entirely as well as had it professionally...

Fixing a sticky Throttle

I had a mildly annoying problem; when the car got hot, the throttle would stick a little and the car would idle a bit high. I sprayed it...

Replace your main fuse panel

One of my goals is to feel good about taking the car for medium length trips, weekend sort of things, a few hundred miles each way. Part...

Replacing your Engine mounts

Your engine and transmission are the source of a lot of what auto engineers refer to broadly as "NVH" - noise, vibration and harshness....

Change Your Oil

The air-cooled 911's have some interesting differences that seem to make checking and changing the oil a bit more challenging for the...

Guitar stuff on the web

For the curious, here are various resources: In the press: Reviews of "Now is not a great time" by John Sally Ride....

Removing your stone guards

If you have them and you like them, you can skip this one. If you are not crazy about them, they are fortunately easy to remove. With...

Upgrading to H4 headlights

The US DOT is very good at some things. Headlights are not one of them. The ROW cars got nice bright H4 halogen lamps which consisted of...

Mirror Mirror

Every old car has issues. Rufus is no different. It's just part of the journey. My PPI looked for accident damage, serious engine issues,...

Approaching maintenance on a 34 year old car

I knew I wanted to go to track days, probably some autocross events too. Not make a race car out of it, but it was going to need to be...

Buying a 1988 3.2 liter Carrera

I bought a car online, having never driven it. A very odd experience. I did a bunch of research first, read buyers guides, and tried to...

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