pca chesapeake region - may 2015 patter
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Monthly Newsletter of the PCA Chesapeake RegionTRANSCRIPT
Volume 54, Issue 625 May 2015
Chesapeake Region
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Lemon Leaf Café Tour and SocialLemon Leaf Café Tour and Social Chestertown, MarylandChestertown, Maryland
April 26, 2015April 26, 2015
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President’s Message Gary Martinez
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10 Upcoming Events - Autocross Instruction
Your Name and Car Badge - How To Order
944S Acquisition
Lemon Leaf Café & Tour
1973 911 RSR Tribute
2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Pat Walker
Editor
Aaron Miller
Bob & Kathy Costello & Steve Graham
Rob Mairs
Bob and Connie Schmitt
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Membership and Anniversaries Aaron & Minta Miller 7
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Market - For Sale Editor 34
PCA License Plates Bruce and Laurie Tarsia 38
9 Upcoming Events - May 2015 Calendar of Events Editor
Hunt Valley Cars and Coffee Doug Ehmann 27
Are All 911’s To Become Turbos? Flatsixes.com 29
Earliest Production 911... Flatsixes.com 31
Variable-Compression Engine Jim Earlbeck 33
Chesapeake Region
is TT he Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America serves it’s club
members and hosts activities within the Baltimore, Annapolis and sur-rounding geographic area, including Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The general objectives of PCACHS are, as indicated in the by laws:
Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads. Promote the enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by
owning a Porsche vehicle and engaging in such social or other events as may be agreeable to the membership.
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Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relations with Porsche AG, Por-sche Cars North America (PCNA), Porsche dealers, and other independent service sources to the end the marquee shall proper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership and position in sports car annals.
Promote the interchange of ideas and suggestions with other PCA Regions throughout North America and the world, and in such corporation as may be desirable.
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Cover Photo: Lemon Leaf Cafe Cover Photo: Lemon Leaf Cafe by Rick MerriKenby Rick MerriKen
Chesapeake Region
from our president
President’s MessagePresident’s Message Greetings Everyone!
SS o the calendar says it’s spring but
no one has told Mother nature that
yet; it was 30 degrees when I
woke up the other morning!
But that hasn’t stopped us from breaking out
of the winter doldrums in a grand fashion as
all of our driving and social events are up
and running in full swing. AX had a re-
sounding start to the season with a very well
-attended first-of-the-year event and I under-
stand the new equipment is making the op-
erations run smoother than ever. Social and
Tour just combined forces for a spot-on
Sunday undertaking right at the end of
April! I most certainly hope that you have
had an opportunity to get out to join your
fellow aficionados of the marque and have
some fun!
And our Board and committee chairs are
keeping the activity calendar as full as pos-
sible while we move forward on into sum-
mer. Coming up we have:
MAY 2nd MAY 2nd - an Open House at one of our sponsor’s headquarters. AT SPEED will
host a number of activities for the entire
family on May 2 from 11AM to 4PM. Raf-
fles, face painting, and cars of all manner
will be found at their shop at 7410 Coca
Cola Drive in Hanover Maryland.
MAY 3rd MAY 3rd - the 32nd Annual Deutsche Mar-que Concours at Nottoway Park, 9601
Courthouse Road, Vienna, Virginia 22181
where our friends to the south in the Poto-
mac Region are handling the registration.
Use the following link to learn more about
this historic event (https://pcapotomac.org/calendar/g-1-
0gtoh7cs1vueuraf22ip1i8r84_201505031400).
MAY 9th MAY 9th - a Tech session at the Collector’s Car Corral, 12 Music Fair Road, Owings
Mills, Maryland 21117. Chesapeake mem-
ber Randy Moss will host us at his 30,000
square foot, climate controlled storage facil-
ity where a session on specialty insurance
for your very special ride will be held by our
Insurance Chair Lee Rock, Steve Stomski of
Stomski Racing will bring a 911 engine on
which he will demonstrate some of his spe-
cialty tools and Bill Enfield of Alloy Wheel
Repair will demo the equipment for repair-
ing everything which affects wheels from
curb rash to painted finishes.
May 16th May 16th - brings our second AX session and,
May 20th May 20th - our bi-monthly meeting which will have us back at Collector’s Car Corral
for a short Board session and then discus-
sions with the members. We’ll have a fixed
number of slots for this event so please
RSVP to my attention if you are interested
in seeing the Board in action and taking part
in our discussions.
In between all of this we will sprin-
kle another Tour as well as a new
monthly Social. 5
Chesapeake Region
from our president
In addition to these regular events there are
a few longer range plans being put into
place:
SIMEONE MUSEUM - A 3-Region trip to the Simeone Museum, just outside of Philly
has been planned. Initially setup by up our
friends at Riesentoter to the north, both
Delaware PCA’ers and Chesapeake mem-
bers are planning to meet at the museum for
a special demonstration day where several
of the amazing cars they have in their col-
lection may be run. There will also be a
luncheon off the premises that will be open
to everyone attending. The date for the event
is June 13, so be sure to watch for coming
announcements and registration informa-
tion.
CARAVAN TO PARADE - Yes it’s get-ting close to time for the annual PCA ex-
travaganza known as Parade, which this
year will be in French Lick, Indiana. For
those Chesapeake folks planning to attend,
we are organizing a caravan to travel to the
Parade venue over a two-day tour. The de-
tails are still being assembled, but it would
be great to have a Chesapeake force heading
out that way together. So if you have an in-
terest, keep a look out for the registration
invitation, which will be forthcoming
shortly.
And finally (for this message anyway), we
are, once again, very pleased to announce a
special guest for our 46th Challenge to be
held at the beginning of October, scheduling
it after the planned Rennsport event in Mon-
terrey, CA. Our special guest will be Randy
Leffingwell, best-selling author of Porsche
911: 50 Years. As with last years’ event, we will have a Meet + Greet on Friday evening
with Randy as our guest speaker and then he
will join us for all of Saturday’s activities
which will again be held at Manor Tavern.
Many more details to come, so watch for
this!
That’s the message for this month. Lots to
do! And a lot more in the planning stages. If
you ever have a notion to spend more time
on Region activities, do let me know and I
will do my best to connect you with one of
our committees!
As always, our goal is to have as many of-
ferings as we can so that everyone will find
something they’d like to experience. I’m
always happy to hear from you at presi-
[email protected] and look forward to seeing
you at an event soon!
As always, I’m happy to hear from you di-
rectly and you can reach me at presi-
Have fun and Drive Safely!
GaryGary
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Membership & Anniversaries
New Members:New Members: Bruce Cohn
Babi Das Richard Ehrlich
Paul George Chris Hurlbutt
2012 Panamera, 2013 Cayenne
2015 Cayman GTS, White 2012 911 Carrera S Cab , AGM
1977 911 2014 911 Carrera 4, Artic White
Glen Burnie, MD
Brooklandville, MD Cockeysville, MD
Hanover, MD Annapolis, MD
Primary Members: Primary Members: 774774 Affiliate Members: Affiliate Members: 455455
Total Members: Total Members: 12301230 MembershipMembership
Claudius Jorif 2006 911 Carrera 4S Cab, Basalt Black Laurel, MD
Kimberly Kroehle Tom Lucas
1955 356
2003 911 Carrera 4, Silver
Sykesville, MD
Woodstock, MD
April 2015 Aaron & Minta Miller
Shaun Powell
2001 Boxster S Black
Taneytown, MD Douglas Velnoskey 1999 911 Carrera, Silver Finksburg, MD
Transfer In:Transfer In: Transfer Out:Transfer Out:
AnniversariesAnniversaries
Antonio and Caterina Barbaro, Christine Manuelian, James and Nancy Miller and Gregory Skalla
20th Year Anniversary:20th Year Anniversary:
Mandeep Chhabra, Trevor Simm and David Ward
10th Year Anniversary:10th Year Anniversary: Gary and Tracie Bartlett, Scott and Christina Borden, Girard Coffman, Charles and Mary Goldborough and Michael Mathias
5th Year Anniversary:5th Year Anniversary:
Edwin Janes, Mary Speth and Steven and Byron Dunlap
15th Year Anniversary:15th Year Anniversary:
Joseph and Heidi Boan, Anne Conaway and Sandy Gross, Conor Creaney, Harry and Liliane Heimple, Christopher Horn and Sabrina Feibelman, Rus-sell Ridgway, Evan Webb and John Weininge
1st Year Anniversary:1st Year Anniversary:
Paul Gentile from Potomac William F. Groom to Suncoast
Chris Hurlbutt from Arizona David A. Love to First Settlers
Josh Saia from Central Wisconsin Phillip C. Martien to Potomac
William C. Meissner to Coastal Empire
Ralph R. Meyers to Potomac
Barry A. Ramsay to Chicago
Jonathan Winter to Potomac
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Chesapeake Region
the team
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President
Executive Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Past President
Autocross
Autocross
Patter Editor
Publicity
Social
Social
Tech Session
Tech Session
Tour / Rally Master
Tour / Rally Master
Safety Chair
Gary Martinez
Mark Hubley
Claude Taylor
Lynda Sobus
Michael Murphy
David Dukehart
Rick MacInnes
Pat Walker
Michael Murphy
Pat Walker
Bob Costello
Kathy Costello
Jim Earlbeck
Rob Mairs
Steve Graham
Mike Cook
John Jensen
Chief Driving Instructor [email protected] Ellen Beck
Community Service [email protected] Mick & Meg Whitlock
Concours d’Elegance [email protected] Ron Gordon
Concours d’Elegance [email protected] Doug Ehmann
Historian
Membership
Bob Rassa
Aaron & Minta Miller
Webmaster [email protected] Terry Della Vecchia
Insurance [email protected] Lee Rock
PCA License Plates [email protected] Laurie Tarsia
PCA License Plates [email protected] Bruce Tarsia
PCA Zone 2 Representative [email protected] Cheryl Taylor
PCA Chesapeake Region-2015 Events Calendar
Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events Editor
April 4 Hunt Valley – Cars and Coffee
6:30am to Noon
3rd Anniversary Hunt Valley Cars & Coffee, Exit 21 off I-83 to Hunt Valley Shop’n Ctr.
11 Autocross Class & Course
8:00am to 2:00pm
At Speed Motorsports, 7410 Coca Cola Drive, Suite 110, Hanover, MD
18 Hershey Swap Meet-Tour No. 1
7:00am to 6:00pm
Hershey, PA, with Group Breakfast at Shrewsbury Restaurant and Coffee Shop
25 Autocross No. 1 8:00am to 12:00pm
BWI Parking Lot on Mathison Way
26 Social 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Lemon Café, 337 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620, lemonleafcafeofmd.com
May 2 Open House At Speed
11:00am to 4:00pm
7410 Coca Cola Drive in Hanover Maryland
3 32nd Deutsche Mar-que Concours
8:30am to 3:00pm
Nottoway Park, 9601 Courthouse Rd, Vienna, VA 22181 http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/maps/nottowaymap.htm
9 Tech Session - Car Corral
10:30am to 2:00pm
Collector’s Car Corral, 12 Music Fair Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 www.clubregistration.net
16 Autocross No. 2 8:00am to 12:00pm
BWI Parking Lot on Mathison Way
19 Social 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Aida Bistro Wine Bar, 6741 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 410-953-0500
20 Board Meeting 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Collector’s Car Corral, 12 Music Fair Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117
30 Tour No. 2 9:30am to 1:00pm
Picnic at Fiore Winery, 3026 Whiteford Road, Pylesville, MD 21132
June 13 Autocross No. 3 8:00am to 12:00pm
BWI Parking Lot on Mathison Way
19-21 Zone 2 Club Race All Day Events Virginia International Raceway (VIR)
20-28 PARADE All Day Events French Lick, IN, Contact: Susan Brown
27 Tour No. 3 and Social Brunch Eastern Shore, Dorchester County combined Tour and Social Event 9
Autocross
Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events Pat Walker
May 16 Autocross No. 2 8:00am to 12:00pm
BWI Parking Lot on Mathison Way
SaturdaySaturday May 16thMay 16th www.motorsportsreg.comwww.motorsportsreg.com
[email protected]@pcachs.org
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Your Name and Car BadgeYour Name and Car Badge
Now you can obtain the new Chesa-Now you can obtain the new Chesa-peake Region Name Badge. Go topeake Region Name Badge. Go to www.pcachs.orgwww.pcachs.org and scroll to the and scroll to the bottom of the page and there in the bottom of the page and there in the middle of the page is button to click middle of the page is button to click that will take you right to the order that will take you right to the order form. form. $25$25, inclusive of handling and , inclusive of handling and shipping.shipping.
You have the opportunity to pur-You have the opportunity to pur-chase a heavy goldchase a heavy gold--plated Chesa-plated Chesa-peake Region metal car badge.peake Region metal car badge.
Each metal car badge comes com-Each metal car badge comes com-plete with two brass screws, washers plete with two brass screws, washers and nuts to mount it through your and nuts to mount it through your car grille or plate.car grille or plate.
We are taking orders right now! We are taking orders right now! The cost per metal car badge is The cost per metal car badge is $30$30 or two for $50.or two for $50. This price includes This price includes handling and shipping.handling and shipping.
To place your preTo place your pre--order, send an order, send an email message to the Patter Editor email message to the Patter Editor [email protected] [email protected] and indi-and indi-cate the quantity, name, and ship-cate the quantity, name, and ship-ping address. Once received we will ping address. Once received we will let you know how and when to pay let you know how and when to pay for your order.for your order.
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Project 944S: Part One Project 944S: Part One -- The AcquisThe Acquis
The Acq
II 'm unashamedly a massive fan of the 944 series,
having owned nearly every variant offered. These
cars offer incredible performance for less than a
used Camry and are cheap enough that owning mul-
tiple is almost a given. It's like Pringles, you can't have
just one. Our most recent acquisition started out inno-
cently enough. We had recently sold our 1988 944 NA
and wanted to find one of the rare DOHC 16V variants.
Searching the Mid-Atlantic area didn't turn up any suitable
candidates, owing mostly to rust problems or maintenance
histories that did not inspire confidence. We knew we
were going to immediately press this car into daily driver
status so reliability was a key requirement. Our new car
would also see about a dozen autocrosses and one or two
DEs a year so a fully sorted suspension was a must. As we
were ticking off blocks on our wish list, the final two were
in the "too much to hope for" category; Sport Seats and a
Limited Slip Differential.
We began our search in earnest on all of the usual sus-
pects, Craiglist, Autotrader, eBay and the various forums.
Two major categories quickly became apparent to us, ei-
ther they were in terrible shape and overpriced or they
were in decent shape but still overpriced. Unfortunately,
by 1988 Porsche's entry model had started to price itself
out of the market and the lack of options reflected the rise
in base price. It was easy enough to find a car that met
even 2/3 of our requirements but with a price reflecting a
car in much better trim. Finally, and almost by accident,
we stumbled on seemingly a diamond in the rough on
eBay. For those of you who have never purchased a car
on eBay, it's somewhere in between a wholesale auto auc-
tion and Craigslist. While the highest bid wins the auc-
tion, plenty of shenanigans go on behind the scenes. And
don't kid yourself about protection from eBay in the case
of a less than complete or truthful description, it's As-Is,
Where-Is, Buyer Beware.
We found a suitable candidate located just a few miles
south of Salt Lake City, Utah and only about 2500 miles
away from our house. Fortune would smile on us as we
had a close friend only a short drive away from the seller.
Messages and emails were sent, phone calls made and our
friend got to spend an afternoon with the "prospect" to get
an idea of what we were looking at. His assessment wasn't
sparkling, but neither did it show any immediate red flags.
The pluses were sport seats and sport suspension options,
recent repaint in factory Guards Red, brand new tires and a
motivated seller. Even better, he had elicited from the
seller the amount he hoped to get for the car which is al-
ways difficult to discern when searching on the internet.
My lovelier half and I mulled over the deluge of pictures
and term paper length write up we received from our
friend before we made our decision. Rather than try our
hand at bidding on the car and let it get away, I called the
seller to plead our case. This is where the shenanigans of
online auctions come in. The seller initially baulked at not
receiving the "eBay Protection" for selling his vehicle
through them but when I offered to send him the total
agreed amount that evening through a wire transfer or Pay-
Pal he started to change his mind. He inquired about our
plans for the car. I told him my wife missed our previous
944 and desperately wanted to replace it with another. He
seemed impressed and told me he had already received
two cash offers higher than ours. I was disappointed, I
was sure this car would get away from us! The seller told
me he would accept our offer because he wanted the car to
go to someone who would drive it and he had a feeling the
other two offers were junkyards or parts ware-
houses.
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sitionsition quisition
Aaron MillerAaron Miller
With a deal struck we were the happy owners of a 1987
944S but were left with the unanswered question of ex-
actly how we were going to get it home. Luckily, our
friend didn't mind holding on to the car while we made
some decisions and got some answers. We were left with
essentially two options, ship the car door-to-door or fly out
and drive it back. Driving an unproven car 2500 miles is a
bold choice, so it went on the back burner. After wading
into the seedy world of vehicle shipping, it became quickly
apparent we would wind up spending almost half of what
we paid for the car with the only guarantee that our car
should arrive eventually, hopefully in the same condition it
departed. With shipping now off the table, we turned to
option B, fly out and drive back. A trip through the Rocky
Mountains during winter was not advisable and with the
holidays sapping our time and resources we resolved to
wait until the thaw of Spring.
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We've named all of our cars, and especially as it ap-
plies to our Porsches it's a direct reflection of the cars'
character. It didn't take long before the name came to
us, Red Sonja. We named her after the 80s fantasy
movie where Bridgette Nielsen played a warrior prin-
cess with fiery red hair who punched above her
weight. That description perfectly matched our little
"S" with the diminutive looks of the base 944 but
packing an additional 30 horsepower.
Our friend was itching for a winter project and de-
clared he would right the myriad of small issues so we
would fall-in on a completely sorted car, ready to give
us years of trouble free service. We agreed, as much
for his pleasure as our piece of mind. Immediately an
ever-growing list of required parts appeared and we
dutifully paid the bill. Surely there was something on
the Red Sonja that didn't need to be replaced? On our
end, a vision started to come together. Red Sonja
would feature brakes from a 944 Turbo which would
necessitate larger 16" wheels. Through a stroke of
luck we found some 16" 968 wheels in need of a com-
plete refinishing. Excellent candidates for powder
coating and we selected vintage gold. Red Sonja
would be retrofitted with svelte European bumpers
with a complimentary red and gold color scheme.
Parts were ordered and our local dealership's parts
manager learned to recognize my number on his caller
ID. I think he enjoyed checking to see which of these
odd-ball requests could still be supported by Porsche's
parts system. He also gave us a tidbit of information
that radically changed our planned usage of Red
Sonja. Red Sonja featured all of the highly desirable
options one could tick on the option sheet in 1987;
sport seats, sport suspension and a limited slip differ-
ential. The last one was so rare I had never encoun-
tered another 944S with factory LSD.
Now that we had an appreciation of how rare our little
car was, it was time to head out to beautiful Salt Lake
City and retrieve her. Tune in for the next installment
of “Project 944S” to hear about good (or bad?) prepar-
ing for a cross-country trek can be.
Project 944S: Part One Project 944S: Part One -- The AcquisThe Acquis
The Acq
Aaron Aaron
Next Month - Part II: More Than Meets the Eye
sitionsition quisition
Aaron MillerAaron Miller
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Social and Tour Social and Tour -- Chestertown, MaryChestertown, Mary
Lemon L
OO K, so we
took over
the restau-
rant.
At least we left the bar
open to other patrons,
that’s the least we could
have done!
ylandyland Leaf Cafe
Bob & Kathy Costello and Steve Graham Bob & Kathy Costello and Steve Graham
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Tech Tech -- 1973 Carrera RSR Tribute1973 Carrera RSR Tribute
1973 Carrera1973 Carrera RSR Tribute
by Rob Mairs
TT he events leading up to my latest project, a
backdated ’73 Carrera RSR, began a couple of
years ago as I was searching for a used 997
GT3. This turned into a futile search as I
wanted a specific color which would have been a special
order car. In the process of searching I turned to the many
on-line Porsche forums such as Pelican Parts, Early 911S,
Rennlist and others. I stumbled across a ‘Carrera backdat-
ing’ thread on the Pelican Parts forum and became in-
trigued with the idea. For those of you unfamiliar with
backdating, it is when one takes a later model, rust resis-
tant 911 SC or Carrera (’78-‘88) and then replaces various
body, engine, interior, suspension, etc. parts to replicate an
early ‘long hood’ ‘69-‘73 911.
A couple of my fantasy cars have always been the early
‘70s Carrera RS and RSRs.
Figure 2. 1973 Brumos Carrera RSR
With only 1580 of the RS’ built and 49 of the RSRs, they
both have become very expensive collectibles. A ’73 RS
sold last August in Monterey for $470,000, and a ’74 RSR
sold at the Amelia Is. Auction in March for over $3 mil-
lion; way, way out of my league.
The more I read about ‘backdating’ the more intrigued I
became with the idea.
In searching for already built cars I found several but they
all fell through for one reason or another. I then found a
possible car on the Pelican Parts forum owned by a fellow
named Marc Zurlinden in Monterey, CA. It turned out
that this car was more than my budget but Marc and I got
to talking about what it would take to build an RSR trib-
ute. Marc in his spare time had fabricated, restored or
built a number of cars including a historic 911 Trans Am
car driven by Tony Adamowicz which Marc suggested I
take a look at as a featured car in Excellence magazine.
After a few more discussions, Marc sent me a brief pro-
posal of how he would go about building a backdated ’73
RSR and what I should look for in a donor car. Marc’s Figure 1. 1973 Carrera RS
a RSR Tribute
Rob MairsRob Mairs
suggestions sounded good to me so I started looking for a
donor car which I soon found a couple of hundred miles
away from Marc. After reviewing pictures of the car, an
’85 Carrera wide body, and its description and talking with
the owner, I called Marc and he offered to drive over and
check it out. If as described, he would put it on his trailer
and drive it back to his shop.
Figure 3. Donor 1985 Carrera
Even though I had never met Marc nor seen his work in
person nor seen the donor car, and the fact that I live on
the other side of the country in Maryland, I agreed to buy
the car on Marc’s word and I have subsequently entrusted
Marc to build my latest car. Some have asked me why
(like my wife and kids). What led me to trust this guy? I
may be naïve but I believe that those of us that have been
enjoying and working on older Porsches all do it because
we love the cars and that the people I have met on the vari-
ous Porsche forums are for the most part pretty genuine
folks, have many of the same interests, and Marc had a
pretty long history of quality fabrication as well as estab-
lished relationships with many Porsche part vendors and
the Porsche racing community – he lives literally within
earshot of Laguna Seca. After several phone conversa-
tions, pictures of cars Marc had built, email correspon-
dence and a detailed description of what Marc would do to
the car including a very detailed parts and labor break-
down, I bought the car and authorized Marc to get under-
way.
Marc began work on the car in early March, 2012. After
driving it a bit and performing a compression and leak
down test of the engine he began totally disassembling the
car, and I mean everything.
Figure 4. Car totally stripped and on rotisserie
I worked with Marc and Dave Bouzaglou of TRE Mo-
torsports in Van Nuys, CA in determining how far to go in
replicating a ’73 RSR. I decide to build what I will call a
‘street’ RSR. We chose to start with a ’84-’88 Carrera pri-
marily for the rust resistant steel body and the 3.2 engine.
Since the car I bought was a CA car spending its entire life
there, we found no rust issues. To turn an ’85 car into
one that looks on the outside like a ’73 RSR is 19
not too difficult, in theory! The basic body shell from ’69
to ’88 are the same. Only the hood, trunk lid, front and
rear bumpers, flares, trim, mirrors, lights and front fenders
need to be replaced or modified to look like a ’69-73 car.
However it wasn’t quite that simple. There was quite a
bit of fabrication necessary for both bumpers.
Figure 5. To get the bumpers to exactly match up to
flares took extra fabrication
Also the rear torsion bar access holes,
Figure 6. Early model torsion bar access holes had to
be fabricated onto body
the engine lid for the A/C condenser, the trunk lid and the
front fenders. There are several options to replicate the
front fenders –buy fiberglass replacements, buy new or
used early replacement fenders or cut off the light boxes
on some early fenders and weld them onto the existing
fenders. I chose the latter.
Figure 7. We found sound donor early fenders, cut off
the light boxes and welded them in place
In addition there are many electrical, heat, ventilation,
trim, engine and suspension items to address.
Figure 8. Underside was painted first then body
parts were re-checked for fit before disassem-
bling and topside paint
Tech Tech -- 1973 Carrera RSR Tribute1973 Carrera RSR Tribute
1973 Carrera
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After all the fabrication work was done, the car was taken
to the body shop for final body work and paint. It was put
on a rotisserie, thoroughly blasted, cleaned, primed and
painted top and bottom.
While this was going on Marc had all the hardware, nuts and bolts plated to match the original finish and engine
Figure 9. Newly plated parts start to go back on the car. sheet metal and the suspension pieces that we kept were
powder coated.
Figure 10. Boxster brakes, Bilsteins and other assorted
suspension upgrades.
We didn’t do too much to the engine. Just a Steve Wong
performance chip, SSI heat exchangers, M&K muffler,
MSD ignition and early 911 sheet metal. The 915 trans-
mission was rebuilt. For the suspension we replaced the
shocks with new Bilstein sport shocks, a Turbo tie-rod kit
and poly-bronze bushings from Elephant Racing, new
Sway-Away torsion and sway bars. The brakes were re-
placed with a TRE brake kit using bigger Boxster cali-
pers.
Figure 11. I love the new period correct seats!
The car came with Fuchs 7s and 9s which I had refinished
by Al Reed in SoCal but I wanted a deeper look so I
bought 8” and 10” Braid BZ Fuchs look-alikes in the RSR
frosted finish. The interior was replaced with new period
correct seats with imported Scotish wool Tarten plaid in-
serts made by GTS Classics in Texas.
RS interior carpet and door panels from AppBiz in CA
were also installed. The dash and various other interior
pieces were recovered by Classic 9 Leather in MI.
All gauges were rebuilt and backdated to ’73 by 21
a RSR Tribute
Rob MairsRob Mairs
North Hollywood Speedometers and the steering wheel
was replaced with a period correct Momo Prototipo
wheel.
As you might imagine, putting the car back together was a
lot harder than taking it apart. If you ever do this make
sure you take a lot of pictures. Luckily Marc did!
Figure 12. Engine compartment starting to go back to-
gether.
Figure 13. A wiring and ventilation jungle going back
together.
Putting the wiring harness back, ventilation system, A/C
and oil cooling hoses back in are a real chore. I am still
working a few electrical issues.
But once it starts to take shape it gets pretty exciting. In
addition to these major body changes, there were mirror,
hood latch, emblem, trim, and rubber changes to be made.
I had hoped to have the car for the summer but it was not
to be. The next goal was the Chesapeake Challenge but I
missed that and I finally got the car on Thanksgiving
morning.
Was it worth it? To me it clearly was.
RobRob
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Concours Concours -- 2015 Amelia Island Conc2015 Amelia Island Conc
2015 Amelia Island C
RR ecord crowds at the 20th Amelia Island Con-
cours d’Elegance on March 13-15 were cap-
tivated by the breathtaking display of over
315 cars and motorcycles from around the
world. Event Founder and Chairman Bill Warner crafted
an imaginative array of 38 classes. Porsches were dis-
played in the Cars of Sir Stirling Moss, Porsche 914/916,
Race Cars, Sports and GT Cars, and World Rally Car
classes.
The 1960 Porsche RS-60 from the Revs Institute for
Automotive Research in Naples, FL was a favorite in the
Cars of Sir Stirling Moss class. This RS-60 won the Targa
Floria in 1960 and finished 2nd in the 1960 Nürburgring
1000.
The Porsche 914/916 class included 10 examples. The
Porsche Family sent the 1969 914/8, one of 2 prototypes
built. It is powered by the 908 flat-8 racing engine, and
surplus hand-built development prototype body. Jeff and
Terri Zwart showed their 1971 Porsche 914/6 GT Werks
car, built in 11/1970 for the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally.
We ran into Chesapeake Region member and former PCA
National president Manny Alben, as well as current PCA
National President Caren Cooper and VP Tom Gorsuch.
The weekend schedule was packed with not only the Con-
cours, but also book signings, Cars and Coffee, RM Auc-
tion, road tours, automotive seminars, silent auction, and
test drives. But in the end, it is a great gathering of people
with a shared passion. The Amelia Island Concours
d’Elegance continues to be a mecca for automotive enthu-
siasts. This world-class event gets better every year.
Watch our Youtube video at http://youtu.be/q9KsXmf-
yM4 with pictures taken by Connie during this fun week-end.
Bob and Connie Bob and Connie
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Hello, all.Hello, all. We had a nice turnout at We had a nice turnout at the Hunt Valley Horse-the Hunt Valley Horse-powering/Cars & Coffee powering/Cars & Coffee event today.event today. I lost count I lost count at 70 Porsches!at 70 Porsches! There There were many PCAwere many PCA--Chesapeake members, Chesapeake members, some Potomac members, some Potomac members, and many nonand many non--Club peo-Club peo-ple.ple. We did some recruit-We did some recruit-ing among the noning among the non--Club Club drivers.drivers. The weather The weather generally cooperated, generally cooperated, too.too. All the best, DougAll the best, Doug
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ring Cars & Coffeering Cars & Coffee
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AA post in motoring.com.au sure
does make it seem that way. Ac-
cording to what we read, the nor-
mally aspirated Carrera and Car-
rera S models, set to debut as the face lifted 991
series at Frankfurt Motor Show later this year,
will both feature downsized turbo engines.
specifically, the story goes on to say that the
base Carrera will carry a 2.7 liter turbo flat-six
while the Carrera S receives a 3.4 liter turbo al-
lowing for nearly 30 mpg. The smaller of the
two motors could produces as much as 400 hp
(50 more than today's 350 hp) and the turbo 3.4
slated for the Carrera S will produce "more than
400 horsepower" without specifying how much
more.
Where's this information come from you ask?
Did they just make it up? No, the story says that
their source is none other than Dr. Erhard
Mössle, the Product Line Director for the Por-
sche 911 Turbo, Carrera 4 and Targa who spoke
to motoring.com.au during the launch of the
new 911 Targa 4 GTS in Australia and let them
know the current 991 series 911 will remain in
production until the end of the year. However,
when we read his quotes, we can't reach the
same conclusion as they did regarding turbos.
Here's what Mössle said, "This is the last one
[presumably referring to this version of the nor-
mally aspirated 991], and then we start again."
That's it.
A Hybrid 911 Seems To Be A Given At Some
In The News In The News -- Are All 911’s To BecoAre All 911’s To Beco
Could 2016 Mark The End
Point
However, the story does go on to say that Dr Mössle explained that the next-generation 911, set to
be introduced in 2020 (the 992 maybe?), will "be engineered for hybrid power". The level of hy-
bridization will dictate the amount of change from the 991 series platform.
ome Turbos?me Turbos? of The 911 As We Know It?
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TT his has to be one of the single strangest stories
I've ever heard in the Porsche world. Alleg-
edly, this Porsche was purchased by the cur-
rent owner (his name is Jay) in 1984, and the
car was already a bodge-job of some wacky elements. It
had wide RSR-esque fenders, some weird tack on rocker
panel covers, a ducktail engine lid, and some IROC
bumpers on a short wheelbase Porsche. Not to mention,
the drivetrain had been dropped at some point, and the
original 2-liter power plant was replaced by a CIS-fueled
2.7 liter engine and a 915 gearbox out of a 1974 911. It
had a roll bar, and there was plenty of evidence that the
car had been raced at one point.
Back in 1984, Jay was just a casual enthusiast who picked
up a second job in order to afford a really cool Porsche to
drive. In his words, "back then I beat [the car] like it
owed me money". After driving it for quite a while, the
Porsche was parked and he shuffled it around in storage
for a couple of decades. It had sentimental value, I'm sure.
Older, perhaps wiser, and with the recent surge in interest
in early 911s, Jay thought it was about time to drag his
out of storage and give it a thorough going over. That was
when the discoveries began.
Being a short-wheelbase 911, that already limits it to a
four-year production window in the mid-to-late 1960s.
The weirdness began when Jay started to notice odd
pieces of the car that didn't jibe with other 911s he'd seen.
The chrome exterior door handles had a unique shape.
The front horn grilles were held on with four screws in-
stead of just two. The window frames used two screws at
a joint instead of three. Most tellingly, the engine lid clos-
ing panel was missing the six little indents that indicate
engine information decal placement (depicted in the
blurry photo below). After doing a little digging, Jay
seems to have found out that his Porsche is a very early
build number. Chassis number 300 005, in actuality.
If you look at this Porsche's internal build sheet excerpt
(below) from the very earliest of 911 production, you'll
see just what we're talking about. I've cropped the page to
include the information about only the first 6 cars. #005 is
the final car shown, and has a build date of September 21,
1964. It's been said in a number of places that
"production" didn't officially begin until November of
1964, so it is possible that these would be considered
"vorserie" pre-production cars. 005 and 004 were built on
the same day, so it's difficult to say if 005 would be the
5th or 6th car completed. Either way, 007, 003, 001, 002,
and 004 are nowhere to be found and completely unac-
counted for, making 005 the earliest production (or pre-
production) 911 out there. There are, of course, two 1963
911 prototypes still out there that are older; Chassis 13327
known as Barbarossa, and Chassis 13360 the proto-
cabriolet.
We've reached out to Jay for further comment, and he has
gotten back to us. Obviously there is a lot of data to proc-
ess and stories to review, but we'll be sure to update you
with what we can as soon as we have it. Personally, I'm
hopeful that this will all play out in future posts and a
complete restoration build is carried out on the car. Even
Porsche doesn't own a car this old, and a piece of history
like this deserves to be returned to its former glory.
In The News In The News -- Earliest Production 9Earliest Production 9
Earliest “Production” 911 In Exist
911 In Existence...911 In Existence...
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II t looks like Porsche is not the only one that is poking at Variable Com-pression Ratio (VCR) engines in the hope finding better fuel econ-
omy and increased power. Nissan has de-veloped an engine. The DOE has been spending money exploring the options for more than the past 15 years. The VCR technology couples up nicely with turbo charging- which is the trend across the Porsche product line. A better explanation of what Porsche is up to can be found at http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/204531-porsche-patents-a-variable-compression -ratio-engine-to-boost-power-and-fuel-efficiency What is not being said in any of the arti-cles, that I read, is that the Porsche design increases rotational mass. An increase in the rotational mass typically mandates a decease in the maximum RPM. Then again, Porsche Turbos have never been about high RPMs. The days of the 9000 RPM GT-3 may be coming to an end. Best regards, Jim
Porsche patents a variablePorsche patents a variable--compressioncompression--ratio engine to ratio engine to boost power and fuel efficiencyboost power and fuel efficiency Porsche has received a patent on a new form of the variable-compression-ratio engine. This would be especially useful with turbocharged engines that today run at lower compres-sion ratios, to avoid over-stressing the engine when the tur-bocharger is forcing more air into the combustion chambers. The patent was sought by Porsche’s huge consulting arm along with Porsche client Hilite International, suggesting the engine technology might be offered to other automakers if and when it’s made commercially viable.
Why variable compression ratio matters
Today’s gasoline-engine cars compress the outside air to about a tenth its original volume, a 10:1 ratio, inside each cylinder. Compress it more and you get detonation – also called knock or ping – before the spark plug ignites the air-fuel mixture at or near top dead center, when the piston is at the top of its travel.
Technology has raised compression ratios to 11:1 or 12:1 and as high as 13:1 in Mazda SkyActiv cars. Premium-grade gasoline allows for higher compression ratios than regular. Knock sensors can adjust ignition timing to avoid detona-tion. Still, design engineers have to back off on the base compression ratio when there’s a turbocharger in-volved, which affects efficiency at low rpm, which reduces mpg in the vehicle and its desirability to the buyer. It also makes the car feel like a pig when your first tromp on the throttle (turbo lag). Enter the variable-compression-ratio en-gine and Porsche’s new technology.
How Porsche does it: adjustable length connecting rods
Porsche and Hilite conceived a way to adjust the apparent length of the connecting rods, the metal arms that connect to the crankshaft and drive the pistons up and down. A sole-noid allows small oil-pressure-driven rods and an eccentric
Tech Tech -- Porsche Working On VariablePorsche Working On Variable
Porsche patents a variable-compression-rat
adjuster to raise or lower the bearing supporting the piston. The patent diagram appears to show a high and low position currently, not a variable height.
The car starts off with the piston in the high position. When the turbo begins injecting pressurized air, the piston drops to the low position. That reduces the compression ratio momentarily, allowing for more turbocharger boost and more power. The Porsche-Hilite design appears to be comparatively simple, at least compared to other variable-compression-ratio ef-forts that date back a century.
Development still needed
From patent to engine in production could be several years. Even a relatively simple design needs to be tested for durabil-ity and quirks that might show up outside the lab. Still, engines of the last 25 years have become increasingly more com-plex without any falloff in basic reliability. Hilite International makes components used in variable valve timing controls (VVT) that run reliably despite their complexity.
Since Porsche is a consulting group as well as an automaker, and in some years in the past made more money off consult-ing, this is likely to be a technology with the possibility of being adopted throughout the industry on small engines — just as Mitsubishi’s balancer shafts are now common on almost every four-cylinder engine. These designs also show that the gasoline internal combustion engine will continue to be the dominant powerplant in passenger cars.
ee--Compression EngineCompression Engine
tio engine to boost power and fuel efficiency
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Items for Sale, Rent, Loan and Free!Items for Sale, Rent, Loan and Free!
MarketMarket Advertisements in the Market are free for members of any PCA Region. A $10 fee is charged for advertisements submitted by non-members. Contact the Patter editor ([email protected]) for details or to submit a classified advertisement.
For SaleFor Sale
RACE/TRACK 993 $48,000 Many on Rennlist and in PCA know my 993 to be a very well developed and prepared car that is fast and forgiving. It is that rarest of racecars in that it has taken me to the podium quite a few times and, yet, it has never been wrecked. This car spent the first four years four or five years as a street car and then became a car that I drove 99% on the track. It is technically street legal since it's tagged and ti-tled. I've actually been stopped/been given warnings by two police officers, and nei-ther of them cited me for the loud exhaust, roll cage, etc. Lucky, I suppose. I have a lifetime emissions waiver from the state of Maryland, so it never needs to be smogged again. Contact: Mark Samuel at 410-375-6114 [email protected]
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Items for Sale, Rent, Loan and Free!Items for Sale, Rent, Loan and Free!
MarketMarket Advertisements in the Market are free for members of any PCA Region. A $10 fee is charged for advertisements submitted by non-members. Contact the Patter editor ([email protected]) for details or to submit a classified advertisement.
For SaleFor Sale
Bridgestone Tires $80/obo 2 Bridgestone Potenza S-02A 205/50 ZR17 Boxster tires in excellent condition with 7/32” tread remaining. Original 914 Steel Wheels $80/obo 4 original steel wheels that fit 1972 914. Contact: Jack Roth at 240-687-0857 [email protected]
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MarketMarket Advertisements in the Market are free for members of any PCA Region. A $10 fee is charged for advertisements submitted by non-members. Contact the Patter editor ([email protected]) for details or to submit a classified advertisement.
For SaleFor Sale
2007 Cayman S $38,500/obo White/Black, like new, heated garage kept, non-smoker, 6-speed, 19” Turbo II wheels, sport chrono plus, PASM, PCM with navigation, auto climate, Bose sound, heated leather sport seats, Alcantara sport steering wheel, bi-Xenon headlights, Borla exhaust, RSS sway bars, 3M clearbra, new battery, brake pads & rotors, car is current on service with all records included, books/2 keys/all OEM parts included. 38,000 miles. Selling due to lack of time to enjoy car. Contact: Jeff McClure, Baltimore, MD at 443-801-4559. [email protected]
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2013 Boxster Items Porsche Brand Indoor Car Cover - $175
Coco Floor Mats of Natural Herringbone - $85
Clear Windstop from Pedros Garage - $75
Sold my 2013 Boxster and purchased a new 2015 911, so these items are for sale.
Contact: Jim Orrell at [email protected] or
410-592-3847.
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54 YEARS STRONG
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