John Glynn's Blog | 911 Porsche tales & other stories
Bye Bye Little Land Cruiser
My reassembled Toyota LJ70 Land Cruiser left the building today. I was sad to see it go, but pleased that it is at least off to do something interesting with the new owner, not just some dreary school run or soggy dog transport!
I think I undersold it as I had not mentioned spare keys, alarm [...]
944: Swamp Monster no more
Having diagnosed the source of the torrential cabin leaks on my 1983 944 Lux (rotten battery tray), it was time to extract the damaged interior and get the car dry. I started by taking out the front seats.
These are proper Recaro sports seats, so I was hoping to save them. No chance – they are [...]
My 944 gets moving
As the 944 Turbo is sold, I was keen to move my other 944 project along; get it MOTed and then either start using it or get shot of it. It has to be MOTed to get the number plate off, so that’s a no choice thing.
Anyway, zoomed over to Dom Delaney’s Porsche place after [...]
Garage Clear Out
Ahead of starting the 911 engine strip down today, I had a major tidy-up in my little garage, which had turned into one of those places where you can get both feet in the door and no further. Five hours later I had floor space and could work on the motor right next to the toolbox. [...]
I think we’re done here
The dream is over.
Well, I say ‘dream’, but I mean unholy nightmare of having cars and bits strewn everywhere. And OK, I say over not in the sense of any sort of finality, more of a page-turning en route to The End. But it’s getting closer!
I have a pair of back lights and the rear bumper [...]