My 964 experience..

MarkGolf · 25 Oct 2019

Not much going on here, it's covered up in the garage while the distributors stripped down in the house, going to order some bearings from Diddi.

Someone had been here before.. thankfully, belt was OK, a bit hard if anything.

Wanted to support Drew of Cooled Collective, really good YouTube videos of the US porsche scene, we're doing it wrong here.

MarkGolf · 26 Nov 2019

Was hoping to get this along to the PCGB Bicester Heritage meet but the courier has lost the bearings for the distributors in Germany somewhere :sad: :sad: :sad:

Stimpy · 26 Nov 2019

MarkGolf said:
Was hoping to get this along to the PCGB Bicester Heritage meet but the courier has lost the bearings for the distributors in Germany somewhere :sad: :sad: :sad:

When is/ was this meet Mark?

MarkGolf · 27 Nov 2019

Hi Stimpy,

8th Dec

https://www.porscheclubgb.com/events/2019/december/a-porsche-christmas

Was good last year!

MarkGolf · 19 Dec 2019

Still no bearings

Hermes lost the 2nd batch sent out too :dont know: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

MarkGolf · 3 Jan 2020

Anyone know where to get these bearings? I still haven't got them due to couriers losing them twice from Germany. Need to get this car started! :dont know:

berni29 · 5 Jan 2020

MarkGolf said:
I am surprised myself really, seeing as many people use them for track cars and the like. Maybe it's just the combination of heavy steering, balloon tyres and original rear shocks (until adapters come) that give the impression of a heavy car.

It's certainly not awful or even bad but I just notice the tank like feel when jumping in it from my 997 or as I did today, jumping from it into my Mk1 MX5 which is a dart compared, obviously. I find the 964 just takes some effort to steer and get it round a corner and I can feel the weight of the thing through the controls, I would be interested to weigh it just to see if it is psychological or if it is actually heavy.

Google tells me it's 1445 kg, dry, tiptronic so slightly heavier than the 997. Either way, still a joy and occasion to drive!

Hi

I have a Tip 993, and I used to have a manual 964 C4, and I do agree that at low speeds they do feel like a heavy car. Having said that like you I used to have a lightweight alternative (CRX Mk1 1600 & Golf GTI Mk2) so the difference was quite marked. At faster speeds though its a completely different story and the 993 just gets better and better.

Great thread by the way. Almost makes me want to clean my car a bit more!

All the best

Berni

MarkGolf · 13 Jan 2020

I have to agree, i do find the weight of the 964 disappears at speed but I think that's a 911 thing, they just feel right when going at speed, the same goes for my 997, I find it a bit of a chore to drive in town, it's not comfortable but once it's on a clear road, it is in its element.

I would advise against cleaning it if you are at all like me, I don't want to get them dirty after so I end up not using them after a clean!

Cheers

Y2K · 13 Jan 2020

What a great thread and beautiful car. 8)

Any pics of your classic Mercs?

MarkGolf · 21 Jan 2020

Thanks!

SL now sold, want another, great cars!

280 is going to be for sale. Not my choice of colour but was given to me.
Been in the garage for over 10 years now, one of the first cars I ever brought back to a show worthy condition.

Both odd colours for me but regardless, the build quality of both cars is unreal, the 280 is a tank!

FINALLY got my bearings, that's nearly fitted back up just need to compress the primary shaft so I can get the circlip on!

MarkGolf · 29 Jan 2020

Woohoo, the bearings finally arrived which enabled me to finally put my distributor back together!

Easy enough, had to use a valve spring compressor to get the circlip back on the secondary shaft and used a vice to press the pin in for the drive gear. All fresh and ready to be refitted, I can't wait to get it going again.

One thing I realised, I didn't get the engine at TDC before removing, so I need to work out where TDC is, I can line the crank Z mark up but I guess I am going to have to pull a plug and find where the piston is to be sure! Not looked in to this yet.

Diddi · 2 Feb 2020

....install distributor if belt pulley stand not on TDC ?

...you can find instructions and more --> [email protected]

Diddi · 14 Feb 2020

....take care of your distributor - belt torn and lucky again...

MarkGolf · 10 Mar 2020

Wow that's pretty *****!

Got mine back on, new caps and rotors, bosch items.

Started up first time and runs smoother than every! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Now need some sunshine to go for a good drive :worship:

MarkGolf · 21 Oct 2020

Been a while since updates, haven't been up to too much with the car but got a lot planned now.

The 1 and only thing I really did over lock down was fit some caps missing from my decklid, I would have never known about these but an eagle eyed viewer on instagram let me know about them.

Fast forward to September, I found some 5mm spacers, spot the difference, no I can't see any either. Have another set for the front and will see how it looks overall then but I think at least 10 would be required on the rear.

MOT, sailed through although once done, it did fail to start.

Picked up some minor battle wounds on the front bumper, I'll be able to put more info on this later but was a good little day out.

Dwarfed by a Taycan

I am thinking that I need to find a non wiper rear glass, just to clean the rear end up, I will never ever use it so I may as well lose it.

Currently fitting an active subwoofer behind rear seat and many new upgrades coming.

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