I just love your work product...there’s a Canadian guy “my self reliance” who has this gift of yours, builds a cabin in the wilderness. You two have so much in common. So much respect.
I'm in the process of tearing down the trailing arms on my 69 912. My angle finder fell just like yours but it broke, lol. These old cars are such a joy to work on. Cheers and cool videos.
I am a relatively new viewer of youtube. I have found that many video posters do a terrible job. I enjoy them mostly anyway, but then by accident, because of a love of cars, and diy, and such, I found your excellent videos. your videos are so great for many reasons. the camera is in focus, and the image is well lit. the editing is clear, the narration is simple, clear, effective, and actually helps. you are obviously intelligent and that alone is a very nice break. you have smart solutions to interesting esoteric problems. the subject material is interesting just as a viewer, but restoration is beautiful, and your is a very high standard for a DIY. I appreciate all the hard work you do with the production, and then pile on top, a beautiful restoration of a classic car done very well. I feel like I know a secret because you don't have 250,000 views. the quality is there. very calming, and precise and fun. your habits are safe enough, and it is nice to see you spend the money to restore this car, in dream scenario land for a guy like me.
Hi Kav Just came across your video and I must say fantastic job you are doing there Beautiful detail! Also great camera work getting in this tight spots Keep up the great work=) Cheers!
Hey Kav, I have a question for you, at @3:30 when you are re-threading screw hole on hub, I noticed what I think is a lot of play from the hub in the wheel bearing. Is this hub and wheel bearing play normal? Did you have any issues with this wheel bearing after your repair? thanks
I'd like to make a suggestion regarding the rear bearings. Put the bearings in the freezer. This will make them shrink by a few thou, & they should just drop in.
@@kavs911 cool. Something else I have been thinking is to spray the housing with freeze spray. My theory behind this is that heat expands the metal, making the bearing housing smaller. Freezing the housing could make it bigger by shrinking the metal
Did you freeze that rear wheel bearing overnight before you tried to pull it in? Makes installing the bearing much easier. Your restoration of the trailing arm assy looks very nice. Why the overly long studs? That’s a lot of extra un- sprung weight. I would have used adjustable spring plates, such as Elephant Racing’s quick change version, as you will not be able to corner balance the car with the non adjustable rear suspension. Nice Job!
I just sat and watched all the videos on this. Great build! I'm in awe of the time and patience you are putting towards the build. Do you have a build log anywhere? Also, how do you keep the process so clean and organized? I would love any tips you have on that.
excellent point. I am a mechanic with 38 years experience....and my jar of anti - seize is always at my fingertips. I also live and work near the Atlantic ocean.
I have a 1978 Porsche 911SC that I would like to lower a couple of inches. Is there some rule of thumb that correlates a change in the angle of the stock spring plate to a lower or raise of the car in inches? Let's say for example does 1 degree of change equals 1 inch?
It may have been mentioned in a previous video, but are your settings for the US market ride height or ROW ride height? I think the ROW are about 10mm lower?
I'm about to buy parts to rebuild the ebrake and was wondering if you could help. Here's my list, could let me know if anything is wrong or missing? New ebrake pads Shoe spreader x2 Double coil return spring x2 Concave washer spring x4 E-brake compression spring x2 roll pin x4 return spring x2
I would replace the cables too! Wish I'd done that as I think my cables have stretched over time. May as well if you're replacing everything else. Also check the hand brake micro switch which operates the light on the dash. Good luck!
