I found some things.

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
08/14/2014 at 11:51 • Filed to: Adventure

I found this tool set in the frunk of the 911, underneath the carpet and spare tire(which I didn't know was still in there). It might be it's original tool kit that comes with the car! I wonder how helpful they'd be in fixing the car.

Here's the spare tire too! And this other thing I found, not sure what this tool is either.

DISCUSSION (15)

twochevrons > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 11:55

That blue thing is a type of jack. The hinged part will engage into some kind of slot on the car, usually near the bumper mounts, while the handle and worm drive will raise and lower it.

I certainly wouldn't use a jack like that in anything but an emergency, but it works well enough if you're caught out by the side of the road.

That looks like a pretty comprehensive toolkit to include with a car (the Germans are good like that), but I still wouldn't use it for any repairs. It's still pretty minimal, and my feeling has always been to leave toolkits like that untouched, so that things don't get lost or damaged and it's ready for the times by the side of the road when that's all you have on hand (although even then, I keep a decent socket set and a few other tools in my cars at all times).

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > twochevrons
08/14/2014 at 11:57

Fascinating. This car is becoming more and more like a barn find every day, unfortunately. :(

twochevrons > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 12:06

My Rover had almost the exact same jack. Took me a while to figure it out, but once I found that the bumper overriders were removable and hid the jacking points behind them, it made sense.

The key thing there is to not give up. I've been in that place before. Heck, my Scirocco has sat in storage for a couple of years now because it won't run quite right. The fuel tank is full of gunk and keeps gumming up the CIS. But it's there, and once I have the time and space again to fix it, I'll put a new tank in. Don't let yourself get despondent about it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > twochevrons
08/14/2014 at 12:14

Could it be the fuel tank that's the problem here? or vacuum lines? Or maybe it's just a bad batch of gas that needs to be siphoned out and replaced with fresh gas and problems solved? It's just so saddening that it was running fine and then one day it just starts acting up while driving and dies. And the dream cruise is this week too. :'(

Also, any clue what that "belt-shaped" thing is? it says PORSCHE and 9.5 x 710 on the side of it.

ttyymmnn > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 12:17

I wonder how helpful they'd be in fixing the car.

I imagine you'd have a wrench for any sized bolt in the car. But as halkyardo said, I'd leave this in the frunk for emergencies. Figure out all the sizes and get you some proper tools to match (if you don't already have them). Great find, though.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > twochevrons
08/14/2014 at 12:23

I think that belt is a V-belt? Or fan belt?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ttyymmnn
08/14/2014 at 12:24

I've found people selling original tool sets for up to $500! That's astounding. It's definitely a keeper to save for emergencies only, but it's a cool part of history. I'm going back to the fronk to see what else I can find.

ttyymmnn > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 12:35

But I think it would be worth even more money when still associated with its original car.

I'm going back to the fronk to see what else I can find.

Let us know if you find Jimmy Hoffa.

twochevrons > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 12:35

The tank itself is rusting badly. The car had sat for nearly 20 years before I bought it, so the fuel that was in there had turned to varnish as well, chunks of which occasionally get pulled through. It would, in theory, be possible to just clean the tank, but that's a horrible process, and new tanks are cheap enough that there's not much point.

I've disassembled the CIS metering head and cleaned it a couple of times, and it will run great for a few weeks, then start acting up again, usually at the worst possible time. It's frustrating, but at least there's a solution in sight. It's just been on the back burner since I started working on my MGA and 850R.

Especially with older V-type belts, it's a good idea to carry a spare (even more so when that's what drives your cooling system, too). That's a nice touch that Porsche threw one in for the tool kit. Concours types would go nuts over all those original parts!

What's ailing the Porsche? I've utterly no experience with their kind, but 911s fascinate me, and I've always had a bit of a spot spot for the 914/924/944 line. Are you still having trouble with yours, too?

twochevrons > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 12:39

Original tool kits can be pretty cool. I'm sad that my MGA's one is missing – it would have originally come with a beautiful copper mallet for the knock-on wheel nuts, as well as a jack whose handle could be removed and also used as a starting handle for the engine! They're crazy expensive now, of course, so I get by with a rubber tent-peg mallet and hoping that I'll never need to use a starting handle.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > twochevrons
08/14/2014 at 12:52

If you've got time, then I've got the history of what's wrong in multiple videos. They explain better than my typing.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > twochevrons
08/14/2014 at 12:59

I love improvising. :)

That tool kit sounds awesome. Seeing as I assume copper isn't used for many tools nowadays? But it seems that original tool kits are better than ones you find in stores?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ttyymmnn
08/14/2014 at 13:00

I don't think Hoffa is in the frunk. He could be in my basement for all I know. That storage area is cramped.

twochevrons > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
08/14/2014 at 13:04

I wouldn't say that they're better per se. In fact, usually, they're pretty cheaply made. It's more just the originality factor that people like.

That said, sometimes, like in the MGA's case, it's a matter of specialized tools: copper mallets are hard to find now (really, you just need something soft enough that it won't damage the chromed nuts), and the jack/starting handle is, of course, specific to the car. People sell reproductions, of course, but they're far too expensive for me to consider, and improvisation works just as well. Plus, the car's so light and easy to start that push-starting is no hardship if it came down to it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > twochevrons
08/14/2014 at 13:10

I see. I like originality as well, because nostalgia and such. Also, I agree with vintage cars being light. I just pushed the 911 out of my garage with as if it were a lawn mower; such minimal effort. Why can't modern cars be like these anymore, I wish.