[JWahlsten]

This time with a 93 Amazon Green car with LSD and sport seats. Seems to be a very well kept example. The first order of business is doing the cam chain and tensioner pads.

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[blue968]

Nice Color!!!

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[PorscheDude]

Very nice!!
Welcome back....

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[jeff968]

Nice, my last cab was Amazon, people really like the color. Good luck.

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[JWahlsten]

Thanks, guys. I totally dig the color. Blue in some lights and dark green in others. We drove it back from Minnesota after its PPI, and it worked flawlessly.

Funny, we ran into the upper Michigan PCA guys on their "tour." What are the odds of running into 20 Porsches in a parking lot in the UP while driving from Minnesota to Jersey with a car picked up the day prior... Very cool, and great folks.

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[PorscheDude]

That GTS is a very cool car.

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[JWahlsten]

Agreed. It's owned by Ed Moore one of the local Delaware PCA guys. It's an original done by Holbert Racing. It goes like stink too... Those tires on that thing are HARD to find. Wide 15s are unobtanium any more.

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[sydneyman2007]

im a little late to the posting but man that 928 and 924 carrera gt would round out my garage quite nicely...

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[PorscheDude]

Saw Joels car the other day at Pete's, and it is a beauty!
You did good Joel.

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[Cloud9...68]

Very nice. How many miles on the car? I'm asking because mine had 83,000 when I bought it, and as a precaution, I also went ahead and had the cam chain and pads replaced right away. BIG MISTAKE, at least in my case. My mistake was not checking them before blindly replacing them. When the mechanic showed my old ones to me, they were practically indestinguishable from new. Hardly even discolored or scratched, let alone gouged. I can't remembr exactly what he charged me, but I think it was north of $400, which I could have put to very good use on the car, as opposed to flushing it down the drain as I had done.

I'm not saying that the chain pads couldn't very likey be in need of replacement. I'm just suggesting that before assuming they're bad, get in there with a good mirror and see if you can inspect them first. There seems to be a very wide range of wear rates on these things, so you may be lucky and have a lot of life left in yours. But if the inspection reveals any noticeable wear, by all means go ahead and replace them. Best of luck with the car.

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[DaveN]

2 cents worth here. Don't feel bad about the replacing chain pads. I bought them and haven't installed them yet as mine look new as well. The catch is that they turn brittle with age and can chunk off at any time and then cause mayhem with the chain and sproket.

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[JWahlsten]

Thanks, Pat. Saw your car today at Hershey, but didn't see you as I looked around. Saw some great looking cars there. I still think Fox944's car has a great look, and would love to get my hands on the splitter on the front of his. Alas, he wasn't around the car either, so I couldn't ask him about it.

I did replace the chain pads, and the ones that came out were ready for replacement. The car has 104,500 on it, and looks much newer. I am planning on tracking the car, so am not willing to skimp on any preventative maintenance. Timing the cams and replacing the hall sender made it run better as well. I did the belts while in there too. Last thing I need to address is a bit of seepage at the lower balance shaft housing.

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[PorscheDude]

Sorry I missed you, I saw so many people today. Unreal...

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[Cloud9...68]

Glad it worked out for you; it sounds like yours were in need of replacing, so it's good that you did it, especially if you're going to track the car. I was going through my closet the other day, and ran across my old chain pads. I still can't believe how new they look. But I'll draw some solace from DaveN's comment that they may get brittle over time. Did you do the job yourself, or did you have it done professionally? I'm asking because I'm wondering if you timed the cams yourself, and if so, how long did it take to get it right? Thanks.

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[JWahlsten]

Did the job myself after accumulating all the right stuff to do it. I got some advice and a couple of things from Max and Pete, and used the list created on RL by Arash. As far as timing the cams went, I used the two dials and the factory procedure with some prior knowledge from Max, and was spot on the first go. Of course using the dials and rechecking the numbers took a bit of time since I'd never done it before. It was pretty cool to do, and rewarding to get it right. I now have two dial gauges, my home grown tools to mount the gauges and measure the movement of the lifters, and the knowledge to help anyone in the area to do it if need be.

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