Topic: Help? Reviving a 1975 Porsche 911
So my wife was out of the country and my neighbor tells me he's got an old car in his garage on jacks that he started fixing an exhaust leak on about 25 years ago but he's starting to think he may never get around to finishing, and that he'd like to see it go to someone that would get it back together.
It's a 1975 Porsche 911 with wide body flares that's in pretty decent shape, but in a state of multiple simultaneous half-completed projects (dash, headlights, exhaust), so I of course buy it. I've done enough to get it back on the road and holy hell this car is fun when you open it up, but it still isn't running "great" around town or when cold, and it leaks some oil here and there.
I would love to get some advice from someone who's worked on these old magnesium air cooled engines before on where to start chasing down cold start issues and oil leaks. I'm doing the math on if I should try to keep chasing down one symptom at a time or just drop the motor and go through it end to end. Anyone gone down this path before and willing to advise?
Cheers,
Seth