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by Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America

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Editor, Steve Fairbrother

From Rod Mores, “I have watched Bruce Canepa’s YouTube channel for years. He records a feature called “Shop Walk” showing some of the work his staff undertake to restore cars. Not all are Porsche but it’s clear he has a passion for the brand.” https://www.youtube.com/c/CanepaMotorsport

WANTED - MCL Motors Cars license plate bracket

My name is Ira Bergman and I live in Boca Raton, Florida. I am a member of the Gold Coast Region of PCA and the proud owner of a 1984 911 3.2L Cabriolet. Interestingly, my car was originally purchased at MCL Motor Cars in Vancouver. I would love to have an MCL Motors Cars license plate bracket. Do any of your members have one that they would be willing to sell? Thanks in advance. Ira Bergman ibergnyc@yahoo.com

VIR Member, Tony Booth

Recently I have been asked “what is your favourite Porsche?” Well, I normally reply “a roaring 993 with the air intake package”, or sometimes “the docile 912 with its mechanically noisy old 356 engine.”

Well, last couple of times I just said “the 968 Coupe” to which the response has been much eye blinking until I quickly follow-up with “it could have been called a Series 3 944 (which also could have been called a series 2 924S) - such is the heritage of the 968.

It is not a 944. According to Porsche, it is 83% new, but it’s a good response for those not familiar with the 968, and there are many who have never even heard of the Porsche 968.

Some passers-by have even asked if it’s a new line of Porsches and the rear view mirror has to be checked often watching out for followers closing in to read the numbers 968 on the rear. Maybe Prince fans or possibly due to its rarity?

Very few 968’s were delivered to North America and even less to Canada. In its reign from 1992 to 1995 a total of only 2,234 Coupes were destined for all of NA. Of that number, only 121 were shipped to Canada with the C36 Canadian specification and options which included heated seats and headlight washers. Luckily I’ve had this Canadian specification 968 for several years now and it’s become my daily driver, but only in the good weather of course!

The stunning ‘violet blue metallic’ colour which attracted much attention was to become the focus of trying to understand the Porsche paint code system. The result was very encouraging, for this car turns out to be a rare 968. However, my first thoughts were about Porsche’s

declaration that the car was 83% new when it looked so similar to the earlier 924 and the 944 lines, not forgetting that the year 1994 was quite early in the era of the technique of ‘marketing of cosmetic changes’. So where can this 83% be found? And, what had I actually purchased?

For a start, on the documentary side, I can recommend two books and several articles that get down to the solid facts and data, rather than flowery marketing.

Peter Morgan’s “Original Porsche 924/944/968” 1998 published by Bay View Books in the U.K. is a delightful, well documented and photographic history of these three models. It also has sections on buying and driving them. It dedicates 18 of 128 pages solely to the 968 and its rare variants. Another smaller soft cover book by Stefano Pasini “Porsche 968” 1992 Published by Automobilia, Srl in Italy, offers excellent photos and impressions of the car from many aspects.

As regards articles, “Porsche Panorama” has published articles that can be recovered and read on the PCA.org site. These include :

968 Market Dashboard August 2021 (which shows pricing trends) The 968 at 25 November 2017 968 Super variants May 2014, July 2018 and February 2017

“What’s going on with the Porsche 98 Market” a recent stunning article by Rob Sax on a “Bring-a-Trailer” auction, where a low mileage ‘colour to sample’ 968 Coupe sold for $US 164,000. Hopefully, indicating more investment potential?

https://www.pca.org/news/whats-going-on-with-the-porsche-968-market

However, back to the Porsche claim of the 968 being 83% new……

The biggest innovation was a brand new, all aluminium, 250bhp 4-cylinder 3 litre engine that introduced for the first time, VarioCam variable valve timing on the twin camshaft cylinder head. It became the largest capacity four cylinder engine at the time with each cylin-

der the volume of a standard bottle of wine -750 cc. The engine produces a strong torque of 225 lb-ft at 4,100rpm.

A new Motronic ignition controls the VarioCam adjustment system. The camshaft profiles were designed for maximum power, and the timing could be advanced for better torque when the rpm fell below a set point. Fuel consumption and exhaust emissions were improved with the Motronic 2.1 allowing RON 95 (AKI 87) fuels to be used if needed.

To be continued….

Tony

Editor: Tony’s article on his 968 will continue in the next issue.

This is warped! (Published in the December 2020 issue of “Porsche Profile”) First of all, Full Disclosure . I have a shop that specializes in the restoration of warped and delaminated Porsche panels, but that’s not the point. I want to share with you many of the things that I’ve learned about this issue so, if/when you have it, it’ll save you time and money, especially the latter.

What is it? People refer to it as warped door panels and/or delaminating door panels and that’s a fair description of the problem. Which cars are susceptible? All Carrera models manufactured after 2012 (991 and 992), all Boxster and Cayman models manufactured after 2013 (981 and 718). To a lesser extent, we have also seen some Cayenne and Macans suffer the same fate.

Why does it happen and why is it so common? Don’t blame Porsche, this one wasn’t their fault! At the turn of this century German worker safety regulations (TRGS 610) required that solvent-based adhesives for floor coverings (carpets mostly) had to be changed to water-based dispersions to improve indoor air quality by the reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).

Then in 2010 it was mandated that German auto makers could no longer use solvent-based adhesives anywhere in the cabin of their vehicles and the new regulation had them switch immediately (2011) to water-based ones. But the door panels for the new upcoming models (991/992 and 981/718) were already being produced and the materials and fabrication procedures required the very specialized adhesives they were using. Nevertheless they had to switch. Needless to say, the water-based adhesive is not the right one for those panels.

Exactly, what happens? With age (6+ years), ambient heat and humidity, the water-based adhesives deteriorate and the “skin” of the door panel starts to separate (delaminate) from the door panel’s plastic frame. It generally becomes obvious at the top-rear portion of the panel (where the end -cap is located). This portion, which must allow the airbag to deploy in case of a side impact, is perforated from the factory so it can tear if the airbag inflates. But as the “skin” becomes detached, it looses structural integrity and starts to tear with the expansion and contraction of daily temperature swings. Once this happens the rest of the panel quickly starts to come off its base and bows upwards (warping) along the top edge. With the skin off the base, the plastic base can and will warp (deform) with just the heat of the sun on a clear day. Very unsightly on such beautiful cars. At this time the owner generally calls the dealer to inquire whether this is an issue covered under warranty. After 4 years the answer is “no, it is not”.

How much to repair them? The answer from the dealership is not what any owner wants to hear: “We do not repair them, we only replace them and the cost per panel varies between US$1,400 and US$2,400” give or take a few bucks (plus labor). To make matters worse, the panels are re-

Editor, Steve Fairbrother

Below are some items from Porsche that you may want to research further. 911 GT3 R Designed for national and international racing classics. A customer track race car with 565 hp, 6 speed sequential “dog-type” transmission, water cooled 6 cylinders, weight is approx. 1250 kg.

Info at The new Porsche 911 GT3 R. | Porsche Motorsport Hub

911 GT3 RS A track car with 4.0 litre 518 hp engine, 3.2s 0-100kph and top speed of 296 kph. Price is just under $250,000. This model is all about the air flow, with automatically adjusted F1 style DRS rear wing (Drag Reduction System), under car air deflector and much more. The front and rear suspension compression and rebound can be dynamically adjusted by the driver.

Below are some events that are in the Club’s event calendar and there is still room to join! All our events are listed at virpca.motorsportreg.com

Gold River Charity Lunch & Drive, September 10th

Come join us for a drive to Gold River with lunch, Saturday September 10, 2022. Depart at 9am for our drive. Your registration fee of $10 will be donated to the Gold River Food Bank, we will be donating them a cheque just after our lunch (at your expense) before we depart Gold River. Details & reg at msreg.com/2022-gold-river

New Member Social, September 18th—Free lunch for new members!

We welcome members (including transfers into the VI Region) and new co-members who joined the Vancouver Island Region between 1st September 2021 and 31 August 2022. These new members are our guests of honour and their lunch will be paid for by the Club. For other members and guests, the cost of lunch is $26. Priority will be given to new members if we have more than 70 attendees (even though your registration may be received by us). The meal selection is shown in the MSR pages. Please register by Sep 11 via msreg.com/2022-New-Member. Any queries to Kathleen Short at membership@virpca.org

Fall Rally, September 25th—Free for first-timers!

Please join us for the Fall TSD Rally. There is no cost to enter for 1st time rallyers, as the Club is covering the cost of $40 per car. We are limited to around 25 cars and if you have never taken part in a TSD rally, we will provide a Zoom orientation session. Details and reg at msreg.com/2022-fall-rally

VIR members can find VIR logo’d clothing range at our special PCA webstore here... www.pcawebstore.org/regions/VIS

There is always a Cars & Coffee meeting near you at weekends! Pop in, meet old friends and make plenty of new ones. You never know, VIR may even pay for your coffee occasionally too!

There are three locations across the Island to meet Club members regularly: