my 951 pics :), in Corpus Christi Options

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Some pics of my 951.

I bought this 951 from a Pelican member in May. I've been driving it quite a bit. My trip started in Denver, then Indy, St. Louis, Pensacola, New Orleans, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and now Houston. It had 94k miles on it when I got it - and I've done about 4k so far. I'll continue driving it until I get back home to Indy in September. Til then I'm having a blast.

It was a great original/stock car when I got it and my goal is to keep it as close to stock as I can, but make it as usable and enjoyable as possible. My few changes are: Porsche CDR220 radio, new speakers, hidden hitch so I can take my bike(s) with me and next is a Koni yellow setup with 968 sway bars. That's about it. The hitch can come off and no one will ever be able to tell it was there.

Anyway, here are a few pics I took last week in Corpus - ok, well it's 10, but they're small (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Scott,
Here is a Link to JCWhitney's Page with the receiver. They are by far the cheapest for the part. It is made buy Curt Manufacturing. The part is drop shipped directly from Curt Mfg. I did a lot of research on this since Thule no longer makes the fit kit for a 944. I don't like the look of the Yakima racks, so a receiver mount seemed to make sense after I found an article by a guy who had a receiver on his 951 - probably to pull a little tire trailer.

Here is a PDF File from Curt Mfg with the mounting details. I called them before I ordered and they were great to deal with. Since I was on the road when I got it, I took it to UHaul to do the install (I know - I'm ashamed - but I have no tools here). When I get it home I'll make some small covers to fill the holes when the receiver is removed. Oh, yeah, I'm gonna get it powder coated red so it disappears a bit more.

It's only gonna handle 100 lbs of tongue weight and 1000 lbs towing capacity, so it's about useless for anything other than a lightweight bike rack or tire trailer.

I got the Raxter 2 bike 1.25" rack. It was the lowest weight unit I could find and it was also the most secure. It works great and weighs about 28 lbs. That leaves about 70 lbs for 2 bikes - so if you've got a big ol downhill bike or a cheap Kmart bike check the weights!

If you look closely, you can see the slightest hint of the receiver on the last pic. Also, you can see a bit of the profile in silhouette in the first pic. I'll look through my pics to see if I have a good shot of it.

Lemme know if you need more info (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)