My Journey to Classic 911 Ownership!

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:57 pm

Some new parts arrive!

The brand new S cam...

Some shiny new pistons...

A new piston, along with rings and pins...

The pistons are then ceramic coated to act as a heat barrier to help isolate the piston from the heat of the combustion chamber...

Simon.

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:59 pm

And the engine starts to go back together...

The engine shroud waits to go back in place...

Simon.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:01 pm

Very nice: I'm liking that ceramic coating ...

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:07 pm

The gearbox was rebuilt by Mike Bainbridge.

I managed to source a pair of 61mm output flanges from the USA...

61mm output flanges are rarer than hen's teeth, but they allow me to fit a new old stock ZF Limited Slip Diff...

An RSR style lightened flywheel is being fitted when the engine and gearbox go back together...

Simon.

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:28 pm

RSR engine bar, ready to be fitted...

And the engine is in!

Weber carbs rebuilt and fitted, but no air cleaners just yet!

Simon.

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:16 pm

The engine fired up for the first time!

Next step - off to be correctly jetted and tuned by Bob Watson.

Simon.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:23 pm

Simon this is a brilliant thread thanks for sharing it all.

Gotta love that orange badge restoration - one of the best I've seen

merbesfield · Post by **merbesfield** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:29 pm

Beautiful job. But the steering wheel is on the wrong side

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:40 am

After watching that short clip I think I need a hair cut

Mick Cliff · Post by **Mick Cliff** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:51 am

Alan.UK wrote:After watching that short clip I think I need a hair cut

Thought you'd gone for a singe from the intake stacks instead

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:40 pm

A few more photos for you all!

The car finished and loaded onto the trailer ready to go off to be tuned at Bob Watson's...

Bob and John (the engine builder) work on tuning her up...

And a few shots whilst up on the ramps...

Simon.

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:49 pm

A few days later she's ready for collection!

These photos were taken about 3 weeks ago now and I've since completed the running in over the first 1000 miles and she's had her first service and oil change (actually the fifth oil change, as several were performed during the tuning and bedding in of the engine).

I'm off up to Bob Watson tomorrow for the final tune and rolling road session and then I can really have some fun driving her!

Simon.

911-356 dave · Post by **911-356 dave** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:35 pm

Great job Alan.
What a relief to get back a space in the workshop, looking forward to the pictures of the shell that Barry has rebuilt in paint.
All the best Dave

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:48 pm

No guesses where I was this weekend...

I took the car to Bob in order to have her tuned and tested on a rolling road following running in and the first service...

Sitting on the rolling road ready for the final power run...

And the results...

It's the top two plots we're interested in. The top one is the torque and the next one down is the power.

217 bhp and 248 Nm of torque - from only 3000 rpm!!! Very happy!

Simon.

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:50 pm

Here's a short video of the rolling road power run...

Simon.

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My Journey to Classic 911 Ownership!

nice job