1973 2.4E Restoration

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:48 am

johnM wrote:
Darren65 wrote: you must update us on your road trip, hope it went well.

Cheers,
Packed up and setting off in ten mins

Fantastic, have a great time - lots of photos please

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:22 pm

Another fun day; paid a visit to Nick Fulljames at Redtek - I love this place, full of some very exotic engines...

...beautifully rebuilt and finely detailed....

...their owners seem to be the 'who's who' of the early Porsche scene - there was even the odd 2.7 Carrera lump kicking around although I expect some would have photographed this better

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I was here to watch the initial stage of my engine being rebuilt - everything was neatly laid out and ready to go

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Over the past few months the engine has been stripped, cleaned, Line Honed, Shuffle Pinned, Barrels Re-Bored, plated with the crank, throttle bodies, fuel pump etc. rebuilt and is now ready for re-assembly...

I spent an enjoyable couple of hours watching Nick re-assemble the bottom end...

With everything thoroughly checked we're now ready to move on to the top end rebuild...

...can't wait

Cheers,

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:25 pm

looking good! keep the pictures coming....

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:32 pm

Impressive stuff Darren, not just the engine, but the whole project

, well done.
Regards,

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:39 pm

Thanks Dougie

- though all a bit mundane and 'run of the mill' compared to your project Mike

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:59 pm

Darren65 wrote:Another fun day; paid a visit to Nick Fulljames at Redtek - I was here to watch the initial stage of my engine being rebuilt

Looks good Darren, it's nice to know it's being built by one of the best. His work is superb. Sounds like a thorough rebuild too. We look forward to seeing progress documented.

Darren65 wrote:...their owners seem to be the 'who's who' of the early Porsche scene - there was even the odd 2.7 Carrera lump kicking around

Ah, the iconic 2.7 MFI engine. Surely Porsche's finest engine.

Darren65 wrote:...can't wait

Well that's a skill you may have to master. It's rude to push in....

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:04 pm

Darren65 wrote:

Consorting with criminals now Darren?....

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:34 am

Ferry Man wrote:Consorting with criminals now Darren?....

Not just me!

- Shady bunch that early 911 crowd!

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:47 pm

Meant to post these with the last batch of shell photos, both looked great - a decision for later

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left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:23 am

No decision; second one.

Post by **Bootsy** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:56 am

left4dead wrote:No decision; second one.

Ditto!

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:27 am

Double-ditto

Highfield · Post by **Highfield** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:39 pm

That is one fabulous shell you have there. The engine looks great as well. If the rest is as clean it will be awesome.

Darren65 · Post by **Darren65** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:21 pm

Thanks Ian

neilbardsley · Post by **neilbardsley** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:40 pm

Ferry Man wrote:
Darren65 wrote:

Consorting with criminals now Darren?....

I so wanted some of that for my garage too but clearly Nick is quicker than me or maybe he just asked for some?

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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