My new project.........

[964RS]

awesome

will be a shame to drive it like you stole it...but you must

[sladey]

Love that arch shape

[brembo]

All that everybody expected + a whole lot more,great work Mike.
Regards,

[mrg3.6]

awesome ...will be a shame to drive it like you stole it...but you must

Certainly must....but then forget the garage and just hang this gem on the living room wall

Martin

[yoda]

I always think a freshly pained early 911 shell looks wonderful as it is ...... but that is exceptional. What an amazing result. Can't wait to see more pictures!

Regards

[steve wright]

holy crap. I've had my head up the arse of the Okrasa Special for too long and missed this thread completely!!!! Having jsut read all 44 pages in one go, all I can say is I'm gobsmacked. Heroic effort Mike.

[letsrollbabe]

Mike:

I like the new rear flares, it really does capture the prototype look. I am anxious to see the reworked rear bumpers now. I think Helen will be seeing a lot less of you when this georgous body gets back to Neil's for assembly...the fun part for you. Getting that beautiful engine and all those special parts torqued down correctly and fitting properly will be a challenge that will be very satisfying. Wish I could be there to help.

Gib

[porscheman]

Absolutely beautiful Mike and well worth the wait. I will have to get myself down there for a nosey before she leaves Bruces.

Have you started a "passenger rides" list yet?

[Mike]

thanks so much for all the positive comments guy's really do appreciate it, especially coming from such sober
upright and knowledgeable 'maverick' members of the Porsche community! Sladey excepted of course.......

holy crap

Steve, I feel I owe you an apology if you've had to suffer all 44 pages in one go, that could lead to serious
mental damage! I'm a great fan of the Okrasa special and your fantastic thread, well done and looking forward
to the next stage and more of Barry's craftsmanship.

I am anxious to see the reworked rear bumpers now

So am I Gib, so am I!

[Mike]

As Gib mentioned, the rear bumpers will be the final unique aspect of the car, the prototype had original quarters and rear panel
with the quarters flared out to the wide arches, and it all has to accommodate 3 different exhaust systems!

Bruce's metal men at Sportwagen really are the experts for this kind of fabrication, so again I'm happy it's at the right place.

[Mike]

Seems strange to be giving your engine a first service when the car's not turned a wheel yet, but wanted to check how it's bedded in.
Oil was due a change so is checked and all good, and no nasty bits in the filter.

The solid rockers with their diamond like coating (DLC) needed re-shimming as they've settled down, so as they came out checked
them over and not a mark, which I suppose is to be expected as they are diamond like.......looked good though!

Re-shimming solid rockers is a bit of a pain, I can look forward to an engine out job every time.

[Lightweight_911]

Out of interest, what oil are you using - something deveoped by NASA perhaps ?

[Mike]

Hi Andy, Neil's a Valvoline man so it's their VR1 20/50 race oil, not quite NASA but formulated for high temp running.

[Disco]

Mike, its been a couple of months - any news on the silver monster please?

Disco

[Mike]

Hi there Disco, thanks so much for asking. Sorry there hasn't been much updating over the New Year, been pretty much bogged
down with boring detail work but a couple of exciting bits just round the corner.

The final metal work is just taking shape at Sportwagen in the form of the rear bumpers. The prototype ran the ST style set up
of original rear quarter bumpers flared out to the extended wheel arch, but with the lower mounting bracket for the rear panel
cut off to allow for the megaphones, and the original rear panel has to be modified with a new lower fixing point and cut outs
for the exhaust exit pipes.

We were going to use my existing extended rear bumpers but on blasting them found they had been really badly made and
finished with a shed load of bondo, so we've started again with a new standard pair from Porsche. James, another of Bruce's top
men has been on the case flaring out the bumpers, but as there will be no overriders I decided to cap off the ends, stupid really
when every period photo of ST's and the prototype car show them open!

As so often with this project it's a question of trial and error, and this was an error as on fitting up it didn't look right so poor
James had to cut them off again, you can see on his picture third from the left below, where they were capped and also where
the bottom has been reshaped now the bracket has gone.





On the engine side, the 'first service' is complete and the engine is just waiting to go back on the dyno for it's last test with it's
new dizzy. Two years in the making the distributor is really special and a one off, so can't wait to see if it actually works. It will
be revealed in all it's glory shortly.....

While dealing with the dizzy electrics changed the cdi boxes back from the 6 pin system we were using to the more period
correct 3 pin pair, here they are just back from Tim who kindly reconditioned them over Christmas for me, might have gone
over the top with the photography though