Flares....

[Darren65]

.....and breath!

[Darren65]

I'm never keen on special items being posted and even less so after UPS 'misplaced' a rather important package for 6 weeks at the beginning of the year, however today Christmas truly did come early .....



....I commissioned this MFI pump two and a half years ago and was due to collect it from SF summer last year until world events got it way.....I'd been waiting until the US opened up and was keen to coordinate a family visit (and pump collection) to North California once it had but circumstances made that difficult......last ditch I seriously considered a Tues out-Wed back flight to San Francisco to collect, it could have been done for not much more than the shipping cost although seemed a bit extreme......last call I allowed Gus to persuade me to ship the package.......with bloody UPS!

Fortunately all went smoothly and what a Christmas present it is!



One of the most important and crucial items of this build, this MFI pump from the MFI Guru that is Gus Pfister at Pacific Fuel Injection Inc will soon be helping the engine hit 300HP+

A legend and wonderful to deal with, huge thanks Gus



Happy days

[IanM]

Did this pump start life as an 005?

[hot66]

That looks lovely

[inaglasshouse]

S San Francisco ("The Industrial City"). Must be a short taxi ride from the airport... But UPS does seem like the sensible option, TBH.
Glad it arrived OK. The stash of lovely bits is looking impressive, as usual with your builds Darren!

[Jonny Hart]

Did this pump start life as an 005?

Looks pretty similar to the one on my tractor.

[Lightweight_911]

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A work of art ...

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[IanM]

Did this pump start life as an 005?

Looks pretty similar to the one on my tractor.

Info:
https://www.pbase.com/slidevalve911rsr/ ... h_mfi_pump


"Regarding the question I had about the compatibility, etc. of the 73' 2.7 RS MFI pump 019 and the 005, per Gus, these are vastly different with the 019 using a wider space-cam and too many other internal differences to even begin to mention. THE 2.7 RS MFI PUMP 019 WILL NOT WORK TO A CORRECT RSR PUMP CONVERSION

This 005 pump would be ideal for someone needing the correct parts for a 1969 911S restoration. By the way, if you need a 911 RSR MFI pump, this is the 'choice' MFI pump for a 911 RSR pump recreation. The 69' 911S MFI pump was at the time, and today the "high-performance" pump required for the RSR conversion"

[Darren65]

Did this pump start life as an 005?

Looks pretty similar to the one on my tractor.

....pretty close! .....

...at the bottom there was opportunity to inspect the tractor I'd spotted yesterday....



....and what I noted it had in common with our old Porsches ....

[Darren65]

Did this pump start life as an 005?

.....I'm pretty sure Gus uses an early pump as the core for all his RSR builds although he did build me a similar 'race look' 2.7/2.58RS pump based on a later 2.4 unit for a stillborn project that remains on the shelf.....

Picture/serial/model number?

....you back in an early car Mike or have another project?

For those that may be interested, note this is not an RSR spec pump.

A couple of years back I planned to build a homeage to the 2.7 twin-plug development engines mentioned in the Starkey book, one of which was reportedly fitted to the Zasada car. Having an early 2.4E engine with 5R/7R cases as a base the timing worked and thought it would be a fun project.

The plan was a 2.7 twin-plug engine with small fan, high butterflies and a racing pump and with a future visit planned to North California I commissioned Gus at PFI to build me a suitable MFI pump. Unfortunately this project stalled but I acquired the pump anyway.

This pump is unique and basically a 2.7RS spec pump with a racing pump look built to work with RS cams. It will also work perfectly if using 2.8 barrels and pistons. I have the spec sheet and also video of the pump on Gus's test bed. A piece of art from the master imo

I'd still quite like to build this engine and try it the Mongrel and would happily consider splitting my 2.4E engine and sell off the complete MFI induction if anyone is interested. If not the pump is ready to bolt on and saves a two year wait...



Cheers,

Gus is truly a master of his art, no doubt one of the best around and a legend imo

Cheers guys,

[IanM]

.....I'm pretty sure Gus uses an early pump as the core for all his RSR builds

Look at the number on the riveted plate at the top. It's the last three digits.

By the way, what make is that tractor?

[RobFrost]

I’ve never noticed before Darren but those shots all show both front and rear wheels to not be centred in the arch, so your usual reference points (hub centre / arch centre) are off. That said, I am sure Barry has it covered.....

An old post, I know, but... (at least on mere T/E/S models) I understand the rear wheels were moved back in their arches as part of the change to LWB.

[Darren65]

After a prolonged period of needing to use Chris in the bodyshop we're finally back to finishing off the shell......



....NSF is nigh on finished and Chris is close to finishing the NS rear quarter.....





....a few final touches and only a week or so before a second coat of epoxy and then undercoat!

[Darren65]

In other news the list of required parts is diminishing with a number of items ticked off the (long!) list......

....racing springs and valves sourced from EBS....



....along with a number of items collected from Mr Coles.....

.....magnesium disk filter oil housing .....



...competition engine brace and twin CDI box plate....



....lightweight barrel tins, spark plug retainers and lightweight racing crank pulley....



....magnesium MFI pump plate and brace support and magnesium racing thermostat blank ....



....and a sexy looking racing brake assembly



.....so looking forward to the start of assembly next year!

[yoda]

That is a great haul of parts Darren!

That shell is going to look so sexy in Sepia