I pulled this ancient protractor from the depths of my measuring/marking drawer. Upon spotting my name scruffily scratched into the surface, I reflected how I was just a boy when I etched it there with my compass. The compass was part of a set my dad got me for my birthday and one of my most treasured possessions at the time.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge, and I've owned and held a lot of treasures since then. I wonder how that little boy would have felt to learn where life took me.
With it, I set the angle square to 30 degrees to help me make a seat cutter.
The MFI stacks could do with a little clean.
So I gave them a little hone inside.
And carefully cleaned up some of the mating faces with a razor blade.
They tapered down from 38mm to 35mm, where the throttle body suddenly jumps back out to 38mm. I took the executive decision it'll flow better if instead of a sudden step, it eases back out to 38mm over the last 5-10mm.
Next I polished the exhaust ports, and the inlets focusing especially on the critical areas around the valve openings where flow is the fastest.
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1970 911T, Signal orange (
Restoration thread)
1988 3.2 Carrera backdate, Black
2001 996 Turbo, Lapis blue (am I allowed to put that here?)
I'm looking for a pre-impact bumper 911S or other high-revving 911 to restore - please let me know if you see one.