Turkis Blue ST Hot Rod

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:03 pm

....but then when we went to buy the pistons & barrels it was the same price for 2.9's.
So, bearing in mind what our American cousins say - " there's no substitute for cubic inches" - we went with the bigger capacity.

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:04 pm

they usually follow the word Granada.

Why the mags cases, enlighten me, I see folk refer to them often. Why so special

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:08 pm

Rather lovely these. They are from JB Racing in the US.
They are aluminium fin/iron sleeved cylinders. Those are matched with JE piston sets.
The cylinders are CNC machined from billet and feature additional fins and fin surface area (to assist cooling). These are a 93mm bore.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:11 pm

Nige wrote:they usually follow the word Granada.

Not a problem now. We're going 2.9.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:23 pm

Nige wrote:Why the mags cases, enlighten me

Got to be Magnesium. It's light and exotic, wonderful stuff. Those cases were the largest magnesium castings available in their day. Cutting edge technology for the early seventies.
Who wants boring old aluminium for their engine (even if it's stronger

).

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:29 pm

Bloody hell Paul, I went away for a bit and come back to find that the rusty tub is nearly finished; all the planets (and the Nicks) must be aligned or something. It's looking fantastic, so much nicer than that crappy old S

Great colour choice, love all the details; look forward to seeing it in the metal.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:14 pm

Mitch wrote:so much nicer than that crappy old S

Thanks Nigel.

Maybe, just maybe, this time I'll end up with a decent car.
Lord knows I've had to endure some rubbish the last few years...

VG65 · Post by **VG65** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:24 pm

Just to add my girls' twopenneth in - have just stumbled across this thread - 'restoration threads' wasn't something I always 'clocked'...especially being on the beginning of my journey/learning curve with all things 911. Looks an extremely special car, very much looking forward to seeing the finished article.

What a fabulous colour...nearly as nice as mine

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:50 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:41 pm

Thanks for putting those photos up Nick.
I'm off on vacation now (that's a clue to the destination) for about 10 days, hopefully Mr Moss can keep the thread alive with further developments.
Maybe I can even find some internet access whilst I'm away and look in on progress myself.
See you soon.

Highfield · Post by **Highfield** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:42 pm

Nick / Paul

This is a really inspirational project, and the pictures are a terrific resource for future reference - problem is every time I see a new picture with immaculate clean parts, my own project gats larger.

Oh well, back to the powder coat, zinc coat etc. to see what I can come up with.

Kep it coming

Ian

John S · Post by **John S** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:06 am

Ferry Man wrote:Rather lovely these. They are from JB Racing in the US.
They are aluminium fin/iron sleeved cylinders. Those are matched with JE piston sets.
The cylinders are CNC machined from billet and feature additional fins and fin surface area (to assist cooling). These are a 93mm bore.

Paul/ Nick, I am interested to know your reasons behind the choice of these iron lined cylinders, as opposed to a nikasil type such as "nickies"?

Thanks, John

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:46 am

I am interested to know your reasons behind the choice of these iron lined cylinders, as opposed to a nikasil type such as "nickies"?

Paul's cylinders are in fact NSC-plated, CNC billet, solid aluminum Nickies, with JE pistons

John S · Post by **John S** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:02 am

Thanks Nick.

John Skrbinsek

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:10 am

Why the mags cases, enlighten me, I see folk refer to them often. Why so special

A set of 3.0 aluminium cases is 28 Kg, the 2.7 7R set is 18 Kg