Meet Ralph - 1970 ST project

[rich73]

Oh and if anyone's interested in the difference between a 915 and a 901/911 Clutch pedal shaft.

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Clevis pin is the same size but it looks like 915 uses a bush, i think it the came in the bushing kit but of course I binned it as it wasn't needed at the time .

[rich73]

Steady progress, box now fits in the tunnel. it just needed the left hand side of the tunnel opening out a bit.
Clutch and new crank seal fitting went well.
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Looks like the later cases should be drilled and tapped but don't really like the idea of drilling in the case. Think I'm going to fit them and see and where the tabs end up before going any further. Thought's welcome?

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[RobFrost]

Re the different clutch shafts, note here the cranked arm some have. I don't know which ones go on which models - I suspect this came later. Mine has the non-cranked and the cranked one would be a better fit, I think.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/Porsche-Rebu ... 015RB.html

[rich73]

Hi There,
I saw the cranked one but decided just to go with a 72 one from Rose Passion just because it was the earliest 915 one.

First upgrade for the car before its on the road was ordered today. Realised the fuel lines were unbranded and weren't sure they were E10 compatible.
CODAN SAE J30 R9, seemed to be the way to go so order went in today.
Also got oil lines sorted this week(Thanks Ian). Not sure if they are home made or Porsche but love how they look. Really tempted to leave them as bare brass.
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[Cortina]

Heat exchanger tabs- either a simple tie between the two points (something with a fold in it) ie - not tied to the engine , or nothing. Nothing may be best option. I was never convinced about the stud and nut arrangement to the engine ?

[911hillclimber]

Exchanger location:
I would agree with Cortina, leave them. At worse you might have a rattle when they get a bit older but a few stainless tack welds of the sheet metal covers to the tubes will sort that out.
Might be worth doing that now?

The brass will tarnish over time , and the bends by the leading edge of the sill get a lot of road grinding from grit so paint has a hard time lasting. No easy protection solution other than fitting a stone guard.
Mine have been fine for 32 years, just keep on repainting that area.

[rich73]

Thanks for you thoughts both. That's a decision made that I'm quite relieved about, didn't really fancy drilling hole in the engine cases.
Fuel hoses replaced, pleased with the decision as it looked liked they had already started to react with the fuel.

[rich73]

SSI's fitted without drama, seem like a really good fit. Main thing today was a bit of media blasting and paint.

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Followed by removing the CIS related wiring from the loom.

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[rich73]

Little road trip earlier this week, taking in Greatworth, JAZ and JZM.

Picked up the rebuilt carbs from Greatworth. They are new but I was advised there can be some build issues on new ones so had them rebuild and initial setup done as a starting point for the 3.0 engine.

Big thanks to Angus and Sam for their work and advice. Next stop was JAZ, this wasn't planned just a result of my dyslexia.

Finally to JZM, thankfully not far from JAZ. Derek has been great at soring out the wheels, available for collection within 24hrs. Didn't feel that welcome wondering round the showroom while we waited, could have been something to do with the furry individual I was with. After considering an entry level car Stanley finally decided Silver was more his color.
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New side table and candelabra as yet unnoticed.

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[rich73]

I was going to leave the valve covers for now but couldn't help giving them a blast and paint. I may Cerakote them in the future but for now I'm happy with them. 2K epoxy primer then 2k satin wet on wet so really quick to do and I had the paint already.

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[rich73]

Carbs found a new home today.
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[stretch]

Nearly there Rich....exciting times are nearly here. Crack on.

[Gunscrossed]

Top work Rich.

[rich73]

Thanks, appreciate you comments.
Saw this image recently:
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Even with a black and white filter my scissor lift image just doesn't seem quite as glamorous.

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Things progressing nicely, delivery from classic retrofit of CDI and alternator yesterday both fitted.

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There are things I'd like to spend more time on in the future but really trying to focus on getting the car usable for now. One thing being really wanting to mount the coil next to the fuel pump.

So, I've now got fuel, spark, air , an exhaust just need some oil!

Which could be the tricky bit as the oil lines will need some thought/work.

[rich73]

Oil lines was more difficult than expected. I hadn't really thought about how the oil lines in the rear arch would effect tire clearance.

I' got a set of Cinturato P7's from Longstone but struggling for clearance as I had to get 285's for the 9 inch rears. Longstone have been great an said that I can swap them as I haven't fitted them to the rims yet but wanted to do everything I can to maximise the clearance .

Pretty much there now, this is work in progress.

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Also because of the 1970 oil tank I needed to make M30 to M26 adaptor.

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