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Re: engine rebuild
Here are the engine cases with cracks all repaired ready to go to the machine shop. I'm still waiting for some parts to arrive which will accompany the cases for measuring after they've been on the mill. Good news about the gearbox which is being turned from a load of scrap metal into a working piece of kit by master magician Mike Bainbridge. The old box had the original diff in it and the result made for very high revs even in fifth. I desperately wanted a 8/31 CWP which equates to 3.875 diff, which would give me easy hundred mph capability, in actuality, just enough to keep up with everything on the motorway. Fortunately I'm very pleased to report fellow DDK disciple Darren T came to my rescue with just such an item which is now resident in my 915 gearbox.
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Re: engine rebuild
out of interest , where were the cracks ?
James
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1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
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Re: engine rebuild
The one above is on the timing case which totally disintegrated when I double nutted the stud out. One was a crankcase stud by the oil strainer circle immediately below no. 4 pot. Another one below no. 3 which I think maybe an oil fitting, and the last which is not load baring or critical in any way it's the lowermost corner of the l/h case halve and will have to be drilled out to be of any use. I was concerned that the cases might be history but my pal is a magic tig man, his regular welds look like knitting and although he hadn't stitched magnesium before he said it was all quite straightforward procedure once all the crap had been ground away leaving virgin metal.
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Re: engine rebuild
I'm pleased to report the gearbox now has the 8/31 diff I was seeking and as it seems to be coming together nicely I bit the bullet and got a demon Quaife LSD for it which should get me round the twisty bits somewhat faster than before.
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Thanks FedEx, got my rocker arm bushes from the States, these have to be drilled for the oil feed then pressed into my old rocker arms and honed to size. Lots of Porsche shops can't do this, i thought, fairly basic engineering task but after spending some time phoning round, I've now found a machine shop local to me who can do the job. Which is a great relief as I didn't really want to shell out another two grand on a new set of rockers. I spent a couple of days sizing up the interior panels I wanted and transferred these card panels onto thin ply which I've now covered in thin foam sheet and nice thick material. Off to Stuttgart in a couple of days so no more work while I try to get all the interior glue off my fingers and knees. Lovely.
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Re: engine rebuild
Sage green- very “clubby” (in the old-fashioned sense)
Clive
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West Cork, Ireland
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1978 SC/1984 3.2 Outlaw -Jaffa 911
1973 914 - on Webers - historic rally car- Tango 914
1977 924 2.0 on Webers street legal race car - Martini 924
Flachbau -in progress
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Re: engine rebuild
Same colour as my chesterfield old boy, I was hoping if I cut down my chaise longue I could squeeze it in the back, nothing like a bit of comfort for the rumpy pumpy, but the wee beastie is just too damn tiny which is maybe why it's the only car I have owned I have yet to christen, still if I can hoist neighbour Gladys out of her wheelchair there's hope yet.
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Chesterfield is exactly what I meant by “ clubby” Graham!
Will it have a tantalus or just a bottle of port on board?
C
Will it have a tantalus or just a bottle of port on board?
C
Clive
West Cork, Ireland
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1978 SC/1984 3.2 Outlaw -Jaffa 911
1973 914 - on Webers - historic rally car- Tango 914
1977 924 2.0 on Webers street legal race car - Martini 924
Flachbau -in progress
West Cork, Ireland
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I'm not posting any more pics of my stunning interior because all of my associates have been taking the p#ss out of me bigtime over the colour and type of material, but do I care? No, because I've just bought a complete full hide of lovely lovat green leather and will be re covering my dash top and doing a mega job on my bucket seats and steering wheel. I've installed a pair of huge bass speakers where the little back seat squabs used to reside and the sound with the front mid range units plus tweeters is quite fantastic and bl##dy loud too.
I'm still waiting for all the machining to be completed. There was a delay in sourcing the time serts which had to be installed before the cylinder boring could take place, but the crank has gone off for magnafluxing then grinding twenty five thou for the mains and big ends then polishing. I had hoped to get the crank Nitride treated but everybody said with the forged steel crank they are tough enough as is plus any nitride operation invariably can result in the crank being slightly misshapen which means a lot more processing is therefore required. Also I have found there are very few people who are fans of this process.
The replacement bushes I sourced from the dear ole USA turned out to be a fractional one and a half thou too large so to avoid any involved machine procedure to get them to fit, I simply filed them in the junk metal bin and shelled out two and a half grand for a set of brand new rocker arms. Everything else in my engine is new so what is another two and a half K in the grand scheme of things. No problemo, hey, you can't take it with you.
I'm still waiting for all the machining to be completed. There was a delay in sourcing the time serts which had to be installed before the cylinder boring could take place, but the crank has gone off for magnafluxing then grinding twenty five thou for the mains and big ends then polishing. I had hoped to get the crank Nitride treated but everybody said with the forged steel crank they are tough enough as is plus any nitride operation invariably can result in the crank being slightly misshapen which means a lot more processing is therefore required. Also I have found there are very few people who are fans of this process.
The replacement bushes I sourced from the dear ole USA turned out to be a fractional one and a half thou too large so to avoid any involved machine procedure to get them to fit, I simply filed them in the junk metal bin and shelled out two and a half grand for a set of brand new rocker arms. Everything else in my engine is new so what is another two and a half K in the grand scheme of things. No problemo, hey, you can't take it with you.
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Re: engine rebuild
The cases are yet to be finished due to a delay obtaining the Wurth time serts but they are here now so the boring can soon commence. A further delay occurred when the vapour blaster decided to take a holiday but that's back in residence so all the headwork can now proceed. There will be a few more bits and bobs to buy for the engine, the last little thing purchased was a nose bearing which put me back 160 sovs but hopefully there won't be much more expense. I would say I have some very serviceable 2.4 engine parts just waiting for the next autojumble, very cheap too.
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Re: engine rebuild
Good news on the crank
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Re: engine rebuild
I received my lovely rebuilt gearbox back from MB engineering, with all new bearings and gears plus new Quaife LSD and a long legged 8/31 CWP, should be good for 140, oh yes. I'm going to trial fit it in the car to ensure my Rennspeed shifter gets all the cogs and works as it should. I shall drop it out after the trial as the engine and box do have to go into the car as one. That will not be the most fun job but I always say - it's only nuts and bolts!
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Re: engine rebuild
That’s going to be a cracking drivetrain
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
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Re: engine rebuild
I installed my newly rebuilt gearbox into the car as I wanted to see how the Rennspeed shifter would fit and operate. With everything nicely hooked up, I think it may just be possible to get the engine into the car without dropping the gearbox, anyway I shall certainly give it a go because it would save me a whole lot of time and trouble. I have the Rennspeed shifter mounted on a Willhoit ally plate which gives the shift rod a better alignment back to the gearbox. And the shifting operation after the random soup stirring function of my previous 356 gear stick trying to get the gears in my 915 'box was a total revelation. A super short throw, close gate with exact function and fifth gear with reverse lockout too. It's pure precision but I shall have to ensure my gear changes are not too enthusiastic for fear of smashing up the cogs.
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Re: engine rebuild
Wow what a difference to the original ! That's a lot of time and work to perfect all that on your car as well the cost of course. There can be no comparison at all to driving a car like mine. Well done on doing all that work!
Roy
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