Porsche 911 Project

[F34R]

Favorite 911 body style <3

Going to be awesome with the 3.2 in there!

[flyboyx]

this looks like a really nice build. even though its not an e30, i am going to enjoy checking in from time to time.

[canakami]

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[deutschman]

Hey thanks for the PM!

[JGood]

Awesome!

[2mAn]

sub'd..
more, please.

what the monkey said

[MonkeyMan]

sub'd..
more, please.

[deutschman]

Subscribed. Where is a good place to go read more build threads such as this?

[Vtec?lol]

Yes! Yeeesss! Yyeeeeeeesssss!

[LJ851]

To be fair, i'm pretty sure the PO did not know about the internal engine issues except possibly the head studs.

The pistons on an SC are very asymmetrical but there are no valve pockets machined into them. The intake valves on several cylinders had made contact with the pistons.

I picked up a '83 gearbox with 90k on it. It's a factory LSD unit with 40% lockup and came from Ohio so it was a little crusty. Here it is all cleaned up with all new seals and clutch actuation parts installed. I added 930 turbo output flanges which are larger and allow me to run later model G50 axles that are much stronger.







Here is the original very worn clutch fork.

[slammin.e28]

How does someone put pistons in backwards!? Do you think the PO was shady or just didn't know better?

More power. The wrist pin is slightly over to one side of center, to compensate for the piston being driven towards one side of the bore. Dirt track trick. Wouldn't be surprised if the rings were upside down so you can put methanol in the oil and get a boost during the race. Sure, you'll smoke the engine, but you'll win.

[frankenbeemer]

How does someone put pistons in backwards!? Do you think the PO was shady or just didn't know better?

[LJ851]

OHHHH NOICE!

I'd make a trip to GA to hold your hand while you drove me down some twisties.

My hands are pretty busy in a 911 driven in anger, maybe you could hold on to something else? :giggle:

oh Shit! sooooo clean

Thanks!

[LJ851]

This is the 3.0 in the car with a megasquirt kit (originally CIS) on it.

Check out that wiring. Every single clamp on the fuel injection system was less than hand tight, you could spin them on the hoses.:shock:


The bottom fitting on the (no longer used) large fuel filter right above the MSD box was T'd into the return fuel line but was open on top, amazingly the fuel stayed in it.:shock:


Once i decided to not repair the head on the car i started selling parts starting with the megasquirt kit.

Local guy i used to work for needed a 3.0 engine to build into a race motor for his IROC tribute 911. Didn't care about the heads. Sounds perfect, right?

There is one catch, he wants to disassemble the engine before payment. It seemed worth the risk so i did this.




Before disassembly we agreed on 3 things that had to be there to get payment: Standard/Standard crank, undamaged rods, undamaged cases.

I was slightly nervous as we took it apart and found pistons in backwards, broken head studs, circlips on 5 pistons folded into ovals and absolutely destroying the pistons. We both agreed the engine would have exploded in the very near future if i had kept driving it.

Results: perfect crank, perfect rods, perfect cases and not much else!

3.0 and megasquirt paid for my low mile 3.2, suhweeet!

Original tranny is ready to be sold cause i bought another trans...

[MAXELHOFF]

oh Shit! sooooo clean