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I have never been very excited about the brown color of the car. I suppose it had looked pretty good in its original metal flake glory but faded out, it was not very attractive. I decided it was time to do something about that. Here is what I started with.I am fortunate to have painted … Continue reading
Since the Porsche track car project was lagging into the winter months, what with the engine rebuilding effort, I decided to tidy up the interior of the car and put it on a weight loss program. Since the engine was out, an obvious first step was to clean up the engine compartment. I few items … Continue reading
I finally got my head back with new valve guides, valves ground, and the head shaved flat. Did I mention that I gouged the cylinder head to block surface prying the head off? The shop had to take 0.050″ off of the block to get it to “clean up”. After consulting with one of the … Continue reading
I got started on re-assembly of the engine. First I decided to make a fixture for the standard mounting bracket on my engine stand that would allow me install the flywheel. Having the Porsche shop manual at your side as you assemble the engine is mandatory. It gives you all the correct torque values and … Continue reading
It was time to turn my attention to the damage to the block due to the blowout of the balance shaft bearing. I had the machine shop tap the oil supply holes to the bearings, which were then stopped with internal hex screws. In the same photo above you can see the passages that allow … Continue reading
Once I had the engine out of the car and dis-assembled into its basic components, it was time to do an evaluation and see which way to go next. As far as I could tell, the cylinder head and cam tower were in good shape. The cylinder bores looked fine visually. I used a bore … Continue reading
Tearing down an engine that you are unfamiliar with is always an intense learning experience. And it can have it’s challenges. Like stuff that is stuck and stuff that requires a tool you don’t have. The last engine that I totally rebuilt was the engine in my VW camper van shortly after college. I guess … Continue reading
Sorry about the “cliffhanger” ending on my last post. I will cut right to the chase. Although many of us would quite correctly guess that the problem was related to rod bearings, that was not the case. No, my car chooses to march to the beat of a different drummer. The problem was pretty obvious … Continue reading
In my last post, I told the sad story of how my track car let me down at its first event. A cut radiator hose and a fuel pump failure put me out for the weekend. Both problems were basically my fault. I had not appreciated how close the electric fan blade comes to the … Continue reading
So it was with great excitement that I took my new Porsche track car to the track. I will warn you in advance – it didn’t go very well. I towed the car to a Tar Heel Sports Car Club DE event at the Carolina Motorsports Park near Kershaw, SC. I was very excited to … Continue reading
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