Welcome to 1970 --- keeping every piece we can . . . so all you Racers and Concours Guys may wanna leave the room, now
Bottom end is together
Marco says things should pick-up, now
Oh-yeah --- OEM head studs . . .
'. . . because, well, f*ck … they lasted 50 years so far so I think they’ll be good for 50 more . . .'
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Very nice. Here's to a big road trip in 2023!
1970 2.2S Elfenbeinweiss
1972 2.4T Targa Aubergine (MFI) [For sale]
2002 996 TT Midnight Blue
Member #3833
'. . . Heads torqued up nicely and the motor seems to spin happily which, in turn, makes me happy. It’s definitely not a concours restoration but I think it looks pretty pretty . . .'
. . . = my kind o' ugly
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Was any treatment applied to the block, looks nice.
David
'73 S Targa #0830 2.7 MFI rebuilt to RS specs
Hey, David . . .
Yup! --- sure was
Marco called it 'black oxide' and we waited a ridiculously long time for it to be done --- kinda process that gets done in 'batches' . . . for economy, I guess
Anyway, not sure what the materials + processes involved are, but, given Mg's propensity to decompose, the purpose is to seal-up the case to forestall any corrosion
I've seen other re-built engines with a noticeably darker shade to their Mg bits --- much darker than here. Need to ask Marco but this result seems to look a lot more like OE Porsche
Works for me
Just so you know --- I asked Marco to build an olde-a$$ engine . . . something that won't look all that fresh-&-shiny when he's done. The money's been spent on the 'inside' stuff, all done by The Right Guys --- and that includes Marco. So 6301439 won't be a show-piece --- well . . . not in a traditional sense, anyway. But it will run like new, like it's supposed to . . . just won't look it . . . which suits me, just fine. A tool for a purpose
(Personally? --- I wanna to see that olde-a$$ air-cleaner sitting proudly on top of all this!)
But mostly? . . .
. . . I wanna feel this ugly engine --- running + back in the Nasty Car!
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Last edited by LongRanger; 12-09-2022 at 09:18 AM.
Lookin’ good!
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
Message Board Co-Moderator - Early 911S Registry #100
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'. . . Bump sticks are now where they belong; tomorrow brings the rest of the cam gear and, depending on work flow, camshaft timing and covers . . .'
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'. . . Cam timing is done.
Bank 1 cam went in PERFECTLY at 5.2mm. I didn’t even have to adjust it. The bank 2 cam was close, but it jumped right into time without a fight. This thing is tits . . .
. . . Just need to put the rest of the rockers and shafts in tomorrow and the motor will be all sealed up and ready for dressing. That’s when things start to look grungy and grimy (even though they’re not) . . .'
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