Pugs in a Porsche!
 

Rikah the "control freak" (background) and Jaxon "Mr. Curiosity" just had to check on me fiddling with the under dash wiring on my eternally "almost done" 78 SC. Though only half the size of the other dogs, Rikah is the supreme leader. Jaxon is the funniest dog on the planet and likes to steal pizza slices. We also call him "Recon" since the other dogs put him up to gaining access to seemingly inaccessible nooks and crannies - esp in cars - to steal recently bought treats and people food. He's actually quite good at it.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1440460516.jpg
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Ready to go back in?
 

Almost. I discovered a torn shift linkage boot at the 11th hr so waiting for that to show up. A dollar waiting on a dime. After cleaning the trans one last time, my niece and I stuck it on w/o drama. We even hooked up the shifter fork on the throwout bearing.

Just before I did this however, I replaced the rubber seals on top and bottom of the shifter fork after I lubed up the shaft itself with Staburags NBU 30 PTM heavy grease from Kluber. This stuff is good for high pressure situations and doesn't fling off. I was also told to lube up the inner circumference of the throwout bearing as well as the guide tube with just a film of this stuff.

I also installed one of those high output starters that allegedly spin faster and the thing was about 1/2 the weight of the stock starter. Anybody have any experience with these?

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That's a great looking engine. I went to an open house once at Possum Hollow and was really impressed. I'm excited to see pictures of the finished project! (and maybe some of those old Ducatis)

this also makes me want to investigate oil cooler options...

Obs - Thank you for the comments. Perfectionists lead such frustrated lives. John from CB agrees with you that a fender oil cooler is warranted in these cars and I am considering it. He says you should not drive these cars hard when the ambient is up there. The question is one of originality - if it were up to me, I would do a Mocal cooler/lines/thermostat and call it a day. If you want to do the orig cooler, OK but the orig lines are a problem. Used, they are always bent and crushed, new, you have to bend them yourself and they are exp. Perhaps a good compromise is to use flex lines into a stock cooler.

Bill is a really good guy and I have used him for years. He's exp but I trust him and with these things, that is the overriding factor.

And now, a couple of Ducati pics. I threw the MV in just for fun.

750 Sport resto clothes on
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750 Sport clothes off
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Just about ready to crash on the 916
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Winter storage in the basement
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A pair of R90S's that a friend and I did, mine is the TT Smoke. I painted
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MV F4 1000 Ago. A stupid fast bike, hard to ride, no suspension, twitchy, unforgiving, and will easily kill you if you do something stupid. And then laugh at you.
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Oh man what a garage!!!

Beautiful collection! I'm guessing you're already familiar with the Modern Classics show at Martin Moto.

For better or worse no more worries about originality for my mid-year:
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[QUOTE=obscene;8774776]Beautiful collection! I'm guessing you're already familiar with the Modern Classics show at Martin Moto.

Obs - I was actually one of the "founding fathers" and was on the team of five for the first two shows. Although we of course had a more limited budget, we tried to pattern the show after what was done at the Guggenheim yrs ago. I presume you have been and it has become a great show. Do you ride?

What are your plans with the middie?
Rob

For better or worse no more worries about originality for my mid-year:

You may of course contact me for free (but bad) advice!

Congrats on your build and collection of bikes.
I have one question regarding the mag case.
I might be wrong ( due to age these days ) , but Im almost positive that I read due to the age of these mag cases. They usually need a line bore. I don't remember reading this in your listing.

Thanks, Rob. The show is fantastic, and I try to attend whenever possible. I do ride, but I guess you could say I'm currently between bikes. My motorcycles often get sold off during the winter to focus on other projects. I'd love to pick up another old CB350 or CB550 though.

My '77 unfortunately met with a deer this past spring, so I'm using the crunched body panels as an opportunity to complete the longhood conversion I've always wanted to do.

-Ben

03 - thank you for the comment but keep in mind that I am truly nothing more than a "slave" to these things. Regardless of how much you use them, there are a certain % that need tires/batts ea yr and things amazingly break all by themselves from just sitting.

Magnesium is an unstable material. I am no expert on it but it is clearly the wrong material for an eng case - and transmission as we have with mine. OK for racing and an unlimited budget, but not for a street car. I did not split the cases on my eng and it was running strong before it was taken apart. Bottom line on your question is that you should get hold of someone who really knows, because I certainly don't. I would start with Bill Boys and John Butz. You would be hard pressed to find guys with more extensive front line experience with old 911's.

John: 610-683-5777
Bill: 670933-6868

Typo on Bill's #
 

Correct is 610-933-6868

Ben - I'd buy more bikes but, right now, I am between money. I used to race a 350 and, no matter how hard I tried, it would never break. I love the 550's, but nobody makes stock pipes for these and every one you see has some funky - and usually ugly - set up. I got a decent and complete 750 this yr with stock pipes and lo mi but you have to pay for it. Got it in May, but the car ripped the guts out of my summer so I still have not ridden it.
Rob