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Fiberglass "sheet metal" for 3.6 conversion?
I am planning my 3.6 conversion to be undertaken this winter (I just bought an engine
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Get the side and front pieces from an SC and fit/modify. It is the easy solution. I have done both and the fiberglass is a pain, it's messy to work with and if you cut to much off you can't rivet a patch piece on like with metal.
SC's are good for something: 
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I know absolutely nothing about 3.6 conversions, but fibre glas is a poor heat conducter although the tin directs the air past the engine I'm sure some heat is dissapated through the tin.
I would find somebody who has done this before I went ahead.
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12-06-2003, 07:16 AM
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PMS sells a complete set of modified sheet metal finished in powder coat.
602-244-0911 The fiberglass pieces will need to be fitted and painted. Is this a 964 or 993 motor? |
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12-06-2003, 07:17 AM
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FWIW, I did not have to modify the sheetmetal of my '93 3.6 to fit in my '81 SC.
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I agree w/ Todd the steel pieces are easy to work w/.
Here's some pics of my modified sheetmetal(Steve T did the work, nice job)     
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Stock 993 sheet metal will work but it won't mate up properly to the seal of the engine compartment especially on the sides, that's why I used SC tin. I used a manual elliptical shaped punch for the lower plug wire grommet hole on each side. Even with the SC tin I had to fab a new rubber lip for the rear piece to properly seal. I am probably a little to picky. I just remember how important the cooling tin was from my beetle days (which are not over
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1984 Porsche 911 3.6 soon
1981 Porsche 911SC Targa 3.6
1976 Porsche Carrera 3.0
1995 Porsche 993 Carrera Coupe
