John Walker's magical hand (heater duct)

[jpahemi]

Hello,
I wanted to take a moment to share with Pelicanites the great work John Walker did on my left side heater duct. I needed it modified to fit behind a 3.2 dizzy for the retro heater set-up. It's not often I recieve something that really surprises me workmanship wise; especially a modified part.
John has really impressed me with this.
Regards,
J.P.
Ps. I don't mean any disrespect to any of the other very talented craftsmen that grace this list; this just happens to be my first modified/custom fab. part for the 911.

[MichiganMat]

most excellent

[Superman]

I know how very fortunate I am to have John as my mechanic. He's a fab guy at heart, always playing with sheet metal and stuff but I'm not fabbing anything so I do not use his fab skills much. The thing I like best about John, for my selfish purposes, is that he's a real, down-to-earth gearhead guy. He's not a girly-man when it comes to mechanical stuff. Or anything else for that matter. I came to his shop one day to chat briefly and he'd just placed a 911 engine onto the stand. In five minutes (sometimes Superman exaggerates but I think it was around 5 minutes) he had the valve and chain covers off, the chains, the cam thrust plates, the tensioners, the chain housings, the cams, the cam housings, the heads and the cylinders off that engine. Nuts and washers flew. He knows when to slow down and take extraordinary care, and he also knows what stuff guys do that is unnecessary. He thinks these 911s are machines and not jewelry. He's right about that. He also thinks these 911s are about the finest, highest-quality vehicles on the road. And of course, he's right about that.

Yeah, he's about the best resource a guy could have for his 911. Aside from Pelican, of course.

[rcm]

Nice.

Superman and I are in complete agreement. John is the best of the best.

[jpahemi]

Superman,
Did you piece look as good as mine? I can't believe how perfect the cut out is.
Regards,
J.P.

[Zeke]

Well, he must a have taken that home for the weekend. Way too much time went into that piece. I'd want it chromed and I don't like chrome.

[Jeff Alton]

Looks a lot better than the ummmm......... "work" I did to mine to make it fit!!! Well done. So John, what does this mod cost?

[jrdavid68]

[Joeaksa]

John,

Phoenix is very nice about 9 months of the year, the other 3 Seattle is much better. Please move down here and grace us with your art!

JoeA

[raceman]

hey jpahemi,l`m doing the backdate on my 3.2 also,where did you get the parts? any help appreciated,thanks...

[juanbenae]

i just backdated my SC heat this past weekend and the left side duct did not need nearly that much of a "cutout". i take it the carrera dizzy is bigger? my work was with a torch and ballpeen hammer. thankfully the distributer hides the carnage.

nice work there though by mr walker.

[cowtown]

Yep, the Carrera cap is bigger and 5 times the price.

[vash]

that is amazing! i knew there was another reason to move north. i bet the fishing is better too.

[juanbenae]

race man,, i did a backdate on my SC and did not need parts 13,14,16,&17. its my understanding that you will need those for a carrera backdate.

if you are intersted let me know.

[jpahemi]

Hi Raceman,
I found the duct on eBay @ $25-30. Dan Petchel from New Jersey has some stock; both sides. http://www.carsinc-nj.com
Regards,
J.P.

[jpahemi]

Raceman,
I got the early style (all metal 1 piece) for the passenger side.
J.P.