The Final Countdown!!!
 

Well, in less than 48 hours Millie should be finished with her heart, lungs and kidneys transplant. I can't believe we are almost done. She is really taking shape. Just about everything we touched on the car was either rebuilt or replaced. Tomorrow will be THE big day when the we turn over the new engine and get her off the lift. We will also finish the oil lines, finish the rebuild of the hand throttle and the rest of the tunnel, install the rebuilt shifter, and make sure all nuts and bolts are tight. Saturday will be alignment and corner balancing.

Here are some pics from today:

New tires mounted, balanced and waiting:

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Wiring complete with MSD:

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Front sway bar in:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175231599.jpg

Bernie's handywork; new brake hardline:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175231617.jpg

Muffler is on:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175231641.jpg

The beginning of the custom oil lines:

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Starting installation of the stock oil lines:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175231700.jpg

Ten.....

Nine....

Eight.......

Can't wait for the next installment.

You move fast. Guess thats' why you're Scooter.........

Looks great. You going the the track this year?

What kind of lift are you guys using there? It's like a two post without the posts.

Great work BTW!

Jorian, yes I will be at the track this year. Hope to see you there with those new seats.

Bill, I don't know why so many people are interested in that lift, but it is a Finkbeiner, and I don't believe they are made anymore.

Now there's a guy with priorities! Engine, suspension, wheels...new deck lid shocks...;) ;) :D

Looks super Scott! You will have a week to break in the engine before XXX next Saturday. How come no dust cover on the front damper?

Man you are gonna have flames coming out of that muffler...

No deck lid shocks, sorry. Will be moving to "R" hinges when I get the new deck lid.

No dust cover front or back. The back is for a reason, the front is just to match. :)

Is this a half track and half street car? Any sound mat on the firewall for this car?

Looking good. I know it's been a long road, and lots of work (way more than you ever suspected going in) but it will all seem worthwhile that first time you go wheeling out of Bernie's driveway. Looks like you might even have a nice day tomorrow for her shakedown run. Too bad I'm working; I would love to be there. If you find yourself out and about later in the afternoon, give me a hollar. I should be able to get out of here by 2:30-3:00.

Quite the make-over !

Is paint next ?

Good answer sir! You are forgiven. hYpothetical...would you do that to an aluminum lid?

Subscribed. :)

Say it with me everybody... VID DEE OH. Something tells me pictures just won't do it justice. (Video may not either, but it'll get us closer! :p

Well, I don't want to steal Scooter's thunder, but I heard Millie run today. Remember the old Cayenne comercial, where the guy puts his phone on the ground and revs it for his buddy? That was Scooter this afternoon. He called me at work, with Millie running in the background. Very, very cool. I think she will be done tomorrow, but I'll let Scooter take it from here.

Millie is running! :)

She started up like a champ. The jets were/are the incorrect size and she is running a little lean, but Bernie will fix that. The oil lines are all plumbed. Everything is tight and ready to go except for the throttle linkage, shifter and mounting of the oil lines. Tomorrow, the ride height, allignment and corner balance takes place.

Custom oil lines:

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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175316610.jpg

She's running:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175316633.jpg

Two things that I am not sure about: ride height and rear wheels:

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7s would look nice on the back or a fairly large spacer with the 6s. The tires look very small on the back. Still working on it. I'll get her out of the shop and see what she looks like.

Sooooo... Wazzup with Millie today? Does she get to come home soon?

She should be done, but I had to leave early yesterday, so I could not drive her home. We found a good/safe ride height, corner balanced and aligned her yesterday. She has a 1 degree rake back to front, weighed in at 2,171 lbs with a quarter tank of gas and the weight distribution was about 51/49. When I left, there were a few things left to complete, but she was looking good. Monday is the day! :D

Pic of us dialing in the ride height:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175443084.jpg

Alignment setup:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1175443139.jpg
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I think that the dampening on those deck lid shocks is far to firm for a street car.

Congrats Scooter. The Smurf is jealous as hell.

Looks great! Congrats!!

Be careful here; Porsche engineers spents years optimizing the dampenering rate of those deck lid shocks. Have you ever tried to work on a car, in a rough driveway, where some hack has installed both a lighter deck lid and aftermarket deck lid shocks? It's downright dangerous; tools skitter across the driveway willy-nilly, seemingly without provocation.

Good job! How do you like the chosen suspension? All that matters is that you like it (I'm not asking to knit pick your choice). I hope it is as desired!

Do you do the alignment at home? Cool setup for the lift and alignment gear.

Doug

scott, very nice. it looks awesome. is that a 2.4 or 2.7. millie looks sweet.

I know all about it. I've installed lighter aftermarket deck lid and damperenerers on my car and I've got to tell you that you really have to watch the boys when opening up the thing. All it takes is one good whack and you're on the ground drooling and calling for Mommy. ;)

Those are turbo-tail dampenerners boy, you can't put those on there!

Car went out for a test ride this morning (not by me). Bernie was not satisfied, so some dialing in is necessary.

Ros, it is a 3.0.

Who is Bernie?

Bernie is the mechanic working on Millie. He is also a friend.

What was Bernie not satisfied with? Not enough power?

He was not satisfied with the handling. He is going to play with the suspension settings a little bit. He mentioned shock damping and a feeling of bottoming out. He also wants it to track a little better in the corners. I will be driving it home tomorrow night one way or the other. :)

That's dampenernering. Besides, how could it bottom out with those duece-and-a-half springs under it? He wasn't driving it on rough roads, was he?

thanks, scott. i wonder how many horses in that 3.0. sure it'll run faster with a light car. enjoy. let us know how it goes with test drive. thanks.

The 3.0 dyno'd at 190 hp at the wheels with 914-6 exhaust. I installed SSIs, so it will likely be a little more hp.

Way to go Scoot....looks like you are in for some serious fun.

Congrats.

My, my...that would be unfortunate...to lauch a kid into the next zip code. :D

Rough roads in the Fall City area...big surprise there.

914-6 exhaust is basically SSI's without the SS part.

Either way, it's going to rip. ;)

I was told there is a difference. I believe the diameter of the tubing is larger on the SSIs, which is why I went to SSIs from my 2.4 early heat exchangers. You're right though, it doesn't matter, the engine has plenty of power for me either way.

Are you sure about that?

It takes a pretty big idiot to handle a lightened early car with that kind of power.

Now if we were talking about dropping a 3.6 in there...then that'd be different. ;)

I can't wait to see her Scooter! May she get you where you wish to go.

I think 914-6 and early 911 primary pipes are 1.5" diameter, or maybe even smaller. Kind of restrictive on a stock 3.0, much less one like Scooter's. I believe SSI's are 1 5/8" diameter.

Scooter is going to be one fast idiot.;)

Somebody should make him a bumper sticker that says:

"I may be an idiot, but I'm faster than you!" :p




...er, Scott...before you think I'm actually calling you an idiot, let's remember which one of us bought that cool car and which one of us sold that cool car... :rolleyes:

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figured this was in order

Well? Has Bernie pronounced it a car fit for an idiot?