Show me your engines

[Fishcop]

Hi all, my engine is comming out this weekend for a complete gasket kit. The car has been leaking oil from EVERYWHERE for quite some time. So I'm taking the time to detail the engine and bay. I've noticed that my upper rocker covers are not painted like some I've seen, is this normal on a 69 or can I paint them?

Rather than ask a whole bunch of questions about your respective engine bays, could I get a few of you proud owners to post some pictures of your engine bays for me to get some ideas on? Could you either email them to me, post them on this thread, or post them on Waynes new photo pages?

Thanks everyone




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John Forcier
69 911T

[Jack Olsen]

It's a little intimidating (you won't see my dirty old motor there), but the Cambria show had a lost of beautiful engine bays:


http://members.rennlist.com/jackolsen/Cambria2.html


http://members.rennlist.com/jackolsen/Cambria3.html

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Jack Olsen
1973 911 T (3.6) sunroof coupe
jackolsen@mediaone.net

[MMBRAZIL]

See if these fotos of my 74 2.7 helps.

[MMBRAZIL]

try again....

[Matt Holcomb]

Here ya go!






Matt Holcomb

[Bill Verburg]

Here's a 964 in a 76 Carrera chassis

[campbellcj]

I won't show you mine until it's all "done" (detailed), whenever the heck that is...but here's a few disgustingly clean and original concours engine bays:

Bev Frohm's 70 911E Targa:


Tom Chang's 72 911S Targa:


Unknown owner's 89 Carrera 3.2:


And a 2001 996tt -- just doesn't look like a "911" engine bay, does it? I wouldn't kick one out of the garage though...





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Chris C.
73 914 2.0
70 911E Targa
campbell.chris@gte.net

[Clark Griswald]

Boy that 2001 tt really gets my heart racing .... not. Is there an engine in there?

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Chuck Moreland - '86 Cab, '77 Targa, Family Truckster

[Fishcop]

Thanks Guys this is really helpful. Can anyone tell me what colour early 911 engine bays were, black or body colour? Warren?

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John Forcier
69 911T

[Early_S_Man]

I always kind-of liked the Can-Am car's engines ...



If you're gonna dream ... might as well make it BIG, right?

Mine won't be ready for showing until the top-end job is finished later in the year!

Black engine compartment paint may have been an option, but most cars left the factory with body color engine compartments.
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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa

[This message has been edited by Early_S_Man (edited 06-06-2001).]

[campbellcj]

Originally posted by Fishcop:
Thanks Guys this is really helpful. Can anyone tell me what colour early 911 engine bays were, black or body colour? Warren?

I am pretty darn sure they were body color thru at least 71, if not later.

[CamB]

Body colour looks better, IMHO as well.

Most of the concours cars/pics you see have body colour - it is probably the safest bet.

Cam

[cegerer]

Can you imagine - 20 years from now - doing some do-it-yourself maintenance and repairs on a 'vintage' 996TT??!!

[Hatari]

This is the 2.4 I started rebuilding that turned out to be a 2.7 as in the formula Bruce Anderson prescribes. The photos aren't that great, but a lot has gone into this one...more details will be on my website by the weekend...By the way, I painted the engine bay Grand Prix White like the body. The engine goes back in this weekend. Wish me luck.

Jack McAllister
http://members.aol.com/Hatari063/porsche/rs.html

[jguthr]

Hey Early_S_Man,
Count the velocity stacks again on that "Can Am" motor. Porsche never raced a 16 cylinder motor anywhere.

Cheers!

[Doug Zielke]

Is this what you had in mind?



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Doug
'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
members.home.net/zielke/911SC.htm

[Early_S_Man]

I never said they raced that motor ... but it was fully developed, ready in crates to go to the USA racing teams, and was an 800 hp alternative to the turbocharged Can-Am engines for the 917-10 and 917-30. If you had ever read any of Frere's or Ludvigsen's history books ... the flat 16's are well documented!

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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa

[Fishcop]

Nice Doug, now just put it in a frame that handles and.....

Thanks everyone for your input, It's really good! Infact this is my first ever 15 plus post!

Hatari, that motor of yours looks fabulous...I wonder how it would look in my engine bay?

Thanks


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John Forcier
69 911T

[sander]

Just took this yesterday. Notice the newly sand-blasted fan.




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'71 911E with Webers
Golden Gate Region PCA
http://www.geocities.com/edrecinto/

[Doug Zielke]

Oh, oh John...I think ya hurt her feelin's ;(

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Doug
'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
members.home.net/zielke/911SC.htm