Parting out a motor: What's worth keeping?

[daniel911T]

So, I'm pulling apart my old motor in the hopes of finding big money in there (yeah right!)

As I'm pulling apart this motor I'm having some discoveries, like for one the motor was a '69 2.0T with a '70 2.2T case. I was really excited when I saw the OCT 1968 casting date on those heads.

(I think they were about the worst heads Porsche ever made.)

While turning this motor into a pile of parts, I've come to an important question: what's worth keeping, and what should go straight in the trash?

example:
-all gaskets are trash.
-pistons and cylinders are worth keeping
-crush washers are trash.

What about fastners? Should I throw away the head nuts? What about flywheel bolts? Case through bolts? Case nuts? Cylinder head studs?

Is any of that kind of stuff worth holding on to? Keep in mind, I'm not keeping an extensive stash of parts. Everything from this motor will be sold, given away, or trashed.

Thanks!

-Dan

[Grady Clay]

Dan,

Build a ‘coffee table’ engine. Porsche ‘kinetic art’.


Remove all the rings.
Leave #2 & #5 heads and cylinders off, guide the two loose pistons so they slide evenly.
Install soft ‘hardware store’ compression springs for the valve springs.
Leave off the covers for the valves and chains.
Put some white paint marks on the chains and other moving pieces.
Invent a quiet 12V gear-motor in place of the oil pump to turn the engine about 2 rpm via the jackshaft.
Install small LED lights to illuminate the interior (some timed for the firing order).
Install in a sealed plastic/glass top box and enjoy (or sell for far more $ than the parts).


Best,
Grady