Saving a 73 from the crusher...AGAIN

[wayner]

Originally Posted by wayner

OK, I've put my bicycles and 914 away again for a while.

back to the 911 again...

Originally Posted by 911 tweaks

TG... for A WHILE I WAS THINKING THAT U HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY DISTRACTED...!!!
WHATS UP...? R U INSTALLING REBUILT 911 ENGINE NOW...?
WHAT R THE REBUILD SPECS U PROMOSSED AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IF U POSTED WHAT THEY WERE OTHER THAN A FEW TEASES AS TO U WERE MAKING SOME CHANGES...

3.0
Twin plug,
10.5:1 compression
Even more porting!

(But I did get distracted. I pulled the wheels in order to get better access to the axles, and next thing I new my brake upgrade was finally happening!)

Because of that, the engine is still sitting on the floor...
More on that later

But, what amazes me about those 993 brakes (black) is that even at their much larger size, they are much lighter than my primitive tiny 73 callipers (yellow)
I've had these sitting in a box for way too long as I let the car tell me what it needed next.
It now seems to be telling me it wants these before the engine.

As they say, the faster you can stop, the faster you can go!
I never felt that I could really trust the old ones, They were absolutely fine for the street but at a Driver's Ed event, at the end of a long straight there was a certain amount of puckering.

[wayner]

Rotors are a "bit" bigger as well

[wayner]

Sigh, waiting for some parts to finish the install of both engine and brakes.

By now my next step should be pretty predictable to anyone who has been following my thread.

What to do while waiting? Start another project of course!
(Back to the 914)

At this point I have handed it off to Mike and Jamie at Mikes914s. They will handle the heavy lifting

[wayner]

Back to 911 content!

New shroud arrived (Supplied by Damon from Series 900)


Test fitting

[wayner]

Back from paint

[Trackrash]

Show us more on the brake upgrade. Do you still have the original steel banana arms in the rear and how are you mounting the calipers? What rotors are those?
993 stuff on the front as well?

[wayner]

Ok, kidding, kidding
(everyone is so well behaved not commenting)

I did NOT paint the amber shroud for my RSR

[wayner]

Originally Posted by Trackrash

Show us more on the brake upgrade. Do you still have the original steel banana arms in the rear and how are you mounting the calipers? What rotors are those?
993 stuff on the front as well?

I'll post some more brake pictures soon.

-Steel arms, yes
-993 Calipers machined to bolt right up
-Caliper spacer added to widen the throat to fit over a..
-Stock 930 rear disk

993 front will go on as well with mounting brackets to convert from radial mount to stock mounting.

Front will use a custom wilwood disk.

New larger master cylinder

[wayner]

..

[wayner]

Engine compartment prepared for docking with engine!

(First pic I believe to be a real RSR, second pic is mine)




Mine
Dirty just like a real race car

[911 tweaks]

keep up the progress no matter what it is every day...!! keep the focus on what the final goal is for this round of work as this kind of work can go on for ever with the "while I am in there aka slippery slope" with it never ending...
If your enjoyment is more working on the car than driving it that's fine... just saying this so the focus is kept in line... however, with your quick work I don't worry if you veer off course a bit as you will get what ever the stray item you want to do done quickly and then back on main focus... I as I am sure many, want to see this car back on the road asap when you are ready so we can see more vids and how it all turns out...
carry on and keep making progress...

[wayner]

My stategic dragging my heals on engine install allowed time for an amber shroud to be decided on, manufactured and delivered

[Steve F]

Originally Posted by wayner

Engine compartment prepared for docking with engine!

(First pic I believe to be a real RSR, second pic is mine)




Mine
Dirty just like a real race car

Oh man, that just looks awesome!! Well played Sir

[wayner]

Sigh, back home for the weekend then back on the road.

Good intentions get stalled one step at a time:
-Engine install stalled while amber shroud fit to be fine tuned
-Brembo upgrade stalled while waiting for seal conditioner deliver
-Bike build stalled because I lost a spring for my crank
-I've jobbed out some structural repairs to the 914

I now have everything I need, but I am not there anymore.
I have a feeling that it will all come together in one giant crescendo!

[wayner]

Damnit!!!

I'll never get this 911 back together if I keep finding stuff like this!!
(WARNING - another picture of my 914 project posted below this video)

[Trackrash]

I wish I had time for a second project. Nice looking 914.

Amber shroud? OTT. Way to go.

[wayner]

CAn't wait to get back in the saddle again!

Maybe Mosport in the fall after the engine is broken in.
Heading home to get it installed this weekend.

[wayner]

Having too much fun this summer.

Finally got around to cleaning up the garage and putting my engine and transmission away where they belong...

[wayner]

This was a bigger job than it seems. Getting the measurements right took more time than fabbing the aluminum panel.

I made mutiple wood templates before I got everything right.
I had mm to spare

Now on to the wiring...

[wayner]

Getting closer