Saving a 73 from the crusher...AGAIN

[wayner]

No progress for the next few days.

Stuck in the arctic. No flights in or out...

[wayner]

A very different perspective of the world from up here. This is the globe as viewed from a northern perspective, rather than a typical side view or North American perspective.

Clockwise
White is greenland,
Red is Canada,
Pink is Alaska
Green is Russia

the next land mass as you head back towards the Atlantic ocean Sweden and Norway
That little tiny island to the right of greenland is Iceland

From my home, Miami is a 3 hour flight directly south.
I am a 3hour flight directly north of my home.
(thats a six hour flight directly north of Miami)

There is more Canada above the US border
than there is US below the Canadian border.

Vikings have been rumoured to have made it to the Canadian prairies.
If they were more adventurous they could have almost made it to North Dakota.

[911 tweaks]

so... r u north of your base of toronto...? it looks so... r u in white, pink, red or green...? my guess is northern pink...?

[wayner]

Three hours north, closer to Greenland, north of Hudson's bay

For a guy like me, sitting around waiting to get back out is driving me nuts!
So I do what I always do. I started another project...

[911 tweaks]

wow wayner... the top writing looks like "Dark(er) cs"... dont tell me it is now a 928 project...))) nothing against them but man oh man...IF i had the spare time u have to do stuff NOT related to the 911 i would have SOOOOO much completed...
So, tel us, what is it now...??

[wayner]

Not a car. That would be dark
Writing project this time. Me and my laptop stuck in a hotel with nowhere to go

P.S.
My hen scratch is always better when I am actually looking at the page I am writing on. Thats the note I left myself last night so that this morning I would know where I left off.

[911 tweaks]

...oh phew...!!! i have been holding my breath awaiting your reply...)))

P.S. the selfish side of me if there is one...REALLY want to see 911 progress happen ASAP so that car is back on the road for this coming driving season...AND i really want to see how the engine turns out with your new tweaks...

carry on...oh, and is the writing assignment going to make you any $$ which can go twds the "9!!"...?

[wayner]

Believe me, I really want the 911 project to move forward as well!

Chris told me the pistons are in but still waiting for the twin pug distributor
Meanwhile I can't even manage to get home to begin mounting the CDI boxes, so I am writing instead.

As for the writing, I'll send you an autographed copy once it comes out.

Meanwhile, weather has cleared. Cross my fingers that the flight goes out tomorrow.
This was at the airport around noon. You can tell it is around noon because of how high the sun sits in the sky this time of day up here.

[911 tweaks]

awesome... glad to hear u r on trak... sure send me a signed copy...I will pay for the shipping...
it sure looks cold outside in that pic... i would guess ~ -5 to +10 degrees f... that plant in your pic...ahem...ahem... it sure has been brighter days...
thx as always for sharing your adventure with us all... keep us updated as you always do... safe return trip home...

[wayner]

Originally Posted by 911 tweaks

it sure looks cold outside in that pic... i would guess ~ -5 to +10 degrees f...

HA!
Try -47c.

-40 is the same in both languages. After that Fahrenheit starts winning.

-47c = is -52F

Kinda puts that first picture at the top into perspective huh?

[911 tweaks]

HOLY ICE CUBES...!! that is deadly cold... what brought you up north...? I thought from a pic earlier i saw sno machines, but, even if so, that is way too cold for sleding...
WINK, WINK... oh i get it, you had to come up here to get 9xx parts, right... ))

[wayner]

I know, it's a bloody heat wave this week.

-60c is more the norm.

I figured with all the turmoil in the world right now what with the US election and such, I'd come up here to a higher vantage point where I could get a better view of the world from above

[wayner]

Well, locals are looking forward to the warm weather in March when the temperature get up into the minus teens.
Somehow my garage back home won't seem so cold. +10 will probably be T-shirt weather for me!

I'm looking forward to going home.

One way or another I'm gettin outa here today!

[wayner]

Finally back and parts have arrived

[wayner]

Can you spot the difference?

[wayner]

And for a less subtle difference, here is the old Max Moritz style piston that these are replacing.

(These pistons would be perfect for someone who is keeping their CIS system on their 3.0. They have next to no hours on them)

[Carrture]

Good Job! It's come a long way.

[Steve F]

A whole lot more dome going on there! Save it!

[wayner]

Thanks guys!
I'm saving it hard as I can

[wayner]

Updated thread Index



PART II - Update
Page 1 - Post #14 - Life-ing parts
Post #18 - the flywheel
Page 2 - Going insidel
Page2 - Saving it some more!
Page 3
- Cam specs
- 2.8 RSR oil catch can
- RSR twin coil mounting
Page 4 - 2.8 RSR historical perspective
Page 5 - Waiting for parts, the 914 diversion
Page 6
- Still waiting for parts, the Franklin Expedition
- Pistons finally arrive!
Page 8 - Twin plug ignition install - part I, mounting the CDI boxes