Jameel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

Hey thanks everybody! It's good to get some feedback. Im holding onto the yoke for a potential future tranny rebuild, but I'll say that buying a good setup was worth it. Makes rotating the engine a smooth, confident operation.

I get the Laverne & Shirley thing all the time. But I think its actually funnier in print!

So here's the report. Yesterday my Porsche mechanic, mentor, friend, and fellow 911 nut Lee Schlabaugh was kind enough to come to my house and watch over me as I turned the key on this engine for the first time.

And nothing happened... :D

I thought I had all my ducks in a row, but we quickly found that there was a minor issue with the wires going to the starter. After 10 minutes under the car, we had that sorted out.

Turn the key to build oil pressure...and the light goes out after maybe 10 seconds. Yes!

Hook the electrics back up for some spark, turn the key hoping for instant fire and....nothing again!

After about an hour of checking voltage here and there, swapping a CDI box out, checking for spark by pulling plugs, using a coil wire from a '66 911 we finally found the culprit and corrected the problem. There were some wires going to the CDI in the wrong position. Surprised we didn't fry the box. Lee was the champion here, he figured out the issue before my brain even considered it.

We were pretty confident it'd fire after that. And guess what? It roared to life! I instantly dove to the ground to check for some catastrophic oil leak. Nothing. Then we cranked up the rpm to 2k and let everything wear in for 20 minutes.

Then we noticed some oil on the floor. It was dripping pretty good right at the case parting line. My heart sank. I was super meticulous when I joined the cases. Super clean, a nice even coat of 574. But I had Lee on my side. He found the source. It wasn't the case parting line. It was the left oil line from the case over to the cam housing. It was coming out of the compression fitting and dripping down from there. Whew! That was close. (this morning I pulled the distributor and cinched it down--its dry now)

During the 20 minutes we looked hard at many areas to check for leaks. But found no more. It was running strong and smooth, with perhaps a bit of uneveness at low rpm (we haven't dialed in the CO fuel mixture yet).

After the 20 minutes we hopped in the car for a short spin around the block. After about a mile the engine started bucking and hesitating, and quickly just flat out died. Again, I was fearing for the worst. But it was the easiest fix. We ran out of gas! I had my brother bring a tank and we were quickly on our way again. Overall it ran really great.

I took it out again this morning to check the shifter (coupler needed a little adjusting) and then it started pouring rain. It's been sitting all day and it's killing me! And its supposed to rain solid for the next three days straight. I may just bite the bullet and go out anyway to get some break in miles logged. But only after changing the oil first.

Overall I'm totally thrilled with the outcome. It didn't blow up, didn't seize up. And man does it sound great with the SSI's and 2-1 muffler. Even though I haven't had it above 4k, I can tell this thing is going to feel great with the 964 cams and upgraded pistons.

Thanks for everyone who helped give advice during the rebuild, and thanks to Wayne for his book and this forum. It was a great help along the way.

Here's a short video. Pretty boring, but thrilling to me!

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Well done.

Looks good, sounds good, must be good - have fun with it.

Congrats! Report back on the gains from the cams and pistons.

A forklift?! That's cheating!

Very nice, indeed.

exactly what I was thinking , that stuff seams to be like unobtanium.

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EBS racing

no that's not what we are looking for ... that stuff Is easy to find , we are trying to get the Tan cardboard hose that runs on top of the engine from the blower fan to the ducting that runs below , lots of silver and shiny black but the original tan cardboard is a nice touch

Pretty sure this is the exact stuff I got from EBS. Fairly certain the plastic wrapping mine came in said "URO".

Hot Air Hose 90121119501 - Uro Parts - Porsche - 901-211-195-01 | Pelican Parts

yummy looking engine! and i dig that green tartan, how cool's that?! full leather is so overrated.

So here's an update. Last week I hit the 500 mile mark and after an oil change and valve clearance check (all good) I took the '83 out, and for the first time I floored it and let her wind up to 6000. What an engine!

Quick recap of my build. 3.0 stock CIS engine pulled from my '83 after a head stud broke last fall. Opened the case for a full rebuild. Reground the cams to 964 by John Dougherty. JE Max Moritz-style 9.5:1 pistons. Alusil cylinders reconditioned and plated with Nikasil. SSI heat exchangers with '74 stock 2-1 stock (non-sport) muffler. Almost completely disassembled my Lambda CIS and tested/resealed with new o-rings, gaskets, boots, injectors following the Dummies thread. New clutch.

So I was really curious to see what the new cams and pistons did, along with the backdated exhaust. I modeled this build after Wayne's improved 3.0 CIS from the rebuild book. Throttle response is much improved thanks to the freshened CIS. And overall power is much much smoother, and feels much more powerful. The car is without a doubt faster than before. I've driven a couple early cars with S cams and the punch at 5k is quite a thrill. I wasn't sure if the 964 would do something like that since it has a bit more overlap than the stock SC cams. When we timed the cams we ended up a little advanced, on the high end of the adjustment range, which is supposed to give more power down low. When I floored it for the first time in 2nd, and the rpm's climbed, I expected something to happen at 5k or higher, but nothing did. I shouldn't imply the performance was a disappointment, quite the contrary. The power curve feels very flat and stead over the rpm range. It's great to drive around town, no lugging anywhere. And opening it up out on the highway is fantastic. It just keeps pulling and pulling until you want to shift. I'm completely satisfied with it. Wouldn't want it any different. I have driven 911's from '66 to '85 and they are very different cars. I'd say that the early cars are more sporty, and the later cars are more like grand tourer's. An old family friend has a '71 S coupe and he's always ragging on me that my car has cruise and A/C. But everytime he drives it he wants it for touring. I see the appeal of a more raw and raucous 911 with more radical cams, a louder exhaust, and edgier feel. But for me, right now, the '83 is just about the perfect mix of the earlier cars and the later cars. For those fortunate enough to own both varieties, I envy you. But for those of us who can only manage one 911, this is a pretty sweet variety to own.

Here's a short video. Pretty boring, I don't have any video gear. Proof that it runs though!

I want to thank Wayne and the community here again for all the great little tips and advice that make working on this car so enjoyable.

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On the brown cardboard heater hose, if the Pelican product is not the right stuff, try Zims. I got some there many years ago, and it shows as available in their current online catalog.

Mark

I just had the same experience when doing some chain tensioner work on my 1978 sc. My very experienced mechanic correctly said the exhaust studs are prone to breaking. We replaced all of the exhaust studs. The good news at 105k the valve inserts were perfect as well as the cylinder walls. I replaced the rings anyway. As far as the studs, my mechanic had no problem removing them but he suggested machine shops can do it easily. The good news, this engine showed very little wear and should last a long long time.

very nice .. Thanks

Excellent work and thread! Very well done indeed!