Ken's 911E

[kghjr]

The engine will be done soon enough. By then, everything will be finished, pop that puppy in and break it in driving Rocky Mountain highways. Newly powder coated engine brace and pulley cover, re-plated hardware, new bushings. I'm going with yellow zinc spring plates and caps, pop it with some bling, keeping refurbished originals in original parts box for next owner. Is there a sticker missing from the empty panel?

[kghjr]

reverse angle shot



powder coated red heater valves, NOS heater duct, Tru-6 cerakoted trailing arms and hubs, new trailing arm bushings and bearings, yellow zinc re-plated calipers, dust covers and hardware, new brake lines and fittings, new feul lines and fittings, new parking brake pads, new feul filter, new lid struts, new Bilstein shocks, replaced feul filter, new engine pad overlaying 3M sound barrier.

Partial before shot

[kghjr]

right on schedule and no surprises

[kghjr]

I don't know about this one...had the rotors and parking brake surfaces turned and then painted them the same as heat exchangers, VHT aluminum. Is it just me, or does it look strange? Should they be darker grey or black? Does it really matter?



VHT paint than bake at 400° in the grill for a few hours.


I looked at some in the catalogue. These will pass.

[kghjr]

The rear hubs are complete, re-plated calipers, rock guards, trailing arms, hardware; new brake lines and fittings, new traiing arm bushings and bearings.

I had to grind the ends of the shoes, removing 4-5 mm of material, to make room for the adjusters. The rotors slid right on.








Next up; install torsion bar and spring plates

Stopped by Storz to see the engine

[Trackrash]

Looking good. Nice job so far.

[kghjr]

Originally Posted by Trackrash

Looking good. Nice job so far.

Thanks. It all started with the squeaking trailing arm bushings and kind of grew legs. Funny, how quickly the madness takes over.

I keep thinking, how can this tank keep weeping oil, a year later?

[johnsonfm3]

Hopefully its just the sending unit gasket. Same one as the the fuel gauge takes. You can change it without removing the oil tank though..
Good luck

[kghjr]

Originally Posted by johnsonfm3

Hopefully its just the sending unit gasket. Same one as the the fuel gauge takes. You can change it without removing the oil tank though..
Good luck

It was not leaking prior to disassemby, I think it's just residual oil, but an amazing amount of time for it to drip out.

Here's a glam shot to plug Tru-6, I am very happy about this work.

[Porschaman]

That suspension and brake work is glorious to behold. This is going to be one awesome early 911!

[kghjr]

Originally Posted by Porschaman

That suspension and brake work is glorious to behold. This is going to be one awesome early 911!

Thanks. So far so good, eh?

The engine is getting close, 4-6 weeks. I'm not ready for it. Been spending too much time gardening and just avoiding Red. I only have to rebuild the pedal assembly, install torsion bars and spring plates, put the rocker panel trim back on, bleed the brakes, and my part is done. Procrastinating the end.

I pulled the carpet to work on the pedals, two months ago. I'm pretty sure it is the original carpeting the car was born with. Should I keep it for posterity?

Out with the old, in with the NOS.

[Evans, Marv]

Ken, not trying to divert you or give you another project, but I've decided to put coil overs on my '69. I decided after the guy who owns the shop I take my car to (who has a '76 w/ a 3.2) said he was going to do his. He says it improves ride & handling and makes setting the ride height really easy - plus I've done the torsion bar adjustment a few times & just don't want to do it again. Others I talked to said it reduces the cost of corner balancing. The parts aren't too expensive, but there are a few things about the '69 -'71 cars that are different from later cars.

[78-911SC]

Ken spending my annual two weeks vacation in your old neck of the woods. Every time I drive down Bonita Springs Road i think of your car. Looking forward to your completion.

[kghjr]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

Ken, not trying to divert you or give you another project, but I've decided to put coil overs on my '69. I decided after the guy who owns the shop I take my car to (who has a '76 w/ a 3.2) said he was going to do his. He says it improves ride & handling and makes setting the ride height really easy - plus I've done the torsion bar adjustment a few times & just don't want to do it again. Others I talked to said it reduces the cost of corner balancing. The parts aren't too expensive, but there are a few things about the '69 -'71 cars that are different from later cars.

Thanks for the tip. No diversions for me, I'm too close to being done, done.

Originally Posted by 78-911SC

Ken spending my annual two weeks vacation in your old neck of the woods. Every time I drive down Bonita Springs Road i think of your car. Looking forward to your completion.

You got me. San Diego area? Should be done by end of summer, maybe by end of July.

[78-911SC]

Sorry for the confusion Ken wrong person..

[Porschaman]

Looks great Ken. All your hard work's paying off. That first drive's going to be amazing. Also the second, third, fourth drive, etc.

[kghjr]

Leave the pedal rebuild for next owner.

I put it back together and on to the spring plates and rear torsion bars.

NOS carpet pads


COCO mats


Rebuilt driver's seat, new seat belts, new MOMO Prototipo

[kghjr]

...are starting to show up. Machined cylinders, new pistons, machined heads from Competition Engineering

[kghjr]

I bought some yellow zinc coated ones on an impulse. I like shiny things.

Shiny and showy vs invisible?

[VWLoosenuts]

wow! Everything Wow!!