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Originally Posted by 911SCRVA
I do not have any experience working on an engine, but I'd rather do it myself then pay my local Porsche expert 25K+ to do it. I know it's ambitious, but is it moronic of me to consider it?
The only repair work I've done so far on my '81 911 SC is replace the shifter and coupler bushings and deck lid shocks.
Sorry if I'm the 1,001st person to ask this question.
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The answer to your question is
NO. If you have the desire and interest to learn to rebuild your 911, you could do it. I have disassembled and assembled a 911 motor more than a hundred times and I am not even a professional mechanic. Just an avid DIYer like anyone in this forum.
My advice to you at this point is to over-come your fear and anxiety about 911 motors. It is one of the easiest motor in the planet to work. Many would disagree but I find it fun and enjoyable to rebuild one. Learn how to drop the motor/transmission and you will be on your way to engine rebuilding. Majority of the participants who attended the Engine Rebuilding Workshops in April 2018 and September 2021 had not done an engine drop before but eager to learn rebuild a motor. Some of them have successfully rebuilt their motors.
I will be back home in 2 weeks and will start another 911 teardown very soon. You are welcome to observe and see first hand how it is done. There are more than 2 dozen people failed to attend the last workshop in September due to Covid-19. To deliver my commitments to them, I am planning another workshop in April 2022 and finally retire doing it.
Tony