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Originally Posted by ducatiroger

Loving the write up. Thanks for sharing your Ruschlos experience. Looks like a great time.

Also, thanks for calling out the road curvature site. That will come in handy when planning the next adventure.

Roger

Thanks Roger, this was actually a rally put on by Overcrest Productions rather than the Ruchlos crew. Ruchlos rally is/was in June.

Originally Posted by Bill Verburg

You've done a magnificent job w/ that car

here's just something I learned from my 3.6/3.8 t/p adventures

a 993 n-vram fits best compared to 964 or 993 vram, because the intake is shorter

If you buy some Sheridan f/g for the 3.6 into 911 conversion and use 3.2 engine mount console and 911 crossbar the engine fits much better than when trying to use the aluminum 3.6 console and cross bar. In fact it sits exactly the same as the original 3.0 or 3.2. You do need a single sheave crank pulley. The exhaust will also fit as it would for a 3.0 or 3.2

I love the Fabspeed muffler I have, It looks as if you have the same one, My Fabspeed headers have heat but it's not real effective but neither was the heat on the B&Bs I used to use.

Thanks Bill! Back when I had the 964 engine in the car, I attempted to use the 3.2 console and parts, I recall it not working for some reason, but I don't recall why.

I think the fan/alternator pulley was one of the hangups. If I were to try this again, I'd snag the Clewett serpentine belt conversion. Making that decision requires a decision on whether or not I want to use the OG AC system, or go down the electric conversion route.

Combined with the decision of whether or not to do the Cup engine swap or to keep this car, I have a bit of decision fatigue.

The shortened G50 is still longer than a 915 and that's where a big part of the fitment issues lie with the 3.6. The Cup engine/shortened G50 is a perfect fit in the engine bay. And I do feel that the 964 3.6/915 was a sweet spot in terms of cost/value/fun factor on this car.

Originally Posted by maverck

This most recent post reminds me how small / tight the Porsche community really is!!

Just this past week John from Gain Stage Garage helped me dial in my CIS to fix a cold start issue. Had never met him before last week - and in the same week I see him in this post in your photos Gabe!

For sure! Glad you've met John. He's a wealth of knowledge and has become a good friend over the years.

Originally Posted by Showdown

I had told my GF to prep our spare room for Gabe as he had initially anticipated staying over in Chicago for the night. When he told me that he was cannonballing though to the Twin Cities without a stop, she told me that Gabe was a real man and that I in contrast was a pussy and should stop whining about the rain and long drive.

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Hahaha, it does sounds like the storms put you through the ringer. It's also a bit more harrowing when you're on your own and half your front end is duct taped together. You get props for the whole deal.