[911 tweaks]

Ed: yea the engine does "look" tired, however, it has never been split; orig lower valve covers; ~150K on engine; 1978 engine w/ big port heads... this is the basis for a build I am still cooking up as to what to build. I am vascilating btwn a stroker i.e. 3.2 crank - 10:1 JE wedge tops w/ shims to lower to ~9.5:1 - 78~79 cis - 20/21 cams - ssi - ben 2 in/custom 2 out OR is I go pmo's it could go many different directions. I will see when I split her as to what I am working with.

Craig: I was thinking the same for the SHide, however, petroleum products will disovle the coating. Easy enough to re coat but probably not best for case or areas that are tough to reach. I may go Clear tectyl 846 for the case, trans,... as it is more impevious to cleaners that will be needed sooner or later to clean oil leaks & accumulated crud.

I am still looking for the silver bullet for coating the engine when done to keep shinney and able to, lets say, spray on Simple green and hose off crud and keep the painstakingly created finish in tact.

I am open to any ideas here on coatings, processes to achieve such. Maybe I should start a post as such??

Boy, this stuff can go on for ever. I am close to that point on this project too. I.E. put it together and go from there. Do the minimal and start from there. It is amazing that it is endless in the options to do things. I guess welcome to the info age and internet... ;-)

Bob