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I had an interesting evening last night. I watched a master machinist work. He actually invited me over to his house to watch him do some machine work on a 911 3.2 engine case. He showed me how to set up the case to make sure it is square and then he did some milling with a Bridgeport. The Bridgeport he has was made in 1953. It is just massive, and very cool.
For any machinist it would be boring as heck but for a computer geek like me it was very interesting. I have fabricated many tools or patches in my garage over the years. Nothing I did was even close to what this guy does. He had a set of 911 heads that he had just finished rebuilding. He will start assembly of the engine next weekend after a more cleaning. He invited me over to watch the engine assembly. I should be at home putting the front suspension back together on my 911 but I may have to "help" him assemble a 911 engine. I will ask him if he minds me taking a few photos.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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