So after a lengthy break I have finally started working on the teardown again. I removed the air injection piping, and then started working through the steps in Wayne's book to attempt to get the heads and cam housings off. Everything went relatively smoothly until I tried to remove the cam nut with a Brand-X 46mm crows foot that won't fit into around the nut in the left side chain housing. I am going to go visit my local Porsche garage to see if they will loan me the real tool. I discovered one other thing that caught my attention, and I hope that someone might be able to give me their two cents...
When I removed the internal oil thermostat, a rather ragged and corroded piece of steel was found protruding from its base.
As this is my first 911 engine, I am rather clueless in any sort of diagnostics, and I am just wondering if this is normal or if there is something quite wrong with my thermostat. Thanks for your help guys!
For what it's worth, the cam towers and the chain housing internals looked nice and clean, and I was stoked to get my first glimpse at the guts of this old 2.7.