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Originally Posted by 304065
When do we start?
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Yeah agree with all of that....you MUST have patience...if it's getting the better of you, you have to walk from it and not persevere.
A pal of mine who lives nearby has a '72 with engine problems. He's mechanically fairly knowledgeable but not a spanner monkey...and has trusted the wrong shops to rebuild. He's now on attempt 3 after I pointed out some key things that I'd picked up along the way, and pointed him in the direction of a reputable engine builder here in the UK.
What went wrong the first time?....corners were cut, the mag case was not inspected, corrected, etc, and it's bitten back.
Do a YouTube for "Peter Morgan" and "Nick Fulljames". There are dozens of videos on the whole car resto, similar vintage to the one you're looking at doing. A good dozen or so engine specific episodes. They're not great quality but very informative and will give you a good feel for what's involved by somebody that knows what they're doing. As with everything, some folk will have different views on doing x/y/z, but I found them very good.
Mines not a mag case engine project, but to give you some idea, I'm a 911 engine newbie (although like you have done numerous other car projects)....working on it in the evenings and weekends (project creep has been monumental!) and I'm just over a year into it, probably a few more weeks of plumbing, wiring, finishing jobs, then I'll turn my attention to the engine bay and other chassis stuff. Its the time taken to measure, drive stuff around to get it machined, plated, powder coated, and so on. The assembly bit is straightforward!
Anyway, nuff typing....get to it squire!
(and welcome)
Cheers
Spencer.