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Originally Posted by fred cook
Just curious, what do you guys see as the most difficult job when rebuilding a 911 engine? Assembling the block? Compressing piston rings to assemble pistons to cylinders? Assembling the heads? Cam timing? Or???
My personal choice would be installing the second piston pin circlip! Getting those strong clips to compress into place while working among the cylinder head studs is a real pain! Most likely, there is an assembly trick that I don't know!
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DIY trick for under $20:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/911-engine-rebuilding-forum/738419-specific-question-arp-head-studs-2-7-magnesium-case-insane-11.html#post7447215
Personally, the most difficult as in the greatest pita with my top-end and p/c replacement job was the cam timing. It took me awhile to get them to match... and I did the job a few times over because the back plate seals pooped out and KTL was nice enough to recommend I double-check them.
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