[rmcdonnell]

My engine died: piston skirt breaking up, scored cylinders. It's a 2.7L 1989 N/A 944.
Needs a rebuild. Engine is in several pieces in the garage, waiting for me to get it to an engine rebuilders for some measuring up.
Got a quote on wet liners: £115 plus machining, fitting. (144mm final size) Would need standard pistons and rings.

Got a quote on custom oversize pistons, about £130-£150 (roughly $200 to $235) each with rings provided I buy three sets (4x3). Quoted for 146mm oversize. Anyone interested in a set..? I'll find out more if so. Or maybe you have guys that could do them for less and ship some to me..? Anyone got standard or oversize pistons, new or secondhand..?

So, onto plan B. I have bought a secondhand engine, (180,000 miles!) said to be in good running order, and it's sitting in a small trailer in the back garden. It's complete with recently cleaned fuel injectors, manifolds, but no flywheel: still I've got one on the old engine. Plan B is to put this engine in asap, while I work on fixing the original, or scrapping it if it is uneconomical to repair.

So, I have an original rubber clutch plate, this was fine. 175,000 miles..!
Do I replace this: (£130=£200) for the metal spring version?
Or figure the current one was fine, so stick it in..?
I'd like to do the sensible minimum to get the car moving again

So what's the sensible minimum..?
Hey if it gets me through the winter, I can start again in spring...

cheers
Rissole