Building a 3.2 short stroke

[KRLocke]

Cool motor build, what kind of hp do you think you'll get?

[gsmith660]

Going to limit Hp to around 350 until I can get my hands on a G50 the limit I have heard for a 915 then what I have seen is 400-450 for this build

[KRLocke]

Looking forward to following your build.

[gsmith660]

Originally Posted by KRLocke

Looking forward to following your build.

Thanks

[gsmith660]

I certainly didnt plan on doing this right now and probably wouldnt have until I found out how scarce 3 liters are becoming

[KRLocke]

A lot of things have become scarce and if not are priced astronomically. 3.2s are best example. What used to be a $6500 motor is now a base price of $15K for one probably needing work. Rebuilt 3.3s are $35K which seems like a bargain, if they were done right.

[gsmith660]

You are absolutely right the motor I have appears to be in great shape internally but externally it had many corrosion issues that I believe we have arrested so it can now be stored until assembly which hopefully is not too far off

[gsmith660]

Today I pressure test the external oil cooler and hoses looking for the leak that killed my motor havent found it yet

[flat6pilot]

Originally Posted by gsmith660

Did that require case mods other than removing the .8 mm squirrels and installing 1.2 mm?

I heard you may need to remove some webbing to fit the 964 pump, but mine didn't. They installed and closed the case on it to check clearance and it was ok.

[gsmith660]

Originally Posted by flat6pilot

I heard you may need to remove some webbing to fit the 964 pump, but mine didn't. They installed and closed the case on it to check clearance and it was ok.

Thank you

[gsmith660]

Pressure test was good 90 psi for 30 min so that is not the source of the leak

[gsmith660]

Not much to report the motor is still at the machine shop. I have been running new 1/2 inch hard fuel lines through the tunnel and cleaning up the engine bay. Gonna work on these small projects until I get the motor back.

[gsmith660]

[KRLocke]

Little things like a clean engine bay make a huge difference enjoying the whole process

[gsmith660]

While I wait on motor stuff taking care of while I am there stuff.

[gsmith660]

Got the fuel system restored. Replaced the tie rod ends in the nick of time one was about fail.

[gsmith660]

Installed new motor mounts

[gsmith660]

Things to keep me busy while I wait. New bushings in the pedal assembly it is tight now, clean the carpets, reinstall the oil cooler and lines after cleaning and flushing, continue cleaning and refurbishing the engine bay. Things completed changed the oil in the tranny renewed throttle bushing on same cleaned and renewed the tranny mounts and general cleaning and preservation of the whole car.

[ToySnakePMC]

This is entertaining. You certainly have had this car for a while. Best of luck on the rebuild / turbo project. Patrick

[gsmith660]

Originally Posted by ToySnakePMC

This is entertaining. You certainly have had this car for a while. Best of luck on the rebuild / turbo project. Patrick

Bought the rolling chassis in 83 with 8000 miles on it according to title paperwork this is the 4th version of this car I just like to have fun with it.