[mark 74 carrera]

I know this may sound a little far fetched, but here goes. Has anyone ever thought or tried to place "nuts" at the end of the studs from the inside of the case? If you look at dtw's pictures of his half case, it appears that the studs thread into the crankcase mounts. Would it be possible to machine in sideways and take out enough material to allow a nut to be installed. The studs would then thread into a steel nut w/ washer that would be held by the case itself instead of just the threads of the case.

It would seem to me at that point you would have enough surface area of material to prevent the pulling out problem. I have never worked on a 911 engine, but will be re-building a 2.7 later this year. I have e-mailed Bruce Anderson about what could be done to bullet-proof a 2.7 and have gotten no response.

I refuse to just give up on the lowly 2.7! Does anyone think this is feasible? Thanks.