cybe

Made some progress! This motor seems larger than when i took it out. It's tight quarters in there. I tried lots of different angles.



(No..)





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(No...)

.... Shoehorn?



Each time (3 in total) I got pretty close, but could never get everything to line up and seat nicely. I got down to about a half an inch of gap in this area on my best attempt.




So, I figure the best way to put it back in .. is the way I took it out.




Good thing I got that nice clutch alignment tool.







I ended up having to take down the cross member, control arms, etc to get things moving in the right direction.

And she's finally seated!

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Nice and shiny! In retrosect, I could've waited to put the manifolds on. But so pretty.





Pics for clicks.



What a job. I ended up with a busted eyebrow (jack handle) a scarred back (underside of shelf) and a ponytail that adsorbed six times its weight in grime.



(If you see me around, say Hi!)



Next day - with the big stuff out of the way, I continued on at an easier pace. Connecting up the larger vacuum stuff. Idle stabilizer valve, AOS, Air-box, various.









Soon I get to look more closely at the electricals.

Kevin Baker

Awesome pics!!!! Thanks for the motivation. Now that the weather is threatening to get a tad cooler. I will be back in the garage.

mel_t_vin

Cybe, where do things stand with your on-going restoration?

cybe

Thanks for the bump Here's a mini-update.

Injectors came back from rebuild, looking pretty nice:




Got those snugged into place




Did a little plumbing



and now i'm facing an electrical nightmare. I should've run some of this before putting the intake manifold back on, I'll probably hafta remove it.




Bonus points .. tell me what you see:

StoogeMoe

I see......injectors facing the wrong way! The connectors are supposed to face the cam tower, not toward the intake manifold.

cybe

Dangit! I'll put it on the to do list. Thanks Moe!

cybe

Getting warmer..

HICKS

Are those fuel lines new?

cybe

Back into the garage a little bit.

It's electric! Alternator side:





Starter side:






Now then .. Calipers, Rotors, Brake lines, wheel bearings.







Bits!



Took the dust sheilds off too, will have those blasted / painted.

Porsche™ Special Tool #944-2x4-20lb

cybe

* removed

cybe

It lives. * Not included, 12 hours of troubleshooting to figure out the no-start issue was a poorly-gapped reference sensor.

cybe

Now that it'll start and run a little, I've got tons more to do.

Last stop, I removed the front brakes and hubs to tidy them up. Those are now here:

Dust sheilds:



Hubs:



Races:



Piston and pot were pretty funky:



And what's old is new:

cybe

I've got some leaks to chase - power steering fluid from the rack, and coolant from the large hose exiting the water pump. The car will start and run/rev, but die at idle. It's open-headered at the moment.

I see the oil pressure gauge peg at 5 bar while it runs .. I'm not sure if that's what I'm supposed to see, but I caught a post suggesting I swap the leads at the sensor, so I'll try that.

I saw this example, which keeps me motivated:

Jorgen944

You sure are taking the old "the most expensive thing you can buy is a cheap Porsche" thing to a whole new level. Love the work encouraging me with my recently acquired black beauty.

cybe

I feel like some photos are missing from this thread, so I'll paste 'em here. I might've forgotten to post them.



This is my key I kept the junkyard 944 on the windshield. Heritage and all that.





This is the nasty gas that was in the tank.




Fuel door key pictured:



Doing vac stuff:






Gross.

I took some time to address leaks at the power steering pump (I forgot a crush washer) and water pump (worm clamp wasn't on straight) so now I'm try as a bone.

It was time to bleed the power steering, but alas -- this car doesn't have a key. So I called around to find a locksmith who might be able to fabricate one. I got two "No thanks," one "That'll be $275 because of the 'rarity'" and one "Sure man, I love those - hundred bucks. Does it run?"

So I'll meet that guy tomorrow and have a key made - finally I'll be able to unlock the column and re-assemble the ignition components. I've been using a flathead screwdriver in the switch that we've removed from the back of the key cylinder.


Oh, right - brakes.

Now we're talkin'. I do like it tidy.







Next, a little work on the Gummipuffer.