The Fixer

Nice wrenching Guy, keep us posted. Great thread!

Jadz928

Thanks for keeping us updated, Guy!

Who's doing your FD rebuild?

Guy

Thanks guys!
I sent the FD to a guy in NC who sells on ebay under the name "rebuiltsystems". It's on its way back to me now. He even sent some before and after pics which I will post here tonight. I have my fingers crossed.

On another note, I have the remaining fuel components out and being cleaned.
My throttle body was absolutely a mess. Tons of thick carbon. Luckily I have a nice solvent sink so everything is getting surgically cleaned. Someone had the air meter (flapper) out at some point as it had silicone on the paper gasket. One thing I like about this car is the lack of shortcut fixes and hack jobs. Most parts seem to be porsche replacements. Not a cut wire or rig job found yet.

AirtekHVAC

I was thinking about sending mine out to that guy as well....ran out of funds tho'

Please send some pics before you bolt it back in, thanks.

Guy

Here are the images the rebuilder sent over.

The Fixer

Ron looks like the one half was bead blasted (sand)
and other half was cleaned up on a fine wire wheel.
Try it yourself, nothing to lose.

Remember the hand held gravity fed sand blasters we talked about.
They work and they are cheap.

Guy

Steam cleaned and acid washed the spider plenum and runners. I mocked it up (incorrectly) just for pics. Has a nice clean, natural finish. Anyone know if the emblem was painted at all originally?

Jadz928

Nice Spider!

Motor crest was painted black on the inset. Let me know if you need a ref pic.

Guy

A reference pic would be wonderful! thanks!

Guy

Had a little fun with some paint tonight

Doug_B_928

Nicely done! What paint and tools did you use?

Guy

Thanks! I used some satin black brake caliper paint and a small artist brush. For some of the areas, I simply painted the whole section of emblem and wiper the paint of the high areas. I understand these are still available but I enjoy detail work such as this plus I need to save money wherever I can. Lord knows this car is going to take a lot of money!

AirtekHVAC

Nice, guy....

I think I am going to redo my own FD.....had a pet emergency, spent $3000 I did not have to save our little chihuahua. Been a tough week here at the house....did no 928 work....

Guy, you should grind the ridges all smooth of that spider...I'll post you a pic of the one I got from Carl later tonight.

Guy

Well, that certainly sounds like a good cause (saving a pet). I believe I was capable of rebuilding the FD but decided to put my energies elsewhere given the cost. I have done a lot of carbs in my day and understand the importance of cleanliness and truing surfaces. If I were you, I would try it. What do you have to lose?

I have thought of taking the runners and plenum further cosmetically but I am very **** about originality. I think I could be tempted into smoothing the castings a bit and painting them aluminum for a more consistent appearance.

I am cleaning and repairing the gas tank strap this weekend. Need to do some minor metal fab work.

AirtekHVAC

Here is my spider body. Carl did the spider legs also. I have not installed it yet....