Germancar90

Thanks all it means a lot to me that people appreciate what i have done with my car. You never really know if what you are doing is right until you get some feedback from other p-car owners. Hkiang did you polish the lips on your Fuchs?

Jay H

This is great work to read about. I love the work on the fan and the paint color too! I agree, this is a good accomplishment at any age.

Ed Hughes

Looks great. One thing though-most all accounts I've read of people polishing their fans have lived to regret it. The magnesium will start to look "not so polished" in fairly short order, and then it's a losing proposition to go in and try to keep it looking good with the engine back in the car. Who knows? Maybe your stuff will be different.

Germancar90

Thank you. Its like anything that is polished it takes more maintenance. Fortunately the product i use has a wax in the final stage for some extra protection. I am kind of a detail nut and i look at it as just giving me something to do on a rainy day. If need be i can always remove the fan also if I'm not mistaken its aluminum.

Germancar90

Thank you very much

Tippy

Yes, it is a great accomplishment at any age but especially at 18. I was proud to of rebuilt a few V8's and a couple diesels at that age, the 3.2 is far more complicated. It is always on my mind if everything is going to go well on my rebuild and I dont want to pull it apart for something I overlooked. Gcar90 already made it past that stage and is enjoying his. Hats off.

Batman 357

Great accomplishment.

Could you elaborate on what you did to the motor. What parts did you change, what did they cost.

Good job

butzip

I've found a proven and what I consider an asthetically pleasing process of re-finishing the fan/housing. It takes about 20 minutes and lasts indefinitely. This was my fall back plan to polishing which I found to be a huge PITA.
Also a 2 stage process:

Stage one: Scotchbrite
Stage two: Rustoleum Stainless steel spray-bomb

The final product is sligthly textured and covers up any high/low spots for a consistent, gun-metal/pewter finish. I put 40k miles on my 88 and no visable 'wear'.

The car in these pics is FOR SALE, 1984 black/burgandy coupe 47k miles. If interested, PM me. I took that pic yesterday and haven't posted the car for sale anywhere yet.

Brgds, Peter

Germancar90

Sure, I pulled the motor power washed and tore it completely down but still left the bottom end in tacked. tore down the heads sand blasted and cleaned them all. Replaced the guides, valves and rebuilt with all new seals. The cam boxes as well as most other parts were washed thoroughly in parts cleaner all other parts were restored/painted or polished. When i took the cylinders off i noticed that there was a broken ring which contributed to the oil burning. Put new pistons and rings in the car. All of the rocker shafts received the o-ring upgrade to reduce the risk of leaking. Replaced the rear main as well as all other removed seals. There is a lot involved in this project i thought i had a clue, ha not at all this was sure a learning experience. Porsche is amazing for instance under every valve spring base there are spacers. They are put there to make sure that each valve spring has equal tension. Its amazing to think that whoever built the motor had to measure and make sure that each spring was equal. No BMW or Mercedes that i have heard of has had that much care put into its engine. Its such a complex little engine that makes gobs of power. As for the parts i used all OEM Porsche. Your car looks sweet by the way i have always had a sweet spot for guards red

hkiang

Yes. I did polish the lips on my Fuchs. They are 7 & 8s also, like yours.

Henry

Germancar90

Wow i like that a lot. I was considering doing that to mine but i wasn't sure how it would look. I think i just found my winter project. Your car is gorgeous beautiful job!

Batman 357

What was the mileage on the motor.

Mine’s at 190k and I know Porsche magic wont last forever.

theiceman

Okay a couple of questions for ya'all

what the hell is scotch Brite ? i guess it does not exist in canada but what exactly is it ?
Peter do you know the spray bomb rutsoleum number off the can ? looks pretty close to original and I would like to get some
henry how did you polish up so well ? what was the process ?

justinsrx7

Clive, we do have Scotch Brite here in canada, but it is a line of cleaning products. You need to find out which item he is talking about.

Scotch Brite

Germancar90

Wow thats a hell of a lot of miles for an untouched engine are you sure your motor hasn't had a once over? Mine had 100k on it and definitely needed attention.