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05-04-2012, 09:03 AM
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As luck would have it, I found a couple of Bud Lights in the fridge and decided to finish them up tonight.
And one for contrast to see how far I came in a day... until I got them side by side I was questioning the time to get here.
Well worth the day to do it.
And one for contrast to see how far I came in a day... until I got them side by side I was questioning the time to get here.
Well worth the day to do it.
05-04-2012, 09:04 AM
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Ok, today's project was to tear down the front struts and do the the modifications to mount the Rebel Racing threaded sleeves.
30 year old un-molested Bilsteins
After knocking off the top retaining ring/dust seal and the bottom drift pin they pulled right apart.
Quick trip to the blast cabinet
As expected the threaded bodies were a bit too tall to be installed without modifying the brake line mount. I wanted to try and keep the mount so instead of cutting it off, I just did some trimming.
To insure that the lower ring was welded on level, I protected a sleeve and used that as my guild to tack it on.
Back to the blast cabinet to prepare the welded parts for powder.
Test fitting everything for a final time.
30 year old un-molested Bilsteins
After knocking off the top retaining ring/dust seal and the bottom drift pin they pulled right apart.
Quick trip to the blast cabinet
As expected the threaded bodies were a bit too tall to be installed without modifying the brake line mount. I wanted to try and keep the mount so instead of cutting it off, I just did some trimming.
To insure that the lower ring was welded on level, I protected a sleeve and used that as my guild to tack it on.
Back to the blast cabinet to prepare the welded parts for powder.
Test fitting everything for a final time.
05-04-2012, 09:04 AM
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Final prep and ready for powder.
John Deere Green was almost a perfect match for the factory color
One mistake I made was not sealing off the iside of the tube completely when blasting the parts. I ended up with a ton of media inside the strut housing and it was embedded in the grease. I make a tool to get all the grease out. With a bunch of brake clean and some time, I was able to get all the olde sandy grease out.
Front assemblies re-assembled.
Final assembly....
Parts completed pile is starting to get bigger.....
Next project is rear spring plates.....
John Deere Green was almost a perfect match for the factory color
One mistake I made was not sealing off the iside of the tube completely when blasting the parts. I ended up with a ton of media inside the strut housing and it was embedded in the grease. I make a tool to get all the grease out. With a bunch of brake clean and some time, I was able to get all the olde sandy grease out.
Front assemblies re-assembled.
Final assembly....
Parts completed pile is starting to get bigger.....
Next project is rear spring plates.....
05-04-2012, 09:05 AM
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Got the spring plates done and ready to bond the inner races.
Here's the progression for the day.
I took a long look at the adjustable spring plates and due to the fact that I am using coil overs and want the cut weight I did some brain storming with Clint over the phone.
Before we get to that, I have a trick to get the rubber bushings off of the spring plates. I am lucky enough to have an oven in my shop, so unless you have a forgiving wife/girlfriend, this might not be an option for you. What I did was to preheat the oven to 475 degrees and I let the plate bake until the bushings began to swell (it's pretty obvious when it happens), once they did, I cut them with a razor knife and the scraped off fairly easy with a gasket scraper. After letting the cool, I was able to get the rest of the rubber with a wire wheel on my angle grinder.
Now, on to the diet.......
Seeing as the coil overs will act as my height/corner balance adjustment, I didn't see the need to run adjustable plates. I didn't want to pay to back date to one piece plates, so this is what I did.
I used a plasma cutter and cut off wheel to trim the parts I wasn't going to use....
Then I welded on the torsion tube less the parts that I am not using.
Prepped them for powder and get them in the oven....
Ready for the bonding work to begin tomorrow if I can break away from work.
Again, this is what I saved in weight on this project alone.
Here's the progression for the day.
I took a long look at the adjustable spring plates and due to the fact that I am using coil overs and want the cut weight I did some brain storming with Clint over the phone.
Before we get to that, I have a trick to get the rubber bushings off of the spring plates. I am lucky enough to have an oven in my shop, so unless you have a forgiving wife/girlfriend, this might not be an option for you. What I did was to preheat the oven to 475 degrees and I let the plate bake until the bushings began to swell (it's pretty obvious when it happens), once they did, I cut them with a razor knife and the scraped off fairly easy with a gasket scraper. After letting the cool, I was able to get the rest of the rubber with a wire wheel on my angle grinder.
Now, on to the diet.......
Seeing as the coil overs will act as my height/corner balance adjustment, I didn't see the need to run adjustable plates. I didn't want to pay to back date to one piece plates, so this is what I did.
I used a plasma cutter and cut off wheel to trim the parts I wasn't going to use....
Then I welded on the torsion tube less the parts that I am not using.
Prepped them for powder and get them in the oven....
Ready for the bonding work to begin tomorrow if I can break away from work.
Again, this is what I saved in weight on this project alone.
05-08-2012, 10:04 PM
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*Hi guys, I'm sorry to change the conversation but I want to start my own post but I'm a little lost since I'm new here. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
* Just sold my Alfa Boxer, and I'm looking at buying a Porsche project since I have always dreamed of owning the bigger FLAT 6. I only have around £10k to get started to try make a turbo wide body. I've seen a few cheap 911 "930's, one particular in mind is a 1979 SC Targa 3 litre NA. It's perfect to get me started as its only £4 k, but I need contacts for wide arch kits and front fenders to either change for the later*style headlights or change the whole front end for a "flat nose" which looks cool. Also need advice about putting a turbo engine in but I want to know how bullet proof these engines are, and what are the weakest points in them? Am I better off with another type of engine? The stock *3litre lump just won't cut it for me. Also what's this variable ram about? Is it worth adding to the engine for bigger performance, or does it only add 10 BHP? Last but far from least, can all the gearboxes for 911 's fit for any 911 engine? I want to find a 5 or 6 speed that might also have a limited slip differential? As you Guys can see I'm new and I'm lost. Please send me messages or help reply.
Just want to say thank you for the time spent reading this, and Merling good luck to your find :-D
Stu.
* Just sold my Alfa Boxer, and I'm looking at buying a Porsche project since I have always dreamed of owning the bigger FLAT 6. I only have around £10k to get started to try make a turbo wide body. I've seen a few cheap 911 "930's, one particular in mind is a 1979 SC Targa 3 litre NA. It's perfect to get me started as its only £4 k, but I need contacts for wide arch kits and front fenders to either change for the later*style headlights or change the whole front end for a "flat nose" which looks cool. Also need advice about putting a turbo engine in but I want to know how bullet proof these engines are, and what are the weakest points in them? Am I better off with another type of engine? The stock *3litre lump just won't cut it for me. Also what's this variable ram about? Is it worth adding to the engine for bigger performance, or does it only add 10 BHP? Last but far from least, can all the gearboxes for 911 's fit for any 911 engine? I want to find a 5 or 6 speed that might also have a limited slip differential? As you Guys can see I'm new and I'm lost. Please send me messages or help reply.
Just want to say thank you for the time spent reading this, and Merling good luck to your find :-D
Stu.
05-09-2012, 12:07 PM
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Sounds like you should start 3 - 4 new threads in the appropriate forums, what with all the questions you have. 
