Bucko74

Jeez Phil................i have no words.

77tony

perˇseˇverˇance
steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
"his perseverance with the technique illustrates his single-mindedness"
synonyms: persistence, tenacity, determination, staying power, indefatigability, steadfastness, purposefulness
Missed this one back in 14. Incredible job Phil T

Chris Lockhart

My gawd Phil!!! An awesome story of perseverance. It put my own issues into perspective.

Imo000

Very very nice!

Callum_GT

inspirational! full marks for sticking with it

Eyegore

An amazing story and fantastic job, Phil. Very inspirational to those of us who are just starting out on 928's. You are indeed living proof of the old adage "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger".

ROG100

Having seen the car and had the pleasure of sitting in it and I can attest to the awesome snarl it emits - Phil's work is top notch.

The Deputy

Really can't add anything that hasn't already been said or thought...

Thank you, for sharing...your very inspirational accomplishment.

Brian.

h2pmr

thanks for the kind words Gents.

it has been literally a blood, sweat and tears project.

did very approx. 5k happy miles in her last year and is running sweet.

I will fully update the thread when the engine is in and I turn the key for the first time, which will answer the question of post #20.....

there is so much good information on this forum about all aspects and fixes for our 928's that it is like a second workshop manual for me.

thanks to all who contribute to help keep our cars on the road

cheers
Phil
90 GT orange
88 SE project thread coming soon

stuartph

Looking good

h2pmr

an update:
so the date is now 6th sept 2015 and after covering as i say approx 5k happy miles she gets cleaned, guardX'ed and put under a dust cover for her winter sleep.

date is now 26th dec 2015 and i start to build up the " repaired and fixed" 6L short motor- block only with crank and pistons installed- that had been delivered back to me

and by 28th feb 2016 i have fully built it to a bare engine which includes the also "now fixed" cams.

from short motor to built bare engine takes me approx 60 hours.

11th march 2016 and i take car into my work and start to remove the perfectly good 5L engine i had enjoyed the pleasure of last year and install the 6L engine.
thanks for the metal filler neck Roger, looks better powder coated yellow.
engine on left is the freshly pulled 5L engine and on the right is the freshly built 6L
more to follow.

ROG100

Looks really great

Red Flash

Phil, absolutely amazing story. Really inspirational.

Overcoming challenges, pushing when hurts... These things build character!

Stories like this from others help us all become better at moments when we need the inspiration!

Thanks for posting!

PS - Not sure how I missed this thread the last couple years...

h2pmr

so by the 14th march 2016 the 6L engine is in, oil in and wired up but not fully finished, as all i want to do is see if it will start.
a few turns of the engine and it starts up, i ran it just for a couple of seconds and then switch off and fully finish the install

by the night of the 16th the 6L is fully installed and i start it up to bleed the cooling system- no smoke from the engine, but not running right with a very low tick over..
pulling plug leads off it is soon found 3 cylinders on the right bank- as looking from the front of the car- are just not firing as they should.
after more hours loking into it - plugs,leads, injectors and pulse to injectors all check out

after a night of warm beer i put it down to a possibility of 3 things:
1) i ****ed it up building it
2) i have missed something obvious
3) engine itself not right
4) cams not right

as 1,3 and 4 would mean an engine strip and i just did not have the time, i took it to a well known 928 specialist and left it with him

its now 30th of july 2016 and i collect the car which is no better and he is sure it is either 1,3 or 4 as above,

so it goes back in my garage, under dust cover with me fairly sure it would stay there for the next 10 years and i took a break from all things 928 before i had a breakdown

more to follow

h2pmr

i would give anything to go back in time and not try to give up smoking and so not buy this car in the first place, but i guess all this must be punishment for failing to actually give up the ****

anyway its now 31st jan 2017 and i start to strip the original GT engine i removed from this car many years ago.
there is nothing wrong with it, its just a 90 model engine which has never been striped since it left the factory.

so intake off, heads off, block cleaned, etc, this all feels like ground hog day, again.....

so its now today and i have both heads cleaned, valves ground in, new seals fitted and heads now ready to fit.
block is cleaned and starting to install front components, as pictured-looks like a crack in the block through the waterpump recess but its not.

am removing the 6L and fitting this one in its place around june/july time and will update with a video link, if it runs well.

i will then be stripping the 6L to see what the problem is and if its my ***k up i will post pictures and admit it, if its not my ***k up i will post pictures and

cheers
Phil
90GT orange
88SE