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Dropping the engine for a 6 speed / rs flywheel transplant. Reseal as needed lots of small stuff while it’s out. New motion control dampers,rs carriers 993 brakes of some flavor, booster etc.... Need some seats as well. Love to add electric power steering as well but I’ll be doing well just to get this much together by April.
Doing the work with my mechanic- he’s cool about guiding me the process and buttoning up the stuff I can’t get too. I’m good at spending way too much time on details.
On my cabrio, I will be working to remove and replace one of the roof header cam locks. The gearbox appears to be stripped in the closed position. It won't release even if I manually spin the motor. Not exactly sure how I will get the header to release. I may have to unbolt the rear pivot points so I can shift the roof rearward. If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it.
On my coupe, I plan on removing my DAS roll bar and to sell it. The urge to drive on the track has waned. I had stopped DE events while our daughter was going through college. I prefer weekend drives through the mountains, so I will be pulling out the roll bar and selling it with the GT3 seats that I had planned to install.
Update - I was able to fix my cabrio's roof latch lock. I was lucky, the fault was a stripped gear. You can buy replacements from Total911. I found this video to be very helpful.
0/ Drive as much as possible. My season for driving is Oct to May.
1/ Figure out if AFM is correctly functioning. I suspect the temp sensor not working well.
2/ Replace fire extinguisher.
3/ Get all parts together for cosmetic refresh inside and out. Not full respray, but new exterior seals (excluding window seals), source OE leather hide (that stuff is pricey).
4/ Find out what how to fix my gearbox - with help of my mech who has my original box. I am driving on my spare box. Get parts for fix and rebuild.
5/ Install dash cam.
Winter List:
> Fitting your interaxle diff lock slave cylinder seals, Rob.
> Fitting rear reflector replacement grille from Andrew
> Buy garage scissor lift
> Get my head round the possibility of changing chain cover gaskets with engine in place
> Template and make up rear wheel arch liners
Lucky - I'd hoped to do the same. However, in the UK it's illegal to utilise (manufacturer fitted) rear fog lights as additional brake lights
You have some wacky rules over there. You would think with the poor visibility of the brake lights this would be welcomed.
I finally received my missing cylinder and the build is back on. Once the timing is done the fitting of the 993GT3 intake and custom throttle is next. Then the exhaust and garrett BB turbos.
You have some wacky rules over there. You would think with the poor visibility of the brake lights this would be welcomed.
I finally received my missing cylinder and the build is back on. Once the timing is done the fitting of the 993GT3 intake and custom throttle is next. Then the exhaust and garrett BB turbos.
Maybe I've been living in a hole, but I've never heard of using a GT3 intake. What's the benefit? Why this route over ITBs?
Winter List:
> Fitting your interaxle diff lock slave cylinder seals, Rob.
> Fitting rear reflector replacement grille from Andrew
> Buy garage scissor lift
> Get my head round the possibility of changing chain cover gaskets with engine in place
> Template and make up rear wheel arch liners
That's awesome. Take some pics of the diff slave seal replacement. Watch the direction on the center seal and if you need any help feel free to get in touch and i can walk you through it...
Also, if you stretch the seal and it feels too big - let it sit in a warm place and it'll shrink down. I thought once i had screwed one up, and a day later it was right and fit fine in the bore.
Maybe I've been living in a hole, but I've never heard of using a GT3 intake. What's the benefit? Why this route over ITBs?
The GT3 intake is usually used with ITB's. I am sticking with the low boost twin turbo approach I had as it will cost a bit less and HP and torque will be considerably higher over ITB's. I don't need to go the high revving route for track duty and the longevity should be greater. So far I have installed pauter rods, custom pistons, stronger valve springs and Ti retainers. The engine will be good for a reliable track duty 500 rwhp and torque. More than enough for a 2650 pound car. I am trying to save the weight over the varioram intake that was on the car before and the GT3 castings are cheap.
You have some wacky rules over there. You would think with the poor visibility of the brake lights this would be welcomed.
Agreed. The thought being that other drivers behind may get confused over someone actually braking or just using rear fog lights. Tried a few years ago some LED bulbs - totally useless and threw them away. Any rear light high intensity LED bulb recommendations?
Originally Posted by Goughary
That's awesome. Take some pics of the diff slave seal replacement. Watch the direction on the center seal and if you need any help feel free to get in touch and i can walk you through it...
Also, if you stretch the seal and it feels too big - let it sit in a warm place and it'll shrink down. I thought once i had screwed one up, and a day later it was right and fit fine in the bore.
Will do. I've been good and not removed the seals from the bag yet - don't want to touch/contaminate in any way until just before I fit them to the piston. Hoping I can do all this without having to bleed the whole C4 system - way too much hassle.
12-10-2018, 12:48 AM
