BLACK-BETTY

Missed this one - great stuff Thomas.

circleswim

Cheers Frank! On a side note - I read through both your engine build threads in entirety last night, full of useful info!

I'm off to Connaught Competition Engines to see how their getting on and drop off some bits...

New Trans mount & inserts





RS Single Pulley Fan Hub

circleswim

so the engine was dropped a few weeks ago...



didn't seem in such bad condition, yes the tin is rusty but thats to be expected









But then once stripped completely I was faced with this little treat...





That is the worst of the heads, but 5 of them have heat erosion on the ceramics...

On the plus side 993 RS P&C are on order!

Runtothehills

what could have done this?

circleswim

I'm led to believe that heat has eroded the ceramic insert, I've not experienced the car running particularly hot though...

robt964

Thats gotta be repairable by some process right?

circleswim

Well everyone I've spoken to so far says the only way to over come it is new heads... Apparently the head is cast around the ceramic insert.

circleswim

ok so having to wait the best part of 2 months for ARP Head Studs to come in, things are starting to move along on the build...

The worst of the heads was sent off to Camcoat to see if they could do something to repair the eroded ceramic with the ceramic coats that they use on the inside of manifolds, alas they tried a few different options and couldn't get a reliable solution. Ive pretty much exhausted all options for repair and not got very far. I do have a donor engine and going to just use the best 6 heads out of the 12 that I have, its the best solution for my current budget which won't stretch to replacement heads.

Everything has been cleaned up and and I've had the fan and covers painted red.




Also got the engine bay cleaned up and AppBiz Ultimate Engine Pad is in, in place of my old saggy foam.

circleswim

Also, I have these waiting to go in...

Mixter

It may not be that the engine was running hot. But maybe could have been a result of detonation caused from localized hot spots in the cylinder heads.

Great to see the pics and progress so far!

Runtothehills

Wow now recaros too? This is looking good.

circleswim

Yeah I managed to get them cheap off amazon... They were basically half the normal price so I simply couldn't leave them!!

Runtothehills

following your build as a fellow tipo owner. pics of the interior with recaros installed please.

how is the engine coming along?

circleswim

When I eventually get the car back and stick the seats in I will post a picture, at the minute though, progress on the engine has been slow for many reasons that I won't go into. Currently the engine carrier has had the gusset welded to it and painted.



Unfortunately my car is 200 miles from home so it's not easy for me to get to and I'm currently abroad but when I have an update I'll post some more on here...

rockmaker

Hi, can I use a the original 993 tiptronic steering wheel ?
Pat.
Italy