Parade Prep
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Dave,
That's sure an ambitious Parade prep! I haven't done it yet, but the next time the oil pan comes off the 951/968 it'll be getting stainless studs held in with blue loctite. That way I don't have to worry about the gasket moving around on me or the threads stripping out. Another Rennlister (ModdedEverything951S) had a similar problem when he had his engine out recently. I'm not certain but I recall that he used helicoil inserts to get everything back together. Not ideal but it still got the pan back on correctly.
Minta and I will be looking for you again, we're arriving Saturday around noon. Hopefully we can grab lunch and catch up!
That's sure an ambitious Parade prep! I haven't done it yet, but the next time the oil pan comes off the 951/968 it'll be getting stainless studs held in with blue loctite. That way I don't have to worry about the gasket moving around on me or the threads stripping out. Another Rennlister (ModdedEverything951S) had a similar problem when he had his engine out recently. I'm not certain but I recall that he used helicoil inserts to get everything back together. Not ideal but it still got the pan back on correctly.
Minta and I will be looking for you again, we're arriving Saturday around noon. Hopefully we can grab lunch and catch up!
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Aaron,
So far no problems, put about 100 or so miles on the car just to check stuff out. I had lots of stuff off and I wanted to make sure everything shakes out okay.
So far no problems, put about 100 or so miles on the car just to check stuff out. I had lots of stuff off and I wanted to make sure everything shakes out okay.
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So I had the injectors rebuilt.
They did a very nice job!
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_68_zps78476798.jpg)
I read that there is not a real fuel filter replacement spec but I image 20 years and 140K is about time! (okay actually found the recommended replacement interval, looks like 40,000 km/24,000 mls just little past due)
They did a very nice job!
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_68_zps78476798.jpg)
I read that there is not a real fuel filter replacement spec but I image 20 years and 140K is about time! (okay actually found the recommended replacement interval, looks like 40,000 km/24,000 mls just little past due)
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The Ground Control stuff is nice!
Here are the front struts:
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_62_zps34d87d78.jpg)
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_66_zps248824d6.jpg)
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So after I got them on they were WAY TOO LOW! I could not get the jack out without putting a 2X4 under the tire. So after cranking on the adjuster and loosing all bounce in the shock I knew I wasn't right. I called Jay first thing Monday and he and the guys at GC sent out a fix via Air Mail![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
I installed it that night and made final adjustment Tuesday so I could get it aligned first thing Wednesday! Awesome customer attention!
Here's the fix:
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_91_zpsb953026c.jpg)
I'm sitting a little below stock US height (once I re-index the rear I'll bring it down a little more).
Here are the front struts:
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_62_zps34d87d78.jpg)
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_66_zps248824d6.jpg)
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_74_zps542182a6.jpg)
So after I got them on they were WAY TOO LOW! I could not get the jack out without putting a 2X4 under the tire. So after cranking on the adjuster and loosing all bounce in the shock I knew I wasn't right. I called Jay first thing Monday and he and the guys at GC sent out a fix via Air Mail
![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
I installed it that night and made final adjustment Tuesday so I could get it aligned first thing Wednesday! Awesome customer attention!
Here's the fix:
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_91_zpsb953026c.jpg)
I'm sitting a little below stock US height (once I re-index the rear I'll bring it down a little more).
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Here's the rears:
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_77_zpscdeb1875.jpg)
I bought a $50 dollar spanner set from HF that had thin wrenches from 22mm to 36mm. I used the 24 and 36. Seems like I got about a half inch adjustment. Here's a picture of the adjuster and where to make the adjustment.
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_83_zpsa968ebb3.jpg)
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Now that all the easy work is done, I need to look for those towels!
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_77_zpscdeb1875.jpg)
I bought a $50 dollar spanner set from HF that had thin wrenches from 22mm to 36mm. I used the 24 and 36. Seems like I got about a half inch adjustment. Here's a picture of the adjuster and where to make the adjustment.
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_83_zpsa968ebb3.jpg)
![](http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/dkdmonk/968%20White%20lightning/hands_81_zpse7284d3d.jpg)
Now that all the easy work is done, I need to look for those towels!
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