Originally Posted by SCMomentum

Mike,

Just awesome. I, for one, am impressed to the point where I'm speechless. I truly wish that I had the education and skill set for that type of work. I'm sure I've missed it, but what necessitated the rebuild to begin with?

Cheers,
Dave

Originally Posted by viperbob

Your doing a great job Mike with all these posts and pics. Great stuff. You seem to really be taking your time, and using all the proper tools, instruments to do the job properly...

Originally Posted by Luis A.

Just throw in a bit of drama, personality clashes and dysfunctional family elements and voila! MIke, what's your home scene like? ;-)

Originally Posted by rcwelch

Do you ever get down here in the Seattle area? Beers are on me!

Originally Posted by Mike J

I have been fooling around with cars all my life but I usually don't get to tear into engines that much. My first was building a in 72 a Mini Cooper S, stoked and bored up to 1293cc, webers, really radical cam, etc. Used to blow the doors off 240Z's in that old mini. SInce then I have changed out heads, did a V8, but mostly its stuff outside the engine (suspension, general mechanicals, clutches, brakes, pumps, etc). I am certainly not professional nor that experienced however I am an professional engineer and do have a mechanical nack. I am also a tool nut so have a very well stocked shop and that helps quite a bit. I have had 911's for that last 12 years or so and have been crawling through the mechanicals for all that time (since I can't afford a new one nor would I buy one....I like the air cooled engines!)

I think most people can do this with enough time, reading and some training. I did take the Bruce Anderson/Gerry Wood's course in December and I have been thining and reading about rebuilding the engine for a few years. i also have all the manuals, shop manual, Bentley books, Haynes, the Performance Handbook, PET, parts manuals and of course the bible for engine rebuilds, Wayne Dempsey's book "How to rebuild and modify Porsche 911 engines". There are also web resources, the best one specifically for 911 engine rebuilding is the Pelican Parts Engine Rebuilding Forum....its very good and I can get my questions answered there.

I could have gotten a pro to do it but I find this more interesting and certainly much more satisfying as a DIY. It is scarey at times though but you have to go at it with a "can-do attitude". When it something that is important to me I would rather do it myself...which means I have way to much to do!

Cheers,

Mike

Originally Posted by pcar964

Very interesting - so compared to the other engines you've worked on in the past, how would the 911 engine compare in terms of complexity and difficulty to rebuild?

Originally Posted by planeguy67

I am definitely interested in a DVD will all the pics once you get one together. However, in the meantime, I've been searching for the rest of the DIY engine rebuild series, but cannot seem to find Parts 2-4. Can you help??? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Mike J

Here ya go...