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RS inner seat belt anchors & inside tunnel Carrera 2 gearbox lateral stay mountings:

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RS 6 point seat belt anchors in floor. Plates obviously weld in from the underside, on the second photo Owen has used a spacer ring, washer & bolt to hold the plate up to the floor whilst he welds it from underneath.

H.H.Chinn

Fascinating build!!! So unusual that the interior will be painted and the exterior left alone. Following the build, will this car stay in Europe or make it's way back to North America?

Bill Verburg

Cryo cleaning a 993C4S

Cosmos99

Subscribed! Great work Colin.

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Apologies for my leave of absense, all caused by being away on a family ski holiday for a week then coming back to an exceptionally taxing week at Ninemeister. The good news is that whilst I was away playing Franz Klamer, Owen and the lads kept themselves busy chopping up a few lengths of old gas pipe and knocking them into a perfect replica of the M003 roll cage.....

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And a few details of the welding and platework:

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The dash receives special attention. A custom under dash strut is being fettled to be welded in between the two A-post tubes, whereas further up the airbag support has been removed and the dash itself is being converted back to accept the glove box in its place.

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One final detail in the luggage compartment is the addition of the ABS control module bracket on the right hand chassis leg. Porsche added this to raise the height of the module to protect it from damage should the shape of the boot floor be "compromised" in an accident.

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Seam welding under the floorpan now finished including seat belt anchors & Carrera 2 gearbox front strut mounts; front jacking points straightened and re-welded; zip wheel being used to feather out the underseal in preparation for repainting.

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Engine work is now underway in parallel to the body conversion.

Mark has already stripped and cleaned all the engine parts, now the task of putting it all back together begins starting with the crank and new connecting rods. Mark coats the bearings with red engine lube before assembly; ARP rod bolts are covered with graphite based high pressure lubricant for the torque proceedure. Oil pump & layshaft goes into the case first, followed by the assembled crank onto the new main bearings; rear main seal is fitted and aligned before the top half of the case is fitted.

1pcarnut

Those con-rods are works of art. Love it.

mgianzero

Colin -

Why isn't Mark wearing a mask when installing those rods? - Just teasing. Sorry but I couldn't help it. You guys work at a whole higher level of standards than most shops. I've got to find something to pick on!

I just love your work. Really wish you guys lived on my side of the pond. If so, I'd be there observing as much as I could while, hopefully, not getting in the way.

Marc G.

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Thanks, all kind words appreciated. As for location, you are not the only one who is sorry that we can't clone ourselves - especially given the March snow and ice we had to endure in the UK yesterday! My old bones would definitely fare better with all year warmth....

Bill Verburg

what rev limit and hp/torque peaks do you anticipate for this engine?