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@hbdunn - I've heard a lot of good things about the Potomac region so very much looking forward to it. I was definitely surprised by the number of attendees and had my worries about being accepted but made the cut.
I have to figure out how many more events i can afford. If anyone sees a discount for nitto nt-01 tires pop up please lmk. I think i may need 3 sets this year .
Good grief! I have some life in last years set after 20-odd hours and I just got a spare set in 245/45 & 305/35... to the tune of $1450 (ouch).
Rear wheel tread is dead flat and corded the inside at 3.2*. Front is still wearing the outside toi much at 3.2* so thats going up to 3.8* when i put the demon tie rod arms in.
Njmp asphalt is very rough and can eat some tires.
You know you're supposed to pull the engine also when doing a clutch job on the Mezger engines ,, right ??..lol
It's so satisfying when you can "finesse" the pivot shaft back into the fork without knocking the needle bearings out of position !!!
The look on peoples faces when I would do a clutch job on GT3 or Turbo 996 in 2-2.5 hours at the shop was priceless !!!
Well im kind of cheating too... last year i upgraded the pin and bearings to sintered bronze bushing set up. So i dont have to deal with the needle bearings leaving the cups.
Well im kind of cheating too... last year i upgraded the pin and bearings to sintered bronze bushing set up. So i dont have to deal with the needle bearings leaving the cups.
Oh yes, that IS cheating !!!!........ But a very "smart" cheat .......
Rear wheel tread is dead flat and corded the inside at 3.2*. Front is still wearing the outside toi much at 3.2* so thats going up to 3.8* when i put the demon tie rod arms in.
Njmp asphalt is very rough and can eat some tires.
Yeah my home tracks are pretty smooth.
I'm running 3.8 front and 3.6 rear with very even wear.
So the tape holds the release bearing fork as it has to go behind the bearing. A pivot pin has to be installed after the trans is mated. Its a huge pita with the engine out....i cant wait to try it with it in the car.
I'm glad you got the flywheel put together ok. Looks good.
At least with the Turbo trans converted to GT2 clutch setup I have another access hole to hold the clutch fork while putting that bloody pin in.
I have not had the pleasure of assembling it in the car though.
Well i have a new to me fvd "cup" exhaust being shipped to me from CA so i played hooky from work today to see how bad the exhaust manifold bolt removal was gonna be. To my extream surpise i got all 18 out.... not im sure the clutch fork is gonna take me all night to get right. Cause u cant have 2 things on a build go easy.
The exhaust im getting is a 997 center output but i should be able to just use my 996 fab speed cans with factory tips. If not ill get an aftermarker cup bumper.
That exhaust looks nice. I remember installing the clutch fork pin as a tricky operation when I did the GT2 clutch conversion on my Turbo. Good luck with it.
Mark
Well the porsche gods have smiled in me twice today. Only took 30min for me to get the pin lined up and in. It probably would have taken 5 if i had another set up hands. I could get my fingers on the fork through the stater cutout on the pass side but i had to slide the pin in from the drivers side. Luckily i have monkey arms and finally figured it out.
If anyone buys a turbo or gt car the pivot bar upgrade is worth every penny.
Ill have the rest of car back in and torqued before bed. Solid progress as this was the most involved part of the upgrade this year.
The trans is held in by 4 studs and when i was torquing 1 of them stripped out of the block. I get to pull the trans back oit to heilcoil the hole. Yea me.
That sounds like one of my days.
Try to save the threaded rod. They were super hard to find when I needed them for my manual swap. I think I have one short rod left over if you need it.
02-21-2023, 12:44 PM
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