Awaiting upgraded turbos. You can see where I used "gauze" to stop the bleeding after the turboectomy.

 

Thanks for sharing Louis, finally we get to see your car
One of those pictures would make a cool avatar for the time being.

 

gaurds red

 

Great pics. Tx. Great color. What are you strapping on for blowers?

 

Did you miss this great thread Joel :
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-turb...o-germany.html

 

Car looks fantastic louis, love g/red especially on a 911.

Is that the main jacking points you have your axle stands on? Where did you jack the car from in order to get the stands in there?

Car looks well kept, great to see someone working so methodically and impecably clean. Great to see someone working on thier own 911 full stop, so many people scared, well done to you.

There is a lad in the Uk that suffered catastrophic engine failure on a N/A 997 and he documented his rebuild right thru to start up. It cost him 25% of what it would have if it was done by Porsche. He did get Porsche to set the cam timing as it would have been just as expensive for him to buy the tools required.

Will be keeping an eye on your project I with great interest. Please get some more photos and details up when you have the chance.

Rob.

 

Thanks for all the Guards Red love. Salesman told me it was the seventh most popular color for 911's. Surprised me it wasn't a little higher.


I'm having FVD upgrade my turbos. They are on their way to Germany as we speak. See the thread mentioned by Denis (993S) for the details.


Yes, the stands are under the jacking points. I read up as much as I could to determine how to get them there. You have a couple of options: 1) jack from the front jacking points until the rear on your side lifts to the appropriate height; 2) use the center of the cross member between the engine and transmission and jack the whole rear end at once.

The first option is the one ordained by Porsche, but the second seemed to be used quite a bit, and was easier, so I used the cross member. No creaking or indication of any flex. It's pretty beefy. Most people who end up using it are putting the car up on four stands. The front stands go in first by jacking the rear jacking points, and then you have no choice but to find a way to get the rear up without using the jacking points, where you have to put the stands. Some even use a space on the bottom of the engine, but that didn't seem wise to me.

The black things under there are race ramps for extra protection in case the stands fail.

My neighbors think I'm crazy taking the car apart, but I come from a line of tinkerers. My take is this: 1) I trust myself more than anyone else to take care of my car; 2) the only two differences between me and most Porsche techs is access to information and experience. If I can get the right information about how to do things, then any experience difference means it will take me longer, as I have to pay attention and think through the implications of each move. All of us ultimately learn by doing--there's no substitute.

I like the challenge. I also like the idea of getting to know my car, which can come in handy if I'm out somewhere and have a minor problem of some kind. I like seeing engineering solutions up close. I also like to talk shop, and I want to be able to keep up. And, if/when I make a mistake, chances are it can be fixed. It's a car afterall--the most expensive one I've ever owned and will probably ever own--but it's still a car. If I can learn how to take car of it myself, then I believe I can keep it in great shape for as long as I'm able. The fact that it saves money on labor is icing on the cake.

Louis

 

Tx Denis. Missed it. I'm slacking off. Sorry.

 

Awaiting upgraded turbos. You can see where I used "gauze" to stop the bleeding after the turboectomy.

I love that!!

 

Your a man after my own heart.

Rob

 

Thanks. It's funny how analogous it all is to a castration when you think about it. The car's been a little weepy and tends to cower when other cars are around. I've had to spend some extra time reassuring it that it's still a man. It just wants to watch the Oprah Channel until re-attachment.


I suspect there are a bunch of us (on here especially) who are of that, or similar, inclination. Whether you can make it happen depends largely on what kind of time you have. I'm hoping my 2 1/2 year old will appreciate the endeavor and it will become a father-son activity. He keeps asking if the Porsche is okay, and when I'm going to have it fixed. He likes to look at, sit in, and just be around the car. I tell him what everything is and does as much as possible, and he takes it in, seemingly with interest, and often with questions.

A couple of months ago, I asked him if he wanted to drive for three days with me out to Salt Lake City. He said yes. I then asked him what car he wanted to take, and after a second or two of thought he said, "the Porsche." We say it with an 'uh' on the end of it--two syllables--in our family, and he pronounces it perfectly. The joys of fatherhood!

Louis

 

how many miles on your car Louis?
Love those shiny headers!
Keep us posted with the outcome...

 

Hey Nick. The car had 12,500 when I bought it in March. It now has about 15,000.

Those headers are the new FVDs. The diameter is not much different, but the merge collector is supposed to be superior to stock, especially when you start moving up the HP ladder. I picked up the headers mainly on the idea that, if they can move the torque curve to the left any by helping spool up, then that's a good thing.

Louis

 

When your kid is older he always remember these times hanging out with you in the garage around the Porsche, they are special times.

Do this as often as you can because the speed they grow up at is frightening.

Rob.

 

I can second that.. The times spent with my father with his various race cars were the best of my life. I used to help machine parts for his Top Fuel dragster.. It was awesome...