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Shall I say... 3.6?, my conversion thread ...

SirAndy	Jan 21 2006, 10:19 PM Post #1
Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,891 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California	alright, time to start a conversion thread. i picked up the engine a month ago and started with the prepping of the tub today. didn't get too much stuff done, oh well, babysteps ... the ToDo-List (striked-out items are done!): ============================================ i'm going to ~~overhaul the suspension~~, ~~mount a front oil cooler~~ with fan(s), ~~fix a few spots on the tub the PO had hacked together~~, add racing seats and 5-point harness, ~~install the 944 axles~~, the 911 eBrake, ~~the new trailing arms~~, ~~add a rear sway bar~~, ~~Mueller roller bearings~~, ~~new 250lbs springs on adjustable perches~~, ~~fix the front sway bar~~, ~~install new rear window~~, ~~fix the gastank (correctly this time)~~, ~~replace the plastic fuel lines~~, ~~get a trick porsche motorsports setup for my oiltank~~, add a vent to the front hood, redo the rear spoiler (ducktail), ~~100mm wheel studs all around~~, ~~throw in the 3.6L motor~~ and when all that is done, i'm going to give her a one of a kind paintjob! ~~oh, and i'm still playing with the idea to have her put on a celette bench to make sure she's straight ...~~ ============================================ ETA: soon enough to run a full season for ~~2006~~ 2007 !!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) UPDATE: current todo list can be found HERE: todo list as of 04/25/07 This post has been edited by SirAndy: Jun 4 2012, 12:04 PM

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Jan 22 2006, 02:14 AM

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QUOTE (SirAndy @ Jan 21 2006, 08:20 PM)

the motor, 3.6L '95 993 Twin Plug (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif)

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Engines & Power (more)

Vehicle: 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe
Standard Engine: 3.6L
Horsepower: 270
Torque (lb-ft) 243

Engine Layout: H6

That should be quite a Rocket Andy! Congrats (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mueba.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)

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SirAndy Shall I say... 3.6? Jan 21 2006, 10:19 PM

SirAndy the motor, 3.6L '95 993 Twin Plug Jan 21 2006, 10:40 PM

Joe Sharp http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e... Jan 21 2006, 10:46 PM

trekkor This will be a fun ride. I like what you are doin... Jan 21 2006, 11:00 PM

Travis Neff http://www.914world.com/bbs2... Jan 22 2006, 12:37 AM

alpha434 Did the engine come with the dual 6 distributer se... Jan 22 2006, 01:08 AM

SirAndy ... Jan 22 2006, 02:07 AM

Scott Carlberg <... Jan 22 2006, 02:14 AM

SirAndy Jan 22 2006, 06:29 AM

9146986 You are gonna LOVE that engine in a 914!!... Jan 22 2006, 07:58 AM

seanery Andy, I'm excited for you and jealous all at t... Jan 22 2006, 09:49 AM

SirAndy Jan 22 2006, 11:47 AM

Eric Taylor Jan 22 2006, 01:02 PM
trekkor You better get to work! ( I always wanted to s... Jan 22 2006, 01:14 PM
SirAndy <... Jan 22 2006, 10:42 PM
SirAndy underside, prepped for mounting bracket: Jan 22 2006, 10:42 PM
SirAndy trunk support plate welded in: Jan 22 2006, 10:43 PM
Howard Hey Trek, if Andy gets a car that's fast enoug... Jan 22 2006, 10:44 PM
SirAndy mounting bracket welded in: Jan 22 2006, 10:44 PM
SirAndy McMark welding ... http://w... Jan 22 2006, 10:45 PM
Howard Seriously, that is a winner! Jan 22 2006, 10:45 PM
SirAndy after metal ready and primer ... Jan 22 2006, 10:46 PM
SirAndy i also replaced my old 180lbs progressive springs ... Jan 22 2006, 10:48 PM
SirAndy and here's the new stuff, bling bling ... Jan 22 2006, 10:50 PM
Scott Carlberg DAMN Andy, er, SirAndy, planning on going to th... Jan 22 2006, 10:50 PM
SirAndy we had some fitting problems on the bilstein shock... Jan 22 2006, 10:56 PM
SirAndy this shows how much of the top rubber needs to be ... Jan 22 2006, 10:57 PM
SirAndy here you can see the part of the top mounting piec... Jan 22 2006, 10:58 PM
SirAndy and done (sans the top rubber): Jan 22 2006, 10:59 PM
SirAndy perfect fit! http://www.... Jan 22 2006, 11:00 PM
redshift Screw all that! Let's see it go!!... Jan 22 2006, 11:00 PM
SirAndy artsy shot of mark posing ... http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm... Jan 22 2006, 11:03 PM
SirAndy last for today, butt shot after adjusting the ride... Jan 22 2006, 11:05 PM
SirAndy Jan 22 2006, 11:08 PM
rick 918-S http://www.914world.com/bbs2/... Jan 22 2006, 11:36 PM
Root_Werks http://www.914world.com/bbs2/... Jan 23 2006, 10:29 AM
SirAndy some more babysteps today ... mark and i scratche... Jan 28 2006, 11:07 PM
SirAndy one more ... Jan 28 2006, 11:07 PM
SirAndy we also made a cardboard mockup of the oil-cooler ... Jan 28 2006, 11:10 PM
SirAndy hopefully, by next weekend, i'll have the cool... Jan 28 2006, 11:12 PM
Aaron Cox i have similat bilsein coilover issues. looks like... Jan 28 2006, 11:22 PM
Jeroen I just remembered I promised to measure that front... Jan 28 2006, 11:32 PM
SirAndy here's a link to a HUGE jpg (1:1 scale) of the... Jan 29 2006, 12:22 AM
seanery Have a real hot rod guy do your louvres, they know... Jan 29 2006, 12:42 AM
SirAndy <... Jan 29 2006, 12:53 AM
0396 Andy, CONGRATS! http://www.914... Jan 29 2006, 08:43 AM
SirAndy more "babysteps" ... got off to a slow start, did... Feb 4 2006, 11:03 PM
SirAndy took like 2 hours to get the two sides separated .... Feb 4 2006, 11:04 PM
SirAndy mark convinced me those would be much nicer all cl... Feb 4 2006, 11:05 PM
SirAndy and then some primer, so they don't turn into ... Feb 4 2006, 11:08 PM
SirAndy time for some http://www.914w... Feb 4 2006, 11:08 PM
Aaron Cox tell us about your hood louvers. Feb 4 2006, 11:09 PM
SirAndy ... Feb 4 2006, 11:12 PM
Aaron Cox curious in your method... cut 3x, fold 2x..... ... Feb 4 2006, 11:13 PM
SirAndy ... Feb 4 2006, 11:26 PM
trekkor I almost popped by... http:/... Feb 4 2006, 11:31 PM
SirAndy Feb 5 2006, 01:16 PM
jonwatts I like the louver idea, but your air funnel looks ... Feb 6 2006, 09:44 AM
SirAndy ok, here's a small JPG of the oil-cooler shrou... Feb 7 2006, 03:36 PM
Aaron Cox have you thought about making the top / exit wider... Feb 7 2006, 06:07 PM
ppickerell Andy, I may be able to cut your shroud for you if ... Feb 7 2006, 06:16 PM
McMark ... Feb 7 2006, 07:41 PM
SirAndy Feb 7 2006, 09:05 PM
retrotech I absolutely agree about dumping air under car, wh... Feb 9 2006, 04:23 PM
SirAndy more babysteps but no pictures today ... got the... Feb 18 2006, 11:23 PM
pete-stevers Andy what are you doing to the gear box? is it a 9... Feb 19 2006, 12:19 AM
SirAndy http://www.914w... Mar 21 2006, 08:18 PM
SirAndy here's why my project has been kind of on hold... Apr 9 2006, 05:06 PM
jd74914 That sucks Andy http://www.914worl... Apr 9 2006, 05:41 PM
Leo Imperial Andy, I gotta ask. When did you find out that your... Apr 9 2006, 06:07 PM
SirAndy Apr 9 2006, 07:36 PM
McMark That's worse than I thought Andy.

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