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Fix a six, Like Neil Young says...rust is an insomniac |
Speedo |
Oct 9 2012, 06:47 PM
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#101
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Now to close it up
Basically I peeled the onion back to get access And now I am folding the layers back This is much better than What I started with Much straighter too...this corner was wacked when I started Now I need to clean up the top side from inside the longitudinal, and then close up the jackpoint. |
Ferg |
Oct 29 2012, 09:31 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Lars sent me this, he was busy over the weekend harvesting metal from his parts car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
Love this pic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
bandjoey |
Oct 29 2012, 09:36 AM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,930 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Nominate this picture for the next car of the month. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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Speedo |
Nov 11 2012, 07:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I sent my parts sacrificed from the green car (still feel bad about that) to the sandblaster to clean up. A week later I am here...
I started prepping the parts to get ready to splice in. Unfortunately some of my replacement parts need work before they get to be replaced. Figured the best way to get at this left rear corner is to take it apart. What a PIA... Finally |
Speedo |
Nov 11 2012, 07:39 PM
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#105
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Once the inner and outer fender corners are separated I can clean them up. Here...my work is cut out for me...
Finally decided to get a self darkening welding helmet after borrowing a friend to do some welder-comparisons yesterday. So today there will be no welding...just more prep. Steering rack cover pan is torqued and needs to be massaged back. My 6 didn't have one and at least the donor car had this to offer up. Attention now goes to the big chunk I scavenged on the rear of the drivers fender. I wasn't looking forward to figuring out how to...much less diassembling it. I found this to be very complex...not much forsight on the part of Porsche as to how these fenders could be easily (much less realistically ) replaced. |
Speedo |
Nov 11 2012, 07:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I hate seam sealer. That stuff is thick, and the sandblaster didn't dent it. I had to dig it out with various sharp implements of destruction to get to the spot welds I needed to access. Slowly if emerges
It's like playing chess in 3D...just doesn't want to come apart. Can't force it for fear of damaging the panel I need..finally And now as a result of going slowly and peeling back the layers of the onion, I know know how this all needs to go back together It is going to be easier to get the bad part of the drivers fender removed now I know the assembly process...but it is still going to be time consuming to dig out the seam sealer to find the spot welds to dril out. Onward... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
Socalandy |
Nov 11 2012, 09:50 PM
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Its got to be Yellow!!! Group: Members Posts: 2,432 Joined: 29-August 09 From: Orange Member No.: 10,742 Region Association: Southern California |
Amazing work!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) I love to see these cars being saved and they all have their own stories to tell as they get taken apart to be restored.
I wish we had a count of how many have been saved in the database. |
Matt Monson |
Nov 16 2012, 02:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 9-August 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 4,562 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Lars,
You are a nut job. It is part of why I like you. Keep up the good work. And when you have a spare moment come down and start cutting and welding one of my stillborn projects. I'm a real 914 guy. Neither of mine has been started in over 2 years... Regards, Matt |
Ferg |
Dec 19 2012, 12:42 PM
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#109
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
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Ferg |
Mar 20 2013, 09:31 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_bump.gif) what's new lars? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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Luke M |
Mar 16 2014, 05:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States |
Hi Lars,
I found your thread so get updating now.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Ferg |
Mar 16 2014, 09:13 PM
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#112
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Lars has been busy finishing his other car...
See here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...conversion.html It's almost done, so 914 is next up I believe. I will alert him that he is neglecting us 914 folks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Ferg |
Luke M |
Mar 17 2014, 09:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States |
Lars has been busy finishing his other car... See here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...conversion.html It's almost done, so 914 is next up I believe. I will alert him that he is neglecting us 914 folks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Ferg Lars and I have been communicating for some time about his projects and parts. We just exchanged emails over the weekend and figured this may motivate him to update his thread over here. I know he likes to hang over on the Pelican site. Now that Andy and Marv are almost done with their cars I'm trying to drag Lars back here so we have another car to watch being restored. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Speedo |
Mar 17 2014, 07:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Ok, ok...
I am done (pretty much) with the 71 targa softie conversion. It came back from the painter (way late...like 11 months) and I had picked up the 6 in the interim. The six was already on the rotisserie and the welding and grinding had to stop when the freshly painted car next to it came back home. Now that 71 car is mobile and I can move it to re-start working on the 6. I have more than enough sheet metal to finish the 6, I just need to get motivated after being focused else-where for a year. I have a lot of metal work to do before I commit to what engine goes back in. I have a few choices ranging from 2.0 MFI 911 S to 3.0 twin plug MFI engine. Really not sure what will happen there. Glad for Luke and Ferg to bust my chops to get this moving again...but I have been busy over on "the other side " of the Porsche world. Cut me a month slack and then get on me. Speedo Lars has been busy finishing his other car... See here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...conversion.html It's almost done, so 914 is next up I believe. I will alert him that he is neglecting us 914 folks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Ferg Lars and I have been communicating for some time about his projects and parts. We just exchanged emails over the weekend and figured this may motivate him to update his thread over here. I know he likes to hang over on the Pelican site. Now that Andy and Marv are almost done with their cars I'm trying to drag Lars back here so we have another car to watch being restored. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Ferg |
Mar 17 2014, 08:53 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
I'll cut u a little slack as long as we are riding in that time.
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Speedo |
Sep 22 2014, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I'll cut u a little slack as long as we are riding in that time. I have been riding a ton...although not with big Mike, and cleaning up room in the shop, and sending the soft window targa to storage. Now I have room, and no excuses. I like building engines, and I am behind. The 6 came with it's 2.0 (pickled) and a supposed 2.7 RS spec engine with carbs. I trust the PO on the RS spec side, but as it was a 90s build and I couldn't get it to run right on the webers...I tore it apart to see exactly what was inside. It was built on a 911/81 73.5 CIS case. It had some machining done to the case, heads etc so it was a built engine. The CIS injector sleeves had been machined and plugged. turns out the plugs were the same sizes as the MFI injectors. Well, if the case was set up, and the heads were set up, what are the cams and pistons? Well the pistons are Mahle 90mm 8.5 cr so they are correct, and the cams are S cams, but without the MFI pump drive on the left side. Turns out I have an extra left side S MFI drive cam in my stash (not sure where that came from) so I can swap out the left side if I want to run MFI...hmmm. So right about when I started thinking about building the engine back up to be a true 2.7 RS spec engine with the correct MFI (as I have the MFI induction)...I stumbled across a fresh 2.7 MFI RS spec engine that was built and pickled back in 1994 and never fired up. It was complete except for the right induction, but I have an extra. So I guess it was meant to be. The 6 is going to get a 2.7 RS spec MFI engine. I'm sure someone has done this before, but in the interest in making only original mistakes...if you have, please feel free to warn me about the shortcomings. I will finish the induction on RS spec engine number one, the hurry up and complete the build on RS spec engine number two. Then with the engines out of the way, my focus is on the 6. I have all the replacement steel. Just have to get back into the measure-cut-fit-trim-weld mode. I'll post pics of the engines. Kind of excited, as I have never personally seen a 6 run an MFI engine. Speedo |
Luke M |
Sep 22 2014, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States |
Hi Lars,
How's things ? It's about time the 6 got some loving. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Ferg |
Sep 23 2014, 12:59 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Time for some Fall driving Lars, sent you an email. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Got a new SC I should test out on your road (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
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Speedo |
Sep 24 2014, 07:13 PM
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#119
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Boulder Member No.: 7,170 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Time for some Fall driving Lars, sent you an email. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Got a new SC I should test out on your road (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Yeah, You should do that...all the sheriffs up here retired, and with all the budget cuts, they haven't been replaced. You should be good to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif) See you in a few minutes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
mbseto |
Sep 25 2014, 06:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,257 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
"Love this pic "
Not to hijack, but have you climbed that rock in the background? |
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