Cairo's Six - 3.6 in and running great! Options

[Cairo94507]

@tygaboy No real target date. Next time I go to Greg's we will fill her with oil and gas. Button up the cooling/blower hoses and heat exchanger flappers, connect the O2 sensor and look at the wiring under the dash for some connections we need to make.

Then we will give everything a once over and maybe turn the key and see if everything has power. We do not want to rush trying to start her up.

East Coaster - Could be... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Steve]

Wow!! Great job!! I read on Pelican that due to the hydraulic lifters, you should disconnect the ignition and get the oil pressure up first twice before starting it to fill the hydraulic lifters.

[Cairo94507]

@Steve - Thanks buddy; shall do. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[ClayPerrine]

I saw the plug in your transmission for the speedo drive. What are you doing for a speedo?


Clay

[Root_Werks]

You're getting really close!

95 is too hot to be working, good on you guys for calling it a day.

[Cairo94507]

@ClayPerrine - Hi Clay, I swapped over to a GPS based speedo when we first built the car. Works flawlessly and best of all no mechanical (cable) drive or leaks. I also did a later 911 electric speedo with the extra digit so I kept my cars mileage accurate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[ClayPerrine]

You're getting really close!

95 is too hot to be working, good on you guys for calling it a day.

95 is a good day to work on a car.

110 is too hot.

But y'all aren't in Texas, so I forgive you for being wimps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

[ValcoOscar]

LOVE this thread

Who needs Netflix (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

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[worn]

You're getting really close!

95 is too hot to be working, good on you guys for calling it a day.

95 is a good day to work on a car.

110 is too hot.

But y'all aren't in Texas, so I forgive you for being wimps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

That’s right, you’re not from Texas…

[Cairo94507]

Yesterday we put 10 quarts of oil in. We guesstimate the system might hold 12-13 quarts total. But 10 should be good to get her started. We added fuel to the tank and then turned the key on to check for leaks. The fuel pump is under the gas tank and it immediately pumped gas to the motor and we could hear it returning gas to the tank via the return line. No leaks- everything nice and dry so I put the inspection plate back on that covers the steering rack.

I added 1/2 a quart of Valvoline gear oil to top off the transaxle. We then installed the rear shift rod and checked we have all 5 gears and reverse.

Then we went to install the o2 sensor in the heat exchanger bung. I went to remove the plug in the bung and it did not go well. Pulled all the threads off the plug as it came out. We had to order a tap to clean/cut the threads in the heat exchanger bung... I hate when that happens. So we set the o2 sensor aside and moved on to other stuff.

We ran 2 new lines from the front of the car to the engine bay for the charcoal canister connection. When my 3.2 was installed we did not need the charcoal canister so the lines were terminated in the front fender. Now, apparently, we need the canister hooked up. We ran some 1/2" lines down the driver's side long, next to the hard oil lines for the front cooler and then reinstalled the rocker cover. We had to order some different black hose for the connections so we ordered that.

Finally, to end the day, Greg called Patrick Motorsports to get some answers regarding their wire harness kits. After spending some time on the phone with them, Greg was satisfied with what we have to do next. That wiring will hopefully get sorted next time.

Oh yeah, still on the hunt for the correct heater hose in 50mm size. We have the correct size in the cardboard stuff but that does not age well at all. The stuff we are chasing has a black plastic coating on it, looks really nice and more importantly, allows you to clean it without any damage to the hose. We have an "expert in the field" working on finding that. We have it in the 750mm length but we really want it to be about 1000mm so we can have a one piece pipe from the Mickey Mouse ears to the heater flapper valve. Hopefully we get that stuff soon.

PS- Yeah, I will clean the bottom of the engine. That is all Cosmoline; it actually flakes off pretty easy with just a plastic scraper - Brake Clean with a medium stiff brush gets the tougher stuff right off.

[tygaboy]

Getting so close!!

[930cabman]

Looks beautious

[mb911]

O2 sensor bung not have anti seize on it?

50mm is 2” give or take for the heat hose. Again look up scat or skeet tubing and you will find tons of options

[Tom1394racing]

I bought my 50 mm heater hose here:

https://www2.cip1.com/vwc-028-129-087-agr/

[Cairo94507]

@MB911 Hi Ben - Not sure about the anti-seize, it was installed by AASE Motors. But, looking at the plug, it does not look like it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[technicalninja]

They actually make Hi temp anti sieze for exhaust stuff.

Powdered nickel instead of aluminum.

https://www.amazon.com/Permatex-77124-Nicke...urce=1&th=1

[mb911]

This is what I would suggest https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productse...sp?Product=3630

[eric9144]

Haven't been on here as much recently with summer vacations, *awesome progress* on this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
Was also interesting to see the camp914 rear decklid struts, its always frustrated me to not have any springs on my rear decklid so I'll probably order some of those up asap.

Getting close!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Cairo94507]

@eric9144 - Craig's (Camp914.com) rear trunk shock kit works like a charm. The only thing we did differently (maybe) is we removed 2 of the balls from the brackets, drilled the hinge to accept and then welded them onto the trunk hinge. I will need to finish that with primer and paint once we get everything else sorted- but easy enough as it is just the hinge. The only place we used the provided bracket with the ball is along the side trunk weather strip channel, following his measurements. Worked perfectly and I am amazed how easy the trunk opens and closes. Definitely a good improvement. And, Craig is just a great guy to deal with and he shipped so promptly. Camp 914!

[Cairo94507]

OK, we removed the driver's heat exchanger and used a tap to clean the threads of the o2 bung. Reinstalled the heat exchanger and then installed the o2 sensor and connected that up.

Then we addressed 2 small drips, one from the oil tank line where it meets the engine oil line, just needed to be tightened. Then the detent spring nut on the transaxle. Greg installed a very thin aluminum washer and tightened that down. It was just seeping enough to make the bolt slightly wet. Hopefully that solves both of those.

Then Greg tackled the remaining wiring and got that sorted. We were able to remove 1 spark plug from each cylinder, the fuel pump relay and then actually crank the engine over to make sure all the cylinders were clean.

At that point we reinstalled the spark plugs and pretty much called it a day as it was 106 degrees and we are old. It was not really a picture heavy kind of day -sorry. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)