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964 Project - Plan B

The other one will look great in that ghia!

I think a calendar would be more appropriate but it will look the part :grin:

Cheers,
Paul
 
You bought the Monte Carlo then :thumb: These look to be a sound investment :)

Any news on the clock dial being fitted :dont know:
 
You bought the Monte Carlo then These look to be a sound investment

Hi Brian, yes Frank was right, about the matt black of the Monte-Carlo and the period detail suits the 964 better. The Decimal looks great but since I've had the Momo Prototipo fitted and now the door handles inside & out and the racing pedals all in rally style it's no contest really. The times are a changin' :grin:

Also, I've been watching the Fujiyama's sales over the last few months and there doesn't seem to be as many of the old stock Monte-Carlos coming up for sale, so I figured better do it now before I miss the opportunity at the right price. Like most vintage stuff if you stick around long enough it will always give you a return on your investment.

Any news on the clock dial being fitted :dont know:

I haven't spoken to Nick this week as I've been too busy but I hope to have some news soon. He was sending the clock to a specialist he knows to have the new face fitted. I will post pics as soon as I have them.

Cheers,
Paul :bye:
 
Hi,

An update: The PMO's have been shipped from the US at last, the delay caused by one of Clewitt's suppliers ceasing to trade. The Mahle pistons and barrels are being shipped this week so I'm hoping things will speed up soon.

The "bottom end" is now all boxed up but here's some photos before-hand.

Crank case all boat-tailed.



Balanced crank with new matched lightweight steel connecting rods.







Pauter rods.



RS Lightweight Flywheel.



The new carbon strut brace is also en-route, happy days :thumb:

More photos soon.

Cheers,
Paul
 
Hi,

Some more pictures of crankcase boxed up:





And finally an earlier one which I can only assume was taken by none other than Shakin' Stevens himself but showing crankshaft, oil pump and drive reinstalled :wink:



:bye:
Paul
 
Hi,

The PMO's have landed :thumb:

It certainly looks like it's been worth the wait. Unfortunately we haven't taken delivery of the pistons and barrels yet so there won't be much progress until they do arrive.



However when the Mahle bits arrive, we have the heavy duty ARP studs so the top end can be built up quite quickly.

They look so pretty in their box I wouldn't be surprised if it came with ribbons & bows on it :grin:





Rockers all shot peened and ready to roll, erm rock :nooo:



More soon,
Paul

:bye:
 
Hi All,

Things are starting to move again, the pistons and barrels have arrived and more engine work has been done so I'll update the post soon.

In the mean time you may remember I had decided to have the exterior door handles drilled "rally style" like many other hot rods.



The idea was to repeat the theme of the Momo Prototipo steering wheel and the new interior handles and racing pedals. Sizes and the spacing was tricky to get the look I wanted but the Martini car (pictured here from another post) was a huge help. Nick agreed with my choices and he's so pleased with the finished handles he's making a set for his own car and perhaps a few more, also Sam deserves a special mention, he made the jig. The fixing posts of the handles are slightly offset so care when making the jig to get the correct centre line is required.



I also wanted the holes countersunk which IMO adds to the quality looking finish but is tricky on a elliptical arch and a jig needed to be made to offer the handle surface square for each individual hole avoid them resembling fried eggs. Here's how it was done, firstly with a spare handle, just in case ;)













The drilled handles are now off to be powder coated, on earlier 911's they were anodised which needs a good quality grade aluminium. Porsche soon worked out that it was easier to use a cheaper grade and powder coat them :hand:

More soon.

Cheers,
Paul
 
Looking good Paul :thumb:

(BTW the 965 suspension set should be fitted by he time I get home next week. Be interesting how it turns out :wink: )
 
Very impressive stuff. I'm loving the attention to detail :thumb:
 
Looking good Paul

(BTW the 965 suspension set should be fitted by he time I get home next week. Be interesting how it turns out)

Thanks Brian :) I was wondering how you were getting on with them, I think it should be fine. Let me know how you get on.

Very impressive stuff. I'm loving the attention to detail

Thanks Chief :bye:

I'll try to post some more stuff this evening.

Cheers,
Paul
 
Hello again,

Before we get on to the serious business of the engine (more on that later) here's some pics of the carbon strut brace tried on, prior to the carpet being re-fitted:









Bye for now,
Paul
 
Hi,

A few more photos for you.

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of chauffeuring 1970 Le Mans winner Richard Attwood (Porsche 917K) around Silverstone, he's very polite ;) and a true gentleman.
I told him he's cost me a fortune over the last 30'odd years. It was him and the 917 that started it all, Steve McQueen didn't help either :rolleyes: By 1972 I was trussed up like a chicken ;)















Back soon,
Paul
 
Great pics and write up , lovely black 964 , you are able to do what i think a lot of us would love to do , looking forward to hearing about the engine work and how the car performs and sounds on the road , possibly a video to come , hint hint :thumb:
 
Great pics and write up , lovely black 964 , you are able to do what i think a lot of us would love to do , looking forward to hearing about the engine work and how the car performs and sounds on the road , possibly a video to come , hint hint

Hi KP964,

You are very kind, it's long been an ambition to settle down into my dotage with another air-cooled 911. I'm planning on growing old disgracefully ha!

I couldn't surpass Frank with a vid but we'll see if we can put something together later. Perhaps we'll catch up sometime locally.

Cheers,
Paul
 
Hi,

As promised here are some engine photos from this Tuesday gone.









This head showing machining on inlet.





A question I asked was why isn't the fuel inlet port (from the injectors) isn't also machined and Nick gave me a very comprehensive answer: The figures show more torque when the fuel inlet from the carbs/injectors (showing on side with 3 studs) is left rough as it helps with atomisation. However, once atomised the fuel mixture needs to get smoothly into the piston, hence the porting around the inlet valve.



Heavy duty TRW valves, springs and tungsten seats.



My son Edward with Bruce.



There should be regular photos towards the end of the build which is now going to be approaching fast.

Bye for now,
Paul
 

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