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Posted by: Britain Smith Apr 16 2004, 11:28 AM

Well...I spent a long time the garage this week and got a fair amount completed. Let me first start out with some "money shots." I cut off the top of the donor type-4 case that I have mounted in the engine bay and installed the 911 11-blade fan like it will be on the real engine. WOW! It fits in there really nice and is going to look awesome. I think I am going to have plenty of room to mount the turbo behind it and an intercooler above it. Check out the pics:






I also finished cutting out the front suspension pan and cleaning up the area for the new pan (Thanks HPH). I need to make a few more pieces here and there to repair some other rust spots, but it is getting closer. There is a mightly large hole where the front suspension pan was...





These are the new parts that I got from HPH...brand new suspension pan. If you going to do it, might as well do it right.





Just for fun, I laid in the 912E sheetmetal I would be using if I wasn't doing a turbo motor and the upright fan shroud. Most likely I will sell these parts as they are kinda price given the fact only 2399 912E's were built.



More updates to come...Britain

Posted by: Brad Roberts Apr 16 2004, 02:24 PM

Can somebody delete this thread ?? Go hang out with the 912 guy's.. you know they are "hip". You should have put OT: in the title..

Looks good man.


B

Posted by: Britain Smith Apr 16 2004, 02:36 PM

There is 912 related content here...it is a Type-4 motor!

The 912 guys look down upon "outlaw" people like me, even though I am pumping life back into the car.

-Britain

Posted by: Tom Perso Apr 16 2004, 02:36 PM

Looks good dude,

I have driven Griznant's 69 912 with a hot 2056 and it rocked... I wonder what this sucker will do!

Rock on!
Tom

Posted by: Gint Apr 16 2004, 03:58 PM

Hell of a project Britain. I'll keep lookin at the pics if you keep postin 'em.

Posted by: seanery Apr 16 2004, 04:09 PM

I agree with Brad, this should be marked OT. Imagine....oh, the humanity! People had to wade through this thread. You should be so ashamed.

Posted by: Gint Apr 16 2004, 04:14 PM

Oops. I forgot.

Next time add a "sorta OT" or "a tiny bit of 914 content" to the title. Unless it's a bus motor. Then all bets are off and we kick you out.

Posted by: Britain Smith Apr 16 2004, 05:01 PM

Nope, I cut up a nice GA case for the turbo conversion. The engine is getting closer...I just got a box from aircooled.net with all new pushrod tubes and seals, and an adjustable pushrod measuring tool. With the parts I had cut by Patrick and the custom copper shims being cut at Jay's Machine shop, I should be able to get the engine closer to completion in the weeks to come.

Here is the page with all the progress pics...

http://www.britainsmith.com/Porsche/912Progress/index.htm

-Britain

Posted by: jonwatts Apr 16 2004, 11:36 PM

Looking really good. That front hole is quite large as you said. Who's gonna weld it up for you?

Posted by: Britain Smith Apr 17 2004, 12:20 AM

Scott volunteered to help me out. He has a little bit of experience with body work, he has owned a body shop for like 20 years.

I have a bit more cleaning up to do before he gets called.


-Britain

Posted by: Bleyseng Apr 17 2004, 03:11 AM

Nah, keep posting pics as its more interesting than Karls dog nuts!


Geoff

Posted by: Britain Smith May 21 2004, 12:55 AM

Well, as I promised...here are some updated pics of the suspension pan that Scott Yeamon welded in at his shop, Yeamon Auto Body. I must say, he did an awesome job.

Here is a pic of the new pan in...


He also welded up the cancer (rust) that I cut out...


I now have only one more spot to weld up, I cut this out early this week.