70-914-6 Clean Up, DISTRO REBUILD Options

[ctc911ctc]

1970, 914-6, 93K miles - excellent shape, very minor rust

I will post to this thread occasionally as I move through this project, I have asked for guidance and received many good thoughts from this team - thank you 914World

I am in the midst of removing the engine and transmission. All original. There is oil everywhere, not flowing but seeping - seems that the valve covers are not tightened or have loosened with age. Here are the first pics:

On the rack - hopefully not for long:



Shift Assembly is very clean, no wear, bushings are in good shape but all of them will be replaced







Heat exchangers have no holes in the pipes that I could find, the surrounding tin has been treated with anti-rust leakage - perhaps this was the plan in Stuttgart?







No plans to change the exhaust system - any guidance as to cleaning or preservation?

All comments and guidance appreciated - engine coming down on Friday

[Luke M]

You will want to replace the ims cover gasket.
The other thing you may want to do is put some jb weld on the oil gal plugs. There's a few of these plugs on a 911 engine and they all should be sealed. If you have the Bruce A or Wayne D engine book it'll show you the locations. Hopefully it's not the nose bearing o-ring causing the leak.