The white 74 - restoration/ 6 conversion, ? - 2056 - 2.7 w/CIS - 2.7 w/dual carbs - finally a 3.2 Options

[JStroud]

That trunk patch is looking good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) the trunk might stay a little cooler now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

While the cars at McMarks shop I decided to have a few things done besides just the rust repair, new brakes lines, rear wheel bearings, cv joints cleaned repacked, pedal area reinforced, new shocks and struts, and reinforce clutch tube.

That should put me ahead when the car gets back, still have a lot to do, to have it ready to drive to RRC in September.

Talking to McMark it looks like he's coming here after the motor is in for the final hook ups and to fire it up. Thought if there is an interest would make it a BBQ
I'll post a thread about it later and see if there's an interest.

Thanks for the pics Mark, oh ya, my new tires get delivered tomorrow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

Jeff

[JStroud]

Well Mark has been making progress on the rust repairs, talked to him today, he went to repack my CV's.....they're shot, guess I'm getting new ones. Better to find out now then in the middle of the desert on my way to Albuquerque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

On a brighter note, my new tires arrived. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
Maybe my back end won't break loose so easy next AX (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif)




Jeff

[JimN73]

Well Mark has been making progress on the rust repairs, talked to him today, he went to repack my CV's.....they're shot, guess I'm getting new ones. Better to find out now then in the middle of the desert on my way to Albuquerque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

On a brighter note, my new tires arrived. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
Maybe my back end won't break loose so easy next AX (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif)




Jeff

I'm using those for autocross. They're pretty slippery when they're cold, but after a couple of runs before they start to stick. then they're pretty good. You'll like them.

[JStroud]

I'm using those for autocross. They're pretty slippery when they're cold, but after a couple of runs before they start to stick. then they're pretty good. You'll like them.

That's good to hear, I didn't have a lot of options running 14" rims.
Do you use them for street too or just ax?

Jeff

[JimN73]

I'm using those for autocross. They're pretty slippery when they're cold, but after a couple of runs before they start to stick. then they're pretty good. You'll like them.

That's good to hear, I didn't have a lot of options running 14" rims.
Do you use them for street too or just ax?

Jeff

Mostly autocross, Jeff. I have 205-50 15s and they're a little tough when moving slowly. And, I'm not sure what the mileage is for these tires, so I tend to use them only for autox. My street tires are stock 165/80 15s

[echocanyons]

I love my direzzas. Tons better than the falkens I previously had...still a bit dicey in the wet though.

[JStroud]

I love my direzzas. Tons better than the falkens I previously had...still a bit dicey in the wet though.

Do you run them as street tires? Was wondering how they would do as street tires, noise, wear, handling.

Jeff

[echocanyons]

Yes, I use them as my street tire. The handling is superb, the road noise is similar to the Falken and Khumo's. Wear has been relatively slow as compared to the Khumo's.
I have been running 205/50 15's for about 2 years driven daily up until recently(should resume shortly).

[Madswede]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I had Dunlop Direzza's on my car (five years ago when it was running) and used them for daily driving/street. 'course it wasn't running on all four cylinders but that's beside the point. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Since I was commuting ~200 miles a day, I didn't take the 914 very often, but when I did I was very happy with them. Stuck very well once warmed up, and there are quite a few twists and turns on NM-4 between Los Alamos and Rio Rancho. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

EDIT: I should add that I didn't notice any issues when wet, but then it hardly ever rains here. Also, the wear was better than expected, but again I wasn't driving on them for all that long, maybe a year or two. For comparison, when I was driving the 968 as a DD/commuter and really racking up the miles, I was going through Continental Sport-Contact tires at a rate of a pair every year (or, on average, a full set every two years). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) That was doing 20-30k miles a year, though. YMMV.

[JStroud]

Appreciate the responses, good to hear since I planned on running them for street as well as ax, can't afford a second set of rims and tires right now.

Thanks again
Jeff

[JStroud]

Wow....guess its been a while since I updated this...lots has happened. Well I ended up selling Jim the Microsquirt system. I finally got the new 2056 in the car and running with the stock D-jet system. New motor ran great, and was a blast to drive.

Drove with the 2056 in the car for most of 2013, in September took a trip to Texas and back with a stop at RRC in Durango, My trip.

Then in November I took the 2056 out to take the transmission to Dr Evils clinic.
While it was out I decided to change the car to a -6.

I sold the 2056 with only 6500 miles, mostly from my trip, and bought a 2.7 -6, from a '75 Carrera...let the transformation begin.

[JStroud]

One of my laptops decided to up and die, so I lost a bunch of pictures, partly why this hasn't been updated....so we'll have to fast forward a little.

I bought the 2.7 in November 2013, and really wanted it in and running in time to make WCR in Tahoe. So to speed things along I took the car to McMarks and had him cut the holes and install the oil tank, cut off the -4 engine mounts, weld on a -6 mount, and get the fuel and oil lines set up.

While he was doing that, I was getting the engine cleaned up, put on new fuel lines, injectors, a bunch of seals, new turbo valve covers......

2.7 ready to go in car




Installing the 2.7....oh ya, I built a shop in part of a barn on our property and bought a lift. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)




With Marks help, I got the 2.7 in and running a week before WCR, drove it to Tahoe for the event. Engine ran very well......but started smoking, more than before, on the way up....and never got better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I knew the motor probably needed to be rebuilt when I bought it, but I was hoping to drive it a while first.

[Cairo94507]

Sweet. You are truly a Porsche madman! I look forward to seeing your posts of the conversion.

[JStroud]

Oh it gets better....

So I wasn't driving the car much, smoking bad, then Eric called and asked if I wanted to help escort a drive during Porsche Parade, I said sure but just put me at the rear. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Drove down to my brothers in Capitola, and 2 miles from his house, loud pop, and car starts running like crap and has limited power.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

After a few hours of messing with it ...on the phone with Eric and McMark....decided to have it towed home.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) not a fun weekend.

Got the car home and in the shop decided it was time for a rebuild....hey I got to put 500 miles on it before it blew. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif)
And drove it just enough to know a -6 was the engine for me, the 2056 was fun, but the -6 was beyond fun...

Made a deal with Mark to put a carbed 2.7 he had sitting in the shop in my car while I rebuilt mine.

Picked up his motor and pulled the CIS 2.7 out.



Marks 2.7 had been sitting for years, and had dual carbs, so I had to change the fuel pump and fuel line setup. Put some new seals, adjusted the valves, built a wiring harness for it, and did a quick clean out on the carbs.....and put it in.



We got the motor running, but the carbs kept clogging, and wouldn't adjust like they should, so we pulled them for a full rebuild.

[Cairo94507]

Nice, a 3.2 will be cool. Will you run Webers or the Motronic injection?

[JStroud]

While the carbs were off and at Marks shop to be rebuilt, I started the tear down on my 2.7.


Almost apart




Ready for the machine shop



While taking the engine apart I was able to piece together its destruction.
When the engine was first installed it smoked a little but not to bad, checked the compression, all cylinders were around 95 to 105, low but fairly even, so I knew it was getting tired.

Then when I pulled the cylinders I found this.



The ring must have broke driving to Tahoe, which is why it started smoking so bad on that trip.
Then when I went to remove the timing chains, one side was noticeable looser than the other....failed tensioner...Porsche parade break down....skipped a timing gear on that cam.....

[JStroud]

The 3.2 is running Motronic, but that's skipping ahead.

After inspecting the parts, found out the case had cracks running along the head stud area inside the cylinder spigots, oversized head stud inserts weakened the inside of the case. Found a replacement case, and a new P/C set.

I decided to go with Walt at Competition Engineering for my machine work. Packed everything up and drove to LA for the G & R swap, Spent the night in Bakersfield, and dropped off the parts Monday morning.

Got an email from Walt, with the machine work the case needed, the parts that needed replacing and other machine work I would have had over $9,000.00 into rebuilding that motor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Not quite the budget I was hoping for...

So after some thought, I decided to part out the 2.7, and put the money towards a 3.2.

Found a 3.2 for sale on pelican installed in a '76 912E, went to LA to take a look.




Jamie, oldschool, came by and we started the engine in the car, messed with it a while checking it out, talking to the owner. Decided I wanted it, made the deal and started pulling the motor.




Got it pulled in the truck and headed for home.
My new motor in my shop.




Almost caught up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[JStroud]

I bought the 3.2 at the beginning of November, didn't have a chance to do much with it for a while. Pulled Marks motor and got it back to him. And working on selling off the 2.7 stuff.

As I sold the 2.7 stuff, I started buying the parts I needed to get the 3.2 installed.

I got tired of my crowded shop and finally took the time and finished stripping the red parts car and pushed it out of the shop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)




Spent a day moving stuff around and cleaning up the shop. Got one corner emptied, so I built a workbench and set up a working area. Got all the 3.2 stuff moved over and organized.

[mepstein]

Very nice !

[JStroud]

About a month ago, after about a month of research, I started the electrical changes for the 3.2. I took the intake off, and modified the engine harness for the 914.
Rewired the 14 pin connector with one that will plug in to the cars 14 pin connector and eliminate the relay board.






I had been going back and forth on where to mount the DME, finally after changing my mind several times I decided to mount it in the rear trunk. Quicker, easier, and I don't use the rear trunk much anyway. A couple of weeks ago I got a mounting plate made and welded some mounting studs. Plate is mounted with rubber offsets.



The DME and harness installed.



Then I took the wiring harness I pulled out of the red parts car and cut out enough wires to run the electrical from the DME harness to the under dash connections and fuel pump.




I've got the interior apart ready to start that phase of the electrical, might have time this weekend to do more....we'll see