Just another Factory 6 being fixed up Options

[Luke M]

Not much for progress on the 6 this week. My brothers finally got some free time to help get the shop stone wall up. Then without fail the rain moved in and now it's a wait game til next week. I did start the rebuild on a set of S calipers. I installed all new PMB pistons, seal kit, pads and hardware. Looks like I was not shipped the two O-rings for the caps so waiting on those to arrive this week.

[raynekat]

Everything is looking very nice. Can't wait for more progress.

[Tom1394racing]

Wow Luke!

I just spent the past hour reading through your project. Amazing patience & persistence as well as first class workmanship.

I'll go and pack your oil line/fittings now.

[Luke M]

Thanks Tom.. I've watched your GT build and it's come a long way. As you know I'm working on mocking up my front oil cooler. Putting the fitting that I got from you to use.
Gotta say thanks to Rory too for the tech help on the reusable aluminum factory fittings and the custom built tool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Here's a few pics of the front oil cooler line install. Ben's GT lines, troutman (old school)
T-stat which uses a 911 engine oil T-stat, and remote oil filter installed before oil heads to the t-stat/tank/front cooler. Currently working on where to mount a few things and figuring out the hose routing.

I've been looking for some AN-12 ORB to metric 30mm adapters but having a hard time finding one.
These would replace the AN fittings on the T-stat. I'd like to keep everything plumbed in metric. Anyone have a source that I maybe missing ?

[Cairo94507]

Very nice! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Luke M]

I'm still messing around with the front oil cooler install. I do not like the way the Setrab oil cooler fits into the GT shroud. I would need to bend the mounting tabs and slightly modify the upper and lower GT shrouds. I didn't want to spend around 3 grand on a replica GT cooler. It's a nice cooler but I could spend that extra cash elsewhere. I was checking out another's members GT build and saw he is using a PMB front oil cooler so I did a little research on that part. Looks like PMB modified a cooler to fit within the GT shroud without any mods to the shroud itself. I ordered one and waiting for it to show up. If I like the fitment of the PMB cooler better then the Setrab then I'll go that route.
Meantime I finished up the openings to the front trunk for the GT oil lines, front trunk fuel pump (late pump mod), and relocated the spare tire mount. I then spent a few hours prepping some replacement metal to fix the area under the fuel tank. See how next week goes and may get this section cut out and set up for welding.

[mate914]

Can I please ask, what size tire and wheel fit in front trunk?
Matt

I'm still messing around with the front oil cooler install. I do not like the way the Setrab oil cooler fits into the GT shroud. I would need to bend the mounting tabs and slightly modify the upper and lower GT shrouds. I didn't want to spend around 3 grand on a replica GT cooler. It's a nice cooler but I could spend that extra cash elsewhere. I was checking out another's members GT build and saw he is using a PMB front oil cooler so I did a little research on that part. Looks like PMB modified a cooler to fit within the GT shroud without any mods to the shroud itself. I ordered one and waiting for it to show up. If I like the fitment of the PMB cooler better then the Setrab then I'll go that route.
Meantime I finished up the openings to the front trunk for the GT oil lines, front trunk fuel pump (late pump mod), and relocated the spare tire mount. I then spent a few hours prepping some replacement metal to fix the area under the fuel tank. See how next week goes and may get this section cut out and set up for welding.

[Luke M]

Hi Matt,

I used a 6x15 cookie cutter with a 195/50/15 tire for mock up purposes. I'm running Boxster front and rear brakes so I would need a wheel/tire combo that would clear my brake setup. I believe that a factory Boxster spare would work but I haven't tried it yet. I'll have to borrow my brothers Boxster spare and test the fitment. If it doesn't work I may go with a 911 collapsible spare or buy a smaller tire and mount it on the cookie cutter wheel.

Can I please ask, what size tire and wheel fit in front trunk?
Matt

I'm still messing around with the front oil cooler install. I do not like the way the Setrab oil cooler fits into the GT shroud. I would need to bend the mounting tabs and slightly modify the upper and lower GT shrouds. I didn't want to spend around 3 grand on a replica GT cooler. It's a nice cooler but I could spend that extra cash elsewhere. I was checking out another's members GT build and saw he is using a PMB front oil cooler so I did a little research on that part. Looks like PMB modified a cooler to fit within the GT shroud without any mods to the shroud itself. I ordered one and waiting for it to show up. If I like the fitment of the PMB cooler better then the Setrab then I'll go that route.
Meantime I finished up the openings to the front trunk for the GT oil lines, front trunk fuel pump (late pump mod), and relocated the spare tire mount. I then spent a few hours prepping some replacement metal to fix the area under the fuel tank. See how next week goes and may get this section cut out and set up for welding.

[targa72e]

I am using Boxster brakes on my build as well. I am using a later model 16" spare with inflatable tire that will clear the brakes. These came on 996 turbos so will clear even larger brakes. I ended up making my own oil cooler shroud to use a cooler I already had.



john

[Luke M]

One down and lots more to go...

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[Luke M]

Hope everyone had a good Holiday and a good start to the new year.

The new PMB oil cooler and the front screen from SMC have arrived. Did a quick test fit of things. I like how the PMB oil cooler fits vs the Setrab cooler so I'm gonna run the PMB cooler now. I had planned on installing some fans behind the oil cooler and have a mount that fits the Setrab. Looks like I'll have to come up with another mount for the PMB cooler now. Things are tight under the cooler shroud but I should be able to make things fit.

[930cabman]

Looks cool, is there an ETA with this project?

[Luke M]

Looks cool, is there an ETA with this project?

Hi John,

Well, my plan is to get all of the major repairs done between now and May/June of this year. Hopefully sooner if things go my way. Then I'll have the chassis blasted and epoxy primed. Once that's done, I'll tackle whatever else that may come up during the blasting. I also need to get on my paint guy's schedule so he can do what he needs to do as well. With that said, you know how life goes and scheduling things with other vendors. Hopefully by the end of this year I'll be installing parts and driving by next summer. At least that's my plan for now.


Stay warm and keep the snow in Buffalo.
We already got about two feet of snow so we don't need anymore here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

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