1st step:
Kick the 911 out of the garage.....

2nd step, bring the 914 into the garage and clean off the bird cr@p.....

A thousand mile journey begins with one step, Grasshopper.
Lets hope step 3 isn't "Clean the bird crap off 911"
Good luck.

now, this is one ugly mess of a motor, hope I can find all the parts to this...just a few weeks ago it was a complete running engine, then i bought it

i think i made a slight mistake in not marking a single wire here !!!!!

You guys get over there and help him! That's a butt load of work! Remember, There are 24 hours in a day! Post progress pics everyday!

I would! I know how hard it was for me to try and get mine ready for school..

Good luck Mike, If there is anything we can do, just holler.

Andrew

Holy crap, that's a lot of wires!!!

I can save ya a LOT of time on an engine.....

Go Mikey!

I should have flown down when Monique was out of town for a month. Now, its all up to you! Looks like fun!
I think you need to take your DWD medicine tonight! and until you finish getting this car running.

Geoff

Damn that looks like alot of work. Good luck and may the teener gods be with you.

Mike.

Looks like most of the parts are there.

Assemble a team..

One thing at a time. If you hit a wall on something, move over to another part and keep working until you get what you need to move on your first task. Maybe "Z"s motor will help solve one issue...

Go dude go! you can do it Don't lose heart!! AL

I'm in. I have a spare engine here if you need to borrow it.

Rob, you need to stop offering parts! I still have your passenger side mirror on my driver's side. Will return it ASAP, I promise.

Jen

No big deal unless you paint it pink like the rest of the car.

BTW- the spare engine would need some attention to run (but not much).

Thanks. I was just looking for a nice segway into hijacking this thread... Sorry Mike.


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Progress report:

put the car on jackstands (that's was "interesting",the car moved instead of the floor jack, when I lowered the floorjack the jackstands kicked out and I almost got squished by my front spoiler)

took apart my front calipers and broke a piston in the process (used a screwdriver on the ridge and obviously used too much force, piston would not budge using compressed air, the other pistons came out without a problem)

tonight I hope to clean and rebuild the calipers, install them along with new SS hoses in the front and swap out my torsion bars for some new 22mm units I've had sitting around for 8 months.

I've decided to work from the front of the car to the back.......stay focused Mueller !!!!!

MIke,
I know some dude that sells these really cool needle bearing kits..........

I realize this advise is a little late, but here goes:

Whenever I play with automotive wiring I try to mark them but the labels usually fall of. Then I came up with an idea.
I have a set of 1000 zip ties I bought from harbor freight tools for about $6. There and many different colors and sizes, so I started using the zip ties to color code the wires. One blue one on the wire and one on the plug, no way I can screw that up.
When I get to the point where I've used up all the colors i start using combinations, lie a red and blue, or two reds, etc. makes life easier and they won't fall off.

Also, whe trying to remove a stuck piston in a caliper I've had some luck using a grease gun. They will build up a shit load of pressure (around 2500 psi at least) and that is enough to get any psiton free.
Caution is required to make sure the piston doesn't hit you in the head or go through the wall but it can be done safely. You just have to make sure you get every bit of grease out afterwards, or load up the grease gun with brake fluid.

wow, finally something being assembled on/in the car

dash frame...i wanted to do a custom dash similar to the 356 cars, I just don't have the time (or skill??) to do it right now, so back to the factory dash

with my mill broken (both of them, now I've got a few grand worth of large paperweights taking up space and soon money )

i had to drill out the broken head stud on my drill press, not the most accurate, but better than nothing...

Hey Jake, if you see this, do you the correct angle that the exhaust studs are relitive to the bottom of the head??
I put 'em at 5° which looks pretty good.

welcome to my engineering nightmare....i should have listened to Brad the first time...now i know why this is one of the most least popular conversions: going from 4x130 bolt pattern to 4x100 bolt pattern

it's a PITA, plain and simple

I'm about thiiiiiiiissssss close to throwing my rims and tires on eBay and going back to the standard bolt pattern...

so here is my rear rotor that i drilled yesterday, the center bore diameter is too big which causes the new holes to break thru. I don't like that at all...it's probebly okay for mild street use (and it is the rear brakes which don't see as much forces), but I plan on beating on the car (with love of course) so I cannot put these to use with a clear conscious

my 2cents: cut your losses and toss the 4x100 setup! safety first!

Well that does it right there. You can no longer consider using the new name we came up with for your company in good conscience (URP: Un-original Racing Products); because that, my friend, is very original.

You guys worry too much. The tapered bolts are the point of force on the rotors not the studs, If you shear a tapered bolt the rotors will clunk. and your lugs will loosen before anything else happens.

Mike,

I admire your penchant for innovation!

Wouldn't you have seen the broken hole pattern in ProE??

Felix

i wouldn't run 'em ...

better ways to kill yourself!
Andy

Why aren't we painting that car right now for the WCC? You could be pimpin'. I'll even figure out the wiring for you.