Steel hardtop? If so

I love the look and the blue one with the 944 sunroof was one of my favorites.

This is the exact reason why I am duplicating the same roof in my build. The 944 sunroof panel is huge. And I never take the roof off anyway, but the venting would be great.

I need to put this on wheels to get to the builder so I scrounged around the house for parts and put together a front suspension. The rear is in a bin - somewhere.

If I did mine again I am sure I would have gone hardtop, Love the look and I rarely ever have the top off in the summer (sun is my enemy).

I got tired of looking at the roll cage.
Step 1 - buy really good blades

Step 2

Mark you also sending brake parts, the builder likes to test his work

I sold you the front calipers that were supposed to be for this car. My bad. So if you change your mind, sell them back to me please. The rears are getting 911 m calipers with 911 ebrake.

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I don't think I bought your calipers

Right after Hershey. Check your usps priority boxes. I only want them back if your plans have changed. Or if I'm just making all this up it could happen

Oh yeah I forgot about them, they went onto a different project.

Are those the calipers I have from you Stephen?

If so, the fronts are unused.

Nope, He could use them if he used a 3.5" strut. Ones I got from Mark where 3" So yeah Mark, slap some 3.5" struts on and Scott's got you covered.

No problem. I'll find some more M calipers. I'm already donating some 3.5" struts to a good cause.

I ground down the stumps from the roll cage. Doesn't look like much but it took a while. Especially in the engine compartment. Unfortunately, the welded in pads are going to stay. It's just too much work to remove them. Maybe one day.

Uh, I hate to ask but is that a rust sensor screwed into the long?

Looks like a seat belt bolt

Just the seat belt bolt and a wire.

Had an interesting discussion going so I moved it to the proper place...




Oh, don't worry your car will be built to a high standard for looks and functionality...efficiently.

Getting the engine sitting properly in the available space is key. Ditching the cradle will help a lot and I think that we should consider a shortened oil pan. Lowering the engine should open up enough space to flip the manifold so that we can shift the engine back and get the axles straight (and use an electric motor AC compressor maybe) or leave it as is keep AC either way keeping the trunk uncut. It would be a shame to hack it up after spending the time to install the the donor trunk section.

PorSTi has a shortened pan from Outfront but I am not sure if they do one for the EG. If not small car has a nice cast aluminum EG pan.

Tom wants heat on Grey also so I added connections to the radiator lines for it. I have concept for a heater but Grey doesn't have all of the air diverters and stuff installed for mock-up and quite frankly I need to end scope creep on the project so so that Tom can have it back in time to have the opportunity to do final assembly before spring. We can develop it on your car.

Like I said, I’m not going to micromanage the build. I’ll just sit back, watch and be surprised.

mark, looks like me and you, or you and i, may have some jack stands available for sale in the near future

What will I use for my other 5 project cars
Right now the chassis is sitting on 2-6x6's so turning into a roller is a springtime project - way too cold in the workshop right now. So i'll just continue getting parts together.

Unfortunately, the EG33 in my Syncro Westy took a dump and I had a conversion done to a 2.5. I've got a polished intake, nearly new crank pulley, reversed coolant manifold and a small car oil pan for sale; plus other misc parts. Haven't even thought about prices but very fair. PM if you're interested.

Is the small car oil pan the short version? How far down from the bottom of the block does the oil pan sit?

Scott I have one in the shop if you want me to measure it.

I hope it is not on the engine the is on the mockup stand

While in the shop I dug out my Smaller oil pan, had not even opened the box. Pan is interesting to say the least, cast aluminum, looks decent.

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But what I found inside made none too happy.

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What is that crap at the bottom of the pan? And who the hell fixes a mold with duct tap, and then uses it to create the sand cast?

Well I found the crap at the bottom of the pan, I had small car modify the pickup tube. Now that I know what they did, I might have to redo this one.

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And well that explains the crap in the pan.

It is inside the pickup screen also.

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Hard to see but that crap is in there.

So Scott I would recommend you modify the pickup your self if your using this pan. I will keep this one out of the car and most likely use the one from my my running engine to build another one.

And to answer the question.

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4 1/8" from flange to table. You can figure out clearances from there. Being cast AL, I might drop an Aluminum Skid plate under it.Just to make sure I don't lose it some how. VW has cast AL pans on some of the Jettas, and well the wife cracked one hitting a man hole cover, right place right time sort of thing.

I didn't think a shallow oil pan was needed on a svx build.
Stephen - Did they use drywall paste to "glue" it together?
I'll have to find the engine and trans at the shop.
God knows where the guys hid a bunch of Suby parts in a Porsche shop.

You guys are getting me excited again about this car.

Idk why the pickup tube was done like that. Ive met the welder they get to modify all of those pickups (he does hundreds at a time) and all of them are just tig welded. Ive never seen one he’s made, including the one i got personally, thats looked like that you must’ve really gotten the oddest of ones out. I also didnt junk in my pan when i got it, though I don’t remember the duct tape in the casting or not.

Sold the coldwater cradle a while ago.
Here's the firewall mount that I picked up from JRust.

Stephen,
Thanks for the measurements and pictures...that pickup modification
The depth is the same as my Outfront modified pan on the Porsti.



It is not needed, plenty of guys have made the stock pan work. Lowering the engine a few inches really opens up space up top where everything is cramped. Even on the EJ engine it blows me away how much better the engine sits in Porsti compared to Grey, more like the stock engine. Also, I would have had to cut the trunk to make the starter fit in Porsti if the engine were not lowered.

We should use a lowered pan on your EG.

100%

Mine is dropped and saves all the trunk cutting. I even filled my trunk where I cut it out, so full back trunk is a plus.

Scott we can use this pickup for the placement / design, and you can TIG up one that actually looks and functions well.

I have contacted @KELTY360 to see if I can work out a deal on the parts, I need a few items off of an EG. Fingers crossed he has them. But I will gladly share with Mark, he has dug me out of a few odd parts needs. Mark if you worked out a deal, let me know I'll give you my list.

Stephen - Thank you. I always appreciate your help. I'm going to let Scott decide what I need or don't need. I'm still gathering up some brake and suspension parts but I'm going to try to stay hands off when it comes to the engine and trans details since he has a vision on how this should all go together and I don't. And that's ok, I'm a pretty good parts sourcer but I know my limits.

Mark, Stephan and Scott - I haven't gone MIA, it's just complicated since I moved and the parts are 100 miles away and I don't know what's still intact. I plan on seeing the engine on Wednesday when I'm in seatle and I'll report after that.

Sounds great

Yeah I have regretted selling that for the last 4 months . LOL!

Ben is working on a version.
As Porsche engines continue to go up in price, I think we will see more suby conversations
Can’t tell you how how many thing I’ve sold the day before I need them.

Only took 4 years to get suspension on the car.

Don't rush it!

Hoping that means what I think it means

Always nice to see them back on four wheels.

Yes, trying to set up a drive to Scott asap, deliver your engine and then another engine delivery near Pittsburgh.

Putting parts on the car goes pretty quick but getting the right hardware together has taken some time.

I appreciate your patience.

I purchased as a bare chassis so I’m happy to finally see it on four wheels.

Most of the suspension has been refreshed but there’s still a lot of assembly to go.

Loaded up and on it’s way to Scott Amerson to get it running.

Can not wait too see this unfold. Looking forward to it, and another item that is in that truck bed.

That is a nice trailer...does it stay with the project?!

So you're going Turbo?

Oh man, I had no idea this was underway. Nice moment to be able to roll her.

Congratulations Mark . That is a major milestone. Looking forward to seeing a video clip of it running. Cheers, Michael

Once you go Subaru you never go back!

The stars aligned and the EG has landed. Unfortunately there was a bit of a crash landing and the engine was banged up a bit but nothing terminal.

Cam gear is toast but the cams turn fine. Cam sensor mount will need to be welded back on.

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While checking the carnage I noticed the center cover was a bit deranged. Somehow the accessory belt and idler were rubbing.

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Pulled the AC and power steering so that I could get a better look at what is going on under the manifold...a whole lot of sludge. The engine could probably use a full reseal to take care of the various leaks.

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Tucked away. Won't be a ton of progress in the near future, just have to figure out what all is here and make a plan, and a whole lot of cleaning when the weather permits.

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In the meantime I'll keep plugging away on the porsti. I need to make a long overdue update that thread with the engine build and some other fun stuff.