You should let Jim finish it for you. I'll even offer to pick it and store it for you until you can come get it. Or maybe I could just drive back for you.

Hi Marv. Missed you at the G&R. I think you should buy this one and save yourself some trouble.

I would have finished it for nothing, but I take a year and 5,000 miles just to make sure I have all the bugs worked out

So what is the latest on this rebuild???

The latest is nothing new, do you guys have any suggestions on how to motivate a mechanic that will not work on my car or prepare a final invoice for work done?

Ya, show up with a trailer.

Awesome !!!

Nevermind....................

reading his thread, I don't think it's at PMS.

http://www.autorepair.ca.gov/

The California - Bureau Of Automotive Repair can usually get the results you are looking for. Am I to understand that you do not have a signed repair order for the work done so far? Is it still in Temecula?

Jim put my motor in, and I was very happy with the work done. He also called me everytime there was an additional charge required.

yeah, explain how bad publicity affects business!

I will pay for shipping to Series 9 so that I may complete this beautiful car.

I have 3.6 experience.

Give me the address of the "mechanic" and I'll send the carrier.

God that's a sweet offer. Hell, I would send mine there to have you upgrade the 3.2 you did for me!

Marvelous Marv!! Love this thread. It was great to read all the pages with progress day by day in 2006, now it 2011...I hope you get re-inspired and are able to get some work done on the car. Honestly it looks pretty much close to completion, just a little more work and I think you are done. Everybody is looking forward to seeing you complete the car. I hope you are able to do it and wish you all the best

Jeez Joe thats a great offer. I remember watching your 3.6 build when you were still in CO. Your work is very nice. My issue is that the car is in pieces all over this guys shop, I can't just pick it up. This guy is a master mechanic but is also somewhat a non finisher he has several projectcars of his own that are all about 50% complete.... in fact he is lovingly called 50% T*m. My car was supposed to be a project we worked on on evenings and weekends, it started out like that but he lost interest at various points in time, you can see this by all the starts and stops on this thread. I will also take some blame for this as I have been busy with my business. But I have asked him several times over the last couple years to prepare an invoice for his work. Originally I was going to trade a high end mountain bike for his services but that is no longer. The custom trans that was built by Jim Patrick was a bike deal like that. I would just like to get the car out of there but donot want to have bad blood as he is somewhat of a friend.

Screw bad blood, how long has the car been there? Half a decade? What a fucking joke, think about it. Threaten to move the car; schedule a uhaul trailer and truck for all the parts. If that doesn't light a fire under his ass, then pull your car out.

It's a standing offer. I'll pay shipping to Florida and charge you a fair price to take the project to completion.

You can fly out, and we can take the two 3.6s out to the track at Daytona and watch some racing.

If you're the adventurous type, drive it home to CA. Otherwise, fly home and ship the car.

I'm known for my ability to get things done. No BS.

Reading through the thread, it looks like the longs are bowed due to a reinforcement that was overdone. Maybe that is what is holding up the build.

You are a man of amazing patience. After over five years, I'd say it's time to move it on and he has no right to feel bad blood over you wanting to take it somewhere else to get it finished. You certainly can't just leave it with him because you fear upsetting him. It's way past that point.

I'll I have to say is don't give up and contact me if you need some encouragement.

I had a problem like that but it only took 6 months of non work, for me to start picking up the stray parts 'first' so that nothing gets left behind ........... then went over there and had triple A to tow the car outa there. We are still friends after all that but now he gets my work done quicker .

So go over there and start segregating parts that you know are yours and putting them in totes ....... and bring them home ...... if anyone asks why you are taking your parts ....... tell them they are yours and need to be worked on .......

5 years is waaaaaaaaaaaaay tooooooo long for anyone to get 'upset' at you ............... pay what ever you legitimately owe and get your teener outa there ......... if anyone gives you any serious problems ........ bring the title to the car and the cops .............

Alright Marv,
I guess I will give my favorite thread its yearly bump. I hope you eventually find a way to motivate your mechanic or atleast get it out of there. This car is to awesome to not see finished. 2012 is only 3 months away!!!!
Kyle

So Kyle thanks for the bump. As it is now I do have the car and it cost me a fair sum of money plus attorneys were involved (need I say more)......but alas the car is not complete, nor do I have the money now to finish it. Maybe 2012.

Come to the G&R Marv. Be good to see you again.
Cheers, Elliot

Marv,
Its good to hear that you atleast have it again. What's left on the to-do list? From the pictures the car looks close to being ready to assemble. California build party?

Kyle

Well folks it has certainly been a while since there was work done... I am glad to announce I finally have forward progress. yay.

After a lot of searching I found who I consider one of the best in my region to finish my car. Don Kravig of Precision Motion Porsche. Don is a master porsche mechanic has decades of aircooled flat six AND much 914 race car building experience. Don has had my 993 engine for several weeks and has been prepping it for the car. Upon inspection of the exhaust valve guides it was decided to pull the heads and have at it. While we are in there we will add some performance mods.... I will post up some pics soon of the trick ass work being done.

Excellent news! I can't wait to see the progress. Congrats on the restart of this project.

Great news!

This is probably the progress thread that I always wanted to see finished!

Glad to see you moving on it again Marv......its going to be a beautiful -6!!!!

This is Soooo good to hear!!!!

95 3.6 with heads removed. Inspection of cylinders, ring gap, big end of rods....check, check, check all good, all seals good, engine appears to be as advertised a low mileage 993 engine in excellent shape.

New goodies. freshening up gaskets n seals.

New exhaust valve guides, 3 angle racing cut valve job, cylinder head milled a few thou to increase compression.... all good stuff.

Sooo happy to see this thread again

3 angle valve grind and head work up close.

Awesome looking head, you can see that .010 has been shaved off to increase compression ratio.

Incredible 904 replica at Precision Motion Porsche.

This SC is a car that Don from PMP built some time ago..... 2400lbs with a 97 Varioram engine, RS cams.... with a G50 and coil overs all around.... I was given a ride in this baby.... Holy Schnikes it is insanely quick and very well sorted.

Those engine pics are effin' gorgeous!

Congrats on restarting the build (again)!

More progress. Completed heads being assembled on to cylinders.

Congrats on the forward momentum

Today the new RS cams were installed and timed. Intake and fuel injection system assembly began. sorry no pics.

Gave her a little bath today, first time I have washed it since 2005. If all go's well the engine and trans install will begin in the next couple weeks.

Congrats.
That is a great looking car you got there.

Someday....

Lovely car

She's looking better than ever Marv.

SOON!

Simply unbelievable!