by "Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
Published 03/01/2017 at 17:44
by "Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
Published 03/01/2017 at 17:44
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Considering the tiny amount of time I’ve had to myself since Saturday when Flynorcal’s 911 was pushed into my garage by me and a trucker; I’ve made a decent amount of progress on getting closer to taking the engine out of the 911. I’ve tried to find 20-30 minutes everyday to do a couple of tasks(I almost laid in a spot of oil over my lunch break, no bueno).
There is no need for me to write a “how to” on dropping the engine, because thankfully there are excellent ones already in existence. (Hmmmm, I wonder why so many people are dropping 996 engines that there are good how tos). The one below from Pelican seems best. One nice thing about pelican write ups is that they have the narrative, but then a second narrative with the pictures that’s written a little differently. So if the way they say something the first time leaves you saying, “huh?” Usually the second time, you’re like “ohhhh, okay”.
But before I even used that, I just used intuition. And let me say. One of the coolest things about this 911 is that the engine is pretty much fully on display and the layout is logical. It looks like they want people to work on it. Someone posted about a Maserati from a similar timeframe to this car earlier today, and it looks so buttoned down under the engine bay because you’re never supposed to touch it apparently. Kudos to Porsche for making me feel like I should work on this engine.
First, I drained the oil and coolant.
And Milkshake!
I pulled off the first exhaust manifold, thinking eventually it would make it easier to drop the engine. What I wasn’t thinking about, was the fact that clearly coolant was making its way into places it wasn’t supposed to be and that led to ... surprise coolant splash!
Oil filter housing had some mean looking metal shards.
And I’m trying to be really dorky(maybe I am dorky...) and organized and labeling bags of screws and even, pretty obvious connectors as I take them off.
But the moment my new project car came to own my garage was when I took off the bumper cover, looked around and put it on top of our kiddo bike carrier. It became clear to me that I’m going to have to organize my garage before I drop the engine.
Anyways, my wife works every weekend day of march, as far as I can tell. So, I’m not sure when I’m going to actually drop the darn engine out but soon I will.
In the mean time I push around my newest hot wheel at my desk.
Kudos to everyone for the positive feedback on my last post. I was pretty excited not just to get the car but for the Oppo positivity.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
03/01/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 4
Good on you for labeling everything. This will pay off big time when it comes times to put a new motor in.
"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
03/01/2017 at 18:07, STARS: 0
Love the hot wheel! And thanks for the update. I wish I could help - I’m not good at my own projects but more than happy to take orders with a wrench.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
03/01/2017 at 18:14, STARS: 0
Took my Oppo decal with it.
"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
03/01/2017 at 18:16, STARS: 2
I feel a little conflicted because I’m guessing at some point I’m going to want the bumper resprayed but I think that same Oppo decal should stay on in perpetuity.
"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
03/01/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 0
I wish I had help. Its probably my favorite hot wheel right now, so that’s why it’s at my work.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/01/2017 at 19:03, STARS: 0
Subaru 2.5L turbo swap!
"xyzabc" (stackofoldwood)
03/01/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 2
Coolant? What kind of sorcery is that? My’67 911 does’t have coolant.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
03/01/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 1
Ooh,
now
you’re talking... I actually did the graphics on that sticker and submitted the file to Dusty Ventures, so nobody else has one like it.
"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
03/01/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 0
I haven’t looked really hard but I came up short on finding a good build thread. I don’t want to be first.
"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
03/01/2017 at 19:55, STARS: 3
Well if you can find an air cooled 911 for the cost of shipping, I’d be happy to join the air cooled club.
"EngineerWithTools" (engineerwithtools)
03/01/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 1
Absolutely! I’ve rebuilt a few engines, and the few minutes extra it takes to label some zip locks with a marker are 1000% worth it. You’ll be patting yourself on the back when you reassemble things.
"xyzabc" (stackofoldwood)
03/02/2017 at 05:52, STARS: 1
I got mine years before the swirl. It’s good entertainment to watch when a marginal one (at best) shows-up on “ Bring-a-Trailer ” and the auction price climbs / sells for “new Camaro” money.