911T Project - More Progress

When I started this project in January 2012, my intention was that the car was going to be back on the road for the summer. That summer; the hot one we had a year ago.

Here we are, 20 months on and bits of the car are still spread over large swathes of West Sussex as well as in my garage, utility room, and office. Oh well; as the poet said: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley" 

In my defence, my original plans that New Year's day involved no more than new carpet and a quick blow-over, plans which, in all honesty, have developed into a full-on restoration with a chunk of resto-mod thrown in.

That's my way of explaining why I won't be driving the car to Classic Le Mans next month.

Meanwhile, things are moving on:

The cylinder heads have been comprehensively refreshed and re-worked. Originally
they had very narrow ports and a hole for the CIS injectors.

The ports have been opened up to 'S' specification, and the CIS injectors
blocked off. Valve guides were replaced, seats re-cut, and the whole unit treated to
a good polishing. Flow rates are now up 50%.

The new carburettors have arrived from California. They are made by
PMO and have an excellent reputation. Certainly they look the business -
it seems a bit of a shame to hide them in the engine bay.

Here's the engine in build. We decided to take the risk of not splitting
the crank case as all looked to be in excellent condition. The eventual
power output is anyone's guess; anything between 150-200bhp is
possible. More important is a unit that behaves itself.

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A replacement dash was sourced. The condition wasn't great so it was
an excuse to get my mate Garry to cover it in leather.

The car with a windscreen and bonnet. Words that take moments
to type, but a process that took several weeks and the intervention
of my Porsche guru to complete.

Engine lid on, something that I learnt is much easier when you take
the grill out. Thanks for the tip Internet.

The new completion target is September, but I'm not telling which year.

SS7