daveuxb

Think a 964 c4 would be a good candidate for conversion. Certainly make for a nice sleeper off the line. 🐢

On the contrary, Ive always been passionate about Porsches and Porsche engineering, but more so the people that own them. Their plans for their cars the enjoyment they receive from them and their experiences they have with them, is something i revel in as those that have met me will testify. Ive been lucky to have been able to experience the two sides of the coin ie ownership and now from the other side the servicing maintenance and repair as an occupation. This hasnt changed my perception porsche owners but further driven my desire to provide a great service and experience for the people in the community. WRT professional advice, in my opnion it would be unprofessional to offer advice on an open forum such as this as its counter productive. There will always be differing opinions and this is completley fine for members of the forum to express their experiences but this can also turn into a bun fight with whos righter than the other as appossed to providing any fact. . Its been difficult for me to draw this conclusion as Id like to provide possible solutions on the forum but myself or more so Russell are always on the phone or you can email us from our website.(I cant plug it here due to the forum rules) Incidentally I was called this morning by another member of another well known group who was stuck on the Brompton road with his missus is an 89 turbo hed just bought! . Helped him through some of the basics and He managed to sort things out and was on his way without having to call the AA. This is by far the best forum Ive been on and the first Porsche community I joined. Its been awesome and IBs are still my favourite. Sorry for Hijacking your thread Kevin see you next week. Dave

Lets apply logic to this argument. I always ask what did Porsche do? Ive owned many different porsches in my time and spannered all of them to the best of my knowledge. Ive been fed bits of info from russell lewis over a period of 8 years and have never been able to fault his advice. Now That i work with the man i realise despite my understanding of the cars i have owned and rebuilt the level of knowledge and understanding a Porsche trained class 1 tech has with 40 years of experience has is far beyond anything i will ever assimilate. The internet is a great place for he who bangs the loudest drum define his opinion as fact. Its not what you know you dont know its what you dont know , you dont know. I speak from experience and this will be the last time i post on impact bumpers. Its been a great experience but we really are amateurs compared to the people that really have the understanding of all things porsche. Ive been humbled.

Thats a fair point. Well spotted.

Youve got this mod Kevin. ?

Sorry im a bit late to the party Henry. Great progress on your project. That is indeed your speedo sensor for an early 964. Its a 2 pin as it creates a sin wave much like an abs sensor. Just cable tie it back. Later 964s received the speedo sensor from th3 abs sensor. Wrt lambda sensors, temp sensor wasnt used on rwc and is therefore not required, the lamda sensor can be bridged out with a coding plug available on 3.2 carreras non cat cars. However depending on your engine are cat converter will be required for mot as mot shops will check. There is also a change in 91 lambda sensors for the dme control unit.

Nice to see you Alex, sorry I didnt have a chance to chat, but just hectic at the min. Gonna arrange an open day in the summer and a Barbie for the lads l90 guys and ib lot , hopefully the potholes will be sorted by then(bloody farmers!) . Heres hoping for this year with the project mate.

Horsepower costs money, how fast do you want to go! good luck with your build.

All done. Happy days.

Result crossing fingers for you mate. Ive got some gen turbo steel wings which i had shot blasted and primered. They were pretty rotten but the arches are good. They owe me 300 quid but to you gratis that said theyre pretty fecked.

Weve got a 924 series 2 coming in soon Les. Looking forward to a transporter engine. Is it diesel? Installed a new cambelt tensioner roller, front crank oil seal and o ring, balance belt and cam belt, new cam chain and runners. Installed the cams. There is a special tool which holds the cams down as the cam bridges are fragile and numbered machined and line bored to the head. If you crack one you need a new head :/ as they are matched and porsche do not supply them individually! The balance shafts are set correctly by placing the shafts in the upright tdc plane of the engine and ensuring the pulleys are set correctly on their timing marks. Then its timing the valve overlap on the cams which is critical on these engines as there is very little room for error. This requires establishing tdc with one gauge and setting the overlap on the intake valve no1. That sorted its setting the whip on the balance belt ue the deflection which is done with another tool. There is a sequence to getting the belts, runners, idlers and tensioner pulleys in so that it all goes in. Theres not much tolerance anywhere so you gotta follow the sequence. Thats as far as we got as there was a 930 engine to finish. Hopefully have all the ancillaries and intake manifold on tomorrow.

Soooo! Circumstances have somewhat changed in the last year and Ive now the facilities a man with the knowledge to turn my hand to other p-cars namely my own 968 and as its done 130k now I thought it be prudent to carry out some pms. Im really enjoying my 968 its a proper porsche. But as we know gotta make sure theyre all ok so took the time to do a head gasket, water pump and belts. The engineering on these engines imo is much more refined and delicate and dare i say more complex than the flat sixes ive become so familiar with over the last decade. Its certainlt not a quick afternoons work to do this and id certainly set a full day aside for it. Porsche stipulate 8 hours for this and on the 928 s4s its recommended that you take the engine out!! That said its all going back together now no sheared water pump bolts or any other head aches to deal with. So far ive changed the head gasket and fitted a new pump. Hopefully have it back together tomorrow and take it for a test run been a eduction for sure.

Sucks Dude, but body shops are notorious for this id like to offer an alternative but the 3 guys i know all have the same issue. Great work but youll see your car next millenia. And the fastest one is eye wateringly expensive. Restorations arnt money makers for body shops when you way the labour involved against the time and profit. My 964s neen sat under a cover for a year at the bodyshop. Still there. Promises promises. You just give up after a while.

Oh Crap dude. Is it your doing or the bodyshop?

As been said it's unlikely to be a transmission fault if the noise is in all gears. Clutch release bearing would be my first guess. Get the transmission out have a look and then order bits. No use second guessing until you see the cheap stuff.