Is this just the engine rebuild?
Is this just the engine rebuild?
David
'73 S Targa #0830 2.7 MFI rebuilt to RS specs
took my engine for a rebuild January 16, 2021 ; got it back completed August 15, 2022. just over a year and a half. Other jobs come in to the shop and your engine goes to the back burner. I found the same experience in body shops as well.
- Chris-Early S Registry#205
- '70 911S Tangerine
- '68 911L Euro Ossi Blue
Cher Monsieur . . .
Cela fait quelques mois que je n'ai pas écrit. J'espère que tu vas bien.
Votre dernière note mentionnait le site www.josiffert.com, mais ce site n'est plus actif. Phillipe Siffert apparaît sur Facebook et d'autres sites de médias sociaux. . . alors je vais peut-être essayer de le contacter, là.
En attendant, j'ai une question pour vous, puisque vous avez écrit que vous étiez son chroniqueur.
Vous souvenez-vous si M. Siffert a déjà accidenté une de ses voitures « personnelles » ? Je pose cette question parce que le véhicule que j'ai a eu un accident il y a longtemps --- et a fait l'objet de réparations assez élaborées. . . rien à voir avec ce qui se ferait, aujourd'hui.
Quoi qu'il en soit, merci encore pour votre temps.
Cordialement
Dear Sir . . .
It has been a few months since I last wrote. I hope that you are well.
Your last note mentioned the website www.josiffert.com, but that site is no longer active. Phillipe Siffert does appear on Facebook and other social media sites . . . so perhaps I will try to contact him, there.
Meanwhile, I have a question for you, since you wrote that you were his columnist.
Do you recall if Mr Siffert ever crashed one of his 'personal' cars? I ask this because the vehicle I have was in an accident, long ago --- and had some rather elaborate repairs performed . . . nothing like what would be done, today.
Anyway, thank you again for your time.
Sincerely
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Thanks for the update.
Glad things are progressing.For many years lead was superior to plastic fillers, maybe there are newer better alternatives, but lead is basically inert and I don't understand how it would make paint bubble.
David
'73 S Targa #0830 2.7 MFI rebuilt to RS specs
It's not the lead that causes the problem . . .
. . . it's the tin that it's mixed with
Like you said --- lead 's inert. But I'm guessing tin 's not (?) --- and is needed, to get the lead to stick to steel
'Lead' solder has a mixture of tin in it --- ideally ~30%, more-or-less, for car bodies, anyway . . . depending on who you ask
And apparently, tin doesn't like paint, so --- too much tin = paint un-sticking
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'. . . Cher Monsieur,
Je n’ai pas souvenir d’un accident que Jo Siffert aurait eu avec une de ses voitures personnelles.
Meilleures salutations . . .'
Dear Sir,
I don't remember an accident that Jo Siffert would have had with one of his personal cars.
Best regards
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. . . showing measured CFM thu the intakes (red) + exhausts (blue) w/the valves installed
I'm not interested in all-out horsepower, here
The point of all this is to even-out the power from each cylinder and minimize any stresses in the engine. Balancing the reciprocating assembly will help, as well. And we're keeping everything as stock as possible --- from the semi-krusty un-restored air-box on top to those kooky windage screens in the bottom
Short Version:
- If it's dirty? --- clean it
- If it's broken? --- fix it
- Restore as a last resort
- And only replace what's missing --- with OG
When Marco's done here, it may not be the prettiest engine . . .
. . . but I hope it'll be the sweetest
We got some driving to make up!
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. . . looks like all the engine bits are finally in the same building
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Last edited by LongRanger; 11-15-2022 at 07:18 AM.