ANF Posted 2February, 2019 Report Share Posted 2February, 2019 Envious Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 2February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 2February, 2019 47 minutes ago, ANF said: Envious Steve! You shouldn't be, not as much fun 2nd time around, plus always that nagging feeling that it'll go pear shaped again, Just spent the last hour checking out running in oils, decided to go for 20L of Penrite running in oil (15W40) Repco have 30% off at the moment so it's only $105, should do fill up and 2 more oil changes, then will switch back to HPR30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 10February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10February, 2019 Quick update, Picked up 20L of Penrite running in oil on Friday, Thought I could possibly get it on the road on Saturday but have had a weekend of dramas, First No oil pressure when cranking with plugs removed, DME relay removed, and wondering if the engine needed to come out AGAIN, After looking online I primed the oil pump via the oil filter housing, got good oil pressure, Then no start, Computer couldn't connect to VEMS ECU, Took the case apart and the PTC ( resetable fuse) was tripping, fault diagnosed Ignition coils (COP) output IC was dead short to GND, Luckily Jaycar had some, Picked up 2 and 2 IC sockets and spent the rest of Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday, repairing the ECU, This morning I had issues connecting to via bluetooth and funny symptoms (Fuel pump running continuously and Injectors pulsing) at this stage I was getting a bit peeved, and then I thought I'd convert back to Motronic system, 4 hours later it started first time, she was a bit tappety but cleared up after 10mins, Just got to correct a pinched oil o ring on the oil/air seperator, then Wednesday, it'll be Blue slipped, and registered, P.s The engine sounds sooooo smooth, Hope everyone had a good weekend The next few photos show how I indexed the rear spring plates, As I've had many Vee dubs, All of them lowered, I am familiar with the rear setup A brief explanation is make a bracket mounted to the spring plate caps, mark on bracket the position of spring plate when on the ground, remove lower rearest spring plate cap bolt (to allow spring plate to fully drop) Jack up rear of car until the wheel leaves the ground, Mark on bracket, The difference between these two marks is the amount the suspension compresses for the weight of the car and rate (size) of torsion bar, in my case the so=tock bar is 24mm (137Lbs effective rate) my new bars are 26mm (189Lbs effective) so you dived the old bar (137) by the new bar (189) =0.725, then multiply the distance between the two marks by this, this will give you the amount the new bar will allow the spring plates to compress, measure this new compression distance from the TOP mark (mark made while car was on the ground) this will give you the new (26mm bar) un-compressed location, place spring plates to this new mark whilst doing this I found out that there might be a better way to measure the height etc, it is from the top mounting hole of the torsion bar carrier to the spring plate, this will make re-indexing easier as uyou wont have to fit the spring plate caps to measure the distance, Mine with the new 26mm bars is 215mm Proper running in oil, $125 for 20L Peter M and Stepo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 11February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 11February, 2019 On course for rego on Wednesday P-Kay and firstone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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944s2cab Posted 12February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 12February, 2019 Today was a good day, got off work early, Fitted wheels, got a blue slip done, sorted out insurance (NRMA's Veteran and Vintage has gone up over 100% since November 2017, so the card got a hammering today, went to Service NSW in Burwood to register, pick up my gift to myself (can you see it?) Tomorrow, I'm going to re-gas the AC, and put some K's on the engine $20 for a wash, Be rude not to GTP911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted 13February, 2019 Report Share Posted 13February, 2019 23 hours ago, 944s2cab said: Today was a good day, got off work early, Fitted wheels, got a blue slip done, sorted out insurance (NRMA's Veteran and Vintage has gone up over 100% since November 2017, so the card got a hammering today, went to Service NSW in Burwood to register, pick up my gift to myself (can you see it?) Tomorrow, I'm going to re-gas the AC, and put some K's on the engine $20 for a wash, Be rude not to The guy on the left doesn't look too happy about being photographed... But well done on getting it back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 13February, 2019 Report Share Posted 13February, 2019 Nicely done with the new number plate letters and numbers Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 17February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 17February, 2019 Drove over 250Km's this weekend, only (small) issues are speedo packed up, then started working but left the odometer inop, I guess I'll be ordering ANOTHER gear, on two occasions the revs dropped to 1400 rpm (instead of idle) and then slowly lowered, I suspect dodgy TPS idle circuit, also the oil pressure gauge flutters at idle, I'm hoping it either a ground or the OPRV, Had my mechanic mate do a leak down test, they were PERFECT (I'm very happy, I Have booked it in for a 4 wheel alignment a week Wednesday, Hopefully the 968 caster block will have arrived by then, as it is it rides nice, no harshness Got to say I'm loving the stock DME, it does what it says on the tin, I have a new found appreciation of how well sorted the engine management is, so I think I'll be keeping it and if I want more power then supercharging may be the way to go. Plan on getting another 800Kms or s, then have it dyno'd Plugs looked good when pulled, means that I'm not drastically over fuelling with the gen3 Bosch inj. despite 14% more flow, I have ordered a wideband controller and display to plug into the O2 sensor so I can keep an eye on the AFR's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 17February, 2019 Report Share Posted 17February, 2019 Well done Steve great news!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 21February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 21February, 2019 I can't praise this supplier enough, Ordered on Friday, sent Friday, delivered Wednesday AC re-gassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 5March, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 5March, 2019 What's been happening, Well, Last Wednesday took the car to Heasman steering and suspension in Sydenham, they got stuck on a seized caster nut so they only did the rears, nut removed and I'm back there tomorrow, After ditchingVEMS (for a while at least) I decided I should take advantage of the wideband sensor in the exhaust by fitting an AFR gauge, after a bit of research I came across this company in the states http://www.wide-band.com/, as you can see prices are cheap so should be able to do this on the cheap, RIGHT?? not the way I did it, i decided to get the digital display kit for $40US but ordered the the ($35) one without the display so I had to pay another $15US + postage for the display, Then I obviously had a brain snap and wired it incorrectly and found out the control module didn't like that, I should point out that I deal with electrics and electronics in my job, I count myself fortunate that I blew up a $20 module not a $10,000 controller, So I've ordered another module for $20US + postage, so all in it has cost me $110US instead of $55US, While I had the gauge cluster out I decided to investigate why my odometer had packed up a few days earlier, I found the IC on the board burnt, so I desoldered the one on my old MPH speedo and fitted it to my KPH board before calibration after calibration, the gauge was not quite linear so I found a compromise between 12v - 14v speedo IC (burnt) Got so hot it melted the solder What's going on here??? with a bit of fettling, the display fits in very neatly Scraped away the black background off the gauge panel Diffuser put back on minus the panel for the LED display Not perfect but not bad for a first attempt After fitting a clip on rear view mirror with built in screen and knocking it every time I use the sunvisors, I dismantled my old rear view mirror and robbed the socket off of it and bonded it to the one with the screen, result is pretty good and does not gethit by the sunvisors Not sure about the size of the camera but better than the round black one I had on before P-Kay and Buchanan Automotive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 12March, 2019 Report Share Posted 12March, 2019 Some nice modern features integrated well. Great work Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 2April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 2April, 2019 The chip on the speedo/odometer blew again, so I replaced it (again) but fitted some PTC resistors on the outputs to the stepper motor, this should protect the chip, Also replaced the caps (30 years is past their prime) Tackling a slight oil leak to the oil filter housing, ordered a new gasket, great packing eh!!! new seals and pintel caps on stock injectors, I'm going to play and document how the different injectors and FQS relate to AFR's. I made new 5mm spacers from an old sump gasket, not sure where the originals went to, I've never seen them I saw video demonstrating a light setup for your spray gun but it cost $350 sod that, I can do it for less, under $10 in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 11April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 11April, 2019 I have decided to get back on the bike/horse and enter PCNSW super sprint on 27th April at Wakefield park raceway, I have done nearly 1000K's since the rebuild and everything seems to be good (touch wood), this time I plan to go a bit easy on the engine but 100% through the corners, So if you all could say a little prayer to the Porsche gods on the 27th (can't hurt) I'd really appreciate it I have recently been getting clutch issues, what it was doing was quite randomly with a little pressure from your foot the pedal would go to the floor, I'd havre to get my foot under the pedal and pull up, then it was fine for days or hours or minutes, so yesterday I removed the master and slave cylinder and rebuilt them with new seals, refitted them today and bled the system. ANF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 11April, 2019 Report Share Posted 11April, 2019 Good luck. This owning a Porsche caper is hard work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 11April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 11April, 2019 1 hour ago, ANF said: Good luck. This owning a Porsche caper is hard work..... You're not wrong there Adam How's your one coming along? ANF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 11April, 2019 Report Share Posted 11April, 2019 6 minutes ago, 944s2cab said: You're not wrong there Adam How's your one coming along? I spoke to my machinist today, he is going to try and get the liner in next week so I can have for easter, I am not hopeful I should at least have heads that I can then assemble..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 14June, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 14June, 2019 Last Saturday my Son and I did a track day at Luddenham Raceway just west of Sydney, Cost was $250 for the driver and $20 for Passenger, $20 for helmet hire and only $50 for an etra driver, Quite affordable, It's a great setup, only been open for 6 or so months, undercover pits, and a small tight track, mainly 2nd and 3rd gear,(4th on the main straight), A couple of points that I worked out, 1/ I'd like more power, going to get VEMS back up and running and possible supercharger a bit down the line 2/ I need stiffer anti roll bars, Although the stock ones are the 2nd largest produced for our cars, there still too much lean in the corners 3/ A LSD would be good, especially out of turn 3 Here's a video Here's a link to some photos ($50) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rdCQ3eopiaoV0Mfi5_yPHp9oY1LQEHB0?fbclid=IwAR1adCgJYAiMRosIgEPINfqCk_R5k7lBBPLpAt9APmKEdA6i0GsZ_UdW-fs Peter M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 21September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 21September, 2019 What have we here? Peter M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 21September, 2019 Report Share Posted 21September, 2019 Nissan Quest alternator swap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 21September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 21September, 2019 14 minutes ago, OzJustin said: Nissan Quest alternator swap... Yes, but look closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 22September, 2019 Report Share Posted 22September, 2019 On 21 September 2019 at 22:13, 944s2cab said: Yes, but look closer the new beltless one from China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 22September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 22September, 2019 3 hours ago, brian in buddina said: the new beltless one from China? Haha, A clue, A longer belt is required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2cab Posted 1October, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 1October, 2019 After Luddenham track day and Supersprint at Eastern creek I decided that some more power was needed, So i took the cab off the road and started to design (as I go along) and fit a Supercharger, The SC is a Rotrex C30-94, which is a very small centrifugal SC, The idea was to mount it where the original alternator sits, then get a smaller modern alternator above it, these two are hung off the original (alt) mounts, with a tensioner running between the two, (as i write this, I'm planning on replacing the long (140mm) bolt which goes through the idler, front SC plate, spacer, Alt, mounting, alt. and back SC, because the bolt fouls on the radiator, I'm going to helicoil the Alt. mount with M10 (20mm depth) front and rear, this will allows a lot easier maintanance I'm not running an intercooler (yet) as I/m planning only 6-7psi (4psi to start with), the problem arises is when on partial/off throttle the SC is producing more air than required , so you need a diverter valve, BUt if you run heated compressed air back in front of the SC to be compressed again you will get a build up of heat, my solution is to have a dedicated intercooler for the diverted air, this is a modified 12" oil cooler, I will be placing temp sensors to keep an eye on temps. sounds easy and simple when you type it but there is a lot of fiddly stuff, I'll let the photos tell the story Bought SC off Gumtree 2nd hand but never been used Tiny SC Oil resevoir SC oil cooler New SC and Alt. package Oil resevoir mounted behind the left headlight Measuring new belt length (1670mm compared to 1000mm) difference in length with AC compressor adjuster (1650-1690) Tight in there, some shaving of the alternator was required, if I was to do it again I would get a smaller Alternator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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