When I went to
Speedsport Tuning 3 weeks ago to check on the car's progress, I didn't know that would be the last time in weeks that I'd be able to do so. The boys over there have been continuing to work and be busy on a number of projects including Scarlett. After they had re-assembled the transmission, they were not content with the tiny bit of play in the input shaft and took the it apart again to redo the shims and make sure it was perfect. This unfortunately delayed the project as we had to wait for new bearings to arrive. They finished getting everything together and today the engine and transmission were reinstalled into the car for the first time in 3 months.
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| Engine and Transmission Remarried - 4-6-2020 |
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| Engine and Transmission ready to go in - 4-6-2020 |
There was a bit of a clearance issue with the newer exhaust piping coming out of the Dansk sport muffler so a bit of "tweaking" needed to be done on the rear bumper. This isn't too surprising of course as this entire exhaust system was really made for an older mid-70s 911.
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| Exhaust pipe won't clear |
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| Perfect fitment now |
It feels really good to see all the mechanical bits come together.
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| Transmission |
I also got some better pictures of the KW Classic suspension installation including the new, beefier, Turbo tie rods.
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KW Classic front strut with raised spindles +
Turbo tie rod |
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| Rears shock |
Although the car's physically back together, there's still a number of things to do. Most importantly, the wiring for the EFI conversion needs to get finished and the engine needs to get running on the tune. There's also a number of electrical odds and ends that will get worked on once we know all the mechanicals are working as expected.
