irish44j wrote: 1. yes, looks like crank seal to me. 2. the thing on top of the transmission is probably a purge/breather I'd guess. In case the tranny is getting too hot/foamy it allows the fluid to expand out. I don't know Porsches but I've seen other cars with similar (and on diffs as well).
thanks.. makes sense.
Started the refurb.
POR15 treatment on the worst of the tin ware.
New gasket for the crankcase breather cover.
New shift rod boot as we destroyed ours on the way out
new oil pressure switch.
New oil cooler seals.
New crankshaft seal.
Clutch and flywheel back in place. We only replaced the clutch disc as we will be using an uprated clutch once we move up a few classes next year perhaps. This will get us by for now especially as the old one was almost down to the rivets.
The old distributor cap, rotor arm and plugs don't look too bad but will be replaced never the less.
We are going to adjust the valves while the engine is out. Seems like a good idea. Set #1 cylinder to TDC.
Shouldn't this be a bit more to the right?
This is supposed to make things easier. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.
Would have adjusted the valves yesterday but got distracted by tryig to make the tow vehicle look like the race vehicle.
Two weeks till the next event. Still have:
valve adjustment oil trans fluid change plug wires cut air filter cover attach transmission replace fuel filter install in car
Think we'll do it?
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Adjusting valves was pretty easy. I followed the engine rotation system for the first side then got fed up with that and just made sure each valve I adjusted was fully closed. Went a lot quicker then.
These came with the valve cover kit. Not sure where they go.
Scored some free OE plug leads in good shape.
Which meant a bit of rerouting
A spare air cleaner cover led to some experimenting.
Basically ready to go back in. Just a few details to take care of in the engine bay.
Aiming for wheels down by Thursday.
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You made all of that seem so very easy. Pulling the motor out of my 911 is one of the things that I'm truly scared of.
Move up a class? You're already in the highest class.
mazdeuce wrote: You made all of that seem so very easy. Pulling the motor out of my 911 is one of the things that I'm truly scared of.
Do it. It really wasn't that bad. having said that it is still on the bench.
Knurled wrote: Move up a class? You're already in the highest class.
We run Prepared Rear (PR) in SCCA RallyCross and STR in SCCA Autocross. Both fairly mild as far as mods go. Car is virtually stock as far as performance mods, stickers are free in most classes.
Unless you were being sarcastic of course ;)
I forgot that you autocross it. I suppose that's something to do when there's no rallycross happening.
Knurled wrote: I forgot that you autocross it. I suppose that's something to do when there's no rallycross happening.
Yes, that's the idea but the seat time vs being there time is not conducive even when the event is five minutes from our shop. Still, we'd like to try to keep it in a street tire class as long as possible otherwise we'll have to buy new tires that are way skinnier than others we'd be running against.
We ran one RallyCross in Modified Rear MR and won so the car is competitive as is. Scott, my co-driver may run the rest of the season in MR as he as already won PR, unless I catch him. It would be nice to win PR and MR in the same season. It is just possible the way the points are right now.
Next season we will probably run MR if we can find some cheap mods that don't put us out of STR. These include:
chip dampers anti roll bars strut bar bushings LSD (not cheap but maybe the best)
I don't think any of these would kick us out of PR though.
Technically, the AC delete as implemented kicks you to MR.
That car with an LSD = 
I hope to return to DET this season with Evan's MR Miata to run against Scott again. And you too Paul 
Bilsteins for breakfast. YUM YUM
On by brunch
We used wooden blocks under the engine and tranny to angle it slightly up at the front. Then, once we had the shift linkage in the hole lifted the rear with our engine hoist to level it back up before lowering the car into place. Our lift is very hard to modulate but we managed somehow.
These were on the transmission drain plug magnet when we drained the fluid today! Problem? We are glad we waited till it was back in the car so we are less tempted to fix anything right now. Car shifts great. We'll fix it when it breaks I guess.
Added fluids. Job done. Runs like a charm.
Drives too:
I drove it to soccer last night and then home. Car is a lot quieter from the valves now and smoother too. Can't say if it's any quicker. New Bilsteins feel more connected to the road. Did have a slight oil leak from the oil tank area last night. Will check that out today.
Very happy and will not hesitate to drop this again. Thanks for your input and advice.
The car is running nice now. Valve adjustment made it quieter, new trans fluid made the shifting smoother, despite the missing syncro teeth and the Bilsteins are holding up the rear with aplomb. This weekend we take to the dirt again in Detroit SCCA's RallyCross. Just to get us all in the mood here are some pictures from the last outing.
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mazdeuce wrote: I don't rallycross in Detroit, but the winter force is a fantastic tire. Cheap and grippy. There is a reason that they're sort of the tire of choice.
I 2nd that, ive used before and they work great!
oh how I wish we could run on dirt sometimes. I love the hardpack red clay, but it's no fun at all when wet and becomes a permanent feature of the car's underside....
All loaded up for tomorrow's RallyCross.
Some great shots taken at last weekend's RallyCross courtesy of Chris Lee. Let's start with the more significant ones:
Yes, we scored 1st and 2nd in class again only now we have clinched the same places in the Championship. Scott in first, me in 2nd.
Now, the rest of the pictures and a short video:
BRAID-TIM 911 RallyCross Sept 2013 - YouTube
So we got the car on the hoist after the RallyCross to check it. No leaks or damage to report :). Due to the dry conditions it wasn't even dirty, just a bit of dust. We took the air cleaner out to see if any dust was getting through or past the filter. I'd say "no" though the outside of the filter itself was quite dusty.
While it was on the hoist we finished the blue vinyl on the rear bumpers. This meant taking off the rubber overriders. Man, they weigh 12lbs each! It hurt to put them back on but rules are rules. Next year they are coming off. Graphics are now complete with the exception of a few sponsor decals. Not that BFG sponsor us or anything. Car just needs a few more decals. Pictures at the Pontiac Silverdome Autocross that we didn't do.
Next, in preparation for the local track day at Waterford Hills we replaced the flexible brake lines and flushed the brake fluid. We used ATE BLUE because it's illegal but awesome. :D
Then we took the car to Auto Europe for a PCA inspection. "When was the brake fluid last changed sir?" "Er, 20 minutes ago." "That'll do nicely."
Trackday was fun, cool weather, no rain, lots of track time, no drama. Just what you'd want. No on track video or pictures unfortunately. Just these:
Oh, there was one momentus event; the car turned over 100,000 miles while on track. Neglected to get a picture of that till the paddock, eight miles later.
Opportunities to thrash the car are diminishing for the season. RallyCross continues through the winter and, if winter is winter there should be some ice racing too. Will be attending a few more car meets and shows through Fall to make up for the lack of racing though. If the car survives them it might free up some time to work on our Quattro this winter. It's been usurped by this wonderfully idiosyncratic beast lately.
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You guys need to wrap the top half of the van white now. Seriously.
Javelin wrote: You guys need to wrap the top half of the van white now. Seriously.
I know. We were hoping it would work but it just needs a white upper half. Unfortunately that's a huge job with all the decals involved so probably wont happen.
Then we thought about a Transit, the original RALIVAN:
teamilluminata wrote:
We took the car to the monthly Detroit RallyCross this time held at I96 Speedway in Lake Odessa. This has a clay based surface which, when wet is like ice but when dry is like tarmac, complete with tire squealing. To make life complicated the track owner insisted on watering the coarse between groups to keep the dust down as the local pig farmer is apt to complain. This made the first couple of runs quite interesting but once the coarse dried out the key was keeping up with the increasing amounts of grip.
Fortunately, despite a few cones (due to the water) we secured first and second places again so our 100% record is in tact.
Here are some pictures and videos mostly courtesy of one Brain Thorpe:
teamilluminata wrote:
Do you have a high res of this?
Adrian_Thompson wrote:teamilluminata wrote:Do you have a high res of this?
I don't but Brian may have.
So the next RallyCross is looming and it's an afternoon and nighttime affair which means LIGHTS. We've had the light pod on and off for a few months but have never got the lights mounted in it properly because, well, it's complicated. Not really, just need the right hardware. Thanks to Will at Rallylights.com we sourced nut plates, screws, rivets and springs for mounting Hella 2000s to light pods. Will told us our lights are older than our car but we can still get parts and lamps for them. Even so we ordered 20% of everything just in case.
We had already cut the holes so just needed to figure out where to rivet the nut plates.
They stick out a little more than expected. Maybe we can recess them some later. At least so we can get the cover over them.
And done. Two spots in the middle and two driving lights either side.
Next we had to provide them some electrons. We used trailer wire harness because it comes as a flat ribbon and has flat plugs.
Then we wired two 20A relays to the battery and switched them off the main beam fuse for now. We'll wire in one or two switches later once we find a spot for them. We will also tidy up this wiring mess.
They look at home on the hood and period correct.
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Our 911 was recently featured on Winding Road Magazine's YouTube Channel. Enjoy.
1984 Porsche 911 Carrera - WINDING ROAD Sights & Sounds - YouTube
1984 Porsche 911 Carrera - WINDING ROAD POV Test Drive - YouTube
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