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Been busy being a grandfather but managed to get some time against the project this past week. Below is corrosion at edge of #6 cylinder. [ATTACH]...
Maxflynn; - main and rod bearings are from Superperformance in UK, I cannot recall the brand at this point, pricing I got from Superperformance,...
Ferraridoc, yes I did talk to Nick and Steve. Economics do not make sense if I stay with CIS, real potential is unlocked if you go real big and...
Engine back from ultrasonic cleaning. Managed to get the oil gallery plugs out but no luck with the water jacket aluminum plugs. Looks like a good...
Back from the shop, measured up the 360 crankshaft versus the original 308 crankshaft for the cam/oil pump drive...looks like we need a spacer...
New versus old starter, more weight savings. [ATTACH] New cylinder sleeves arrived. I measured them versus the original sleeves and all looks...
Question to community, should one be using a non-curing compound around the line o-rings to enhance their ability to seal against the engine...
Spend day cleaning & inspecting the old sleeves. I wire-wheeled them all to inspect for any issues under the coolant deposits on the sleeves....
Public thanks to a few people who have offered valued advice to get me this far, I know how competitive this industry is and appreciate your...
I already drilled a pressure relief hole for the Reverse/1st gear shift rod. since everything was apart I drilled from inside the case to prevent...
A bit of a piss-off is that the Compomotive wheels had the clear coat cracking so I disassembled the wheels and will be taking them to my...
I did just get delivered one of Carl's Mega blow-off valves for the supercharger. It is much larger than the normal one he supplies but given the...
So the Ferrari's stable mates are a highly re-engineered Panoz GTS (about 175 lbs lighter than stock but much stiffer chassis with hugely improved...
Below are springs & retainers. Cams are pretty mild (for CIS), 224/224 @0.050", 110 deg lobe centers, 0.320" lift, classic single pattern design....
Will detail fuel injection modifications at a later date but the short story is: - in past as a researcher did 2 fully funded CIS race application...
Thanks to Mr. Bird's engine removal process it only took a few minutes to get the engine & transaxle out. Did it alone, super easy, great process!...
I bought Nick's water pump years ago and will be re-using it. His aluminum radiator just arrived below. It appears to be over 40lbs lighter than...
Front brakes are the bigger Brembo kit, rears have the GiroDisc with rebuilt stock calipers. I have a spare set of 993 TwinTurbo Brembos left over...
Ok, here is existing fiberglass front bumper, we built a;aluminum mounts for front and rear bumpers. With the carbon stuff and some other weight...
I have owned my Ferrari since 1994 and enjoyed it immensely over the years. Now it is time to rebuild the vehicle including; engine, transaxle,...
