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[blade7]

Richair said:

Don't do this to me!!! I'm easily distracted

But I should really keep my focus on the task in hand! I may well drop you a line though Ed.

If I didn't already have one I'd buy it, and add it to my other garage ornaments .

[anonymous-user]

I'm not normally one for model cars, but that yellow CS looks great - who makes it & where from please?

[GC8]

The best handling Porsche was the 931. MW has just jumped on a bad Autocar quote bandwagon - and what does he know about handling? He can barely drive...

[Sandy59]

riviera said:

I'm not normally one for model cars, but that yellow CS looks great - who makes it & where from please?

It came from GT Spirit, 'gts-models.com'.
Limited and sold out now I believe, though might be worth putting in an LOI in case there's a 2nd batch ??

[rufusgti]

Hi all
I wanted a to ask what the preferred choice for gearbox oil is on the 944. I need to get my rear end jacked up for a few jobs so was going to add to the list.

[Richair]

Fully synth 75W90 GL4 rating is what I use and is generally regarded as the best for the '44 trans (I'm not sure about the '68 though?). I found Castrol Syntrans very good in my LSD box (road and track use), but have now started using Morris Lodexol FS 75W90 now it lives (or will when it's working!!) a harder life on track. The LSD thing does add an additional layer of complication as some say the friction modifiers are too 'slippy' for the clutch plates. Personally I don't subscribe to this as my 118k mile diff works perfectly and is well within spec on breakaway, therefor I conclude it as internet prattle.

[GC8]

Thats why I detest Rennlist.

[Richair]

GC8 said:

Thats why I detest Rennlist.

There's a lot of really useful info on there, but gawd do you have to cut through a lot of crap... I much prefer the 951 Facebook for technical chat as it tends to be more to the point and there's some experienced people on there! Still some crap though of course.

[GC8]

Sums up my thoughts exactly. Ive left most of the groups Rich - I cant cope with the gobstes.

[blade7]

Richair said:

Haha I do want to drive it again this decade!! A 2.8 stroker is on the agenda for when I give it a full rebuild....

There's some 2.8 parts for sale on ebay now, no connection with the seller.

[Richair]

blade7 said:

There's some 2.8 parts for sale on ebay now, no connection with the seller.

Thanks for the heads up, incidentally a pal had also pointed me in the direction of that. Big money though for what is a poorly-listed kit with sod all meaningful details... I'm sure it's quality tack though.

It's not for me as I'm pretty settled on the idea of an offset-ground 2.5 crank and 4G63 Evo rods, making race shells easily and cheaply accessible for future rebuilds.

[blade7]

Richair said:

Thanks for the heads up, incidentally a pal had also pointed me in the direction of that. Big money though for what is a poorly-listed kit with sod all meaningful details... I'm sure it's quality tack though.

It's not for me as I'm pretty settled on the idea of an offset-ground 2.5 crank and 4G63 Evo rods, making race shells easily and cheaply accessible for future rebuilds.

It is big money though it was also 'offers', maybe it's just a poorly worded advert. There was a similar 3.0 setup on Gumtree in that part of the world a while back, when I asked a few pertinent questions it went quiet, so I would be very careful. I'd also go the offset stroker route if I didn't already have most of the 3.0 bits already.

[Richair]

Well it would appear Photobucket have changed their policy on photo hosting, so all my images aren't visible

And I had started working on that build thread too, I now need to start all over with a new host. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[blade7]

Richair said:

Well it would appear Photobucket have changed their policy on photo hosting, so all my images aren't visible

And I had started working on that build thread too, I now need to start all over with a new host. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Pictures, or it didn't happen.

[Richair]

The crank assembly is back from the machine shop, my new mains have arrived, the block is prepped and I've rebuilt the oil pump. I just need some time to build it back up now!! Hoping to get some time on it next weekend...

[GC8]

Theres a Chrome extension that fixes Photobucket hotlinks. Rich's pics aren't there now though.

[Richair]

Still haven't gotten round to fixing the image hosting saga... I've finished building the motor and it's now back in the car. It's hopefully going in to have the new loom built, MS3 and mapping around November time. Hopefully time to test it and work out any bugs ahead of new season.

If anyone's interested you can view my progress via the link in my profile